ULM’S TRIO Programs honors students in R.A.M.S. mentoring program
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Published May 10, 2021
The University of Louisiana Monroe is home to the federally funded TRIO Programs, which focuses on assisting first-generation and income-eligible students earn a college degree.
An essential facet of TRIO’s Educational Talent Search is the Outreach Program and its mentoring program, Rising Above Mediocrity for Success, or R.A.M.S., for students at Richwood, Wossman, and Carroll high schools.
R.A.M.S. is directed by Joe Riser, TRIO Outreach Coordinator, with Tommie Nelson, TRIO Retention/Outreach Coordinator, and Brenda Grover, a robotics teacher at Richwood.
TRIO Programs: Women’s History Month Symposium includes Mentoring Group participants
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Published April 1, 2021
At the University of Louisiana Monroe s TRIO Programs Educational Talent Search Women’s History Month Symposium on March 20, local high school students participating in the TRIO Mentoring Group were among the special guests.
PHOTO: University of Louisiana Monroe Executive Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Pamela Saulsberry, Ph.D., was a guest speaker at the ULM TRIO Programs Educational Talent Search Women’s History Month Symposium.
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Joe Riser, TRIO Community Liaison and Outreach Specialist, coordinates the mentoring group and said the purpose of bringing the students to the symposium “was to provide