Haskell TRIO Program

About us

Student Support Services is a federally funded TRiO Program. The SSS program serves First-Generation and/or Low-Income students with individualized support services in the areas of academic and personal need. Our goal is to assist eligible students to obtain their undergraduate degrees. All of our services are free and aimed at helping our participants to be successful at Haskell Indian Nations University. You MUST apply and be accepted to the program.

Our Mission

The mission of TRIO Student Support Services at Haskell Indian Nations University is to provide eligible student participants with academic strategies and resources that will lead to good academic standing, retention, and graduation.

Haskell TRIO SSS is a federally funded program that serves First-Generation and/or Low-Income students with individualized support services in the areas of academic and personal need. Our goal is to assist eligible students to obtain their undergraduate degrees and help in pursuit of a graduate degree. You MUST apply to the TRIO program and be accepted. All services for accepted TRIO students are aimed at helping them to be successful at Haskell Indian Nations University.

Haskell TRIO History

Student Support Services (SSS) is a federally funded TRIO program at Haskell Indian Nations University. SSS grant is funded through the Department of Education to provide comprehensive services to help students achieve a successful college experience by increasing academic performance, retention, and graduation rates. SSS works to foster an institutional climate supportive of the success of low-income, first-generation students, and students with disabilities. The strength of the SSS program is providing comprehensive support to under-represented students who come from disadvantaged backgrounds and have the ability and desire to succeed and would benefit from additional advocacy, academic, personal, financial, and career support. SSS is a resource that provides personalized and comprehensive support services for eligible participants to help them achieve their full potential.

The Haskell Indian Nations University SSS program is currently funded to serve 175 eligible students. Following Department of Education requirements to be eligible, participants must be a current Haskell student, a U.S. citizen, or permanent resident, and meet one of the following three criteria: low income as defined by Department of Education guidelines, a first-generation college student, or a student with a documented disability.