S.H.A.R.E. Center

Virtual Coaching Session

Virtual coaching is “a service of Trellis Company (funds the grant program) offering free one-on-one virtual coaching. Students will be paired with a trained financial coach to help reach their education, career, and financial goals and help develop a financial plan and prepare for their future. The coaching is confidential, free, and works with the student’s availability.

1. Go to aie.org./coaching
2. Go to “Schedule Appointment“
3. Create an Account
4. Once your account is created indicate in the 3 options provided what dates and times you are available to complete this coaching session a. Note: Weekends do not count and the first session you can sign up for must be 24 hours in advance.
5. Submit your options and save/print the two documents included at the end of the registration page
   (you will need them at the time of your coaching session) a. A coach will contact you within two business days to confirm the day and time of your session. Remember to sign up on a day you will have access to a computer. If you do not have a computer with a camera the session will be done via phone call.

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The emergency aid program is a grant program meant to help students pay for an expense that, if not addressed immediately, could result in students leaving school. Emergency grant funds cannot be used to cover school expenses (parking, tuition, fines, balances, books, supplies, required tools/equipment, etc.).The funds must be used for expenses such as: utilities, housing/rent, food, medical/dental, personal automobile expenses, public transportation/bus passes, child care, fuel, etc. Payments to the third-party agency (e.g., utility service) are made by Palo Alto College, so students will not directly receive any funds. Grants cannot be used for tuition or balances.The program is available
to enrolled students in need of limited, short-term financial assistance; an emergency grant does not require repayment.

1. On the AlamoSync home page, click the “Sign In” button in the upper right-hand corner using your Aces login information.
2. Use the Search tool to find “PAC Student Life”.
3. Click on the blue “Join” button located in the right-hand corner.
4. Find the “Dr. Mike Flores Emergency Aid Program” application under Forms.
5. Complete and submit the application.

Palo Alto College will review submitted applications and requirements before approving it. If students are approved for emergency aid, they will be asked to schedule an appointment to complete the process. Students with questions may schedule appointments prior to completing the application with Kiana Piña.

Student FAQ Handouts

• Borrow Smart
• Managing Student Loans: You Got This
• Plan and Spend
• Student Loan Entrance Counseling
• Student Loan Exit Counseling
• Work and Earn
• Spending Plan Worksheet

Faculty Classroom Implementation Handouts

• Fall 2019 executive summary
• In-class session options
• Financial Wellness Syllabus

• Resume Writing: In this session students will learn the importance of having a strong professional resume, while actively completing a resume.
  
  
• Professionalism in Social Media: Educates students on the importance of a LinkedIn profile as well as the implications of discriminatory social media posts and how to avoid post-hire termination. Activity: Students can build a LinkedIn account.
  
  
• Mastering an Interview: This workshop prepares students with strategic designs to answering hard hitting interview questions. Highlights: understanding the elevator speech, non-verbal communication, and tips and techniques.

• S.H.A.R.E. Center Services Overview: This presentation covers the resources and opportunities available to students through the S.H.A.R.E. Center, including the food pantry, professional clothes closet, financial literacy and career advising, emergency aid grants, housing assistance, social services, and volunteer opportunities.
  
  
• AlamoEXPERIENCE & Campus Involvement: Students will learn about the benefits of campus engagement and how to use the AlamoEXPERIENCE platform to engage with clubs, stay up to date with campus events, find volunteer opportunities, and track involvement with the Experience Transcript.
  
  
• Exploring Pathways of Public Service and Civic Engagement: Students will use the Pathways of Public Service and Civic Engagement (PPSCE) diagnostic developed by Stanford University's Haas Center to learn about their predispositions and interests toward different approaches to social change. Students will then review different volunteer and career options that align with their individual results.
  
  
• Census 2020: In this session students will learn basic information about the 2020 Census, the importance of a complete count to their communities, misinformation about the process, and what they can do to help get a complete count.

Service Learning Course Design Consultation: If you are interested in planning a service learning course, contact Hunter Bates at hbates4@alamo.edu.

Begin planning the structure of your course with this course development worksheet