{"id":23632,"date":"2016-12-19T10:00:26","date_gmt":"2016-12-19T16:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/?p=23632"},"modified":"2016-12-19T06:36:55","modified_gmt":"2016-12-19T12:36:55","slug":"austin-peay-state-universitys-trio-program-honors-its-2016-winter-graduates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/2016\/12\/19\/austin-peay-state-universitys-trio-program-honors-its-2016-winter-graduates\/","title":{"rendered":"Austin Peay State University&#8217;s TRiO program honors its 2016 Winter Graduates"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-324279\" title=\"Austin Peay State University - APSU\" src=\"http:\/\/www.clarksvilleonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Austin-Peay-State-University-APSU.jpg\" alt=\"Austin Peay State University - APSU\" width=\"250\" height=\"64\"\/><strong>Clarksville, TN<\/strong> &#8211; A week before Austin Peay State University hosted its winter commencement ceremony, a small celebration took place on the second floor of the Morgan University Center.<\/p>\n<p>While jazz music played lightly in the background, eight students who participated in the University\u2019s federally funded TRiO Support Services program were honored for their perseverance during a graduate recognition ceremony.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_370282\" style=\"width: 490px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.clarksvilleonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/APSUs-TRiO-program-honors-its-2016-winter-graduates.jpg\"  class=\"thickbox no_icon\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-370282\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-370282\" title=\"December graduates are honored during the TRIO Graduate Recognition Ceremony on Thursday, December 1st, 2016 at Austin Peay State University. (Cassidy Graves, APSU)\" src=\"http:\/\/www.clarksvilleonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/APSUs-TRiO-program-honors-its-2016-winter-graduates-480x320.jpg\" alt=\"December graduates are honored during the TRIO Graduate Recognition Ceremony on Thursday, December 1st, 2016 at Austin Peay State University. (Cassidy Graves, APSU)\" width=\"480\" height=\"320\"\/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-370282\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">December graduates are honored during the TRIO Graduate Recognition Ceremony on Thursday, December 1st, 2016 at Austin Peay State University. (Cassidy Graves, APSU)<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re so proud of you,\u201d John Johnson, TRiO director, said. \u201cThis is our way of acknowledging and recognizing you for your success, for staying in there and actually graduating.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Since 1998 the TRiO program has helped those students who are first-generation college students, disabled or who come from low-income backgrounds. The program provides eligible students with tutoring, academic counselors, financial literacy training, academic workshops, cultural activities and information on graduate schools. Last year, the U.S. Department of Education awarded the program with a five-year, $1.3 million grant to continue its work.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe provide academic support, as well as helping them understand the process of going to school,\u201d Johnson said. \u201cWe also have an open door where they can come and talk if they need help.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For more information on the TRiO Student Support Services, visit the program\u2019s website at <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.apsu.edu\/SSS\" >www.apsu.edu\/SSS<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Clarksville, TN &#8211; A week before Austin Peay State University hosted its winter commencement ceremony, a small celebration took place on the second floor of the Morgan University Center. 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