Two programs on the campus of Southeast will celebrate National TRIO Day Feb. 21 to honor students who succeed in college with the help of the nation s TRIO programs. Since 1965, over 10.5 million Americans have benefited from TRIO pre-college and college programs that are designed to identify promising students, prepare them to do college level work, strengthen math and science skills, provide tutoring and support services to students once they reach campus, and provide information on academic and financial aid opportunities. The conference will be held from noon to 2 p.m. in Glenn Auditorium of Robert A. Dempster Hall. A box lunch will be served.
All programs are free and open to the public.
Loved One with an Eating Disorder. The program is planned for 7 to 8 p.m. in the Johnson Faculty Centre. On Feb. 22 and 23, staff from the Center for Health and Counseling and Southeast students will host an information fair called Test Your Attitudes about Eating and Weight. Beyond Sex Roles and Stereotypes is the theme for the spring Common Hour programs on campus. The theme focuses on the social construction of gender and how it affects the way people interact with each other today and throughout history.