TRiO-SSS Services
Mentoring
Student Success Services also provides free mentoring to all new SSS members!
Mentors employed through SSS are returning Peru State College students who are also members of SSS. Our mentors provide a support system for our participants by helping incoming freshmen become oriented to Peru State College. For example, our mentors help freshmen understand the online systems myPSC and Canvas, order textbooks, apply for work-study, and purchase parking permits.
Mentors continue to work with SSS students as the years go by. In addition to their responsibilities of helping incoming freshmen, our mentors arrange social events throughout the year to facilitate SSS community interaction. Furthermore, our mentors help the SSS staff plan and chaperone the events that SSS holds throughout the year.
All new participants that are accepted into SSS are paired with an SSS mentor. If you have any questions about mentoring, please contact Amanda Downing, Student Success Mentoring Coordinator at studentsuccessservices@peru.edu.
Journey LLC
Location: Morgan Hall
The Journey LLC is for freshman women living in Morgan Hall who are members of the TRiO-SSS program and wish to learn “How to Adult.” As a member of this community, you and your peers will learn about the transition from a high school student into a functional, independent adult in a fun and engaging way.
Through monthly activities and off-campus excursions, members will learn practical, every-day life skills such as cooking healthy (and delicious) meals, drafting and following a budget, basic car maintenance and upkeep, and searching for and applying to jobs. In addition, members will develop the skills necessary to tackle common college psychological woes such as test anxiety, home-sickness, and making new friends.
The goal of the Journey LLC is to help you transition into college, support you while at college, and prepare you for life after college.
Acceptance into the Journey LLC is contingent upon SSS eligibility*. To learn more about TRiO -SSS and to review the eligibility requirements, please visit How to Join.
*Common TRiO-SSS eligibility items: 1st generation college student, PELL Grant Eligible students, Student with a physical, mental, or learning disability, Academic need (broadly defined).
Career Development
Student Success Services provides individual support and advising for members to help develop and pursue career goals. In addition, there are workshops and presentations to help students learn more about career readiness so students are prepared for the job market at graduation. We encourage students to start early in their education to build the knowledge and skills needed for career choices and decisions.
SSS hosts a campus club, Students Active in Leadership (SAIL), for its members to help grow leadership skills and provide community service opportunities in alignment with Peru State’s Mission Statement.
Some of the career services SSS provides:
- Encourage students to design their career pathway
- Guide students toward career readiness
- Design and build a resume, cover letter, and reference page
- Share job search resources
- Develop and grow leadership skills
- Make available Career Workshops
- Support with graduate and professional school preparation
- Build goals for a fulfilling professional life
- Provide opportunities for community service and volunteering
- Explore careers and professions in your major or help select a new major
- Inform students of campus resources available for additional career services
- Enhance students' search for internships and job shadowing opportunities