2016-17 Newsletter TRIO SSS 2016-2017 | Page 14

MI-CAPP, The Conference For Us! TRiO SSS, STEM, and Teach Prep Staff posing during Sunday Banquet Michigan College Access and Personnels (MI-CAPP) is an annual conference which brings together those persons who have an active interest in and/or are professionally involved in broadening accessibility to and providing support for success in formal, post-secondary education. MICAPP is the Michigan chapter of the Educational Opportunity Association (EOA). It is one of eight chapters in the EOA. The eight chapters are Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin and MO-KA-NE (Missouri, Kansas and Nebraska). EOA is the regional chapter of the Council for Opportunity in Education. Marnie Parris-Bingle & Sara Juarez before receiving her award at the conference. (From Top left to Bottom Right) Ariel Arnold, MarcQus Wright, Aliya Armstrong, Dr. Nykia Gaines, Marnie Parris-Bingle, Kaelee Steffens, Linda Rettig Ariel Arnold & Lavar Green Jackson as he receives his award at the conference. 14