Anoka Ramsey Community College

TRIO Student Support Services

• Eligibility

  Eligible participants must qualify as a first-generation college student, come from a low-income household, or have a documented disability.

  Participants must have earned a high school diploma or GED and must be a U.S. citizen, permanent resident or refugee. Unfortunately, PSEO and International students are not eligible to apply for this program.

• Services Offered

  Proactive Individual Academic Advising Including:

  • Course planning and registration assistance
  • Career guidance and choosing a major
  • Graduation and transfer planning (visits to four-year universities)
  • Financial aid and scholarship application assistance
  • Financial literacy education
  • Study skills
  • Social & cultural activities
  • Referral to campus and community resources

• Apply for TRIO SSS at Cambridge Campus

  Students interested in applying for TRIO SSS on the Cambridge Campus are welcomed to: 

  a. Meet with an SSS advisor for more information, or

  b. Stop by the Information Desk to pick up an TRIO SSS application

  If you have questions call 763-433-1170, option 1, ext. 2 or visit the Information Desk for additional information.

• Apply for TRIO SSS at Coon Rapids Campus

  Please contact us if you are interested in applying. Call 763-433-1170, option 2, or stop by the TRIO office in Rm SC 122.

• Meet the Staff at Cambridge Campus

  Monica Lilienthal, 763-433-1855 DIRECTOR OF TRIO Student Support Services Cambridge CAMPUS Education: St. Cloud State University, BS Community Psychology, MA College Counseling and Student Development Favorite Quote: “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.” –Nelson Mandela

  Carissa Johnson, 763-433-1943 TRIO Student Support Services Academic Advisor Cambridge Campus Education: North Hennepin Community College, AA; St. Cloud State University, BA Global Studies, MS Higher Education Administration Favorite Quote: "Pursuit of the life of the mind requires complete liberty of thought. Insofar as the academic community is devoted to the discovery of truth, its mission cannot be realized if barriers restrict the mind from meandering down paths of inquiry less traveled." –Norman Finklestein

  Maria Struthers-Barlage, 763-433-1872 TRIO STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES ACADEMIC ADVISOR CAMBRIDGE CAMPUS Education: Minnesota State Community and Technical College, AA; University of Minnesota Duluth, BA Psychology, MA Educational Psychology Favorite Quote: "Nothing can stop the man with the right mental attitude from achieving his goal, nothing on earth can help the man with the wrong mental attitude." –Thomas Jefferson

• Meet the Staff at Coon Rapids Campus

  THOM NORDIN, 763-433-1424 DIRECTOR OF TRIO STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES COON RAPIDS CAMPUS Education: Bemidji State University, BS Applied Psychology Favorite Quote: "Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you're doing, you will be successful." –Albert Schweitzer

  Ellen Garner, 763-433-1185 TRIO Programs administrative assistant COON RAPIDS CAMPUS

  Phyllis Hayes, 763-433-1205 TRIO student support services academic advisor COON RAPIDS CAMPUS Education: Concordia University, St. Paul, MA Family Science, CFLE, GCDF Favorite Quotes: “Education is the most powerful means of increasing individual opportunity and creating more prosperous, fair, and just societies. So to have the privilege of participating in that mission is as much as anybody could hope for in life.” –B. Joseph White, University of Illinois

  Ann Kinkel, 763-433-1114 TRIO PROGRAMS ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT COON RAPIDS CAMPUS

  Ann McArdle, 763-433-1556 TRIO Student support services Academic Advisor COON RAPIDS CAMPUS Education: Anoka-Ramsey Community College, AA; St. Cloud State University, BS Community Psychology; Minnesota State University-Mankato, MA Educational Leadership Favorite Quote: "Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss, you'll land among the stars." –Norman Vincent Peale

• Contacts

  Student Support Services
  Cambridge Campus
  Information Desk
  763-433-1170, ext 1

  

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  Student Support Services
  Coon Rapids Campus
  Rm SC122
  763-433-1170, ext 2