Advocacy Services
Mission Statement
Advocacy Services, in collaboration with Riverland and community partners, assists students in overcoming lived experiences and circumstances that can prevent academic and personal success. The support and resources offered promotes personal wellness and a healthy life/school balance, which can enable enrolled students to attain their academic and career goals in an ever-changing world.
Advocacy Services
Student's today have a broad range of needs that must be met in order to be successful academically and personally. While students are striving for many of the same things students needed in the past: connections to others, a sense of mattering, a life plan or goal, and a sense of their own identity – today’s students must accomplish this during a time of intense economic uncertainty and constant change.
Advocacy Services will collaborate with campus and community departments, agencies, and individuals to make appropriate referrals and provide information to meet student needs. Some of the support services include:
- Referral to a Licensed Mental Health Counselor - Riverland has contracted with Independent Management Services or IMS, to provide students access to range of free mental health services.
- Crisis Management Support
- Housing and Food Insecurity Support
- Time Management and Academic Motivation
- Sexual Violence Advocacy
- Overrides to Course Registration
Advocacy Services also includes:
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Penny Rosenthal, PhD To make an appointment with Advocacy Services, you can book an appointment with Penny, email or call 507-433-0801 or by mobile 507-440-2630. |
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Rebecca Denaway |
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Suhai Boyer Book an Accessibility Services Appointment
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Britani Espe |
Advocacy Services Office Areas
- Albert Lea – Student Services Area Room 201;
- Austin East – Garden Level, Britani Espe Office N001
- Owatonna – Student Services Room 111
