STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES
Memorial Student Affairs Building, Room 172 (308) 865-8988
http://www.unk.edu/sss/
Student Support Services(SSS)
is a federally funded TRIO program that works with eligible students towards
persistence and graduation. SSS offers a long-term academic support
relationship for these students who want a custom-designed package of
services. Services for individual students may include:
- Peer, faculty, and professional staff mentoring
- Intense academic transition support for freshmen
- Academic tutors in a variety of subject areas
- Monitoring grades and enrollment
- Networking to other UNK services
- Information for Financial Aid assistance and links to
scholarships
- One-on-one success planning
- Primary advising for deciding students
- Supplemental advising for students who have declared
majors
- Building a bridge to special needs assistance
- Concentrated advising, strategies, and monitoring for
students with poor academic performance
Eligibility guidelines include students who are first
generation (neither parent has completed a four-year college degree), students
with low income, students with disabilities, and/or students with a combination of
these criteria. Applications for the program are available at the SSS office,
on-line at
http://www.unk.edu/sss/, and
during enrollment.
Student Support Services also provides a number of
opportunities for student involvement:
- Academic workshops and cultural events
- The Scholar Program for students with good academic
performance
- Peer mentoring focused on the Freshman year
- Leadership development
- Recognition and awards for academic performance and
leadership
Student Support Services (SSS) is a federally funded TRIO program that works
with eligible students towards persistence and graduation. SSS offers a
long-term academic support relationship for those students who want a
custom-designed package of services. Services for individual students may
include:
- Peer, faculty, and professional staff mentoring
- Intense academic transition support for freshmen
- Academic tutors in a variety of subject areas
- Monitoring grades and enrollment
- Networking to other UNK services
- Information for Financial Aid assistance and links to scholarships
- One-on-one success planning
- Primary advising for deciding students
- Supplemental advising for students who have declared majors
- Creating a connection with services for students with disabilities
- Concentrated advising, strategies, and monitoring for students with poor
academic performance
Eligibility guidelines include students who are first generation (neither
parent has completed a four-year college degree), students with low income,
students with disabilities, and/or students with a combination of these
criteria. Applications for the program are available at the SSS office,
on-line at www.unk.edu/sss/, and during enrollment.
Student Support Services also provides a number of opportunities for student
involvement:
- Academic workshops and cultural events
- The Scholar Program for students with good academic performance
- Peer mentoring focused on the Freshman year
- Leadership development
- Recognition and awards for academic performance and leadership
