Batten Life Student Services Student Services Supporting Your Journey Small by design, the Batten community is a tight-knit collaborative of curious, purpose-driven leaders concerned with one question: How do we lead the world to positive, lasting change? Our dedicated Student Services team is committed to supporting each and every Batten student on their journey to becoming the enlightened, ethical policy leaders the world demands. United We Learn. United We Lead. Our students champion organizations that keep our community curious, engaged, and provoke exploration into areas of passion and potential. STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS Many Backgrounds. One Ethos. We strive to be a community that exemplifies equality and tolerance; where inclusion is a given and public service is an expectation. DIVERSITY, EQUITY & INCLUSION Batten Student Support Services Embedded Counseling and Psychological Services are available to all Batten students. Help is available for the following: Personal concerns Academic concerns Developmental concerns Trauma Substance Use concerns Other concerns View More Meet the Team Jill Rockwell Senior Assistant Dean for Student and Career Services Jill oversees the administrative units of student affairs, and career services, working with the other members of the student services team to strengthen students’ co-curricular and career-related experiences at the Batten School. Shawn Anderson Assistant Director of Student Services Shawn Anderson is the Batten School's Assistant Director of Student Services and is responsible for advising undergraduate and graduate students in their co-curricular and service-related endeavors, as well as organizing school-wide student programming. Anderson is currently working towards a doctorate in Higher Education Administration at the University of Virginia, where his key focus is student development. Anne Butz LCSW STAFF PSYCHOTHERAPIST AT THE BATTEN SCHOOL OF LEADERSHIP AND PUBLIC POLICY Anne Butz is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who graduated with her Masters in Social Work in 1999. She has worked predominantly in the public sector, providing individual and group therapy in community mental health settings throughout Central Virginia. She's also worked for the commonwealth providing regulatory oversight of a variety of behavioral health programs for a little over a decade. Anne's areas of interest and experience include: adjustment issues, depression, anxiety, advocacy, trauma, and coping with chronic illness. View All
Jill Rockwell Senior Assistant Dean for Student and Career Services Jill oversees the administrative units of student affairs, and career services, working with the other members of the student services team to strengthen students’ co-curricular and career-related experiences at the Batten School.
Shawn Anderson Assistant Director of Student Services Shawn Anderson is the Batten School's Assistant Director of Student Services and is responsible for advising undergraduate and graduate students in their co-curricular and service-related endeavors, as well as organizing school-wide student programming. Anderson is currently working towards a doctorate in Higher Education Administration at the University of Virginia, where his key focus is student development.
Anne Butz LCSW STAFF PSYCHOTHERAPIST AT THE BATTEN SCHOOL OF LEADERSHIP AND PUBLIC POLICY Anne Butz is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who graduated with her Masters in Social Work in 1999. She has worked predominantly in the public sector, providing individual and group therapy in community mental health settings throughout Central Virginia. She's also worked for the commonwealth providing regulatory oversight of a variety of behavioral health programs for a little over a decade. Anne's areas of interest and experience include: adjustment issues, depression, anxiety, advocacy, trauma, and coping with chronic illness.