SSS Staff

Student Support Services

University of Wisconsin - La Crosse

270 Murphy Library, La Crosse, WI 54601

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

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

Meet the Staff!

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 web pages.

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.

Maggie McHugh

English/ Mathematics Specialist
mchugh.maig@uwlax.edu

* Maintain hours for assisting students with Mathematics courses, English courses, or 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.).
* Coordinate preparation and maintenance of newsletter and webpages.
* Develop and organize workshops to assist students in improving their collegiate and academic careers.

English Peer Tutors

* Conduct individual tutoring sessions for English 050, English 110, all English 200 level courses, 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 necessary student records.

Math Peer Tutors

* Conduct individual 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.
* Maintain necessary student records.

General Peer Tutors

* Students may request tutors in other subjects by contacting their SSS advisor. These peer tutors will be available on an as needed basis.
* Maintain necessary student records.