Lee Juarez
Former Student Success Center Coach
Lee Juarez served as the inaugural Student Success Center Coach from May 2020 to December 2021. Lee first joined the Penn State community in 2015 as a graduate student. Her doctoral research focused on the sense of belonging of college students who have been historically minoritized while focusing on the impacts of COVID-19. Lee made several contributions to PSU student support services during her full tenure with the University. These experiences included serving the office of Adult Learner Programs and Services, the Morgan Academic Center, the Academic Development Services (Penn State World Campus), and the Multicultural Resource Center. These experiences provided Lee with the opportunity to support a multitude of student populations, such as adult learners, first-generation, student-athletes, veterans, transfer, change of campus, and online students. Lee completed a dual master’s degree in higher education and comparative international education from Penn State in 2017 and a Ph.D. in higher education in 2021. At the conclusion of the Fall 2021 semester, Lee accepted a new professional opportunity at Paul Quinn College in Dallas, TX. Lee had this to say about her time with the Student Success Center,
"As a Student Success Coach, I had the opportunity to develop my skill sets and to craft my practice into my own as a professional in higher education. I have learned so much from this experience and gained a deeper understanding of the intricacies of student cases, barriers to degree attainment, and thinking critically about holistic student support. It is from this experience that I was able to expand my knowledge of student support and program development. "