The University of Tennessee
The Educational Advancement Program
Spring 2016
TRiO Higher Education Quiz
Name: ___________________________________ Date: ___________
It is important to note that you must provide clear and precise answers to the questions requiring written answers. Please utilize complete sentences. The act of copying answers verbatim from each other will not be tolerated, and will totally disqualify you from the supplement.
1. What was the original name for the Pell Grant?
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2. What is signifncant about January 28, 1986, in TRiO history?
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3. Name the Congressperson who initially recommended the Pell Grant.
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4. Name the law that gave birth to TRiO programs.
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Name three member of the Congressional Black Caucus and the state
they represent.
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6. ____________________________________
7. ______________________________________
8. Place the following legislative and political terms in the order of their occurrence : appropriation, allocation , authorization , implementation , legislation , distribution, hearing.
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b._______________________________________________
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e._______________________________________________
f._______________________________________________
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9. Name the Chairperson of the House of Representatives Sub Committee on
Education. ___________________________________________
10. Name the person who is the Chairperson of the Senate Committee on
Education. __________________________________________
There are seventeen states with historically black Colleges and Universities. Name one public and one private institution in each of the following states.
Public Private
11. North Carolina
12.Florida
13.Arkansas
14. Alabama
15.Virginia
16. Maryland
17. The office of Diversity and Inclusion has come under scrutiny and criticism over the last four months regarding the purpose, programs, communication, and importance and funding of diversity and inclusion.
Describe the controversy, detail the significant events, compare and contrast opposing views on the subject; and give you opinion as to what you believe should be the outcome and why. Provide a separate computer generated attachment with a minimum of four paragraphs.
18.Name the Congressperson responsible fot introducing the idea of the pell grant supplement, his city and state and the President at the time.
Congressperson_________________________
City_________________________________
State_________________________________
President______________________________
19. Who is the current U.S. Secretary of Education and what was his former position?
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________20.Who is Dr. Arnold Mitchem and what are his thoughts about the status of First generation, and low-income people in higher education today?
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21. Who are Ron and Don Frieson, what is their significance to Diversity and Inclusion at the University of Tennessee?____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
22. Examine the data and write a paragraph that explains the information found in the data. Provide a separate computer generated attachment and title your explanation.
23. Who is Maureen Hoyler, what did she observe about President Obama’s state of the Union address? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
24. Complete the following sentence: There are ____members of the U.S. House of Representatives and __________members of the U.S. Senate; while Tennessee has ______members of the House and two Senators who are _______________________ and_______________________.
Utilizing the Internet, locate the U.S. Department of Education website (ed.gov.reportcard) which provides analysis of individual Colleges and Universities in the United States. Write a paragraph each that compares and contrast the information found and add a computer generated attachment for:
25. Two small private Liberal Arts Colleges
26. Two Land Grant Institutions
27. Two historically black College and Universities
28. Name two members of the Hispanic caucus and the state they represent
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29. __________________________
30. What is the annual range amount of the Pell Grant Award? ___________________________________________________________
DEADLINE for submission- Thursday March 10, 2016
Spring 2016 TRiO Higher Education Quiz