The CSW Student Support Team supports College of Social Work students to ensure they are prepared to be leaders and practitioners who enhance individual and community well-being, celebrate difference, and promote social and economic justice for vulnerable populations. The CSW Student Support Team collaborates with students, instructors, and program offices to build strengths and resolve challenges that students may encounter as they progress toward the completion of their social work program.
Student Support vs. Academic Advising
Student Support is here to help you succeed both inside and outside the classroom. Whether you need help improving your study skills, finding campus resources, overcoming challenges, or staying on track toward your goals, student support staff can connect you with the tools and services you need.
- Helps with overall success in college
- Connects you to campus resources
- Assists with challenges affecting your education
- Supports personal, academic, and professional growth
Academic Advising helps you plan your path to graduation. Academic advisors work with you to choose courses, understand degree requirements, explore majors, and make sure you’re making progress toward completing your academic goals.
- Help you select classes
- Explains degree and graduation requirements
- Assists with academic planning
- Guides you in reaching your educational goals
When are Student Support meetings required?
- Academic Probation, 3 class absences (BSSW)
- When an instructor or advisor refers a student to the Student Support Team, meetings are strongly encouraged.
What Services Do We Offer?
- CSW Student Support Referral – Instructor, Advisor, Staff Student Referral
- Student Self-Referral & Intake
- Student Support Office Hours – Offered Tuesdays at noon each week in September, then every other Tuesday at noon beginning October 6th. (excluding University-observed holidays)
- What’s Next Sessions & Sign Up
- Sep. 9, Noon
- Oct. 14, Noon
- Nov. 11, Noon
- Bite-sized Breaks – Every Tuesday Sept. 2 – Dec. 8 (excluding University-observed holidays)
- Buckeye Community Fridge: Located in 400A Stillman; Hours: 9 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Meet the Team
Kelsey Hopkins Miliner, Academic Support and Engagement Specialist
Making sure I used my planner to stay organized, write down due dates, class times, etc., and setting an alarm every evening to make sure everything for the next few days was complete
Listening to music. I’m immediately relaxed when I turn on my favorite playlist in my noise-cancelling headphones.
Cookies and cream ice cream
Carly Zehr, Student Support and Retention Specialist
As an online student, I remember thinking that there was always something I could be working on. After a few semesters of this, I realized that I needed to prioritize rest, and for me that looked like setting aside a day of rest per week where I didn’t do any schoolwork.
Getting outside, changing my environment even if for 10 minutes, was often a perfect reset to help my brain pause before starting back into work. A quick walk around the block does wonders!
Harvest Cheddar Sun Chips and Lemonheads!
Quenshia “Que” Graves, MSW Intern
I try to limit my distractions by putting my phone on DND, playing music quietly in the background, and during busy times in the term I get rid of social media.
A nap
Chocolate Chip Cookies
