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A CAPS and CAFE Collaboration

Facilitator: Dr. Stacey Pearson-Wharton, Dean of Health & Wellness and Director of Counseling Center at Susquehanna University

Friday, April 7 from 12:00-2:00pm; lunch provided

Please register @ https://forms.gle/sKuDnYbwfuGBwMXx5 by March 30th.

The first 25 people to register will receive the book, 35 Dumb Things that Well-Intended People Say: Surprising Things We Say that Widen the Diversity Gap by Maura Cullen

How can we take meaningful steps toward creating more socially equitable learning environments?  At predominately white universities, students of color continue to experience discrimination, social isolation, and psychological challenges throughout their educational experiences. For example, micro aggressions, conversations about race or racially-based issues, and stereotype threat take a toll and can affect their ability to learn.  In this two-hour workshop, Dr. Pearson-Wharton offers practical steps and guidance for educators to effectively address race-based trauma in learning spaces.  

For nearly 20 years Dr. Stacey Pearson-Wharton has dedicated herself to helping students maximize their learning, health and well-being, and personal growth. Currently, she is the Dean of Health & Wellness and Director of Counseling Center at Susquehanna University. She has served as an Assistant Dean, Assistant Vice President, Counseling Center Director, Staff Psychologist, Academic Advisor, Career Counselor and even a Hall Director. She holds a Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology from the Pennsylvania State University and a Masters in Counselor Education from Indiana University of Pennsylvania.

Program provided by CAPS.  Funding for this workshop was made possible in part by grant number 5H79SM084035-02 from SAMHSA: Well Lancers: Creating a Culture of Well-Being with Expanded Mental Health Services. The views expressed in written materials or publication and by speakers and moderators do not necessarily reflect the views, opinions, or policies of CMHS, SAMHSA, or HHS; nor does mention of trade names, commercial practices, or organizations imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.

Lunch provided by the Center for Faculty Enrichment (CAFE)

We know that your student’s educational expenses are a big part of your financial planning each year.

To help you start your 2023-24 financial planning as early as possible, this month your student will receive an estimate of the financial aid we project they will receive next year. (This applies only for students continuing enrollment at Longwood in 2023-24.)

Traditionally this information hasn’t been available until May, so we hope receiving the information two months earlier will be helpful.

It’s just an estimate, though, so changes in your student’s situation could result in adjustments to the actual amount of financial aid they will receive for 2023-24.

Please keep the following in mind:

The financial aid award estimate is based on the following three assumptions:

1. Your student will register as a full-time student (12 or more credits) for each semester of the 2023-24 academic year (or for the fall semester if they expect to graduate in December 2023).
2. Your student will maintain the required GPA for each of their scholarships and grants (if applicable) throughout 2023-24.
3. Your student will fulfill the requirements for making “satisfactory academic progress.”

The following additional special circumstances/considerations also could affect the actual/final financial aid offer:

• If your student receives any additional scholarships—such as those from external sites or their academic department—that are currently unknown, their gift aid amount could be affected.
• Merit scholarship renewal is estimated based on the student’s first-semester grades (fall 2022) and the number of credits they are currently taking (spring 2023). If a previously awarded merit scholarship is not represented on your student’s aid estimate, please encourage them to contact the Office of Financial Aid so we can provide suggestions to help them meet the merit award criteria as they finish out the spring semester.
• Estimated financial aid offers for students scheduled to graduate in December 2023 will include only the fall semester. If circumstances change, the offer can be re-evaluated.

Important Note: The financial aid offer estimate your student receives is based on the assumptions and criteria explained above. All offers will be re-evaluated in May to confirm accuracy. Your student will be notified of any changes to the estimate at that time. If needed, appeal processes are available for your student’s satisfactory academic progress as well as their merit scholarship eligibility.

Federal Work-Study

If your student is eligible for Federal Work-Study, spring is a great time to secure a campus job for the next term. Information about work-study jobs will be provided to students by the student employment office. All Federal Work-Study jobs are based on a student’s financial need. Each student applying for FWS must complete a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).

Questions?

If you have questions about your student’s financial aid offer estimate, please contact the Office of Financial Aid.

—Sabrina Brown

Hi! My name is Rebecca Mills and I’m currently a senior at Longwood University majoring Biology with a minor in Chemistry. My graduation date is May 2023. I am interested in working in the field of Ecology after I graduate. I have two years of research experience in detecting the binding properties of functionalized magnesomes, which I presented at the Virginia Academy of Science conference in May 2022. Currently, I work as a microbiology lab assistant at Longwood, which has given me a lot of experience with numerous lab techniques and has allowed me to gain a strong work ethic and organizational skills in a lab setting. I look forward to using the skills I’ve gained in the lab in future field work that I hope to be involved in after I graduate.

Standard (300 hours/semester), Fall 2023 & Spring 2024 & Summer 2024

Longwood Recovers is Longwood’s Collegiate Recovery Program that offers a supportive and informal voluntary support group to assist students in, or considering, recovery from alcohol and/or other substance use issues.

The Graduate Assistant provides primary support this program.

The position works 20 hours/week beginning during the fall and spring semester and 5-7 hours/week during the summer. Tuition is covered (9 hours each semester and 6 credits during the summer)

The position is supervised by the Director of Education and Prevention Programs. There is also a connection to the Dean of Student Engagement for supervision of graduate work.

Responsibilities include:
• Provide organizational/administrative support to the Longwood Recovers program
• Meet regularly with students on an individual and group basis. These may be voluntary or mandatory referrals
• Coordinate publicity and promotion of Longwood Recovers e.g. social media, flyers, and the use of promo items
• Coordinate education and outreach through tabling, using the Free Coffee Bike around campus, presenting to classes, staff, organizations, and other activities directly related to substance use recovery
• Sponsor events such as Narcan and Recovery Ally training
• Assist with liaison to Collegiate Recovery Expansion Grant team by attending monthly update meetings and completing reports and other documentation
• Participate actively in monthly grant call meetings as well as monthly meetings and attend at events such as the Drive-In each semester, ARHE conferences, and relevant development opportunities
• Coordinate an Advisory Committee of campus partners to provide insight and feedback to Longwood Recovers; this group will meet at least once/semester
• Hire and supervise student workers and/or interns through weekly meetings; organize and oversee their task completion
• Monitor the Longwood Recovers email account and maintain content and updating for the Longwood Recovers web page
• Participate as a member of the Student Engagement staff

Questions can be directed to Ms. Sasha Johnson, johnsonss@longwood.edu

Standard (300 hours/semester; $25/hour) Academic Assistant Position
Education and Prevention Programs
Funding Source:  Foundation/Grant
Status:  Closed

Surviving CSA: Psycho-Educational Group

To empower young adult women, and inform them on the topic of CSA.

Our Purpose: To educate women of this vulnerable population about beneficial coping strategies to navigate the effects of surviving CSA in Ghana.

Hello, welcome to our SOWK 425 e-portfolio! This portfolio will include information for a psychoeducational group for women in Ghana struggling with maintaining their depression and anxiety due to the lack of knowledge on coping strategies and possible triggers.

The purpose of the group is to teach participants about different triggers, as well as how to possibly identify their triggers. Participants will also be able to better handle their struggles through coping strategies.

My name is Delaney McMahon and I am from Chesterfield, Virginia. I currently attend Longwood University where I am obtaining my Bachelors of Science in Biology for the past 4 years. Within this e-portfolio are reflections and artifacts from the classes I have taken throughout my time at Longwood. I am so grateful for the time and experiences I have had throughout the past 4 years and I hope I can cherish them many years in the future and apply my knowledge in my future career. After graduation in May 2023, I hope to make an impact through my career in Biology!