AIM Indianapolis Blog

The AIM Indianapolis campus is very excited to announce that our team has another new arrival this week. In addition to the new members of the Educational Department (see here for more), we are very happy to tell everyone about our newest addition to the Student Services staff.

Roger O’Banyon has joined our team in the role of Student Services Advisor. Roger will be working from the office adjacent to the computer lab (right next door to Amy in the Career Development Office). Please see the “Who’s Who” sidebar for Roger’s email address (on the right side of this webpage).

Roger brings three decades of experience to our team. Primarily he has been involved in social work for the last 31 years. He has developed a strong expertise in the field of helping others through his years of working as a resource management specialist. His past experience with both state and privately run offices has prepared him to meet the needs of our students as they work through the challenges of balancing life, work and school. Roger will play a very active role in the success stories of our students and graduates.

Roger’s new role with our team will be a great relief to Amy in the Career Services Office. Up to this time, Amy has juggled all the tasks associated with both Career and Student Services. Now, with Roger on the team, she will be able to focus more fully on the Career Services aspects of her office.

This means that Roger will be our “Full Time” Student Services Advisor. He will focus his energies on that department exclusively. As our Student Services Advisor, Roger is charged with supporting students’ pragmatic “life needs” while in school. Student Advisors enter a student’s life during orientation, helping them understand the resources and support system the school offers. They help students solve child care, transportation, and other pragmatic issues; and they work hard to help students carve out their schedules for study time.

The Student Services Advisor maintains lists of agencies to refer students who may have childcare, domestic violence, alcohol/drug abuse issues. The Student Services Advisors also can guide the students to outside agencies that can assist the student with personal financial planning advising.

When necessary, the Student Advisor can call on the School Director or School Director designee to help coach students to succeed. All of these staff members work together to ensure that students remember the importance of the commitment they made to come to school and to problem-solve through issues that stand in their way of success.

Please join us in welcoming Roger to our campus. We look forward to his contributions to our team and our students’ and graduates’ success stories.

Welcome Aboard, Roger!!