Jarred Corley is the new Project Advisor for TRiO/Student Support Services (SSS) at the University of Arkansas Community College at Batesville. A recent graduate of Lee University Graduate School in Counseling in Cleveland, Tennessee, Corley holds a master’s degree in college student development.
Jarred Corley named Project Advisor for UACCB
Director of TRiO/SSS, Beth Bruce, said, “TRiO/SSS is all about providing the support UACCB students need so they can graduate and transfer successfully. The goal is to empower students with the tools they need to succeed academically, professionally and personally. I am very excited to have Jarred on our team. He brings great experience and I know he will be a valuable contributor in our efforts to meet the needs of students.”
Corley said he felt blessed to have a family that placed an emphasis on education. His father worked multiple jobs and his mother worked while taking nursing classes. He added, “She attended UACCB and ASU Beebe thanks to financial aid and a strong desire to succeed. In hindsight, I realize I was lucky in many ways to have completed college as many students face barriers beyond their control and may not have considered that college is attainable. My dream is to help other students not only reach graduation, but to take ownership of their lives and education.”
Although he has lived in Tennessee the past few years while attending school, his hometown is Velvet Ridge. His mother is a nurse at White River Medical Center in Batesville and his father is the chaplain at White County Medical Center in Searcy. He adds, “I tend to be a social person and enjoy meeting diverse individuals and learn their stories. I have many friends and family in the Batesville area–it’s ‘home’.” He adds, “To be able to come to a place I have known my entire life and do what I love is better than anything I could have thought possible.”
After learning more from his future experiences at UACCB, he hopes to enter a doctoral program in higher education leadership. “Above anything else,” Corley said, “I hope that I can be a positive encouragement to everyone I come in contact with and become a constructive point in their lives.”
SSS is part of the federal TRiO programs and designed to prepare disadvantaged students for successful entry into, retention in and completion of post-secondary education. The program at UACCB provides members with free tutoring, supplemental instruction, academic advisement, transfer counseling, transfer trips, financial aid counseling, financial aid assistance, informational workshops and cultural opportunities. For more information call 870-612-2173 or find them on the UACCB website at www.uaccb.edu/trio-sss
