Instant Messaging
@ TRiO Student Support Services

Get instant help from TRiO Mentors!

Have a question? You can use your favorite instant messenging service to ask a mentor a question at TRiO Student Support Services. Just add our screen name to your contact (or buddy) list to start. For help using IM, please visit our IM FAQ page.

Have you used our IM service? Take a few moments to give us comments and suggestions.

Hours

Regular hours are: Monday through Friday, 8 AM to 5 PM.

The IM service is temporarily unavailable. If you have any questions please call 956-7342

Service	Screen Name	Chat Using...
AOL Instant Messenger	triossstudent	AIM Express
Google Talk	triostudent	Google Talk Gadget
Windows Live Messenger	trio_student@hotmail.com	MSN Web Messenger
Yahoo! Instant Messenger	trio_student	Yahoo! Web Messenger

It is now possible to get connected online through browser-based messaging applications. Using the sites located in the "Chat Using..." column, you can chat from public computers or from systems that are not compatibile with the various messenger programs.

Here are a some other free sites which allow you to connect to multiple chat networks with a browser:

• www.msn2go.com (for MSN & Yahoo! subscribers)
• www.ebuddy.com (for AIM (AOL), GoogleTalk, MSN & Yahoo!)
• www.meebo.com (AIM, GoogleTalk, MSN & Yahoo!)
• www.messengerfx.com (AIM, MSN & Yahoo!)

Help

If you need help downloading instant messaging software or getting a screen name, check the IM FAQs.