Triton College State University Scholarship TCSUS
Triton College student Melissa Mayerhofer is a recipient of the Governors State University Promise Scholarship that will help her pursue a career in social work. Governors State awarded nine area community college students enrolled in the university's Dual Degree Program (DDP) with either the GSU Promise or DDP Honors scholarship that will cover their tuition, fees and books for four semesters at Governors State.The GSU Promise Scholarship, created by GSU President Elaine P. Maimon, is designed to assist and connect economically disadvantaged DDP students with an associate degree at a partner community college to a bachelor's degree at GSU. The program includes transfer specialists who guide community college students in creating an individualized four-year academic plan. "GSU is pleased to support these deserving students, who have completed associate degrees at partner community colleges and are now ready to continue full-time toward the achievement of bachelor degrees. Our goal is for DDP students to graduate without debt, ready to begin careers or to enter graduate school," President Maimon said. "It is extremely rewarding for both of our institutions to embark upon this collaboration for the betterment of our students," said Corey Williams, dean of Student Services at Triton College. "This program eases the transfer process for Triton College students while creating another pathway for them to complete a four-year degree." Mayerhofer of North Riverside began attending Triton College part-time three years ago to figure out her passion.
With the multitude of programs Triton offers, she was able to discover "that being a social worker and having the ability to impact people's lives for the best is where my heart is," she said. "I'm big into advocacy. I really want to make a change in people's lives who don't have the resources to do it themselves or anyone to speak up and represent them, especially children." Mayerhofer learned about the Dual Degree Program through her Triton counselor who introduced her to a GSU transfer specialist that has been guiding her on a four-year academic plan to complete her associate and bachelor's degrees.
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