submitted by cheathak@augsburg.edu
Congratulations to Xia Xiong-Vang ’05 (sociology and communications) as she takes on new leadership as Assistant Director of TRIO/Student Support Services (SSS). In addition to continued advising of program participants and overall day-to-day programming, Xia will assume the coordination and implementation of Summer Bridge, a four to five week academic “camp” for up-to 25 TRIO/SSS-eligible incoming first year students to help them ease their transition to Augsburg University.
Xia is an alumna of our TRIO/SSS program and also holds a master’s from the University of Minnesota in Educational Psychology, Counseling, and Student Personnel. Xia has been with Augsburg’s TRIO/SSS program as full-time staff since 2014.
We are fortunate that Xia agreed to take on this new responsibility in work and partnership with our low income and first generation population!