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| Meet the Staff |
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Gary Karasinski
Director
Office: AB309
Phone: (616) 632-2163
E-mail: gjk001@aquinas.edu |
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| The director oversees the SSS Program, assuring that students receive the help necessary to continue their education at Aquinas, graduate, and secure admission into graduate or professional programs. Each year a committee identifies and selects 160 students, who meet eligibility criteria, to the SSS Program. The director meets individually with each newly admitted participant to develop an Individual Support Plan. The support plan is designed to improve the participant's basic academic skills, technology skills, critical writing skills, study skills, and math skills resulting in retention of concepts, and the ability to transfer learning from one course to another. The support plans are monitored and re-assessed as needed. |
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June Stevenson
Administrative Assistant
Office: AB320
Office Hours: Monday through Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Phone: (616) 632-2165
E-mail: stevejun@aquinas.edu |
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| June refers students to appropriate specialists, arranges appointments for students to work with a specialist, and routes incoming calls. In addition to managing the secretarial responsibilities, June assists the Director of Student Support Services, with the SSS program and mentors new students in the program. |
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Jill Straub, M.A.
Reading/Study Skills/ESL Specialist
Office: AB320
Office Hours: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Phone: (616) 632-2170
E-mail: straujil@aquinas.edu |
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| Jill coaches students in building effective study skills to enhance their academic performance. As a personal consultant, she trains students in various reading and study skills including: note taking, organization, test preparation, test-taking strategies, and time management. Jill also works with students who speak English as a second language, assisting them in strengthening their reading comprehension and applying their English skills to their writing. In addition, she serves as their academic mentor. |
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Mary Shuman, MS.Ed., L.P.C., N.C.C.
Personal and Career Counselor
Office: AB309
Office Hours: Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday, 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Phone: (616) 632-2164
E-mail: shumamar@aquinas.edu |
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| Mary meets with students, individually, to develop effective coping strategies for their personal problems such as depression, relationships, stress, and other potential difficulties that arise. Not only does she assist students with their personal problems, but she also aids students in their career exploration. |
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