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Student Support Services boasts
89 percent retention rate

May 24, 2011

Student Support Services (SSS), located on the campus of Shawnee State University, is one of 1,034 federal programs funded by the Department of Education in Washington, D.C. and serves first-generation students and students with disabilities.

Through intensive support from staff members, the students are involved in a learning-community environment that empowers them to remain in school and earn their degree.

Students participate in extensive tutoring, including reading, writing, study skills, mathematics, science and other subjects; academic advising in postsecondary course selection; advise and assist students with information on both the full range of student financial aid programs, benefits and resources for locating public and private scholarships; and preparation for the job market.

According to the Department of Education statistics over the past three years, the retention rate for the SSS students at SSU stands at 89%.

"It is a privilege to work with our students and be a witness to their success," said Mary Ann Malone, Student Support Services director.

Student Support Services at Shawnee State University had 22 students graduating at Spring 2011 commencement. The students in the front row, from left, are Samantha Turvey, Christine Moore, Mary Ann Malone, director of Student Support Services, and Sarah Lawson. In the second row, from left, are Erin Spears, Mary Moore, Tiffany Weaver and Tiffany Freierhof. In the third row, from left, are Julie Toppins, William Rice, Rita Hannah and Sarah Pottinger. In the fourth row, from left, are William Cooley, Seth Smith and Sharon Helton. In the Fifth row, from left, are Eric Cullwell, Stacie Collie, Heather Cantrell, project assistant at SSS, and student Jennifer Wells. Not in the photo are John Ellenburg, Jan Bolander, Gregory Stevens and Elizabeth Ward.