Triton College is proud to have students excelling in and out of the classroom. Oumou Toure was accepted to attend the NASA Community College Aerospace Scholars (NCAS) NASA Experience. Bertha Sanchez was accepted into the Aspen Young Leaders Fellowship (AYLF) from the Aspen Institute. Both Sanchez and Toure are participants in Triton College’s Sisterhood of Undergraduates Representing Great Excellence (SURGE). The program provides academic support, one-on-one mentoring and coaching, career exploration and development, community service projects and assistance in transitioning to four-year institutions.

SURGE participants are encouraged to take advantage of every opportunity presented to them. Townsend and Julia Willis, director of Student Support Initiatives at Triton College, are elated that both students’ hard work, perseverance and initiative resulted in being selected for important roles in national academic programs. For more information, visit www.triton.edu.