I didn’t know how to navigate college – including the acronyms, financial aid, registration, and more. I remember signing paperwork and mailing it back to campus to enroll and arrange…
Jonathon Yorkowitz, Ph.D.April 2, 2023
Parents and students alike can vary in their preferences around part-time employment, but these preferences can sometimes be accompanied by a belief that working will be detrimental to a student’s…
Jennifer Tharp, Ph.D.April 2, 2023
As powerful as this affirmation sounds, however, we must pause for a moment to consider—is this merely a great sounding statement, or do underrepresented students authentically own and take to…
Michelle Samuels-Jones, Ed.D.April 1, 2023
When various obstacles and struggles are intertwined with this transition, student success can be negatively impacted (Shreiner, Louis, & Nelson, 2012). In an effort to be proactive rather than reactive,…
Richie Gebauer, Ed.D.April 1, 2023
As your child prepares for their transition into college one of the best ways you can help them is to encourage them to develop their self-advocacy skills. This means encouraging…
Sharia Hays, Ed.D.March 26, 2023
As your student considers what the college experience will look like for them, I would like to offer a letter of encouragement based on my experience. Now, as a college…
Oscar Espinoza-Parra, Ph.D.February 4, 2023
For parents who were already divorced or separated, you may have some systems that you created, and some of you may need to process relationship transition during your student’s academic…
Megan FisherJanuary 26, 2023
Certainly, writing papers, studying for exams and doing assigned homework will occupy a percentage of your student’s week. However, students will spend more time outside the classroom than in the…
André Stephens, Ph.D.January 2, 2023
When I meet with students for academic coaching, they often tell me about areas of life where they are attempting to achieve in new environments. Students experience stress because they’re…
Jennifer Tharp, Ph.D.January 2, 2023
Mission is about teaching and learning and that happens primarily through relationship. It is embodied in the faculty, staff and students who serve or attend colleges and universities around the…
André Stephens, Ph.D.January 2, 2023
Service centers such as the library, advising, campus dining, public safety offices, and student life or campus recreation offices are obvious standard ways colleges support students’ physical, social, and academic…
Laura Reisert Kalinkewicz, Ph.D.December 27, 2022
