{"id":1520,"date":"2023-08-02T01:50:28","date_gmt":"2023-08-02T01:50:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dae.utk.edu\/ero\/?page_id=1520"},"modified":"2026-02-19T16:05:17","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T21:05:17","slug":"outreach","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dae.utk.edu\/trio\/outreach\/","title":{"rendered":"Programs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull eplus-wrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"home-banner wp-block-columns alignfull eplus-wrapper is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex eplus-styles-uid-24e049\">\n<div class=\"cl cl--1 wp-block-column eplus-wrapper is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"video wp-block-image alignfull size-full eplus-wrapper\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1077\" height=\"524\" src=\"https:\/\/dae.utk.edu\/trio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/03\/TRIOIMG_2878-1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2840\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dae.utk.edu\/trio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/03\/TRIOIMG_2878-1-1.jpg 1077w, https:\/\/dae.utk.edu\/trio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/03\/TRIOIMG_2878-1-1-300x146.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dae.utk.edu\/trio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/03\/TRIOIMG_2878-1-1-1024x498.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/dae.utk.edu\/trio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/03\/TRIOIMG_2878-1-1-768x374.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1077px) 100vw, 1077px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"banner-text wp-block-columns eplus-wrapper is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex eplus-styles-uid-fe4a24\">\n<div class=\"container wp-block-column eplus-wrapper is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"rw rw--1 rw-lvl-1 rw-lvl-1--1 wp-block-columns eplus-wrapper is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex eplus-styles-uid-b01a39\">\n<div class=\"cl cl--1 wp-block-column eplus-wrapper is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"rw-lvl-2 rw-lvl-2--1 wp-block-columns eplus-wrapper is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex eplus-styles-uid-14e113\">\n<div class=\"cl cl--1 wp-block-column eplus-wrapper is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h4 class=\"subheading wp-block-heading eplus-wrapper\">Our TRIO<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"heading wp-block-heading eplus-wrapper\">Programs<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"cl cl--2 wp-block-column eplus-wrapper is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull eplus-wrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-block-columns alignfull eplus-wrapper is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex eplus-styles-uid-f09ded\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column eplus-wrapper is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide eplus-wrapper is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex eplus-styles-uid-4d8e4a\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column eplus-wrapper is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div style=\"height:66px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\" wp-block-spacer eplus-wrapper\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\" eplus-wrapper\">The University of Tennessee\u2019s Division of Access and Engagement is home to five thriving US Department of Education TRIO outreach and student services programs, each designed to increase college access and academic success for first-generation, low-income students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\" eplus-wrapper\">For more than 40 years, these programs have helped thousands of veterans, adults, rural students, and youth from underserved areas in East Tennessee and surrounding rural areas enroll in and complete college.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\" eplus-wrapper\">Our active outreach programs include:<\/p>\n\n\n<ul style=\"font-size:19px\" class=\" wp-block-list eplus-wrapper eplus-styles-uid-35b713\">\n<li class=\" eplus-wrapper\">Academic Enrichment Upward Bound (AEUB)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\" eplus-wrapper\">Educational Opportunity Center (EOC)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\" eplus-wrapper\">Math and Science Upward Bound (MSUB)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\" eplus-wrapper\">Pre-College Upward Bound (PCUB)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\" eplus-wrapper\">Veterans Upward Bound (VUB)<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column eplus-wrapper is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\" wp-block-image size-large eplus-wrapper\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"950\" src=\"https:\/\/dae.utk.edu\/trio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/08\/torch2-1024x950.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1980\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dae.utk.edu\/trio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/08\/torch2-1024x950.webp 1024w, https:\/\/dae.utk.edu\/trio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/08\/torch2-300x278.webp 300w, https:\/\/dae.utk.edu\/trio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/08\/torch2-768x713.webp 768w, https:\/\/dae.utk.edu\/trio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/08\/torch2-1536x1426.webp 1536w, https:\/\/dae.utk.edu\/trio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/08\/torch2.webp 1838w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\" has-text-align-center has-small-font-size eplus-wrapper\"><em>&#8220;One that beareth a torch shadoweth oneself to give light to others.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull eplus-wrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"sc sc--res-out wp-block-columns alignfull has-background eplus-wrapper is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex eplus-styles-uid-911762\" style=\"background-color:#e8ebed\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column eplus-wrapper is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"rw rw-lvl-1 wp-block-columns alignwide eplus-wrapper is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex eplus-styles-uid-1f621e\">\n<div class=\"cl cl--1 wp-block-column eplus-wrapper is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:45%\"><div class=\"rw rw-lvl-2 wp-block-columns eplus-wrapper is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex eplus-styles-uid-bde596\">\n<div class=\"cl cl--1 wp-block-column has-white-background-color has-background eplus-wrapper is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\" wp-block-image size-full eplus-wrapper\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"607\" height=\"341\" src=\"https:\/\/dae.utk.edu\/trio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/03\/AEUBIMG_3870-edited.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2832\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dae.utk.edu\/trio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/03\/AEUBIMG_3870-edited.jpg 607w, https:\/\/dae.utk.edu\/trio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/03\/AEUBIMG_3870-edited-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 607px) 100vw, 607px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"rw rw-lvl-3 wp-block-columns eplus-wrapper is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex eplus-styles-uid-8f9489\">\n<div class=\"cl cl--1 wp-block-column eplus-wrapper is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\" wp-block-heading eplus-wrapper\" style=\"text-transform:capitalize\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dae.utk.edu\/trio\/academic-enrichment-upward-bound\/\">Academic Enrichment Upward Bound (AEUB)<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\" eplus-wrapper\">AEUB serves students who are first-generation college students and those who come from a financially disadvantaged background. The goal is to assist the participants to successfully graduate from high school, enroll in college following their high school graduation, and earn a college degree. All services are provided at no cost.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\" eplus-wrapper\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons eplus-wrapper is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\" wp-block-button eplus-wrapper eplus-styles-uid-ff4573\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/dae.utk.edu\/trio\/academic-enrichment-upward-bound\/\">LEARN MORE<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"cl cl--1 wp-block-column eplus-wrapper is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:45%\"><div class=\"rw rw-lvl-2 wp-block-columns eplus-wrapper is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex eplus-styles-uid-35e8ff\">\n<div class=\"cl cl--1 wp-block-column has-white-background-color has-background eplus-wrapper is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\" wp-block-image size-full eplus-wrapper\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/dae.utk.edu\/trio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/09\/eoc3.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2462\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dae.utk.edu\/trio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/09\/eoc3.webp 1024w, https:\/\/dae.utk.edu\/trio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/09\/eoc3-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/dae.utk.edu\/trio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/09\/eoc3-768x432.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"rw rw-lvl-3 wp-block-columns eplus-wrapper is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex eplus-styles-uid-2fd592\">\n<div class=\"cl cl--1 wp-block-column eplus-wrapper is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\" wp-block-heading eplus-wrapper\" style=\"text-transform:capitalize\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dae.utk.edu\/trio\/educational-opportunity-center\/\">Educational Opportunity Center<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\" eplus-wrapper\">EOC assists low-income, first-generation participants to complete secondary school requirements and enroll in post-secondary education programs. Services are offered at several locations, including Knoxville and Athens in Tennessee, Franklin in North Carolina, and Blue Ridge in Georgia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\" eplus-wrapper\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons eplus-wrapper is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\" wp-block-button eplus-wrapper eplus-styles-uid-cb5d5c\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/dae.utk.edu\/trio\/educational-opportunity-center\/\">LEARN MORE<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"rw rw-lvl-1 wp-block-columns alignwide eplus-wrapper is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex eplus-styles-uid-a73aea\">\n<div class=\"cl cl--1 wp-block-column eplus-wrapper is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:45%\"><div class=\"rw rw-lvl-2 wp-block-columns eplus-wrapper is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex eplus-styles-uid-cee94c\">\n<div class=\"cl cl--1 wp-block-column has-white-background-color has-background eplus-wrapper is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\" wp-block-image size-full eplus-wrapper\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"718\" height=\"404\" src=\"https:\/\/dae.utk.edu\/trio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/03\/MSUBPXL_20250222_191439012-edited.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2834\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dae.utk.edu\/trio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/03\/MSUBPXL_20250222_191439012-edited.jpg 718w, https:\/\/dae.utk.edu\/trio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/03\/MSUBPXL_20250222_191439012-edited-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 718px) 100vw, 718px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"rw rw-lvl-3 wp-block-columns eplus-wrapper is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex eplus-styles-uid-e2e93c\">\n<div class=\"cl cl--1 wp-block-column eplus-wrapper is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\" wp-block-heading eplus-wrapper\" style=\"text-transform:capitalize\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dae.utk.edu\/trio\/math-and-science-upward-bound\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"1857\">Math and Science Upward Bound (MSUB)<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\" eplus-wrapper\">MSUB strengthens the math and science skills of participating students. The goal of the program is to help these students recognize and develop their potential to excel in these subjects, to encourage them to pursue postsecondary degrees in related disciplines, and, ultimately, to obtain careers in the many professional fields of math and science.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\" eplus-wrapper\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons eplus-wrapper is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\" wp-block-button eplus-wrapper eplus-styles-uid-ac073b\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/dae.utk.edu\/trio\/math-and-science-upward-bound\/\">LEARN MORE<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"cl cl--1 wp-block-column eplus-wrapper is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:45%\"><div class=\"rw rw-lvl-2 wp-block-columns eplus-wrapper is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex eplus-styles-uid-ccc7f4\">\n<div class=\"cl cl--1 wp-block-column has-white-background-color has-background eplus-wrapper is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\" wp-block-image size-full eplus-wrapper\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1077\" height=\"606\" src=\"https:\/\/dae.utk.edu\/trio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/03\/PCUB-2025-IMG_2881-edited.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2830\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dae.utk.edu\/trio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/03\/PCUB-2025-IMG_2881-edited.jpg 1077w, https:\/\/dae.utk.edu\/trio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/03\/PCUB-2025-IMG_2881-edited-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dae.utk.edu\/trio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/03\/PCUB-2025-IMG_2881-edited-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/dae.utk.edu\/trio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/03\/PCUB-2025-IMG_2881-edited-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1077px) 100vw, 1077px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"rw rw-lvl-3 wp-block-columns eplus-wrapper is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex eplus-styles-uid-4aceb0\">\n<div class=\"cl cl--1 wp-block-column eplus-wrapper is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\" wp-block-heading eplus-wrapper\" style=\"text-transform:capitalize\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dae.utk.edu\/trio\/pre-college-upward-bound\/\">Pre-College Upward Bound (PCUB)<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\" eplus-wrapper\">PCUB is a federal TRiO program funded by the US Department of Education. PCUB seeks to serve individuals who are first-generation college students or who come from a financially disadvantaged background. The goal is to assist the participants to successfully graduate from high school, enroll in college and earn a degree.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\" eplus-wrapper\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons eplus-wrapper is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\" wp-block-button eplus-wrapper eplus-styles-uid-933aad\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/dae.utk.edu\/trio\/pre-college-upward-bound\/\">LEARN MORE<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"rw rw-lvl-1 wp-block-columns alignwide eplus-wrapper is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex eplus-styles-uid-88a57f\">\n<div class=\"cl cl--1 wp-block-column eplus-wrapper is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:45%\"><div class=\"rw rw-lvl-2 wp-block-columns eplus-wrapper is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex eplus-styles-uid-54ec63\">\n<div class=\"cl cl--1 wp-block-column has-white-background-color has-background eplus-wrapper is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\" wp-block-image size-full eplus-wrapper\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dae.utk.edu\/trio\/veterans-upward-bound\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dae.utk.edu\/trio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/09\/ero5.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2206\"><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"rw rw-lvl-3 wp-block-columns eplus-wrapper is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex eplus-styles-uid-a2b1d4\">\n<div class=\"cl cl--1 wp-block-column eplus-wrapper is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\" wp-block-heading eplus-wrapper\" style=\"text-transform:capitalize\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dae.utk.edu\/trio\/veterans-upward-bound\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"1906\">Veterans Upward Bound (VUB)<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\" eplus-wrapper\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\" eplus-wrapper\">VUB supports veterans while pursuing their educational, career, personal, and social goals. VUB provides intensive basic skills development, short-term refresher courses, and intensive individualized tutoring to help veterans successfully transition to postsecondary education. 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