TRIO Day celebrated today

February 20, 2020

University Relations

UAF will celebrate TRIO Day on Thursday, Feb. 20, from noon-2 p.m. in the Wood Center multilevel lounge. The event will feature addresses by UAF instructor Denise Kind and student DJ Djogbessi. Registrar Mike Earnest will be honored with the TRIO Champion Award for his support of limited-income and first-generation students, as well as students who experience a disability. In addition, emergency room nurse Portia Collette, will receive the 2020 TRIO Achiever Award for being an outstanding alumna.

TRIO Day is named for the federal program that provides funding. The event is hosted by UAF's Student Support Services and Upward Bound programs.

For more information on this event, contact SSS director Victoria Smith at vrsmith@alaska.edu or 474-6844 or Upward Bound director John Monahan at jdmonahan@alaska.edu or 474-5685.