LamarSSS+Wikispace

Student Support Services// **Lamar University is located in Beaumont Texas. Lamar has seen enrollment increases for eight of the past 10 years and is seeing growth both on campus and in its online programs. Growth in the online offerings through Lamar’s academic partnership program has been tremendous. About 4,000 students are participating in the program and at the August commencement, 1,098 master’s degrees were awarded through the online education programs.
 * //Welcome to Lamar University

Student Support Services is a federally funded grant program on the Lamar campus which serves students who are either from low income households, have a disability or are first generation college students. The mission of Lamar University Student Support Services TRiO Program is to promote academic success of eligible students who aspire to achieve a post-secondary education by removing obstacles that negatively impact good academic standing and motivating students toward successful completion of a college degree.

The term "wiki" stands for "what I know is". A wiki is a collaborative website whose content can be edited by anyone who has access to it.

The purpose of this online learning community is to allow staff members and friends of the Lamar University TRiO SSS program to collaborate by exploring new ways of integrating educational technology into the lives of the students we serve in order to move them toward achieving their academic goals.

Pam Comer, Academic Advisor Andrea Stephenson, Director Tracy Morgan, Administrative Associate Susan Haught, Tutor Coordinator Sam Comer, Student / Applicant Anja Acree, College Accounting Teacher Jamie Gustin, Technology Coach, Magnolia ISD
 * __The members of our wiki are:__**

First, I would like to introduce two questions to begin our discussion.

Question #1: What type of professional development or educator preparation would you like to see offered for the staff of the SSS program in order to better equip our students to live in the 21st century?

Question #2: What new technology would you most like to see implemented into the SSS program?

Feel free to add to the list of questions, or click **Discussion** and enter your comments. Also, be sure to visit the **Agenda** and **Timeline** pages located on the top right side of this page.

In order to get a better understanding of how a wiki works, please view this video by clicking on the link below. Wikis in Plain English