Student Advocacy & Support Services (SASS) Center

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Mission Statement

The mission of the Medgar Evers College Student Advocacy & Support Services (SASS) Center is to provide a centralized “one-stop-shop” location where students can receive academic advisement and counseling services via an academic advisor, faculty mentor and counselor.  Students can receive assistance in their progress toward their education and career goals and early counseling intervention for problem resolution.  The main priority of the SASS center is to advocate for students on campus and to assist, motivate and empower students for self-development and self-actualization.  The SASS Center was created based on an intentional institutional intervention strategy to promote student success and retention.  

Goals

The primary goals of the Medgar Evers College Student Advocacy & Support Services (SASS) Center are as follows:

  • To reinforce throughout the College the importance of academic advisement and counseling services;
  • To improve the consistency of information students receive, especially when academic policies change;
  • To permit students to obtain easier access to existing department information;
  • To provide a central location where individuals may receive training on how to properly advise students; and
  • To act as a key resource in student success and retention.     

                                                       SASS Center Services

  • Academic Advisement; E-Advisement  sassc@mec.cuny.edu
  • Registration and E-SIMS Registration Training; change of program/major
  • Personal and Career Counseling
  • Advocate/facilitate problem-solving for students
  • Transfer Student Transcript Evaluation
  • Academic Warning, Probation and Dismissal Review
  • Academic Petitions and Appeals
  • Academic Probation Seminars (AIM 001)
  • Re-admission Student Evaluation
  • Non-Degree & Paraprofessional Advisement
  • Graduation Audits and Evaluations
  • Scholarship Referrals
  • External Social Service and Mental Health Referrals
  • Web-Based FOCUS Career & Educational Planning Program
  • A Stitch In Time Student Emergency Fund
  • External Social Service and Mental Health Referrals

 

Academic Advisors in the Student Advocacy and Support Services Center provide students who have earned 30 or more credits with consistent and accurate information about curriculum requirements, academic standards, procedures and policies.  Following is a listing of the SASS Center advisors/counselors along with their area of designated responsibilities: 

Dulcie McPhatter-Clayton
Director of the Student Advocacy and Support Services Center
Major: Biology; Computer Science; Environmental Science; Mathematics; Science
(718) 270-5170
dulcie@mec.cuny.edu 

Dorothy Beatty
Major: Paraprofessionals/Non-Degrees; Teacher Education; Childhood Education;
Childhood Special Education; Early Childhood Special Education; English
(718) 270-4856
dorothyb@mec.cuny.edu 

Nicole Berry
Coordinator of Student Appeals/Petitions and CUNY BA
Major: Accounting
(718) 270-5170
nberry@mec.cuny.edu 

Peter Holoman
Major: Computer Applications; Computer Information Systems; Public Administration
(718) 270-5170
peter@mec.cuny.edu 

Kirt Robinson
Major: Liberal Arts; Liberal Studies; Psychology
(718) 270-5170
krobinson@mec.cuny.edu 

Ronda Williams
Major: Business; Business Administration; Bachelors of Professional Studies
(718) 270-5170
rhonda@mec.cuny.edu 

Sharron Willis
Major: LPN Certificate; RN (Associate in Applied Science); Bachelors of Science in Nursing
(718) 270-5170
swillis@mec.cuny.edu 

Office For Academic Transformation and Success

The Office for Academic Transformation & Success (OATS), formerly the Academic Warning, Probation & Dismissal Office, was established to not only govern the College’s academic/dismissal review process of probation students; but also provide services that will viably assist students facing academic challenges in order to regain good academic standing within the institution.  OATS is committed to devising and implementing programs based on the needs of our students through assessment.  

At the end of each semester, the Office for Academic Transformation & Success (OATS) reviews the Grade Point Averages (GPAs) and credits accumulated for each student to determine their academic standing within the College.  All students who are not in good academic standing, based on the college’s standards, are placed in one of the following categories of academic warning, probation or dismissal.

OATS is available to students seeking information on how to academically elevate and transform themselves to increase their overall student success experience here at MEC.  We are located in the Student Advocacy & Support Services Center (SASSC) and look forward to helping you achieve your academic goals.  To better assist you in your journey towards good academic standing, OATS provides several resources to support your academic success here at Medgar Evers College.  They include:

 

Shannon Clarke-Anderson 
Director, Office of Academic Transformation and Success
(718) 270-5143
shannon@mec.cuny.edu

Andrea Dottin, Peer Advisor