Student Support Services
Transforming lives one student at a time
Student Support Services (SSS) is a federally funded TRIO program that has been serving UConn students since 1970. Students selected to participate in SSS receive the following services:
- Participation in the CAPS Summer Program
- One-on-one holistic advising and counseling throughout tenure at UConn
- Exclusive tutoring
- Peer Mentoring
- SSS First Year Experience courses
- SSS First Year English courses with supplemental instruction
- Priority selection for CAPS study abroad programs
- Unique enrichment opportunities
- Grant aid for eligible participants
Program Eligibility
SSS selection is based on a variety of factors, including:
- Connecticut residency
- First-generation to college and/or from a high financial need household
- Potential to succeed at UConn
Questions?
Contact SSS Director Kim Gorman at kimberly.gorman@uconn.edu
Mission
The University of Connecticut Student Support Services (SSS) program provides students who are first-generation to college and/or from low-income households with access to UConn and supports them in achieving their goal of graduation.