马歇尔大学TRIO项目获466.5万美元联邦拨款：每年服务西弗吉尼亚州2,000多名学生与成人
位于西弗吉尼亚州卡贝尔县亨廷顿市的马歇尔大学10月13日宣布，该校三个TRIO项目共获得466.5万美元联邦拨款，资金来自美国教育部，未来五年分期发放，每年服务全州2,000多名学生和成人学习者。
三笔拨款中，「教育机会中心」（EOC）获154万美元，每年服务约1,100名参与者，帮助成人探索升学、职业培训等机会。该中心主任Eugene Lacy说：「看到一个人意识到继续深造是可能的，是我工作中最有成就感的部分之一。」
「赋能阿巴拉契亚人才搜索」获150万美元，每年服务卡贝尔县约600名学生，生源为Huntington高中、Huntington初中和Huntington East初中。项目主任Heather Warren说，这笔拨款让项目能再为学生和家庭提供五年的职业与教育资源。「阿巴拉契亚之心人才搜索」获162.5万美元，每年32.5万美元，服务农村地区的梅森县和韦恩县，每年约650名学生；主任Zachary Jenkins本人就是人才搜索项目的受益者和家中第一代大学生，他说：「这笔投入远不只是经费，它代表着西弗吉尼亚州农村学生和家庭持续不断的机会。」
马歇尔大学副教务长Karen McComas表示，续办拨款确保学校能继续帮助初中生、高中生和成人学习者规划教育路径、争取升学机会。TRIO是联邦自1960年代起设立的一组项目，旨在扩大第一代大学生、低收入家庭学生等群体接受高等教育的机会。
Marshall University TRIO Programs Receive $4.665 Million in Federal Funding Over Five Years
Marshall University, in Huntington, Cabell County, West Virginia, announced on October 13 that its three TRIO programs have received a combined $4.665 million in federal funding from the U.S. Department of Education, to be distributed over five years. The programs serve more than 2,000 students and adult learners annually across West Virginia.
The Educational Opportunity Center (EOC) received $1.54 million and serves approximately 1,100 participants, helping adults explore postsecondary education, career training and other opportunities. "One of the most rewarding parts of my job is seeing individuals realize that furthering their education is possible," said EOC director Eugene Lacy. "This five-year grant will allow us to continue providing the guidance and support people in our community need."
Empowering Appalachia Talent Search received $1.5 million and will serve about 600 students a year in Cabell County at Huntington High School, Huntington Middle School and Huntington East Middle School. Its director, Heather Warren, said the grant provides five more years of career and educational resources for students and families. Heart of Appalachia Talent Search received $1.625 million, $325,000 a year, to serve about 650 participants a year in rural Mason and Wayne counties. Its director, Zachary Jenkins, a former Talent Search participant and first-generation college student himself, said: "This investment represents much more than grant funding; it represents continued opportunity for students and families throughout rural West Virginia."
Karen McComas, associate provost at Marshall, said the renewed funding ensures the university can keep helping middle school students, high school students and adult learners navigate educational pathways. The federally funded TRIO programs have worked to expand access to higher education nationwide since the 1960s, serving first-generation, low-income and other eligible participants.
Marshall University news release
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