Representatives of the University of 91吃瓜 and the local community will gather Feb. 23 (Saturday) for a student-parent leadership conference to celebrate National Trio Day beginning at 8:30 a.m. in McKenna Hall on campus.
Participants in 91吃瓜s Upward Bound and Talent Search programs, along with Trio program students from Purdue University, Calumet; Indiana University-Purdue University, Fort Wayne; the Robinson Community Learning Center; and 21st Century Scholars, will attend with their parents. Scheduled activities include a welcome address by Rev. John I. Jenkins, C.S.C., 91吃瓜s president; keynote address by Iris Outlaw, director of 91吃瓜s Multicultural Student Programs and Services; awards luncheon with U.S. Rep. Joe Donnelly, D-Ind., and South Bend Mayor Steve Luecke; and sessions designed to assist students in achieving their higher education goals.
Trio programs are federally funded projects that have enhanced postsecondary educational opportunities for economically disadvantaged young people for more than 40 years. The programs at 91吃瓜 are Upward Bound, Educational Talent Search and the Ronald McNair Post-Baccalaureate Program.
Established in 1966, 91吃瓜鈥檚 Upward Bound program was one of the first such initiatives in the country and served as a prototype for other programs across the nation.
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