Student Success

At Washington University in St. Louis, the Taylor Family Center for Student Success will unite formerly separate resource programs and provide students with peer mentors, financial support and education, and other guidance.

When students need an emotional outlet, a campus cry map can show preferred private spaces to let the tears flow—or create a touch point for staff to step in and help.

In a new Student Voice survey, students share their preferences for class format, active learning strategies and note-taking. Interactive lectures and case studies are especially popular.

On the Teaching for Student Success podcast, a social work professor from California State University, Chico, shares her experiences removing assessment from her graduate-level classes and the impact on learning outcomes.

The Student Well-being for Institutional Support Survey (SWISS) evaluates students’ perception of their college regarding aspects of well-being, including academic support, mental health resources, housing, dining and spiritual life resources.

April Belback, director of student success at the University of Pittsburgh, shares about her work launching the institution’s Student Success Hub and the importance of belonging in the student experience.

Students engage with their religious or spiritual lives on campuses, where faith connections offer opportunities for community building and personal wellness.

The Marquette Wellness and Recreation Center, with an anticipated completion date of December 2024, consolidates wellness, counseling, health services and recreation, while expanding capacity for each of these areas.