News

TRiO Alum meets Obama

  spotlight-hashim-yonis                        
 
 When Hashim Yonis’ family arrived in Minneapolis 12 years ago, he couldn’t see far beyond day-to-day survival. Born in war-torn Somalia, Yonis grew up in refugee camps in Ethiopia and Kenya, where food and water were the major concerns of his parents, who had no formal education. — more

St. Olaf College TRiO In the News

The Northfield News recently published a story on students who are following the TRiO pipeline at St. Olaf College.  Domonick Fields and other students share their story of participating in St. Olaf TRiO Upward Bound in high school, and now St. Olaf TRiO SSS in college.

http://northfieldnews.com/content/federal-program-helps-low-income-students-prepare-college

Letters To the Editor

Read all about it! Hibbing Community College Upward Bound students have letters published in the Hibbing Daily Tribune.

Letter 1
Letter 2
Letter 3
Letter 4

______________ 

Sue Kurth, Educational Talent Search Director at the College of St. Scholastica, has letter published in Duluth News Tribune! Click here to read the article. 

______________ 

St. Olaf College TRiO participants are making their voices heard in support of TRiO in the news.  Click on the links below to view these well-written letters to the editor.

Sagirah Shahid Letter to the Editor
Alisha Woodson Letter to the Editor

Courtney Payne Letter to the Editor

Additional information