July 22, 2022
Three finalists to interview for director of TRIO Student Support Services
The search committee announces three finalists to interview for the director of TRIO Student Support Services position and invites the K-State community to attend presentations by each candidate.
- Eric Thompson, innovation manager at Kansas City Scholars, will interview Monday, July 25. The presentation will be from 1:30-2:15 p.m. in 204-205 Morris Family Multicultural Student Center and Zoom.
- Valerie Mendoza, director of Title III Strengthening Institutions Grant at Washburn University, will interview Tuesday, July 26. The presentation will be from 1:30-2:15 p.m. in 204-205 Morris Family Multicultural Student Center and Zoom.
- Kurtis Griess, founder of TRIO Works, will interview Thursday, July 28. The presentation will be from 1:30-2:15 p.m. in 181 Hale Library and Zoom.
K-Staters are invited to participate in each presentation and Q&A session where candidates will respond to the prompt, "How will your vision and leadership foster a strategic approach to improving outcomes and academic success for TRIO students?"
Search committee co-chairs Monshonda Booker and R.J. Youngblood will moderate. Questions for candidates may be submitted in advance via email to Student Success at studentsuccess@k-state.edu, asked live during each presentation, or through the Zoom chat feature.
The presentations may be accessed through the Vice Provost for Student Success search website at k-state.edu/student-success/about/searches/.
Application materials, itinerary, an online feedback survey and recorded presentations for each candidate are also available on that website after entering your K-State eID and password. Feedback surveys will close Aug. 1, and the presentations and materials will be removed from the website at that time.