WSTA MissionWSTA is a group of TRIO professionals who provide a venue to support the success of low-income, first-generation and underrepresented students to obtain a quality education. WSTA helps these underrepresented populations by promoting program development, disseminating best practices/high impact educational practices and collecting data on the students’ specific educational needs to assist our first-generation, low-income populations better. WSTA provides support services and opportunities not normally accessible to these students to help them reach their full potential and develop into professional individuals. In order to best serve low-income, first-generation, and underrepresented students and improve the changing needs of these populations, WSTA sponsors professional conferences, meetings, training, mentoring and other educational forums for its members throughout the calendar year. WSTA understands the contribution that low-income, first-generation, and underrepresented students provide to our nation and believes in supporting these individuals as they pursue their higher education degree. |
Student Highlight
Shelly Hoffman
Grays Harbor College | Student Support Services
TRIO | Central Washington University
Meet Daisy Castaneda, a mom of three, a full-time employee at the Moses Lake facility, and a student at CWU. Daisy is pursuing a minor in Bilingual Education with dreams of teaching Kindergarten and eventually earning her Master’s in Education. Raised in Moses Lake, she is passionate about showing her children that hard work can make any goal achievable.
Balancing family, work, and school has its challenges. As a full-time student and mom, Daisy struggles to find time for herself but is learning to manage her schedule and prioritize both her family and academic success. Her commitment to her future and her family drives her to keep going, even on the tough days.
Daisy credits the TRIO program for providing the support and resources she needs to stay on track, both in college and in life. With TRIO’s help, she is confident she’ll reach her goal of earning a Master’s and Ph.D., all while making her family proud.
