Soar Beyond Barriers: Your Success Starts Here.
At Georgia Southern, we believe your potential is limitless. Whether you’re a first-generation student, coming from a low-income background, or challenged with disabilities, the Armstrong/Liberty TRIO Student Support Services empowers you to break through limitations and achieve your academic dreams. Funded 100% by the U.S. Department of Education, we provide personalized guidance, academic support, and the tools you need to not just succeed, but soar.
Who We Serve
TRIO Services are available to current and incoming students at the Armstrong Campus or Liberty Campus who are:
- First Generation Students
- Students from Low-Income Families
- Students with Disabilities
Services We Provide
Personalized Academic Strategies: Get one-on-one advising to help you thrive in your classes, career, and personal life. Advising is required for every TRIO Scholar.
You’ll work with an advisor to craft a plan to stay on track and prepare you for graduation. Discuss course selection and connect with campus resources like counseling, financial aid, student organizations and professional programs. Your advisor will also help you develop academic success plans with goals for personal development.
If you would like to schedule an appointment with an advisor, call our office at 912-344-3023 or email us at triosss@georgiasouthern.edu.
TRIO is unable to offer same day appointments at this time.
Participants have access to Mathematics and Science tutoring facilitated by TRIO Student Support Services. In addition, tutoring arrangements are made for students who need individualized or group help in various subjects taught on campus.
Fall 2024 Tutoring Schedule
Virtual tutoring sessions are conducted via Google Meet. If you would like to request an individual appointment, please send an email to the TRIO tutor.
NOTE: TRIO tutoring services are only available for TRIO participants.
| Tutor | Subjects | Days & Times |
|---|---|---|
| Huixin Lin hl05828@georgiasouthern.edu | STAT 1401 (Statistics) MATH 1111(College Algebra) MATH 1441 (Calculus I) BIOL 1101 (Intro to Biology) CHEM 1151 (Survey of Chemistry I) | Monday: 1:45 – 3:45 p.m. (TRIO Learning Center) Wednesday: 12:45 – 2:45 p.m. (TRIO Learning Center) Thursday: 12:45 – 2:45 p.m. (TRIO Learning Center) |
Academic Success Center Tutoring
The Academic Success Center (ASC) offers drop-in, scheduled, and virtual 1:1 tutoring. ASC tutoring will be offered in the Student Success Complex on the Armstrong campus:
Monday – Thursday: 10:00 am – 8:00 pm (in-person, virtual, & walk-in).
Learn More About ASC TutoringLevel Up Your Studies with Academic Coaching!
We all face academic hurdles sometimes. Our coaching program, available to all TRIO Scholars, is designed to help you overcome them! We’ll work with you on study techniques, time management, note taking, reading strategies and anything else you need to succeed. If you’re interested or have any questions, contact Dr. Julia Flanigan at jflanigan@georgiasouthern.edu.
Navigate Graduate School Admissions
We’ll provide resources to help you ace your grad school applications, admission exams, campus visits and interviews.
Need a Recommendation? Let’s Plan Ahead!
TRIO Student Support Services can provide a recommendation to support your application for a job, internship, professional or social organization or for your admission to graduate school or a professional program.
To give your recommendation request the best chance, please give us at least 30 days’ notice. We understand things come up, but 15 days is our absolute minimum. TRIO Student Support Services can provide a recommendation to support your application for a job, internship or professional or social organization, but academic recommendations (like for scholarships, professional programs and graduate schools) get priority. For research-focused programs, you should also include your professors or other faculty who can attest to your research experience. Remember, having a few potential recommenders lined up is always a good idea!
Important: Submitting a request doesn’t guarantee a recommendation, but it gives you time to find another option if needed.
Request a RecommendationThe Peer Mentor program at TRIO Student Support Services allows first and second year students to be paired with a successful upperclassman who helps guide the student through the college process by meeting regularly and speaking often about:
Building a relationship with a upperclassman helps students to engage and develop a richer college experience.
If you are interested in having a peer mentor, please reach out to us at trio@georgiasouthern.edu.
Applicants for Grant Aid must be a Pell Grant recipient. You must also meet criteria as outlined in the Grant Aid Application
Learn More and Apply for Grant AidWorkshops cover a variety of topics relevant to first generation and low-income students. Learn to understand debt and how to budget your fiscal resources to make informed financial decisions. Explore research and career opportunities. Discover ways to get involved in volunteer opportunities both on and off campus.
Explore Our Workshop OfferingsTRIO Student Support Services believes there’s no better way to celebrate what TRIO has given us than by giving back to our community through service projects.
We regularly participant in service projects alongside, Habitat for Humanity and Second Harvest Food Bank.
If you are interested in volunteering, please email us at triosss@georgiasouthern.edu to find learn more about upcoming opportunities.
TRIO Student Support Services offers participants the opportunity to build community within the program by participating in workshops, volunteer opportunities, virtual and in-person events.
Building community increases student success by offering encouragement, belonging, and celebration of victories big and small.
Get Connected
- Facebook: @armstrongTRiOSSS
- Instagram: @trioarmstrong
- Twitter: @trioarmstrong
TRIO Study Lounge
The TRIO Study Lounge, located in the Student Success Center, Room 1049, is open to all TRIO Scholars for their use. Open Monday – Friday, 8am – 5pm, the lounge is equipped with:
- Computers
- Printer
- Whiteboard
- Study Space
Other Resources
TRIO Student Support Services is delighted to offer participants resources such as food and household goods from the TRIO Cares Pantry, textbooks for borrow, school supplies, etc.
Scholars who might be in need can come visit our Resource Room, located in the Student Success Complex on the Armstrong Campus.
Commit to Your Own Success
To participate in TRIO, you’ll need to attend at least one meeting with your TRIO advisor each semester. In addition, you’ll commit to attending a minimum number of enrichment events (workshops, cultural and social events), including at least one financial literacy and one financial aid workshop in order to quality for grant aid.
Depending on your academic standing, you may be required to meet with the Academic Success Coach in addition to your advising meetings with your TRIO Advisor. If you have been assigned a peer mentor, you will be required to meet with him/her also.
Freshman
(0 -29.99 Credit Hours Earned)
Attend five events and one TRIO Advising Meeting each semester.
Sophomore
(30 – 59.99 Credit Hours Earned)
Attend four events and one TRIO Advising Meeting each semester.
Junior
(60 – 89.99 Credit Hours Earned)
Attend three events and one TRIO Advising Meeting each semester.
Senior
(90 – More Credit Hours Earned)
Attend three events and one TRIO Advising Meeting each semester.
First Generation Celebration
Celebrate the power of first-generation success! Discover inspiring stories, learn the history behind our annual celebration, and join us in honoring these remarkable journeys. Explore the stories and get involved!
Attend the First Gen Celebration
Ronald E. McNair Scholars Program
The Ronald E. McNair Postbaccalaureate Achievement Program empowers students from first-generation and low-income backgrounds to excel in doctoral studies. We provide research opportunities, mentorship, and resources to help you soar beyond your bachelor’s degree.
The program is open to sophomores, juniors, and seniors from any academic major on every Georgia Southern campus.
Explore the McNair Scholars Program
About the TRIO Program
Overview
Georgia Southern University’s Armstrong/Liberty Student Support Services Project is a U.S. Department of Education TRIO Program and is 100% supported from 2020-2025 in Federal funds each year.
Through a grant competition, funds are awarded to institutions of higher education to provide opportunities for academic development, assist students with basic college requirements, and to motivate students toward the successful completion of their post-secondary education. Nationally, TRIO has over 1,080 Student Support Services programs that serve over 205,000 students.
The SSS program provides comprehensive services to first-generation students, low-income students, and students with disabilities. The primary goal of SSS is to help transition, retain, and graduate students at Georgia Southern. Through our services, we provide opportunities for academic development, assist with college requirements, and serve to motivate students toward the successful completion of their undergraduate degree program.
History
The history of TRIO is progressive. Upward Bound (UB), the first of the TRIO programs, began as a pilot project authorized by the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 to encourage low-income youths to complete high school and prepare for college. A year later, Talent Search (TS) was created as part of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to assist students applying for newly authorized federal financial aid for postsecondary education.
The TRIO name itself was born four years later when the Higher Education Act of 1965 was amended in 1968 to include the Special Services for Disadvantaged Students program—what is now called Student Support Services (SSS). Upward Bound, Talent Search and Student Support Services formed a trio of federal programs designed to foster increased educational opportunity and attainment. Upward Bound and Talent Search focused on college preparation and admission, while Student Support Services helped eligible students stay in college until they earned a college degree.
Ask for help. Find mentorship wherever you can. Build relationships with other students who are committed to excelling academically. Have the audacity to dream big. Because a day will come when what makes you different, will be your competitive advantage.
Assistant Professor of Sociology and Faculty Liaison for the McNair Scholars Program
Dr. Palmer is also a First Generation College Student.
Take the Next Step
Let TRIO Student Support Services be your partner in success. Discover how we can help you achieve your academic and personal goals.
TRIO Student Support Services
Armstrong/Liberty Campus
Student Success Center
Phone: 912-344-3023
Fax: 912-344-3529
trio@georgiasouthern.edu
Office Hours: 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.