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TRIO EOC received a grant increase
during the 2018-2019 cohort to make
services available to 1,043 program
participants in comparison to the prior
year participant goal of 1,000. By July
1, 2019, active participant enrollment
was 1,063 with over 20 participants
added to the waiting list for the 2019-
2020 grant year. TRIO EOC Director,
James Gibbs, credits the successful
program participation to the TRIO EOC
Staff that has worked hard to engage
with prospective participants during
scheduled community outreach events.
In addition to, the continued
collaboration with the EGCC
Admissions and Student Activities
Departments which allows relationships
to be built and sustained through
continuous interaction between the
TRIO EOC staff and the EGCC student
population. “With all the changes to the
grant and improvements in operations
for the TRIO EOC Program, I am very
proud of my team for their commitment
to making sure that we do all that we
can to support our participants in their
decision to complete or continue their
educational journey.” says Gibbs.
NEWSLETTER THE TRIO EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY CENTERS AT EGCC
COMMUNITY OUTREACH
TRIO EOC Project Coordinator, Kim
Walker engages with a visitor during the
Career Expo at the Southern Park Mall in
Youngstown, Ohio, June 2019
Experience Our Culture!
IN THIS ISSUE
Largest EOC Enrollment…..…Cover
Graduate Corner………….…..Page 2
EOC Upcoming Events….……Page 2
NOTE: 2018-2019 TRIO EOC
program objectives and detailed program
participation data will be reported in next issue
of the TRIO EOC Newsletter following the
submission of the Annual Performance Report.
TRIO EOC WRAPS UP THE 2018-2019 GRANT YEAR
WITH THE LARGEST PROGRAM ENROLLMENT YET!
AUGUST 2019 ISSUE
139 E Boardman St. Youngstown, Ohio 44503 | @trioeoc_egcc
(330)480-0726 OFFICE | (330) 480-0817 FAX
TRIO EOC IS FUNDED 100%
BY THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
WITH A GRANT AWARD
OF $246,274 EACH YEAR
SUMMER 2019 SPECIAL PREVIEW
FIRST-GENERATION
STUDENTS
MEMBERS OF INCOME-
ELIGIBLE HOUSEHOLD
INDIVIDUALS WITH
DOCUMENTED
DISABILITIES OR
SPECIAL NEEDS
VETERANS AND
MILITARY-
CONNECTED SPOUSE
OR CHILDREN
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AUGUST
17th: EGCC New Student Orientation
EGCC Youngstown Campus, 9am
19-22nd: EGCC Welcome Week
EGCC Youngstown Campus, 10am
SEPTEMBER
14th: ACT Prep Workshop
EGCC Youngstown Campus, 9am
21th: Kent State Univ. Football
Cultural Trip: KSU vs. Bowling Green,
Kent State University, 10am
OCTOBER
10th: Tri-County Patchwork
Outreach: Networking Event, 8:30am
KSU College Fair
Cultural Trip: Eastwood Mall, 5pm
17th: Community Partnership
Luncheon
EGCC Youngstown Campus, 12pm
19th: Legal Clinic w/Judge Baldwin
TENTATIVE – TBA
NOVEMBER
19-21st: Toys for Tots Registration
EGCC Youngstown Campus, 10am
DECEMBER
16-17th: Toys for Tots Distribution
EGCC Youngstown Campus, 10am
Dates and times for
TRIO EOC events may change.
Contact TRIO EOC Project
Coordinator, Kimberly Walker for
more information and final details at
330.480.726 x 3117 or email Kim
GRADUATE CORNER SHEENA L. THOMAS
Spring ’19: Associate of Arts Eastern Gateway Community College Sheena entered the TRIO EOC Program in the 2016-
2017 grant year. She began her working experience at
Eastern Gateway Community College as a Student
Worker turned Federal Work Study while she completed
her courses for graduation. Sheena participated in
various community outreach and volunteering events
with TRIO EOC throughout her college career. She
became an EGCC Student Ambassador and accepted as
a member of Phi Theta Kappa due to her excelling
grades. Sheena is currently employed at EGCC with the
ASPIRE Program as Support Staff. In her spare time,
Sheena enjoys creating memories with her “crew” and
working within her passion as a DJ, “Dreem”.
COMMUNITY OUTREACH: TRIO EOC Resource Table AAM Wellness Walk in Youngstown, Ohio, August 2019
TRIO EOC UPCOMING
EVENTS!
James A. Gibbs, Program Director Danielle N. Anderson, Secretary
[email protected] | ext. 3121 [email protected] | ext. 3115
Kimberly Walker, Project Coordinator Sparkil Alli, Outreach Advisor
[email protected] | ext. 3117 [email protected] | ext. 3133
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