Student Support Services
Student Support Services is TRIO's collegiate component, and it offers eligible students advising and tutoring to help them continue their educations and complete bachelor's degrees. Student Support Services advisors remain with students until they graduate.
Students may be eligible for services if they meet at least one of the following criteria:
- First-generation college student: Neither of the student's parents has a bachelor's degree. If a parent has an associate degree, the student is eligible to receive TRIO services.
- Meet Low Income Guidelines: The student's taxable income is at or below a scale set by the Department of Education's Federal TRIO Programs.
- Have a Disability: The student has a documented physical, psychological, or learning disability. Verification of the disability is needed from the student's physician or psychologist.
Student Support Services at Idaho State University provides students with a variety of support services including:
- Advising/scheduling assistance
- Counseling (academic, personal, financial, and career)
- Orientation to campus
- Advocacy
- Mentoring
- Tutoring
Schedule an Advising Appointment
Student Support Services Staff
Janae Mitchell
Director
(208) 282-3514
janaemitchell@isu.edu
Museum Building, Room 446
Kirsti Beck
Administrative Assistant II
(208) 282-3966
beckkirs@isu.edu
Museum Building, Room 446
- TRIO SSS
- TRIO McNair
- College Assistance Migrant Program
- Scheduling appointments
- Application questions and concerns
- Employment opportunities
Kirsti has worked at Idaho State University since 2004, and in that time has worked in Administrative Support roles with the Institute of Rural Health, New Student Orientation, and the Veteran Student Services Center. She is now enjoying working in Access and Opportunity Programs with the College Assistance Migrant Program, TRIO Student Support Services, and TRIO McNair Scholars Program. She enjoys a quiet life in the country, a great rotation of music, and spending time outdoors and traveling with her family.
Maurice Pittman
Advisor
(208) 282-2795
mauricepittman@isu.edu
Museum Building, Room 446
- TRIO SSS services
- FAFSA
- Academic Advising
- Academic
- Career and Graduate school exploration
- Institutional navigation.
Maurice is a TRIO SSS alum from California State University Bakersfield. He earned his undergraduate degree in Psychology and Minor in Communication and later received his Master's degree in Educational Counseling with an emphasis in School Counseling and Student Affairs in Higher Education. Maurice is actively pursuing his Educational Doctorate in Educational Leadership with a concentration in Higher Education Administration at Idaho State University. Maurice absolutely loves his job helping students to successfully find their transformative moments, navigating the university system to completing their four-year degree and encouraging graduate studies and/or to being a productive community leader.
Erika Richards
Advisor
(208) 282-1470
erikarichards@isu.edu
Museum Building, Room 446E
- TRIO McNair Scholars Program
- First Generation College Students
- Student recruitment, engagement, and retention
- Undergraduate research opportunities
- Program Initiatives and objective
- Program eligibility and application processes
Erika graduated from ISU in May of 2018 with her B.A. in sociology and went on to study for a Master of Arts degree also in sociology with the criminology emphasis. Her master's thesis focused on studying the mental and emotional stressors that probation and parole officers in Idaho experience while supervising sex offenders. After graduating with her Master's in May of 2020, Erika continued her education with pursuing a Doctor of Arts degree in Political science also at Idaho State University which will be completed in Spring of 2025. Erika is committed to showing students that graduate school is possible for anyone with that goal! In her free time, Erika enjoys reading, watching her daughter grow and learn, watching Bones, and working out.
Alleyna Martes
Program Specialist
(208) 282-4401
alleynamartes@isu.edu
Museum Building, Room 446B
- Programming, workshops, and events
- Community resources
- Time management assistance
- TRIO Tuesday
I'm working on a PhD in Experimental Psychology, studying locomotion after a spinal cord injury. As a first generation and low-income college student, one of my greatest priorities is helping other first generation and limited income students to reach their full potential in college and beyond. I work for TRIO so that I can help provide a variety of resources for these students to set them up for success. I enjoy spending time outside in all seasons and traveling everywhere I can with my dogs, and then coming home to relax with my cats.
Contact Us
(208) 282-4864
Main Office Physical Location: Idaho State University - Museum Building Room 446