It's my great honor
to welcome you for tonight's
LBJ Distinguished Lecture Series event.
President Johnson returned to this campus
in 1965
to sign the historic Higher Education Act
which launched Upward Bound
as one of our TRIO programs.
Tonight we are joined by 1,000
middle school and high school students,
who are participants in TRIO programs
from across Texas.
TRIO Works!
TRIO has impacted me thoroughly to the fact where,
I am actually being successful in college,
because of the information that has been given to me,
the networks and the friendship.
TRIO has helped me by building up my
confidence like in my grades
and going to college.
Usually when you go to campus you don't really know what to do,
who to talk to or how to get started.
That's where I was at.
Having a place to go and sit down and eat lunch
and not just be alone.
TRIO has definitely impacted my life for the better.
Being a first generation college student
is not easy what so ever
I have gained selfconfidence,
I have gained the ability to network...
TRIO Upward Bound has helped me by
making new friends.
The greatest think that I have taken out of "TRIO Works!"
is having the foundation that believed in me
and nurtured my own growth
to the point that I eventually was able to
believe in myself.
And now I am applying to the PHD program.
TRIO has helped me tremendously with the tutoring,
the services that they offer,
they just give you
that one-on-one care.
Upward Bound has helped me by
getting me out of my shell.
TRIO has impacted my life by
providing multiple resources, workshops, mentorship...
I really  love the engagements
and the events that they plan,
the outreach and community service,
because I wouldn't found it myself.
I will always be appreciative of all that
TRIO has done for me.
TRIO has been amazing since day one for me.
The references that they have there,
scholarship information,
they have guided me from the beginning
till now.
Go TRIO!
There's definitely a lot of resources
that they have to offer first gen students
even like helping us
look further, forwarding our education in higher education.
TRIO is an amazing program.
It provides support and enables me to help others.
I understand the help I needed at the time,
and now that I am able to give that back -
I am just so excited to do so.
The major key of importance in TRIO
is that
TRIO wants to make students very successful.
Truly!
