Kim Green loves her job because she never knows what each day will bring. Green is the Academic Coordinator with the TRiO Student Support Services (SSS) Program at Kishwaukee College.
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MALTA — Kim Green loves her job because she never knows what each day will bring. Green is the Academic Coordinator with the TRiO Student Support Services (SSS) Program at Kishwaukee College.
“I honestly enjoy my job,” she said. “It is never monotonous!”
As the Academic Coordinator with the TRiO SSS program, Green works closely with students enrolled in the program. In addition to her, the program also is home to Director Keith Wise and Administrative Assistant Cindy Karasewski. The three work with 140 students who are selected to participate from an applicant pool each semester.
TRiO Student Support Services is a federally funded program that provides additional academic and personal support to college students who meet one of the three eligibility criteria: first-generation college student; low-income student; or a student with a learning or physical disability evidencing academic need. Kishwaukee College was awarded its first TRiO Student Support Services grant in September 2015. The grant is in effect for five years.
It provides extra support for students like Alex McAnly. After graduating from DeKalb High School in 2016, McAnly decided to attend Kish.
“I chose Kish because they had small class sizes at lower prices than most schools around,” he explained. He met Kim Green during orientation that summer and decided to investigate the TRiO SSS program after hearing her presentation. When he learned about the additional support he would receive, he applied to the program and was accepted.