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Heartland Community College names
Assistant Director of TRIO Student Support Services
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 [January 10, 2022]
Heartland Community College has filled a position to support college
students with disadvantaged backgrounds.
LeLonna Goodson has been named Assistant Director of TRIO Student
Support Services.
In her new position, Goodson manages the programming and services of
Project RISE, the College’s TRIO program. Project RISE is an
essential support services, providing opportunities for a diverse
target population of students who are low-income, first-generation,
and/or have a disability. The Assistant Director manages programming
and services including academic, personal, career, and transfer
counseling in support of program goals of retention, graduation, and
transfer of students served by TRIO.
Goodson comes to Heartland Community College from Prairie State
College in Chicago Heights, where she has previous experience as an
advisor with TRIO Student Support Services. She also was involved in
the TRIO program as a student at Eastern Illinois University.
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TRIO Student Support Services receives federal funding from the Department of
Education.
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
Director, Public Information
Heartland Community College]
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