-: My name is Ryon Freeman.
I work with academic advisement and student development
at Millersville University as a success coach.
I would say we would work with anything
from time management to goal setting,
really looking at the student and their support structure,
looking back from where they came from,
how they got to college,
and really helping them really come to terms
with their whole story, and then utilizing those things
to help them leverage them to be successful here
at Millersville University.
Well, I would say every day's different.
There is a structure to it,
but you always have to think quick on your feet.
You might see a student one day
that needs a little bit more time, so that changes up.
But right now routinely as a newer position,
we do some workshops in the evenings
with different clubs and organizations really
to promote student success on campus.
So our first meeting,
we would really do a intake form and assessment
so I could get to know you, connect with you,
kinda know a little bit about your story.
From there, I like to focus on goal setting,
so kinda ask the student,
hey, what do you wanna achieve this semester?
What goals do you have?
And like I said, it's holistic,
so we're gonna look at personal, social,
academic, and professional goals.
So we can be called on at any time
to help out with any event
and really share about our services and what we did.
A great example is that the other night we were called in
by some RAs to come and do some programming.
So the program we did was, hey, what's the importance
of asking questions on campus?
And then part of that was connecting them
to the places on campus that you would ask for help
for certain situations, whether that be counseling services
or financial aid or the registrar's office.
Yeah, I would say the busiest season's kinda
where we are right now, the beginning of the semester.
We'll definitely see a influx around registration
for the spring term.
During the summer, a little lighter,
but every day is from 8:30 to 4:30,
and that's how we go about our days.
But definitely a busier time during the actual semester
than versus the summer.