Welcome to our MO-KAN-NE Website! 

MO-KAN-N​E (MKN) is the 3-state chapter of the Mid-America Association of Educational Opportunity Program Personnel (MAEOPP), one of the 10 regional associations in the U.S. that form the Council for Opportunity in Education (COE). The Council represents TRIO programs nationwide.  

There are 141 TRIO programs in the MKN service region with approximately 600 administrative, professional and full/part-time staff serving over 45,000 participants. 

Our Purpose: 

The Mission of the Missouri-Kansas-Nebraska Chapter of the Mid-America Association of Educational Opportunity Program Personnel is to:

• Provide professional development and resources to its members;
• Provide assistance to income-eligible, first-generation, or under-represented students, students with disabilities and veterans in their effort to gain access to and succeed in postsecondary and graduate education;
• Provide information regarding issues of equal access to higher education.

What We Do:  

• Direct communication among individual members and member institutions.
• Research topics relevant to our mission.
• Host conferences for members and educational opportunity program allies.
• Promote professional standards in the field.
• Promote public awareness of issues important to our constituents.
• Provide quick, informed and meaningful responses at the state and national levels to issues affecting education for our constituents.
• Educate state and national leaders to our purpose, importance and impact on the lives of our constituents.
• Maintain regular communication among members through the MKN Newsletters and Website.            

MO-KAN-NE is a part of Mid-America Educational Opportunity Program Personnel (MAEOPP). To learn more about our region and to access the website, please use the following link. 

The Council for Opportunity in Education is a nonprofit organization dedicated to expanding college opportunities for low-income, first generation students and students with disabilities. To learn more, use the following

Robert Michell utilized the Salvation Army for years. He attended and listened to an Outreach TRIO/Educational Opportunity Center (EOC) briefing and shared, "I have been waiting for this opportunity all my life. I am tired of having no contact with my family, no job, no home, or money."
 
Inspired, the next day he went down to EOC, completed his FAFSA, and enrolled in Welding Technology. Robert shared, "I was so excited to show my first welding certificate to my EOC Counselor. Today, I have three welding certificates and I am on my way to earning my A.S. Degree. Additionally, I now have a job, a vehicle, and an apartment."

Robert shared that he owe's it all to TRIO/EOC.

Robert's EOC Counselor, in response, stated: "We pointed you in the right direction, but you had to do all the work!"