Special Programs Newsletters

TRIO programs are federally funded educational programs that serve a wide range of participants. The TRIO programs at Wichita State include Communication Upward Bound (CUB), Disability Support Services (DSS), Educational Opportunity Centers (EOC), Ronald E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Scholars Program (McNair), Student Support Services (SSS), Talent Search (TS), Talent Search-South (TSS), Upward Bound Math and Science (UBMS), Upward Bound Wichita Prep (UBWP), and Veterans Upward Bound (VUB). Two more programs (Veterans Student Support Services and Student Support Services STEM) were recently funded and more information will be added on them later. Check the following links for more information on the programs.

GEAR UP programs are designed to serve middle and high school students to finish a HS diploma and enter college. WSU houses the state-wide Kansas Kids @ GEAR UP program and the Haysville GEAR UP program. Two more GEAR UP programs were recently funded and more information will be added on them later. Check the following links for more information on the programs.

Upward Bound Wichita Prep provides limited-income and potential first-generation college students from USD 259 with the opportunity to improve their academic, social and personal skills while preparing for a post-secondary education.

The TRIO Upward Bound Math Science Center (UBMS) is a federally funded program hosted by Wichita State University that prepares low-income and first-generation high school students from Kansas to pursue degrees and careers in math and science.

TRIO Talent Search and Talent Search-South at Wichita State University are federally funded programs designed to prepare and motivate middle school and high school students from USD 259 for postsecondary education.

Wichita State University’s Kansas Kids @ GEAR UP (Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs) is a college access program that is federally funded through the U.S. Department of Education designed to help students in foster care prepare for post-secondary education.