“If any female feels she need anything beyond herself to legitimate and validate her existence, she is already giving away her power to be self-defining, her agency.”  

Gabby is a criminology major with a minor in forensics and will graduate in 2025. She is a criminology and pre-law associate and will attend the Washington Center this summer for an internship. Gabby is a Promising Scholar and Crimson Scholar and now serves as a Crimson Scholars mentor. She assists with the group’s programming, as well as many Student Affairs events, including the Six O’Clock Series. She is employed by Aramark and works at multiple university events. Gabby is president of Colors in Unity, a student group that emphasizes the significance of Black and Brown members of the LGBTQIA+ community. She is a member of Pride Alliance, helps with LGBTQIA+ Support functions, and is part of the Guidebook Committee. Gabby is an active member of the DEI Alliance and is helping with the upcoming Global Met Gala (Unity Ball). We thank you, Gabby!

Susan is the university’s clinical case manager, and her office is located in the Counseling Center. Her responsibilities include connecting students with needed resources and services, both on campus and in the community. She consults with faculty, staff, and parents regarding student needs. Susan’s goal is to remove barriers so that students can be successful while at IUP. She is a certified Green Dot Bystander Intervention Program instructor and a member of the IUP Green Dot Advisory Committee. She is Safe Zone and Ally trained. Before her current role, Susan held the position of sexual violence prevention educator for IUP’s Haven Project, the department responsible for educating the campus community on the issues of sexual violence, domestic/dating violence, stalking, consent, human trafficking, healthy/unhealthy relationships, and bystander intervention. Before coming to IUP, Susan worked as a drug and alcohol counselor and case manager in both inpatient and outpatient settings, and as a crisis intervention specialist. We thank you, Susan!

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