Kutztown TRIO

Attention TRIO students!

The Association of Pennsylvania State College and University Faculties at KU is granting TWO $500 scholarships to undergraduate students returning in Fall 2026. We encourage all of you to apply! The deadline for applications is Friday, April 24th.

To finish off Women’s History Month, we’re spotlighting Jacklyn Chisholm!

Chisholm is an alumna of TRIO Student Support Services at Case Western Reserve University. She would later become the President and CEO of Step Forward, the largest community action agency in Ohio.

For the second spotlight of this week, we have Anastasia Pittman!

Pittman is an alumna of TRIO Student Support Services at the University of Oklahoma. She was later elected to serve in the Oklahoma State Senate, after having previously served in the Oklahoma House of Representatives, where she led the State’s Legislative Black Caucus.

For the last full week of March, we’re spotlighting Krystal Brumfield!

Brumfield is an alumna of both the Talent Search program at Southern University and an alumna of the Upward Bound program at Southeastern Louisiana University. She has served as tax and procurement counsel for the US Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship and also as the Associate Administrator and Chief Acquisition Officer of the US General Services Administration.

Welcome back TRIO!

Be sure to register for the 9th Annual TRIO Networking Event on April 7th in MSU 218 with the link in our bio!

A reminder that this is a REQUIRED event for all TRIO sophomores and above as per your success plans.

For a very special spotlight this week, we have Kimberly Jones, the current President of the Council for Opportunity in Education!

Jones serves as the Council’s chief executive officer, representing the interests of its member colleges, universities, and community-based agencies that serve nearly 900000 students in Federal TRIO Programs. As President, she is the primary liason between the COE and US Congress, Executive Branch, and all governmental agencies and other post-secondary education associations.

To start us off for the third week of spotlights, we have Charlene Dukes!

Dukes was an alumna of TRIO Student Support Services at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. She became the president of Prince George Community College in 2007, a position she has served in for 14 years.

We are proud to highlight one of our TRIO students, Yori, who is currently gaining hands-on experience as a Behavioral Technician Intern.

Through our College 2 Career initiative, students develop the professional skills needed to explore career pathways, build confidence, and apply their learning beyond the classroom. This internship is an exciting step in that journey, allowing this student to gain practical experience while preparing for her future career.

Opportunities like these demonstrate the impact of connecting professional development with real-world experience.

For the second spotlight of the week, we have Trinity Thorpe-Lubneuski!

Thorpe-Lubneuski is an alumna of the Upward Bound program at the University of Wyoming, where she participated in COE’s National Student Leadership Conference as a student. She has since fulfilled several leadership roles at Comcast.

Be sure to SAVE THE DATE for TRIO’s Networking event on April 7th, 2026 in MSU 218 from 4:45-7PM!

Remember to bring or buy some professional clothing and shoes over Spring Break!

This event is a good way to start becoming more comfortable with networking and communicating with professionals. You could make an important connection for a future internship or job opportunity.

This is a required event for TRIO sophomores and above as per your success plans!