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Student Support Services
University of Mary
TRIO
Director’s Corner
February has been an exciting and busy month in the TRIO Department. We’ve had record numbers of partici-pants in our workshops and events. Thank you for supporting the TRIO program. Please let us know if you have any feedback or ideas for up-coming workshops and events.
Congratulations to those of you who received the TRIO Supplement Grant Award and also to the many of you who received the Book and/or Merit Grant Awards. We’re proud of you! Keep up the good work.
If you’re not sure what type of schol-arship or grants you are receiving, you can easily access the information through the my.umary website. The process is easy! 1) Once logged in, click on the “Student” tab at the top of the page. 2) Click on “Financial Information” on the left column options. 3) Click on “Student Ac-counts” on the left column options. 4) Click on either “My Account Bal-ance” or “Course and Fee State-ment.” This page contains great information about your account.
Enjoy the nice weather. Spring is just around the corner!
UMary TRIO Students Participate in March For Life
Over 600 hundred proud students, administrators, faculty,
staff and friends of the University of Mary clad in orange and
blue stocking caps, blue and white University of Mary For Life t-
shirts with white text saying 2017 March for Life, ascended on
Washington D.C. for the event they have been waiting a year
for—to lead the March for Life. Several TRIO students were in
attendance for the event.
The opening ceremonies began at Jan. 27, 10:45 a.m., CT with
speeches from prominent guests including Vice President Mike
Pence and University of Mary’s very own student, senior, Katri-
na Gallic, who is majoring in marketing with a double minor in
philosophy and Catholic studies. Before her speech Gallic was
interviewed by NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt reporter Pe-
ter Alexander.
The 2017 March for Life began with the University of Mary
delegation leading the hundreds of thousands of pro-lifers
down Constitution Ave and then First Street before it ends on
the steps of the U.S. Supreme Court—marking the protest of
the Court’s decision legalizing abortion in the case Roe v. Wade.
FEBRUARY 2017
TRIO Student Mary Montoya UMary TRIO Student Mary
Montoya, pro-life activist,
travels on a bus convoy from
North Dakota to Washington
with hundreds of University
of Mary undergrads to help
lead the 2017 March for Life.
View her video experience
found on the UMary
Facebook page at https://
www.facebook.com/
universityofmary/
UMary students led the Washington March
Follow TRIO on our
new Social Media pages!
Twitter: @UMary_TRIO
Facebook: UMary Trio
University of Mary has joined with Ava Maria University, Benedictine College, and the University of Dallas in a project called ‘The Net-work’. The vision of this group is con-structive communi-cation for the im-provement of our institutions, friendly competition be-tween schools and a collaborative effort to do good in the world. TRIO Student Senator Genevieve Say, represented the University of Mary at Ave Maria University for a recent meeting of this group.
“Success for an athlete follows many years of hard work and dedication.” — Michael Diamond
TRIO Student Spotlight
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Rudy Guillen
TRIO student Rudy Guillen placed third at the Dave Schultz International Tour-nament in Colorado Springs at the Olympic Training Center on February 1st! This makes Rudy a qualifier for the World Team Trials in April 2017.
Cory Dixon
Cory Dixon pitched 1.2 in-nings of scoreless relief and only gave up 1 hit versus The Masters University who is currently ranked #11 in the NAIA national rankings.
Taylor Mendez
Power-hitting Taylor Mendez
is one of the University of
Mary softball’s 2017 North-
ern Sun Players to watch.
Through the Marauders first 11 games this season, Taylor Mendez is off to a hot start hitting .424 with 14 hits, 4 doubles, 4 Home Runs and 9 RBI’s.
Elizabeth Moriarty
In the final home meet of the
University of Mary swim-
ming’s inaugural season,
Elizabeth Moriarty placed
second overall as Mary host-
ed Northern State University
in a sprint pentathlon. She
also earned the first North-
ern Sun All-Conference cita-
tion in program history at the
‘17 conference swimming
and diving championships.
Supplemental Grant Award Recipients
Supplemental grant money of
$16,500 was recently awarded to
several TRIO students. Eligibility
included having to obtain a 2.0
GPA or higher, writing a minimum
250-word essay, and with prefer-
ence given to students who have
earned less than 60 credits. Con-
gratulations to the following TRIO
students who were recipients of
the Supplemental Grant Awards:
Miranda Delzer
Jacey Dewald
Shayla Nelson
Kiersten Salazar
Zachary Smith
Courtney Frieson
Luke Huber
Anna Litschauer
Maisie Patzner
Maggie Vincent
Sarina Aamold
Cayli Kolden
Sarah Rapp
Genevieve Say
Kayla Schneider
Tessa Wickstrom
Mariah Woodring
Book and Merit Grants Awarded
Ninety-four of our SSS students qualified for Fall Merit Grants based on their Spring GPA. Amounts awarded were from $250-$500 for GPAs ranging from 3.0 to 4.0. The following students quali-fied to receive a $500 grant for having a 4.0: Karmela Bachman, Amanda Beckley, Alyssa Bruer, Sara Dorner, Erika Fagerstrom, Matthew Gallegos, Annie Hill, Juliana Keller, Heidi Sornsin, Hailee Swennes and Suzanne Ternes. Congratulations! SSS Students receiving the $50 book grant for a GPA of 2.0 and higher totaled 127. For the school year so far, Book Grants have totaled $8,100 and Merit Grants $46,450.
Valentine’s Day Workshop: 5 Love Languages
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Above: TRIO advisors Madeline
Dojs, Maureen Moriarty, and
Kristi Wanner.
Right: TRIO students enjoying
the chocolate fountain.
Advisor Kristi Wanner presented a Valentine’s Day
workshop on the 5 Love Languages. A chocolate
fountain, snacks and sparkling juice topped off the
“love-ly” festivities.
On Friday, Feb. 17, a cultural event was held with students attending the movie, Hidden Figures, in a private showing at The Grand Theater. The movie recounts the true story of a team of African-American women mathematicians in the early 1960s who served a vital role in the NASA program during one of the greatest operations in history: the launch of Astronaut John Glenn.
How to Build a Resume
TRIO partners with Career
Services
March 23, 3:30, Welder 144
Be ready to create resume you can be proud of!
Changes to the FAFSA Process for 2017-18
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Updated Tutoring Schedule
Starting with the 2017-–18 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA®), the following
changes have been put in place:
Students are now able to submit a FAFSA® earlier. Students have been able to file a 2017–18 FAFSA since Oct. 1, 2016, rather than beginning on Jan. 1, 2017. The earlier submission date is a permanent change, enabling students to complete and submit a FAFSA as early as Oct. 1 every year. (There is NO CHANGE to the 2016–17 schedule. The FAFSA became available Jan. 1 as in previous years.)
Students now report earlier income information. Beginning with the 2017–18 FAFSA, students are required to report income information from an earlier tax year. For example, on the 2017–18 FAFSA, students (and parents, as appropriate) must report their 2015 income information, rather than their 2016 income information.
The following table provides a summary of key dates for the early FAFSA submission
timeframe. (Taken from https://studentaid.ed.gov/sa/about/announcements/fafsa-changes
Table can be found at StudentAid.gov/fafsa
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