Exploring TRIO’s Capacity to Provide Career Development to Low-Income Students

Wednesday, June 11, 2025

4:00 PM - 4:45 PM EDT

Location: 120 B

Presenter(s)

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Sean O'Keefe

Professor at Leavey School of Business and First-Gen Program
Santa Clara University, California, United States
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Joshua D. Kahn, Dr.

Assistant Director of Research and Public Policy
National Association of Colleges and Employers
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, United States
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Margaret Cahalan

Interim Director for the Pell Institute, Council for Opportunity in Education (COE), Pell Institute for the Study of Opportunity in Higher Education
Pell Institute
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Marilee Ludvik

In this interactive multi-organizational presentation, we will share preliminary findings from a national study that explored successes and barriers for Trio program leader collaboration with Career Services professionals to advance the career opportunities and placement of their students. With growing federal reporting requirements for post-graduate career outcomes as well as emphasis on social mobility, this presentation will share a research-informed framework to heighten collaboration and improve career outcomes for first-generation, low-income students.

Participants will
-Identify their own institutional career readiness strengths and barriers
-Critique a research-based framework for promoting Trio program collaboration with career services professionals that is applicable to any first-generation, low-incoming student support services
-Share institutional experiences in small groups
-Leave with useful implementation resources