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  The 2023 Heartland Research Conference
will be held

Friday, Sept. 22, 2023, -Sunday, Sept. 24, 2023
at the Marriott Country Club Plaza in
Kansas City, MO.!

Heartland Research Conference 2023 Committee Chairs Info and Ticket Prices

McNair Heartland Conference:
Recruiters Ticket & Dinner Ticket 
Prices

We have three ticket options for recruiters to choose whether or not they want to purchase a dinner ticket.  The Recruiters Ticket is broken down into three options for registration and purchasing your dinner ticket.

We have three choices for paying:

Recruiter Table only = $250.00

(only for Recruiter Table)

Recruiter Table + 1 Dinner Ticket = $250 + $70 = 

Total amount $320.00

Recruiter Table + 2 Dinner Tickets = $250 + $140 = Total amount $390.00

McNair Heartland Conference:
Chair Committee Members 

Please Contact the following Committee Chair Member for Questions:

Valdis Zalite
Director of TRIO and Educational Access Programs

Email: vzalite@semo.edu

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Kari A. Azevedo, Ph.D.

TRIO McNair Scholars Program, Director

Email: kazevedo@ucmo.edu

Student Leadership Conference
Pre-College: 
July 28 - 30
Hosting in Lawrence, KS at Haskell & The University of Kansas!

Registration is still open!

Register for your program today!

Providing Professional Development & Resources
to its members.

MO-KAN-NE (MKN) is the 3-state chapter of the Educational Opportunity Association (EOA), 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 137 TRIO programs in the MKN service region with approximately 39 million dollars going to programs that help serve over 43,000 participants.

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Become a Member Today!

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What We Do

The Mission of the Missouri-Kansas-Nebraska Chapter of the Educational Opportunity Association is to:

Provide professional development and resources to its members

Provide assistance to income-eligible, first-generation, or underrepresented students, students with disabilities, and veterans in their effort to gain access to and succeed in post-secondary and graduate education;

Provide information regarding issues of equal access to higher education

Testimonials

“TRiO WORKS.”

Jason Strauss
CEO of ML Associates

Our Services
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MKN Board & Committee Chairs

The MKN Board and Committee Chairs are responsible for overseeing the organization’s programs and activities.

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Conferences

MKN provides TRIO professionals with the opportunity to learn from their peers and apply new knowledge and skills that can help them further their careers. 

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Student Initiatives

& Scholarships

MKN provides multiple initiatives including conferences and scholarship opportunities for TRIO and GEAR UP scholars within Missouri, Kansas, and Nebraska.

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Member Resources

This section is designed to provide you with helpful resources and tips to get the most out of your membership investment.

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Contact

Ready to find out more?

The Federal TRIO Programs are educational opportunity outreach programs designed to motivate and support students from disadvantaged backgrounds. TRIO includes eight programs targeted to serve and assist low-income individuals, first-generation college students, and individuals with disabilities to progress through the academic pipeline from middle school to postbaccalaureate programs.

Federal TRIO Programs

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