ACESSS
ACESSS is an acronym for Access to a College Education Student Support Services. This program designed to help Governors State University students make most of their college years by offering the academic and counseling support. ACESSS guides and assists students during their baccalaureate education and encourages them to seek post graduate degrees.
A recent study conducted by the United States Department of Education, which traced 5800 TRIO SSS students in their first year of college, found that the TRIO students were more than twice as likely to complete their first year of college as the comparison group.
Who is Eligible?
Federal eligibility guidelines include:
- Must be an undergraduate student currently enrolled at GSU or accepted for enrollment.
- First-generation college student (neither parent has completed a bachelor's degree)
- Students must meet federal income guidelines
- Learning/physically disabled students
- U.S. citizen or holder of a residential visa
ACESSS Support Services
- academic advising and support
- career and/or financial counseling
- workshops, seminars
- graduate school counseling
- cultural awareness
- additional activities designed to promote a campus climate conducive to participant success at GSU
Contact
Viola Gray, Director
Governors State University
Room A2122
University Park, IL 60484
708.235.7377
v-gray@govst.edu
