The Wisconsin Association of Educational Opportunity Program Personnel (WAEOPP) is the professional organization for personnel affiliated with TRIO, GEAR UP, and other Educational Opportunity Programs throughout the state of Wisconsin.The purpose of the Wisconsin Association of Educational Opportunity Program Personnel shall be to bring together into a work and study community those persons who have an active interest in or who are professionally involved in broadening accessibility to and ensuring success in formal post-secondary education.WAEOPP is just one of eight state chapters that are part of the Educational Opportunity Association (EOA) which was previously known as: Mid-America Association of Educational Opportunity Program Personnel (MAEOPP).EOA is one of the ten regional associations that make up the Council for Opportunity in Education (COE). The mission of the Council is to advance and defend the ideal of equal educational opportunity in post-secondary education. As such, the focus of the Council is assuring that the least advantaged segments of the population have a realistic chance to enter and graduate from a post-secondary institution.