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Thursday, March 14, 2013
Who we are
Who we areSusan Mospens
Director
Joyce Couch Associate Director
Anita Adkins SSS
Willa Green Associate Director
Jeff Girton SSS
Cindy Ash SSS
Lisa Shewmon EA
Gail Messmer LEAP
Kathleen BarkerEA
Goldie Easton SAC
Where we are
UC 120“Garden Level”
of the new Student Success
Center
http://sac.nku.edu/
What we do
What we do
SAC is an invaluable service. Their people provide an individualized, wrap-around approach to struggling students, connecting them with needed resources and helping them confront the obstacles that interfere with their success.
Perilou Goddard, PhDPsychology
What we do
One-on-one service to help students
Utilize Academic resources Acquire Financial information & tools Develop Personal skills &
competencies
What we doPrograms to meet the immediate needs of students
Book Lending Library Grant Awards LEAP employment Holiday Help
Programs to meet the long term needs of students Financial Fitness Initiative
Website, Presentations, budget materials, Financial Wellness Checks, Ask a Question
Workshops Employability, Graduate School, Dependable Strengths, Financial Literacy
Leadership Development SSS Ambassadors, Housing Peer Mentors, Diversity and STRIVE Scholars
Referrals
SAC is a safe, welcoming place where all students are treated with respect.
Walk-ins Phone referrals to x7527 or directly to
appropriate staff E-mail to [email protected]
ReferralsEarly Alert
3 ways to submit online referrals: Quick links for Faculty/Staff SAP Advisor Tab SAC website
Students will be contacted within 2 working days. During high volume times this is not always possible.
Faculty/Staff referring will be notified of receipt of referral and outcome of referral.
LEAP will advise any student parent but only KY residents can be a LEAP
participant
Student Support Services applications for new and continuing freshman available online
February 1 through June 1
Office InformationBusy times for the office… M-F, 8:15-4:30 are generally busy
Crazy Busy Times Activity
2 weeks prior to start of semesterFirst 3 weeks of semester
Arrival of 80 new SSS Scholars, 30 LEAP student parents, and over 200 Textbook Borrowers
Midterms EA faculty referrals, SSS Academic Advising, Students in Financial Crisis
Fall/Winter/Spring Breaks LEAP workshops (20 hours)
End of term SAC Celebration of Student Achievement, Case Reviews, grant reports and audits, Textbook Returns
Office Information
Early Alert Open to any NKU student Special support for Diversity Scholars, STRIVE
Promise Scholars, and Housing Peer Mentors Administer SGA Grant – last dollar awards Have over 800 texts in Lending Library
THE INSIDE SCOOP ON SAC…
Office Information
Student Support Services (SSS) Federally funded grant program at NKU since 1970! One of 3 TRIO programs at NKU. Students must qualify to be an SSS Scholar. Limited to
225 first-generation college students from low/moderate income families.
Develop Individualized Freshman, Career, and Graduation Plans for each SSS Scholar
Federally required Services include academic advising, tutoring, financial aid assistance, and financial literacy.
THE INSIDE SCOOP ON SAC…
Office Information
LEAP State-funded grant program at NKU since 1999 Limited to student parents receiving public
assistance from Commonwealth of Kentucky Students must qualify to be a LEAP Scholar Pays for on-campus employment for LEAP
students Coordinates Holiday Help program
THE INSIDE SCOOP ON SAC…
Office Information
SAC can be a resource for you… Financial Literacy Under-Resourced College Students Community Resources for Student Parents First Generation College Students Dependable Strengths Articulation Process®
THE INSIDE SCOOP ON SAC…
Questions/Networking
OPEN FOR QUESTIONS….