TRIO Parent & Supporters

What is TRIO Support Services?

The Student Support Services (SSS) program provides opportunities for academic development, assists students with basic college requirements and serves to motivate students toward the successful completion of their post-secondary education. The goal of the program is to offer every possible form of support for participants moving along their journey to graduation from Grand Valley State University. Students who identify as first-generation college students, low-income, and/or students with disabilities with a need for academic support are eligible to participate in SSS projects.

TRIO Students on Rooftop

TRIO students pose for a picture on the rooftop of the Peabody Palace in Memphis, TN.

University of Maryland Visit

TRIO Students pose during a graduate school tour at the University of Maryland.

Community Service Picture

TRIO Classic program participants pose for picture before beginning community service at the Mid-South Food Bank in Memphis, TN.


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Gain all the benefits of being in TRIO Student Support Services by applying today! As an active participant you will have access to an advisor, peer mentors, graduate school visits, cultural immersion, community engagement, and much more. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis.

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Mission

The TRIO Student Support Service program at Grand Valley State University is committed to increasing the rates of academic achievement, retention, and graduation among historically underrepresented students. This is accomplished by providing holistic and individualized support services that maximize students' innate abilities and draw upon available resources within and outside of the University to benefit students, families and the larger community.

 

TRIO Student Support Services provides a number of services, including but not limited to: Holistic Advising, Scheduling  & Study Skills assistance, Time management assistance, Financial aid counseling, Graduate school counseling, Study abroad advising and more!


LOCATION

200 Student Services Building
1 Campus Drive
Allendale, Michigan 49401-9403

CONTACT US

Phone: (616) 331-3401
Fax: (616) 331-3440
Email: [email protected]

Instagram: @gvsusss

Facebook: @TRIO Student Support Services at GVSU

USDE

TRIO Student Support Services is funded through a grant from the 
U.S. Department of Education



Page last modified July 31, 2024