Your Pioneer Success Coach
Lara Dungan-
Student opinions matter to me. I’m here to ask questions and give options. Sometimes there will be difficult moments along the way, but there is always a pathway not yet discovered. Stay hopeful, put in the effort and truly listen to your own voice to get you where you need to be.
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- Bachelor of Science, UC Davis, Conservation Biology
- Master of Arts, Simmons College, Teaching
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- Connecting with my professors to volunteer on wildlife-related research projects
- Becoming a lab assistant for a class I took the previous year
- A professor announced “You’re a science major that can write!”
- Surviving physics and organic chemistry
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- Uncertainty about my major
- Financial concerns, working while going to school
- Learning what matters most to me, being proud of my choices
- How to be independent
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- Reading Fantasy/Supernatural Books
- Visiting the ocean
- Taking walks around the neighborhood with my family
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Professors and other advisors make referrals, or the Success Coach may reach out directly.
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- Short and long term academic and personal goals, academic and personal hardships you are experiencing
- Success tips to assist you with completing your degree - study habits, time management, tutoring, communicating with your professors
- Campus resources - Student Health and Counseling Services (SHCS), Tutoring (SCAA), Accessibility Services, Pioneers for Hope (Food pantry, CalFresh), Transfer Student Programs
- Understanding your Degree Audit Report (DAR), University Catalog, MyCompass
- University Paperwork and Procedures - SAP Appeals, Withdrawal forms
- How to connect with your other advisors for GE and major advice
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Appointment is 30-60 minutes.
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Typically, every two weeks throughout the semester.