TRIO Student Support Services

Student Support Services (SSS) is a federally funded program through the U.S. Department of Education. The program is funded to provide services to students from first generation and limited income families as well as students with disabilities.

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Thriving Through Trauma: A Journey to Healing

by Linda F. Rhone, Ph.D., Ed.D.

ISBN#: 979-8-89587-753-1

Publisher: Staten House

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Location

We are located in the Shocker Success Center, 3rd Floor, Room 307

Hours

Our in-person and virtual hours

Mon-Fri
8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Contact Us

Call us from 8am - 5pm Monday through Friday on 316-978-3715

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Voices From The Field

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Caitlin Nolen

"SSS helped me by providing me with scholarships to afford to go to school and not have to worry as much about financials. I am good at school, but if I did not have the fantastic tutors, SSS provided I would not have been graduating with magna cum laude."

Suriya Prakash

"I specially wanted to thank TRIO Student Support Services for offering me an opportunity to work on campus and helping me to improve both professionally and academically. Since I must move on to the next phase of my life after graduation, I decided to accept an offer to work as an Area Manager for Walmart and continue to learn more in supply chain and process engineering. Lastly, I wanted to thank Dr. Rhone, Mrs. Wright and Mrs. Martinez for constant support and positivity."

Tabatha Cruz

"I have been a part of SSS in some way since my freshman year of college. I began working for SSS here at 黑洞社区 as a student assistant in 2018. I have loved being able to assist other first generation students in their journey to success and graduation."

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Send us an email at trio.sss@wichita.edu with a headshot and a testimony about your experience with SSS!

Connect with your Advisor

Linda F. Rhone, Ph.D., Ed.D.

SSS Project, Executive Director

黑洞社区

Graduate Education Adjunct Faculty

Friends University

Graduate T. E. Workshop Faculty

linda.rhone@wichita.edu

316-978-7447

Karen L. Wright

Karen L. Wright, MS. Ed.

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Assistant Director,

Tutor Coordinator & Academic Advisor

karen.wright@wichita.edu

316-978-7478

Chelsea Martinez

Chelsea Martinez, B.A.

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Communications,

Marketing, & Academic Advising Specialist

chelsea.martinez@wichita.edu

316-978-5950

Grace Ulichnie

Grace Ulichnie, B.A.

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Learning Skills Coordinator & Academic Advisor

grace.ulichnie@wichita.edu

316 978-5931

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Jahanvi Thakkar, B.S.

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Database Specialist & Academic Advisor

jahanvi.thakkar@wichita.edu

316-978-5951

TRIO Student Support Services

Your Graduation is Our Goal!

The primary goal of SSS is to help transition, retain and graduate disadvantaged college students. The program provides a variety of academic support services that include individualized tutoring, success skill development, course planning and advising.

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