Eight student delegates from the University of Guam TRIO Educational Talent Search and Upward Bound programs will attend the Council for Opportunity in Education’s 27^th Annual National Student Leadership Congress (NLSC) held in Washington, D.C. this summer. Last year, the event—hosted at Georgetown University—welcomed more than 100 Upward Bound, Upward Bound Math/Science, and Talent Search students from all over the United States.

About TRIO Programs

TRIO is a 100% federally funded, nation-wide, non-profit program designed to assist students from disadvantage backgrounds, who are first-generation college bound and/or who are from low-income households, complete secondary education and continue to pursue and complete post-secondary education. TRIO Programs are comprised of three educational opportunity outreached programs: Educational Talent Search, Upward Bound, and Student Support Services.

UOG TRIO’s mission is to motivate and assist economically and educationally disadvantaged students from our community and Micronesia, to ensure their progress through the academic pipeline, from middle school through post-secondary programs, and to increase college retention and graduation rates of the target population.  For more information about UOG TRIO programs, call (671) 735-2246.