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Michelle Baldwin has been named HCC Director of TRIO
Student Support Services.
In her new position, Baldwin serves as the principal manager of the
College’s Student Support Services (SSS) program, a federally funded
TRIO grant project.
Baldwin comes to Heartland Community College from Lincoln College,
where she was an Associate Professor of English and previously
served as Interim Vice President for Academic Affairs. She is a 2021
recipient of the National Society of Leadership and Success
Excellence in Service to Students Award.
She holds M.S. and B.S. degrees from Illinois State University and
graduated from Lincoln College with an A.A. degree.
TRIO Student Support Services receives federal
funding from the Department of Education.
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About TRIO programs
TRIO is not an acronym; it refers to a number (originally three, now eight) of
U.S. federal programs to increase access to higher education for economically
disadvantaged students. Federal TRIO Programs include: Talent Search, Upward
Bound, Upward Bound Math/Science, Veterans' Upward Bound, Student Support
Services, Educational Opportunity Centers, the Ronald E. McNair
Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Program, and Training Grants.
[Steve Fast
Assistant to the President, Public Information and Communication
Heartland Community College]
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