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University 
of Southern Maine (USM)
Position 
Title: TRIO 
Advisor Student Support Services
Department: 
Student 
Success Center - PSSCTR
Salary 
Band/Wage Band: 103
Work 
Schedule: Monday-Friday 
8:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m., evenings & weekends as necessary
 
This 
is a full-time (100%), soft money-funded, 10 month position that is from August 
1 to May 31 each year.  Work location is Lewiston and Portland, with regular 
travel between Portland, Gorham, Lewiston-Auburn campuses.
 
 
Statement 
of Job:
The 
University of Southern Maine seeks applicants for the position of TRIO Advisor: 
Student Support Services.  The Student Support Services at USM is a 
federally-funded program supported by a 5 year competitive renewable grant from 
the U.S. Department of Education's TRIO program. USM is in the last year of its 
current grant and has applied for continued funding for 9/1/2015-8/31/2020, and 
anticipates notification of grant funding by mid-July 2015. The goals of Student 
Support Services at USM are to assist USM students on the Portland, Gorham and 
Lewiston/Auburn campuses that are income-eligible, are first generation college 
students, meet academic need criteria, and/or are disabled, to persist in 
college, maintain good academic standing and graduate from college within 6 
years. 
 
The 
Advisor works with the Executive Director and other Student Support Services at 
USM staff to implement the program and achieve standardized program goals and 
objectives for the federal grant.  This position provides direct service and 
support to students through academic, career and college planning, and 
monitoring student progress toward graduation from college.  Specific 
responsibilities include the provision of guidance and mentoring to optimize the 
student retention and success in Student Support Service program and USM.  The 
person in this position reports to the Executive Director of TRIO Programs at 
USM.
 

 
Gail 
Minichiello | 
TRIO Student Support Services | 
University 
of Southern Maine 
| Project 
Coordinator | 
Phone: 
207-780-5228 | 
http://www.usm.maine.edu/trioprograms/trio-student-support-services