Published April 12, 2022
Attending the University of Louisiana System Day at the Louisiana State Capitol on
April 5 were, from left, President Ron Berry, ULM Reginald F. Lewis Scholars Carl
Whitlock and Earnest Wyatt, and Tommie Nelson, ULM TRIO Outreach Specialist.
Courtesy photo
On April 5, the University of Louisiana Monroe’s Reginald F. Lewis Scholars Program
students and TRIO Student Support Services participated in the University of Louisiana
System Day at the state Capitol in Baton Rouge.
ULM’s Lewis Scholars Carl Whitlock and Earnest Wyatt, accompanied by Tommie Nelson,
TRIO Outreach Specialist, had the opportunity to network and witness the state legislature
in session.
The UL Reginald F. Lewis Scholars Program enhances the collegiate experience of Black
male students in the UL System. The Lewis Scholars Program aims to recruit Black males
and provide educational programs, mentoring opportunities, and co-curricular experiences
to improve outcomes. Two students are chosen each year from each of the nine-member
institutions of the UL System.
TRIO SSS is one of the eight TRIO Programs fully funded by the U.S. Department of
Education. The mission of TRIO-SSS is to increase graduation and retention rates of
first-generation college students enrolled at ULM. To learn more about the TRIO-SSS
program or to apply, visit https://www.ulm.edu/research/trio/.
