WSU TRIO Programs

WSU is home to 18 TRIO programs that strive to support students’ success, and 6 of those are managed by the Office of Academic Engagement (OAE). In fall 2020, OAE received a $4 million, five-year grant that funds 3 TRIO programs–the ongoing ATLAS program (recently renamed Teacher Prep), plus two new ones for STEM and veteran students.

The 18 TRIO programs at WSU serve nearly 4,000 individuals, with about $5 million in grant funding annually from the U.S. Dept. of Education. The programs are managed by several university units across the state. They serve pre-college as well as students currently enrolled.

Washington high-school students participate in Upward Bound programming that helps prepare them for college-level academics. Current WSU students engage in a number of programs, including the McNair Postbaccalaureate Achievement Program which provides guidance from undergraduate into graduate programs at the university; it was the first WSU TRIO program in 1999.

TRIO programs associated with WSU include:

* Programs operating under the Office of Academic Engagement

Campus	Program	Website	Contact	Email
Pullman	Cougs Rise (Eastern Upward Bound)*	provost.wsu.edu/cougsrise/	Randall Bennett	randall.bennett@wsu.edu
Pullman	Cougs Rise (Upward Bound Math Science)*	provost.wsu.edu/cougsrise/	Randall Bennett	randall.bennett@wsu.edu
Pullman	Cougs Rise (Western Upward Bound)*	provost.wsu.edu/cougsrise/	Randall Bennett	randall.bennett@wsu.edu
Pullman	McNair	mcnair.wsu.edu/	Raymond Herrera	raymond@wsu.edu
Pullman	STEM Student Support Services*	provost.wsu.edu/stem-sss/	Ali Bretthauer	a.bretthauer@wsu.edu
Pullman	Teacher Prep Student Support Services*	provost.wsu.edu/teacherprep-sss	Ali Bretthauer	a.bretthauer@wsu.edu
Pullman	TRIO Student Support Services Program	sssp.wsu.edu	Lucila Loera	lucila@wsu.edu
Pullman	Upward Bound Central Okanogan	collegebound.wsu.edu	Meghan Carranza	meghan.carranza@wsu.edu
Pullman	Upward Bound North Okanogan	collegebound.wsu.edu/home	Meghan Carranza	meghan.carranza@wsu.edu
System-Wide	Veterans Student Support Services*	provost.wsu.edu/veterans-sss	Ali Bretthauer	a.bretthauer@wsu.edu
Spokane	Upward Bound Spokane	spokane.wsu.edu/about/upward-bound/	Jenna McCoy	jennamc@wsu.edu
Tri-Cities	Student Support Services Classic	tricities.wsu.edu/trio	Stassia Feltes	stassia.feltes@wsu.edu
Tri-Cities	TRIO STEM and Health Sciences	tricities.wsu.edu/trio	Stassia Feltes	stassia.feltes@wsu.edu
Tri-Cities	Upward Bound Columbia Basin	trio.wsu.edu/cb	Irina Shaporda	irina.shaporda@wsu.edu
Tri-Cities	Upward Bound Yakima	gearup.earlyoutreach.org/index.php/wsu-upward-bound	Rhonda Gardinier	rgardinier@wsu.edu
Vancouver	Talent Search		Felix Braffith	felix.braffith@wsu.edu
Vancouver	Talent Search		Felix Braffith	felix.braffith@wsu.edu
Spokane	Talent Search		James Mohr	felix.braffith@wsu.edu