Mission

The TRIO SSS program mission is to promote student achievement and preparation for global competitiveness by fostering educational excellence and ensuring equal access. Its two main purposes are to:

• Increase the college retention, persistence and graduation rates of program participants; and
• Foster a climate supportive of the success of students whose parents did not complete a four year college degree and/or are disabled and/or whose family income may hinder them from remaining in college without financial assistance to receive the full range of services and opportunities at UW-Milwaukee

Student Support Services Program (SSS) is funded by the U.S. Department of Education to provide academic support services for eligible students at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Our SSS program is one of eight federally-funded, early outreach, student service programs from the Federal TRIO Grant Programs which also include:

• Upward Bound
• Upward Bound Math & Science
• Veterans Upward Bound
• Talent Search
• Educational Opportunity Center (EOC)
• Gaining Early Awareness & Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP)
• Ronald E. McNair Post-baccalaureate Achievement Program

UW-Milwaukee is one of only six universities nationwide that have all eight TRiO Programs! There are nearly 1,100 SSS programs nationwide with 28 in Wisconsin.