Agenda 1. Welcome 2. Edinboro University Academic Standards 3. Steps to Success Requirements 4. Q&A Purpose • To know who my Academic Success Coordinator is, and how to contact him/her • To understand what it means to be on Academic Probation or Academic Warning • To understand how to return to good academic standing • To understand the requirements of the Steps to Success (S2S) program Who is my Academic Success Coordinator (ASC)? ASC Name Majors Office Phone Number Kate Damico-Upham Education Library 238 732-1327 Aarron Hunsinger Liberal Arts Library 230 732-1311 Emily Lottes Business Library 229 732-1347 Ashley Wassel Science & Health Professions Library 239 732-1312 • Art, Art Education, Music, and Music Education majors will meet with Fai Howard, the Director of Academic Success & Student Retention (Library 240, 732-1401) • ESP students will meet with Dr. Gleichsner (Library 216B, 732-1282) • USP students will meet with Dr. Iglesias (Library 216A, 732-1278) • Undeclared students can meet with Emily Lottes or their advisor (Dr. Gleichsner or Dr. Iglesias) to succeed at Edinboro Edinboro University Academic Standards Good academic standing = 2.00 (or higher) cumulative GPA Academic Probation/Warning & You Consider: • What prevented me from being successful last semester? • What will I do differently this semester to achieve academic success? Steps to Success (S2S) Program • Attend Steps to Success Seminar • Complete and submit Self-Assessment S2S Program • Academic Success Hold • Will be added to student record on Wednesday, January 28th • Will be removed prior to withdraw deadline (Friday, April 3rd) if all steps have been completed S2S Requirements • Meet with your Academic Success Coordinator (ASC) by January 30th, 2015 • Review Self-Assessment • Develop semester goals • Sign contract S2S Requirements • Complete and log at least three of the following activities by Friday, March 13th, 2015 • • • • • Meet with your advisor Complete a Smarthinking Online Tutoring session One-on-one meeting with Student Success Leader Attend an Academic Success workshop Attend a face-to-face tutoring session Activity Log S2S Requirements • Meet with each professor between February 16th – 20th, 2015 • Discuss course progress • Complete progress reports & return to ASC no later than 4:00pm on February 23th, 2015 • *Hint: Meet with your professors this week, inform them you are on Academic Warning or Probation, and schedule a meeting with them for the fifth week Course Progress Report S2S Requirements • Meet with your ASC between Monday, March 16th & Friday, March 20th • Review midterm grades & course progress reports • Submit activity log • Hold will be removed if student has completed all requirements and midterm GPA is 2.00 or higher S2S Requirements • If either: • your midterm GPA is below 2.00, or • you have not completed the S2S program requirements • Then, you must meet with Fai Howard, the Director of Academic Success and Student Retention Attitude – keep it positive! “It is our attitude at the beginning of a difficult task which, more than anything else, will determine its successful outcome.” - William James What questions do you have?