Faculty, staff, and students across the Washington State University system will have an opportunity to hear from the American educator credited with developing the concept of first-generation students as part of the university’s National TRIO Day celebration on Feb.
During Mitchem’s 27-year tenure at COE, TRIO programs expanded exponentially; today, TRIO programs now serve more than 872,000 students at 1,200 colleges and universities nationwide.
Carrie Ben-Yisrael, director of Student Support Services on the Pullman campus, said WSU boasts one of the largest cadres of TRIO programs of any higher education institution in the nation: 18 programs systemwide, serving 2,795 students, with budgets totaling over $4.2 million in federal funding each year.
Magaña is STEM education assistant professor and director of undergraduate recruitment and retention in the College of Education at Heritage University.
Those interested in learning more about WSU TRIO programs can stop by the first floor of the CUB on Feb.