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 good academic performance,
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
- 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
- Connection to access services for students with disabilities
- Concentrated advising, strategies, and monitoring for
students with poor academic performance
- Supplemental Instruction to develop more effective ways of studying that transfer to all
classes
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 may apply for SSS. Applications for the program are available at the SSS office,
on-line at
http://www.unk.edu/sss/, and
during enrollment for new students.
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
