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Student Support Services University of Mary TRIO Director’s Corner February has been an excing and busy month in the TRIO Department. We’ve had record numbers of parci- pants in our workshops and events. Thank you for supporng the TRIO program. Please let us know if you have any feedback or ideas for up- coming workshops and events. Congratulaons 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 informaon 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 Informaon” on the leſt column opons. 3) Click on “Student Ac- counts” on the leſt column opons. 4) Click on either “My Account Bal- ance” or “Course and Fee State- ment.” This page contains great informaon 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 waing a year for—to lead the March for Life. Several TRIO students were in aendance 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 markeng 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 delegaon leading the hundreds of thousands of pro-lifers down Constuon 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 aboron in the case Roe v. Wade. FEBRUARY 2017 TRIO Student Mary Montoya UMary TRIO Student Mary Montoya, pro-life acvist, 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 hps:// www.facebook.com/ universityofmary/ UMary students led the Washington March

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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

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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.

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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.

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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

Smarthinking Online

Tutoring

1.Go to: https://

services.smarthinking.com

2. Enter your username and password

- Your user name is your UMARY

email address

- Your password is your first name.

You can change your password in the

UMary Writing Center

HOURS:

Mondays

4-5:15 & 6:30-9 p.m.

Tuesdays

5:00-8:30 p.m.

Wednesdays

5:15-9:00 p.m.

Thursdays

4:00-6:30 p.m.