Student Success

Community College is Not the 13th Grade

One of the pitfalls for first year students in college is their perceptions that college is like high school, or…

6 years ago

The Best Academic Advising Appointment

I have a number of pet peeves. One of them is about how students approach academic advising. Just as students…

6 years ago

Campus Jobs are a Good Idea

Making money in college is often a concern for college students. For one thing, they may want to go with…

6 years ago

New Start for the New Year

At the end of every academic term, students say they’re happy that term is over and they’re looking forward to…

6 years ago

Live to Fight Another Day

I‘ve written before about having students withdraw from courses if they aren’t doing well. Making a strategic retreat from courses…

6 years ago

Homesickness

Many of us receive that teary phone call from a son or daughter asking to come home. That strong and…

7 years ago

Repeating Courses: When to Get Back on That Horse

Most students will take a course or two in college that really kicks their butts. I don’t mean they fail…

7 years ago

Talking To College Faculty Members

A few years ago, one of my students came to my office concerned about her performance in Calculus I. This…

7 years ago

Taking an Incomplete

You’re been supporting your student through thick and thin of the semester, then something happens. This something could be an…

7 years ago

Taking Control of Their Time as College Students

Managing their time is one of the hardest things for new students to do. As much as they worked hard…

7 years ago