Student Support Services
Hours and Location
Monday - Friday
8:00am-12:00pm and 1:00pm-5:00pm
Location
G1 Bartlett Hall, just around the corner from the Center for Diversity and Inclusion (CDI)
Phone
920-748-8107
Email Us
Dan Krhin, Director
[email protected]
Lisa Zeman, Associate Director & Coordinator for Disability Services
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Myra Gilreath, Assistant Director
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HERE TO MEET YOUR NEEDS
Student Support Services provides a network of academic, personal and career services for Ripon students who are first-generation, lower-income, or physically or learning disabled.
We can help guide you academically and in life—like choosing a major, setting up career shadowing or offering cultural enrichment experiences. And we’ll connect you with a Peer Contact to help you transition from high school to college. Whatever your needs may be, we are here to help—free of charge.
Do I qualify for Student Support Services?
- Be a first-generation college student whose parents did not graduate from a four-year college
- Be a first-generation college student and come from a low income household that meets the U.S. Department of Education Federal TRIO Program Low-Income Levels.
- Have appropriate documentation of a learning and/or physical disability
We are here to help you choose a career and major and, when possible, set up career shadowing opportunities. We also offer guidance and information on note taking, exam preparation, goal setting and time management.
Through Student Support Services, we have been helping students with graduate school applications and summer research opportunities for years. Get your questions answered, have your application statements and resumes reviewed, and connect with relevant resources at schools across the country.
We can assist you with writing and editing papers, composing resumes, and formulating cover and thank-you letters. A resume-writing workshop also is offered every spring to all students on campus.
Student Support Services works with students with diagnosed disabilities and provides academic services and accommodations designed to create equal educational access without compromising the essential elements of the curriculum. Students are required to provide documentation verifying that a diagnosed condition meets the legal definition of a disability covered under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the ADA Amendments Act of 2008.
Eligibility for accommodations is determined on an individual basis by providing complete documentation and meeting the Disability Services Coordinator.
Once eligible, students are required to meet with the Student Support Services staff each term to reevaluate their accommodations and check in
All are welcome and encouraged to join us for our various skill development seminars and financial literacy and intelligence workshops. These events help students plan for a sound, reasonable and workable financial future.
- Academic guidance and advising
- Graduate school exposure and application assistance
- Disability services and coaching
- Summer research exposure and application assistance
- Cultural trips and events
- Job shadowing opportunities
- Overnight laptop check out
- Health insurance guidance and assistance
- Financial literacy programming
Cultural Enrichment Experiences
We will provide opportunities for you to experience cultural activities and events both on and off campus. In the past, we have taken students on trips to Chicago, Milwaukee, Madison and Appleton to see productions like The Lion King, Wicked, Stomp, Lord of the Dance and more.
Peer Contacts
Student Support Services hires and trains Ripon students to serve as Peer Contacts for eligible first-year students. Your Peer Contact will meet with you regularly, help you with the academic and social transition into college, and be a positive influence and resource you can trust.
Bridge Program
The Bridge program is a five day kickstart program designed to prepare incoming first-generation students for college by building their social network and teaching them skills to be successful. Plus Bridge students get to move into their residence hall room early and will receive a $100 book voucher for completing the program! Bridge is free to attend, but has limited space available.
For participating in Bridge, students will receive the following unique benefits:
- Develop a support network: As a Bridge student, you’ll be able to establish your campus relationships early, receive access to unique resources such as Student Support Services (SSS), and meet your Peer Contact who will be a guaranteed guide during your first semester.
- Receive $100 book voucher: If you complete the Bridge program, you will receive a $100 book voucher to help you with spring semester book costs.
- Move into your residence hall early: Move to campus a few days early, set-up your room, and begin making friends. There is no cost for housing or meals while you’re participating in Bridge. Move-in day will be the morning of Monday, August 25, starting at 9:00 a.m. Official programming for Bridge will begin in the afternoon after move-in.
- Learn important college readiness skills: Our Student Support Services staff and Peer Contacts are ready to help you learn important skills to be successful in your first semester of college.”