#trioworks

[janetadamsspeak]

It was great to join @staceyspivey and @wfmy2 #news this week to shared ways that students can go to college for the least amount possible! If you missed it you can see it at the news link in the bio or head here https://www.wfmynews2.com/article/news/local/good-morning-show/graduate-college-debt-free-student-loans-scholarships-fafsa-money-expert-debt-sucks/83-05b222de-7a67-4bb6-b6ec-457c90efb3e6 #media #tv #pr #personalfinancenews #personalfinance #students #highered #trioworks #sss #upwardbound #talentsearch #money #newsproducer #debtfreecollege #debtfreegoals #dean #university #globalspeaker https://www.instagram.com/p/CNuqKJHj9eO/?igshid=1erh38lzzz88i

[vibrantbells]

#chemfaves 💛💙💛💙 Probably my favorite and sassiest photo of the day because we #firstgen TRiO folk are slaying! #ACSBoston #TRIOworks #selfie #chemistry (at Aloft Boston Seaport District)

[jamillimabass]

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Bass solo on: "Memoria e paz" (Moacir Lurbano) .......Moacir Lurbano Trio........ @moacirlurbano..........Guitar @jamillimabass..........Bass @eduardo_percussion #fishmanpickups #doublebassist #ampegsvt #musicaddict #bassistsofinstagram #modernjazz #doublebassist #jazztrio #bassguitars #gigs #doublebassplaye #trioworks #fishmanpreamp #challenger #modernart #daveholland #theater #brazuca #arcoalemao #bookstagram #brazilianjazzmusic #bassboat https://www.instagram.com/p/CFYkjFApda9/?utm_medium=tumblr

[gypsybabayoutuber]

Mai type karta hua haiyo rabba yeh Corona ko utha lo. Blast from the past Royal Enfield Escapade #royalenfield #royalenfieldbikersofinstagram #trippers #trioworks #tripstory #royalenfieldtwins #royalenfieldreposts #royalenfieldinsta #royalenfieldhimalayan #royalenfieldclassic #royalenfieldtattoo #royalenfieldtribe #escapade #camping #campinglife #campinggear #barbeque #barbecuetime #barbequechicken #royalenfieldtattoo #mulshi #maharashtramajha #maharashtra #maharashtramulgi #puneinsta #punenfield #punefoodblogger (at Mulshi Dam) https://www.instagram.com/p/B_7AX6AFJMs/?igshid=1kdes9xw8pvsg

[misternettles]

I had the honor today to be the guest speaker for Irmo High School’s Honor Roll Luncheon. It was my pleasure to share words of encouragement and motivation for these amazing young scholars. #MISTERNettles #uofsctrio #CallMeMISTER #TRIOWorks (at Irmo High School) https://www.instagram.com/p/B8NAjWBl3ko/?igshid=1ds6hma6nai9q

[2real2chill-blog]

Onesie day #TRIOworks #TRIOSpiritWeek #TRIOMC #TRIO #TRIOSLB #TRIOSLBRocks (at St. Louis Community College–Meramec)

[imanidarian]

Surrounded by love and laughter. 🔊♥️🛥⚓️🥂🍾🍽🍴 wine'd and dined 😊😊 #hotadvisor #trioworks #trio #ub #upwardbound #upwardboundmills #millsub #millsupwardbound

[ccas-neiu]

Our 2017 summer programs benefited over 2500 middle and high school students at twenty-five sites across Chicago, Cicero and Berwyn, IL.

http://www.centerforcollegeaccessandsuccess.org/

[jamillimabass]

Take bom! When the take was good!! #fishmanpickups #doublebassist #ampegsvt #musicaddict #musica #bassistsofinstagram #modernjazz #doublebassist #jazztrio #bassguitars #gigs #doublebassplaye #trioworks #take #fishmanpreamp #studio #modernart #gravação #tablet #bass #doublebass #bassist #modern #musicabrasileira https://www.instagram.com/p/CF2KiB_nKEy/?utm_medium=tumblr

[chriskimball]

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#TRIOWorks #FiveMoreYears (at California Lutheran University)

[misternettles]

SC TRiO Fall Conference #SCTRiO #TRiOWorks (at Midlands Technical College) https://www.instagram.com/p/B3m6j8PFdxi/?igshid=1q3qbmt0d2f5x

[thestreetsdontloveyouback]

National TRiO Day at ASU, our walk was cancelled due to rain but it was great hosting Dr. Coin & "The Streets Don't Love You Back". #TrioWorks

[janetadamsspeak]

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ATTENTION! All high school seniors and college students who follow me make sure to get your FAFSA completed! Understand when the money is gone it is gone! You can use your parents/guardians 2018 taxes so there are no excuses! Get that FREE MONEY! #money #college #studentloanssuck #pellgrant #trioworks #scholarships #studyabroad #travel #classes #highered #students #grind #hustle #motivation #inspiration #passion #internship #saving #job #parents https://www.instagram.com/p/B3IS2rgnhXP/?igshid=1qgfyq8ccr51c

[preciousporras]

What TRIO Gave Me

I want to share one of my favorite poems by Langston Hughes:

Well, son, I'll tell you: Life for me ain't been no crystal stair.

It's had tacks in it, And splinters, And boards torn up,

And places with no carpet on the floor -- Bare.

But all the time I'se been a-climbin' on, And reachin' landin's, And turnin' corners,

And sometimes goin' in the dark Where there ain't been no light.

So boy, don't you turn back. Don't you set down on the steps 'Cause you finds it's kinder hard.

Don't you fall now -- For I'se still goin', honey, I'se still climbin',

And life for me ain't been no crystal stair.

 Like many in this room, I am a first generation college student. I was also very poor growing up. I am a woman of color. The combination of those identities crafted a narrative in which I wasn’t supposed to succeed. I wasn’t supposed to get to where I am today. My life was not a crystal stair.

My life had tacks and splinters, I grew up in single parent home and we were very poor, using welfare and social services to supplement my mother’s meager income. My mother dropped out of school in the seventh grade to help raise her siblings. However, she always understood the value of education and she encouraged me to do my best so that I could go to college. My education was always a priority in my family. My mother taught me to read when I was four, always encouraged me to do well in school and homework always came before fun. I watched my mother work various low paying jobs to make ends meet; both she and I knew that college would be my key to a more fulfilling life. So while I knew that I was going to college, I had no idea how to get there. My life was bare and I stumbled in the dark, until I found TRiO.

When I was a sophmore, I was introduced into Upward Bound (Project Focus through Emporia State University). I joined because my friends told me how much fun it was and because that summer’s trip was going to be to Minnesota and the Mall of America. I stayed on through 3 more summers as a student and 6 more summers working for my program because of all of the things that TRiO gave me.

TRiO gave me a brother. That’s right, during one of my first Upward Bound trips, I met the half brother that I always knew I had, but had never met before.

TRiO gave me academic skills. Good Upward Bound students sit in the front and center; a rule I still say to myself to this day. I was always a good student, but I developed many strong skills that carried me through college and to this current degree.

TRiO gave me a college education. Now, I worked hard, as the poem says. I never gave up, but there were times I wanted to. College wasn’t easy, but I still had my TRiO family with me, as I had joined Student Support Services at Northwest Missouri State University, where I graduated, first in my family, with a degree in Psychology and Sociology.

TRiO gave me life long mentors. Upon entering college, I met the woman who would become one of my biggest mentors, Kenna Johnson. Kenna was the Associate Director for Student Support Services at Northwest. She spent countless hours with me. She answered my questions; she helped me with resumes and cover letters. She was the first person to hug me after I walked across the stage at graduation. She was waiting and she told me how proud she was of me; it’s one of the proudest moments of my life. When I look back upon college, she is the first thing I will always remember. Her commitment to TRIO and her devotion to the students was awe inspiring to me!

TRiO gave me a family. As much as I love Kenna, there are also a whole slew of other folks that I count lucky to have supported me on my journey and I have to say thank you to each of them. Carole Johnson is like a second mom to me. She has been a constant source of advice and support to me for over 20 years. Arland Donaldson, who taught me how to have the tough conversations. Duane Powell who taught me how to have fun and enjoy the job at the same time. Phil Kenkel, who showed me how to be selfless when it comes to my students. Jacque Loghry whose kindness knows no bounds. Kristi Bolen who led me through some of my toughest challenges as a first time supervisor, including firing a tutor! Trudi Benjamin who was my TRiO role model from the first time I met her when I was in high school. I got to work for Trudi when I was graduate student and her wisdom and unwaivering support of students were truly inspiring. Perhaps the best thing Trudi ever did for me though, was to introduce me to my husband. We met working for Upward Bound when were both in college.

TRiO gave me a passion and a career. As a senior, I had the opportunity to attend the MAEOPP Student Leadership Conference. The last night of the conference, we were at the banquet dinner and our keynote speaker was Bertice Berry. Dr. Berry spoke to us about making the most of the opportunities that we were given.  She had also been in Upward Bound. Her message was one of giving back. She became a professor, she said, to help students in the way she had been helped along her journey! As I sat there and listened to her speak, it was as if I light bulb went on over my head. By the time her speech had ended, I knew that I would work for TRIO. I realized that I wanted to spend my life helping students from similar backgrounds! TRiO gave me a passion to help others.

In 2005, I accepted a position in Multicultural Affairs at the University of Kansas. During my time at KU, I have had the opportunity to learn and gain many new experiences. However, there are two parts of my job that I truly treasure: Hawk (welcome) Week and Graduation. Those two events signify my life’s dream of helping students navigate and graduate from college. In the past 11 years in the office, I have held every position and was recently named Director in January of this year. This has been the hardest and most rewarding thing I have ever done. As the nation, region and our institution has been rocked by racial injustice, I have been able to provide leadership for the KU community to engage in dialogue and push the needle to create a more inclusive campus climate.

In my current position, I know that it’s important to have metrics. We have to show how we spend money and which services we provide students. At some point in my TRiO journey, I have been a metric. I have been a number that shows that yes, TRIO WORKS! But that metric can never truly convey what TRiO has done for me.

Did I graduate from college, Yes. Did I get my Masters, first in my family, yep! Am I currently ABD and one semester away from being a Dr. Precious Porras? Yes!!

Was it easy? Not at all! Which is why I love this poem because I think it speaks to preserving, even when times are the toughest. When life trips you up and feel like you can’t go one more step; don’t give up! Keep pushing on. I know this easier said than done because I’ve had more than my share of moments when I wanted to quit. But I didn’t quit because I knew I had a support system. TRIO was always my light in the dark, guiding me forward.

When I say I would not be here if it weren’t for TRIO, I mean it. TRIO gave me my life. I met my brother, I met my husband, and I discovered my career path; and those are just the large highlights. I wish I could quantify the intangible things TRiO has given me.

All of my life experiences were shaped by TRIO. I have no words of gratitude for the amazing professionals who helped me get to where I am today. Instead, I work to pay it forward and help the next generation. I was once given a road map and I want to share my map with others. I participate in McNair and SSS programs at KU, including graduation events. It is without fail that I am brought to tears every year as I celebrate with the students. I am always in awe at the power of TRiO. I am eternally grateful for those who helped me climb and achieve, despite that fact that my life has not been a crystal stair. I truly believe that we rise by lifting others. At the end of the day, it’s not about what you’ve accomplished, though don’t diminish your own light; it’s about who you’ve lifted up and who you’ve made better. Thank you to all of you in the room who devote your lives to lifting other’s up. I am, we are, here because of you.

[tragicbooks]

Black grads are celebrating their success with this empowering hashtag.

Completing a master's degree, doctoral degree, or professional program is a big deal. When you're all done, a celebration is in order.

This is especially true for black students, who are still underrepresented at the highest academic levels. That's why these recent graduates are shouting each other out in an awesome way.

GIF from "The Daily Show."

Since the commencement regalia for master's, doctoral, and professional students often includes a hood, black graduates are posting selfies and giving each other well-earned props using the hashtag #BlackAndHooded.

When the late nights, time in the library, and weekend group meetings pay off. #BlackAndHooded @nbmbaahq @uhmanoa http://pic.twitter.com/e3h8hQf8ZI

— Keith Major (@iphoneque) June 1, 2017

It's a celebration of black joy, persistence, and talent.

The new grads behind the hashtag, Anthony Wright and Brian Allen, earned their master's degrees in higher education and student affairs from Indiana University and Columbia University, respectively, this spring.

While talking with one of his undergraduate students, Wright was reminded of the importance of black graduate student representation. He teamed up with Allen, a friend from his undergraduate days at the University of Wisconsin, and came up with #BlackAndHooded. It's intentionally inclusive of all black students across gender expressions, fields, institutions, and geography.

"Black excellence exists in all facets of education and we're pretty much killing the game," Allen says. "I think [the hashtag] really works to combat the negative notions of inadequacy in academia."

B.A Political Science ✔️ M.A International Affairs ✔️#blackandhooded oh and Im only 23 😏 http://pic.twitter.com/at8VidUoqQ

— s (@StephInTheeCity) May 23, 2017

Wright and Allen expanded #BlackAndHooded into an online photo series too.

Recent grads can submit their photos via email and share their institution and field of study. The site is pages and pages of black excellence. At the time of this writing, Wright and Allen have more than 200 graduates on the BlackAndHooded site and are even honoring "Grads of the Week."

"The hashtag is cool, but ... they go away after a few weeks," Wright says. "I wanted to have something consistently available — all the images and not just tweets."

I've got to join too.... B.A. in Biology M.A in Linguistics TESOL Certificate Age: 24. #BlackandHooded http://pic.twitter.com/oMksfBrdg0

— ♡ 93° ♡ ‏ (@angietet93) June 1, 2017

The number of black students earning advanced degrees is on the rise, but we're not done yet.

Black enrollment at post-secondary institutions has increased since the 1990s and advanced degree attainment has followed suit. In 1990, 5.6% of master's and 4.7% of doctoral degrees were conferred to black recipients. In 2013, those numbers jumped to 13.6% and 8%, respectively. They're baby steps, but they're headed in the right direction.

A community-conscious, action-oriented EDUCATOR ✊🏾💙 #BLACKANDHOODED #ZΦB #MasterOfEducation #MASTERED

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We'll get there. Because behind that data are real living, dreaming black people. Disregard us at your own peril. These students are putting in work and making the impossible possible in a system that was not designed for their success. This celebration is for them, and they've certainly earned it.

When you remember what you have inside your DNA. #blackandhooded @kendricklamar http://pic.twitter.com/9H3M0tSz81

— TRC (@LegallyWoke) May 31, 2017

Wright and Allen both hope this project inspires black people to pursue their dreams, not just in academia but wherever they may lead.

The road to success doesn't always go through higher education, and that's OK. But seeing their black peers work hard and accomplish their dreams across different fields and disciplines may be just the motivation someone needs to go for it.

"I hope it inspires people to push themselves to achieve their goals, regardless of what those goals are," Wright says.

From #ChiTown native, #FosterCareAlumni 2 #BlackandHooded #BlackboyJoy #PhiKappaPhi #McNairScholars #TRiOWorks #Blackexcellence #UWMadison http://pic.twitter.com/HtwfmPs3Dy

— Mauriell H. Amechi (@MrAmechiSpeaks) May 15, 2017

For every happy, proud smiling face you see in this photos, there's a lot you don't see.

Earning an advanced degree requires years of research; tough projects, teaching, or work assignments; sleepless nights; and enough reading to make your head spin. There are days when you don't know if you'll make it. There are days when you question yourself and your abilities. But you persist, not just for yourself, but your family, your community. And you do it for a moment like this:

Couldn't let this hashtag pass me by!Doctor of Education December 2016 #blackandhooded http://pic.twitter.com/1IfmbVant4

— Dr. LaRhonda Mathies (@MsMathies) May 31, 2017

An advanced degree is much more than a piece of paper, it's an achievement earned by the best and brightest. And no one can take that away.

Hats off to the class of 2017, and the people who love and support them.

This is your time. Go ahead and show out!

*slides into the party*#BlackandHooded MBA from @HowardU http://pic.twitter.com/yRX8pMPEq4

— Sk.™ 🇯🇲 (@Shauna_kay) June 1, 2017

[jamillimabass]

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