Austin Peay State University, celebrating its 75^th anniversary, hosted an Open House to celebrate National TRIO Day on February 21, 2002. Welcoming remarks were provided by Dr. Joe Filippo, Assistant Vice President for Academic Affairs, and a proclamation was given by Mary Jo Dozier, Mayor Pro-Tem for the City of Clarksville. APSU has five TRIO programs: EOC, VUB, Tri-County UB, Clarksville Montgomery County UB, and SSS. Ten TRIO Achievers were presented and each one expressed deep appreciation for the support provided by these programs at APSU. “Reaching New Heights” is the theme for APSU’s special anniversary year and these achievers truly expressed and demonstrated what this means to them. 

The TRIO community of APSU celebrates National TRIO Day for the campus and surrounding communities in the Tommy Head Atrium of the newly opened Sundquist Science Complex. (Photo: Carol Spiller, VUB)

 SSS TRIO Achiever explains how the services provided by TRIO programs has made a difference in her understanding of academic processes at the university and how services provided have assisted her to determine goals for degree completion and personal achievement. (Photo: Carol Spiller, VUB)

 EOC provides information at the Open House about their TRIO program and the services that support and advocate for first-generation and low-income students who explore options for educational opportunity. (Photo: Carol Spiller, VUB)

Austin Peay’s TRIO Achievers: