玛丽·艾伦·格利克, the case manager at 宾州州立大学阿宾顿分校, 提供了特定的, holistic supports to students so they can navigate roadblocks on the way to earning their degrees.
阿宾顿,爸爸. — 宾州州立大学阿宾顿分校 students who encounter challenges to achieving success have a full-time advocate in case manager 玛丽·艾伦·格利克, who helps students address life circumstances that create barriers on the path to earning their degrees.
"We have to remember that getting into college doesn’t mean getting through,”她说。.
格里克 can work with any 阿宾顿 student, but she specifically coordinates the campus's targeted, holistic support for those who have spent time in foster care as part of the University-wide 培养狮子 program, or who are classified as independent. Her assistance includes ongoing coaching, 将学生与服务联系起来, developing skills for post-college success, 甚至还有期末护理包.
“I see a lot of students who are shouldering many different concerns and responsibilities. They are working, struggling with transportation, studying. I can be a thought partner with them to strategize a big-picture plan and make sure they are accessing financial resources from the University or the government and balancing that against academic program needs,”她说。.
格里克, who has worked at 阿宾顿 for three years, said former foster youth and independent students are often hidden populations. They are identified through a variety of means including surveys at new student orientation and assorted points of contact throughout campus.
"We don’t want students to miss out on eligibility because of lack of awareness. We want to make sure they know there are benefits out there based on their individual circumstances and coach them through the steps to receive grants and benefits,”她说。.
格里克 hosts a monthly complimentary dinner with this cohort, 有时安排一个演讲者, but also to help them develop relationships with each other.
“I am a resource for them, but they can also be a resource for each other,”她说。.
I can be a thought partner with students to strategize a big picture plan and make sure they are accessing financial resources ... and balancing that against academic program needs.-玛丽·艾伦·格利克，案件经理
格里克 leverages her child welfare experience through 学生关怀及倡导 在校园学生事务处工作, assisting students in an assortment of circumstances by providing the tools and supports to make difficult situations more manageable.
她是 阿宾顿护理小组, which provides the campus community with a mechanism to assist students who may be having academic or nonemergency health and safety issues. 一旦团队收到推荐, representatives from across campus including athletics, 全球项目, 学术事务, 并对居住生活进行审查.
“The students could benefit from multiple touchpoints, so we circle the wagons. We break down the silos so we can provide comprehensive support. It could be a medical issue, a death in the family, food insecurity, or emergency housing. 我们今年一直很忙，”她说.
She serves as the Title IX campus resource person, the point of contact for initial intakes and guiding complainants through supports and processes available through the University. 格里克 is a member of the Student Emergency Assistance Fund committee together with staff from financial aid and the bursar’s office.
格里克 was recently tapped to share her expertise in child welfare, 难民安置, and student affairs at the Refugee Education Summit and Paving the Way to Educational Success Conference.
“We are boots on the ground to support these students so we shared strategies for student engagement, 保留, 和成功,”她说。.
关于宾大阿宾顿
宾州州立大学阿宾顿分校 provides an affordable, accessible and high-impact education resulting in the success of a diverse student body. It is committed to student success through innovative approaches to 21st-century public higher education within a world-class research university. 有3个以上,000名学生, 宾州州立大学阿宾顿分校 is a residential campus that offers baccalaureate degrees in 24 majors, 本科研究, 施赖尔荣誉学院, NCAA三级田径和更多.
