Category: Student Services

In the late fall and late spring, college students usually begin to prepare for college research...

Five Key Tools to Achieve Academic Success

by Dr. Lana | Apr 2, 2019 | Academic Advising, College Success Life, Student Services | 0

Achieving academic success is always on the minds of college students.
And on college and universities campuses across the country, there are 5 key academic policy strategies available to help most students achieve that very objective.

Financial Aid Award – What’s Up With That?!

by Dr. Lana | Mar 15, 2019 | College Success Life, Student Financial Aid, Student Services | 0

In general, college students do depend on some type of financial aid to help pay for the costs...

Operation Varsity Blues

by Dr. Lana | Mar 12, 2019 | College Success Life, Student Services | 0

Operation Varsity Blues is just a mind-boggling, morally depraved end-run on our system of...

Preparing for Next Semester…

by Dr. Lana | Dec 26, 2018 | Academic Advising, College Success Life, Student Services | 0

Enjoying your semester break and, at the same time, preparing for next semester? Hopefully, you are. Now is the time to take a deep breath and assess your academic life/work balance experiences. You need to think about whether or not you are using the best tactics to accomplish your goals.

The Final Exam Season…Again

by Dr. Lana | Dec 6, 2018 | Academic Advising, College Success Life, Student Services | 0

Final exam season…let’s not be under any illusions. This time of year is the mega pimple of stress! Studying for finals is just plain nerve-racking and overwhelming. Heaven help us if we are carrying 5 courses with a final exam in each one…on top of several research papers.

Degree Audit aka My College Report Card

by Dr. Lana | Sep 24, 2018 | Academic Advising, Student Services | 0

The “invaluable degree audit”, known by different names at different campuses, tracks your complete academic progress/record. The Registrar’s Office is the official keeper of the student’s academic record and all associated academic policies.

The Course Withdrawal Option

by Dr. Lana | Sep 23, 2018 | Academic Advising, Student Services | 0

Generally speaking, the Course Withdrawal option allows students having either academic and/or personal difficulties to withdraw from a course(s) and/or school completely, receiving a “W” grade for each course(s). Beware…

Pass/Fail – “A rose by any other name would smell as sweet”…

by Dr. Lana | Sep 21, 2018 | Academic Advising, Student Services | 0

Most new students, and even some currently enrolled, don’t realize that they do have grading options such as Pass/Fail to use in crafting the ultimate outcome of their semester grade point average (GPA).

You’re A College Student…Now What?

by Dr. Lana | Sep 17, 2018 | Academic Advising, College Success Life, Student Services | 0

College students adjusting to college life can be a challenging, transformative experience…some do it quickly, some take a little longer.

Student Financial Aid Myths

by Dr. Lana | Sep 10, 2018 | Student Financial Aid, Student Services | 0

Believing financial aid myths instead of finding out the real facts is a major set-up for missing out on educational opportunities! Anyone can “apply”, using the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). However, only U.S. citizens and eligible non-citizens can qualify.

Academic Adviser – Optional or Essential?

by Dr. Lana | Sep 4, 2018 | Academic Advising, Student Services | 0

Your Academic Adviser…optional or essential? An asset on your college and career success team or a potential liability? Unlike high school, where you can wait forever to see your guidance counselor, a campus academic adviser is an active, key member of your college and career success team.