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Learn what we do for students and how to refer.

There is a multitude of ways in which DASH can support a student. However, there are some things DASH does not specialize in.

Before referring a student, we encourage you to read through the services DASH provides below.

If you have an immediate concern about a student, please fill out a Care Team report instead. Click here to access the Care Team report.

How DASH Can Support a Student

Assisting students facing basic needs insecurities (food, hygiene products, clothing, housing)
Assisting with public benefits applications

Serving special populations of students:

  • parenting students
  • students with lived experience in foster care
  • students with lived experiences in the justice system (self, family)
Financial wellness coaching and support

Hardship support through the Academic Persistence Support Scholarship

(student must be nominated by faculty or staff member)

Finding and applying for scholarships

You can view other critical student resources on campus here.

Why Referrals Matter

In DASH, we discuss the importance of building a strong safety net. The more ropes (authentic human support) we can offer and tie together, the stronger the support. When you are aware of more resources and continue to build your social capital, your margin of error increases because you now have more opportunities and ways to adapt to turbulence. Even if you have support capital, if there is an absence of knots, the student can fall through the cracks. 

Strong safety net1 = strands of rope2 x number of knots tied3

1interconnected ecosystem that can best support a student
2"support capital," a key component of social capital as it relates to the ability to access emotional, practical, or informational assistance from one's social network
3building connections and uniting one's network of resources and support

The work of DASH and all on-campus and off-campus partners creates this ecosystem for students.

Studying the Thompson Scholars Learning Communities within the NU System, research team members of the Promoting At-Promise Student Success project created the Ecological Validation Model of Student Success. The model focuses on acknowledging the interconnected nature of student needs and providing holistic support.

Studying the Thompson Scholars Learning Communities within the NU System, research team members of the Promoting At-Promise Student Success project created the Ecological Validation Model of Student Success. The model focuses on acknowledging the interconnected nature of student needs and providing holistic support.

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