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What's one opportunity that influenced your work as a Peer Navigator?
Sarah Hastings ’26Peer Navigator (major TBC)
Through JCU's Inside/Out: Modern Social Problems course, Sarah Hastings studied alongside incarcerated women, discovering that true advocacy begins with intentional listening and meeting people where they are. She brought that spirit of accompaniment to her role as a Peer Navigator, ensuring every new student felt seen, heard, and supported from day one.
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- Hi, my name is Sarah Hastings.
- I’m a senior this year.
- Looking back at my time at John Carroll, I’m grateful to have had the opportunity to take Dr. Clark’s Inside Out class.
- This is a class we take alongside incarcerated women at the prison in downtown Cleveland.
- This class not only taught me the importance of advocating for others, but also listening with intention and meeting people where they’re at.
- This showed up a lot in my role as a Navigator this year, as I was able to meet a lot of incoming freshmen, but also work with a lot of people across campus that I hadn’t worked with before.
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