EDWARDSVILLE, Ill., July 15 -- Southern Illinois University- Edwardsville issued the following news release:
Growing up in foster care, Bryon Pierson Jr. learned early how fragile stability can be, and by the time he reached college, that lesson had only deepened. During his years at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, he moved seven times lived with 22 different roommates. Pierson says he became heavily in debt just to stay housed and enrolled. Those experiences, along with his leadership of the Gay-Straight Alliance and his senior capstone on student support systems, led him to found EDUrain-a housing technology company now serving more than 100,000 students and partners with colleges across the country.
Today, EDUrain colleges...