TRIO to host variety of fall events at Ouachita
September 25, 2013 - Taylor Tomlinson
Ouachita Baptist University’s TRIO programs will host a variety of events this fall
to help prospective first-generation college students prepare to pursue higher education.
TRIO’s two programs, Classic Upward Bound and Educational Talent Search, are federally
funded for students whose parents did not graduate from four-year universities and
also meet income guidelines set by the U.S. Department of Education. TRIO’s main objective
is to “create a real opportunity in society to address class, social, cultural and
academic barriers,” said Brenda-Bradley Philson, director of OBU’s TRIO programs.
Classic Upward Bound at Ouachita is currently funded to serve 88 high school students
by offering tutoring sessions in most core subjects. Participants of this program
are required to attend one Saturday session per month during the academic school year.
Terrence Carter, director of Ouachita’s Upward Bound program, said these meetings
provide students “academic and social enrichment” by hosting college prep workshops
and speakers from various fields of study. Saturday sessions for the current semester
are scheduled for Oct. 5, Nov. 16 and Dec. 7.
Educational Talent Search, currently funded to serve 860 participants, provides counseling
and admissions information to students grades six through 12. This fall, Talent Search
will take students on College Hops (college visits) to the University of Central Arkansas,
University of Arkansas at Little Rock and Pulaski Technical College.
Additional “tech-torial” workshops throughout the year will focus on providing students
with technology information and training. One of the final TRIO events of the semester,
Talent Search Day, will be held Dec. 6 on Ouachita’s campus. It will allow students
to ask any remaining questions and see firsthand what college life is like.
Other events this fall include:
Sept. 27: ACT Registration Deadline for October Test
Oct. 1: Talent Search Tutoring Begins
Oct. 8: University of Central Arkansas College Hop
Oct. 10: OBU Tiger Tunes
Oct. 15: Talent Search Applications Due
Oct. 26: ACT Test
Oct. 28-31: Tech-torial Workshop
Nov. 8: ACT Registration Deadline for December Test
Nov. 12: University of Arkansas at Little Rock and Pulaski Tech College Hops
Nov. 16: TRIO Parent Informational Session: Scholarships and Financial Aid
Nov. 16: Battle of the Ravine at OBU
Nov. 25-29: Tech-torial Workshop
Dec. 6: Talent Search Day
Dec. 14: ACT Test
Dec. 9-13: Tech-torial Workshop
Dates are subject to change and additional activities may be announced. For more information,
contact OBU’s TRIO Programs at (870) 245-5158.
By Taylor Tomlinson
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