Arizona State University
PA-8: Affordability and Access

Introduction: TRIO is a set of federally-funded college opportunity programs that motivate and support students from low-income and/or first-generation college backgrounds. TRIO also provides motivation and support for students with disabilities and U.S. veterans.

Obama Scholars Program
The Obama Scholars program provides a comprehensive financial package covering all direct cost for students attending Arizona State University immediately following graduation from an Arizona High School and coming from families earning less than $42,400 annually.
Target Audience – Students from Families earning less than $42,400 annually as demonstrated through the FAFSA process.
Program Start Date: 2009-2010

The Obama Scholars Mentor program is designed to pair faculty and staff as mentors to recipients of the Obama Scholarship. All Obama Scholars mentors are required to participate in online or in-person training. That is, program participants are required to meet a minimum of once per month with a peer mentor who serves as a clearing house to disseminate referral information and insight in successfully navigating the university system. Participation in five academic success program activities is required during the year. These activities can be academic programs/workshops and/or cultural/arts activities. The goal of the activities is improving academic skills and engaging in the activities of the university.

The ultimate purpose of the Upward Bound Program (UBP) is to prepare participants to succeed in a program of postsecondary education. The project is designed to increase the academic skills and motivational levels of project participants to the extent they will complete high school and successfully enter postsecondary educational programs and graduate.
Upward Bound, Tempe Campus
Number Served 112 annually

Hispanic Mother-Daughter Program (HMDP)
HMDP is an early outreach educational program for young Latina women and their mothers. The program is designed to raise the educational and career aspirations of Hispanic women. Young first-generation Hispanic girls and their mothers plan their academic and professional careers with skills acquired during monthly workshops, beginning in the 8th grade and continuing through the completion of a university degree, a ten (10) year span.
Audience Served: First-generation Hispanic/Latina students and their mothers from the 8th grade through university.
Program Founded: 1984
Program components:
HMDP is composed of 3 components – the 8th grade component, the high school component and the university component. Support for university students through HMDP include one-on-one advising, monthly brown bag lunches with identified topics of need for the students (i.e. graduate school, study abroad), scholarship mentoring program, student support organization, referral services for counseling and academic support. Additionally, HMDP provides scholarship support for incoming and undergraduate participants.

African American Men of Arizona State University (AAMASU)
AAMASU is a High School-to-College (H2C) Program and university student organization focused on increasing the recruitment, retention, and graduation rates of African American male high school and college students.
Targeted audience:
Current African American male (undergraduate and graduate) students attending Arizona State University, incoming African American male freshmen/transfer students, and local African American male students currently attending a Maricopa Community College, who are
interesting in transferring to Arizona State University.
High School 2 College Program Targeted audience: Current African American male freshman high school students and their parents residing in the Phoenix Metropolitan Area.
Program start date: 2004 – 2005 academic year.
Program Components:
AAMASU is structured both as a student organization and High School-to-College (H2C) Program. Events and programs hosted by and for the college organization include a literary club, fall leadership conference, black male workshops, film series, and a Black history month lecture. The H2C Program consists of three cohorts – high school sophomores, juniors, and seniors. Arizona State University staff and students conduct various grade level appropriate workshops such as applying to college and scholarships, financial aid, college life, majors, test preparations, etc.

Veterans Upward Bound, Tempe Campus
Number Served 120 annually
Brief Description: The mission of Veterans Upward Bound (VUB) is to provide free academic instruction and career guidance that will enhance the veteran’s ability to succeed in their educational goals beyond high school. VUB is an educational program designed to meet the needs of the veterans who seek to improve their academic skills in English, reading, math and computer literacy. In addition to free academic instruction, VUB assists with financial aid and scholarship applications, directs veterans to Veterans Administration services, and helps them connect with the educational institution of their choice

Obama Scholars Program
The Obama Scholars program provides a comprehensive financial package covering all direct cost for students attending Arizona State University immediately following graduation from an Arizona High School and coming from families earning less than $42,400 annually.
Target Audience – Students from Families earning less than $42,400 annually as demonstrated through the FAFSA process.
Program Start Date: 2009-2010
Program Components
Peer Mentoring – Program participants are required to meet a minimum of once per month with a peer mentor who serves as a clearing house to disseminate referral information and insight in successfully navigating the university system. Participation in five academic success program activities is required during the year. These activities can be academic programs/workshops and/or cultural/arts activities. The goal of the activities is improving academic skills and engaging in the activities of the university.

The American Dream Academy (ADA) Parent Education Program is a 9-week program that uses an intense, one-on-one contact model to create a community in which parents and teachers collaborate to transform each child’s educational environment at home and at school. The ADA helps parents to instill the value of education within themselves and their children. Through ADA, parents are given the tools to guide their children through K-12th grades and into higher education. This type of school based intervention empowers and trains parents to become effective advocates and partners in their children’s education.

During Sun Devil 101 Welcome Week, there is a Parents Reception where parents learn about resources and programs offered to them through the Parents Association and have the opportunity to meet other Arizona State University parents. Resources include a 24 hour/ 7
day a week parent resource phone line and an emergency crisis fund. We also host Family Weekend in October which includes programming for students and families so that parents can learn more about the student’s experience at Arizona State University.

Access ASU, an initiative of Education Outreach and Student Services at Arizona State University, is a catalyst for change, transforming Arizona's college-going culture by empowering students to invest in their future and attain a university degree. Through partnerships with local schools districts, Access ASU staff provides accessible information and support to schools, families, and students, grades K-12, on college-readiness, career guidance, financial aid literacy and college life. Using both on-campus visits and ASU college students, Arizona students are exposed to the possibility and reality of attaining their dreams of higher education. We focus on 6 fundamentals: encouraging academic readiness, increasing college exposure, promoting financial aid literacy, building student self-confidence, providing adult role models, & fostering parental support. We enable student success and increase the yield of Arizona incoming freshmen through outreach services at no cost to schools.

The Hispanic Mother-Daughter Program (HMDP) is an early outreach college preparatory program that aims to increase the number of Latinas with bachelor’s degrees. The program begins working with the young ladies and their mothers/guardians when they are in 8th grade to prepare them to be successful in higher education. HMDP provides monthly workshops for mothers and daughters/guardians and one-on-one advising to students and their home schools. Workshop topics include, but are not limited to, the following topics: preparing for high school, self-esteem, effective communication, careers, leadership, financial aid/scholarships, applying for college.

Upward Bound targets low income students in 8th grade for a college preparatory program during high school.

African American Men of ASU works with high school students from districts with high percentages of low income students promoting high school completion and college readiness.

For more than 10 years, the Summer Bridge program at Arizona State University has helped new Sun Devils make a successful transition from high school to college life. All students take a 1-credit UNI 194 Academic Success Seminar along with two three-credit courses for a total of 7 credit hours. Course offerings vary by campus but typically include a Math, English, Critical Thinking or General Studies course. Students also benefit from the opportunity to live on campus during the program, dedicated tutoring services, and daily programming.

The goal of TRIO Academic Achievement Center is to increase the retention and graduation rates of participants and to assist in the process of transitioning to the next levels of higher education.

The goal of the STEM-focused Student Support Services program is to increase the retention and graduation rates of participants in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics and to assist in the process of transitioning to the next levels of higher education.

The goal of the TRIO Student Support Services program is to increase the retention and graduation rates of participants and to assist in the process of transitioning to the next levels of higher education.

Each year Arizona State University allocates the Upward Bound program scholarship dollars to award to new and continuing students. Recipients are expected to attend three mentor visits and three academically related activities a semester, in addition to community services hours and showing proof of pre-registration and financial aid renewal.

All policies and programs to make the institution accessible has been covered above.

In addition to free academic instruction, Veterans Upward Bound (VUB) assists with financial aid and scholarship applications, directs veterans to Veterans Administration services, and helps them connect with the educational institution of their choice.

Yes. Arizona State University's Family Resources provides information and resources regarding on-campus and off-campus children's programs. Children's programs affiliated with the University provide children opportunities for personal growth and discovery in a warm, friendly environment. All programs are based on developmentally appropriate practices, with low teacher/child ratios, small group sizes and high educational and training requirements for staff.
See website: http://www.asu.edu/studentaffairs/reslife/family/oncampus.htm

The mission of the TRIO Disability Student Support Services (DSSS) is to increase the retention and graduation rates of students with disabilities. TRIO DSSS is designed to provide enhancement services for students with disabilities. These services include academic enhancement workshops, instructional support, and assistance with course selection, career and graduate school advisement, peer mentoring, and individualized tutoring.

Arizona State University used the Pell grant population for the reported statistics on low-income students.