Today, as the entire nation seeks peace and justice, ASPIRE Inc. stands in solidarity with Black communities, including our TRIO professionals, students, participants and alumni impacted daily by racism, violence, and systemic oppression. ย We support and stand collectively to...
Mikaela Elder, a current participant in the Student Support Services Academic Advancement Center at Colorado State University, was recently awarded the Barry Goldwater Scholarship. ย Regarded as the most prestigious scholarship given to undergraduate students in the natural sciences, engineering, and...
Senator John Thune was on the Dakota Wesleyan University campus last week during the National TRIO Day. We talked with him about the reauthorization of higher education, and I thought it went well. In addition, one of our students did...
TRIO Day was a huge hit! We invited all programs and their students throughout the state to celebrate with us in Denver at the State Capitol. We had over 100 attendees – the most we’ve seen so far, a lot...
First Generation Panel with Special Guests December 20, 2018 First Generation Panelย Panelists: Dr. Oscar Felix, Dr. Paul Thayer, Marilyn Thayer, and Andrea Reeve Intro Music by:ย Makaih Beats (https://makaihbeats.net/about) Transition Music by: John Russell Audio Equipment and Recording: John Russell...
Season of thanks: Missoulians share what they’re thankful for this year Braylee Crawfordย looked forward to Upward Bound every summer before she enrolled at the University of Montana. โWhen I heard that the program was basically on the chopping block, it...
Presenting at the Great Plains Anthropological Conference was a great experience. I presented my paper on cultural education as a tool to cope with theย discrimination Two-Spirit people face. This paper meant a lot to me because most people do not...