By Alexus Austin and Natalia Fernández
Title: TRiO Student Support Services Records, 1976-2015
ID: RG 277
Primary Creator: Oregon State University. TRiO Student Support Services.
Extent: 3.75 cubic feet. More info below.
Arrangement: Records are organized into 4 series: 1. Grants, 1980-2001; 2. Reports, 1980-1995; 3. Committee Records, 1988-2015; 4. Subject and Reference Files, 1976-2014
Date Acquired: 00/00/2017
Languages of Materials: English [eng]
The TRiO Student Support Services Records include grant proposals, reports, committee records, and other materials that document the establishment and ongoing development of TRiO and related programs. TRiO Student Support Services was established with the intent to provide students with academic growth and development opportunities, assist students with basic college requirements, and serve to motivate students toward the successful completion of their post-secondary education.
Series 1 and 2 include born-digital materials that are available upon patron request.
Access to various materials in Series 1, 2, and 4 are restricted due to the presence of confidential information. For more information about access to restricted materials, please see our Guide to the Special Collections and Archives Research Center.
The TRiO Student Support Services (SSS) Records include grant proposals, reports, committee records, and other materials that document the establishment and ongoing development of TRiO and related programs. The goal of SSS is to increase college retention and graduation rates of its participants and help students make the transition from one level of higher education to the next through providing ongoing support and promoting development through advocacy and additional services available at Oregon State. The records include administrative records, grants and related reports, digital files, committee files, and miscellaneous supporting documents which show the breadth of the program.
The collection includes grant application materials to the BRAVO Program, the Continuation Grant, the Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation, Inc, the Learn and Serve Grant, the Literacy Grant, the Ronald E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Program, the Special Services for Disadvantaged Students (SSDS), and the Edge Grant. The grant application materials include detailed descriptions of the goals and intentions of each programs' benefits to the marginalized students on the Oregon State University campus.
Series 1 and 2 include born-digital materials that are available upon patron request.
Access to various materials in Series 1, 2, and 4 are restricted due to the presence of confidential information. For more information about access to restricted materials, please see our Guide to the Special Collections and Archives Research Center.
TRiO is the culmination of several different programs. Initially, Upward Bound was established under the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 as part of a greater spectrum of federal programs within the “War on Poverty.” In 1965, Talent Search, a second outreach program, was developed under the Higher Education Action. Student Support Services, initially titled Special Services for Disadvantaged Students, gained authorization under the Higher Education Amendments. By the late 1960s, this series of federal educational opportunity programs was commonly referred to as “TRiO”.
TRiO has expanded over the years to reach more students through providing additional services and programs. In 1972, the Higher Education Amendments authorized the Educational Opportunity Centers. In 1976, the Training for Federal TRiO Programs, initially known as the Training Program for Special Programs Staff and Leadership Personnel was authorized. 1986 marked the addition of a sixth program, the Ronald E. McNair Post-baccalaureate Achievement Program. To meet the growing STEM needs, Upward Bound Math/Science program was established in 1990. While this program is administered under the same regulations as the standard Upward Bound program, its funding is applied for separately. In 1998, the TRiO Dissemination Partnership program was authorized to encourage the spread of the practices of TRiO programs. Under the Omnibus Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2001, the Student Support Services (SSS) program was amended to permit the use of program funds for direct financial assistance (Grant Aid) for current SSS participants who are receiving Federal Pell Grants.
Legislative requirements for all Federal TRIO Programs can be found in the Higher Education Act of 1965, Title IV, Part A, Subpart 2.
More Extent Information: 6 boxes; 5 born-digital files, 0.24 MB
Statement on Access: Access to various materials in Series 1, 2, and 4 are restricted due to the presence of confidential information. All other materials in this collection are open for research. For more information about access to restricted materials, please see our Guide to the Special Collections and Archives Research Center.
Acquisition Note: The TRiO Student Support Services Records were transferred to the Special Collections and Archives Research Center in 2017.
Related Materials: Special Collections and Archives Research Center's collections include the records of the Diversity Development Office Records (RG 228), the Educational Opportunities Program Records (RG 230), Office of Multicultural Affairs Records (RG 225), and Minority Education Office Records (RG 229) also document services for non-traditional and minority students at OSU. All of these collections are components of the Oregon Multicultural Archives.
Preferred Citation: TRiO Student Support Services Records (RG 277), Oregon State University Special Collections and Archives Research Center, Corvallis, Oregon.
Oregon State University. TRiO Student Support Services.
Minorities--Education (Higher)--Oregon--Corvallis.
Minority college students--Oregon--Corvallis.
Multicultural education--Oregon.
Multiculturalism--Oregon.
Oregon Multicultural Archives
University History
Born digital.