Student Support Services

 

University of Wisconsin - La Crosse

 

109 Wilder Hall, La Crosse, WI 54601

Phone: (608) 785-8535     Fax: (608) 785-8532

Office Hours: 7:45 AM to 4:30 PM Monday-Friday

Staff                           Responsibilities
Mary Coady
Project Director
coady.mary@uwlax.edu
  • Supervise the overall operation of  Student Support Services. 
  • Identify, select, and assign participants to advisors.
  • Monitor successful completion of program goals and objectives.
  • Draft reports and grant proposals.
  • Oversee disbursement of the budget.
  • Coordinate activities with other UW-L offices and departments.
  • Disseminate information about the program,  its eligibility requirements and services.
Barb Chandler
Office Manager
chandler.barb@uwlax.edu
  • Coordinate the front office operations and support staff.
  • Coordinate student hiring, training, supervision, and payroll.
  • Arrange accommodations for participants needing note taking, tutoring or testing services.
  • Assist director with budget and data management.
  • Prepare grant and federal documents.
  • Coordinate preparation and maintenance of newsletter and webpages.
Wayne Jacobson
Advising Coordinator
jacobson.wayn@
uwlax.edu 
  • Advise students and provide academic, personal, and career assessments.
  • Provide advisor training to staff.
  • Conduct orientation and in-service sessions.
  • Serve as a campus liaison by working with academic departments and on committees to advise on issues that relate to TRIO eligible students.
  • Maintain student records necessary for evaluation of assessment and advising objective.
Tom Link
Advisor for Students with Disabilities
link.thom@uwlax.edu
  • Provide academic, career and personal advising to students with disabilities.
  • Assess the students' academic, personal and educational needs.
  • Arrange peer tutoring services for students.
  • Serve as a campus liaison by working with academic departments and on committees to address disability related issues.
  • Conduct support groups for students with disabilities.
  • Maintain student records necessary for evaluating the assessment and advising objective.
Lynette Prieur Lo
Multicultural Advisor
lo.lyne@uwlax.edu
  • Provide academic, career and personal advising to multicultural and at risk students.
  • Serve as a campus liaison by working with academic departments and on committees to address multicultural related issues.
  • Arrange services for multicultural students needing notetaking, tutoring or testing accommodations.
  • Maintain student records necessary for evaluating the assessment and advising objective.
English Peer Tutors
  • Conduct individual and small group tutoring sessions for English 050, English 110, and Communications 110.
  • Maintain hours for assisting students with writing needs, especially participants with limited proficiency in English, students with disabilities, multicultural students and returning adults.
  • Assist participants with test taking, essay writing, study skills,  time management and preparation for standardized tests (PPST, etc.).
  • Maintain student records necessary for evaluating the English objective.
Math Peer Tutors
  • Conduct individual and small group tutoring sessions for Math 050, Math 051, and all 100 and 200 level Math Courses.
  • Maintain hours for assisting students with Math needs, especially participants with limited proficiency in English, students with disabilities, multicultural students and returning adults.
General Peer Tutors
  • Students may request tutors in other subjects by contacting their SSS advisor. These peer tutors will be available on a as needed/requested basis.
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University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
1725 State St. La Crosse, WI 54601
(608) 785-8000

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