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A Success Coach is a professional staff member who assists students with any academic concerns and connects them with helpful campus resources. Success coaches guide incoming first year students in creating their first semester schedule, serve as a mentor for students who are on academic probation as part of their academic recovery plan, address student concerns submitted by faculty/staff, and assist with time management/study skills. Students have been assigned success coaches based upon engagement in particular programs/involvement on campus or by college/school. If students are not in one of the specialized engagement groups, students are assigned by college/school.

Click on the website, click on the Success Coaches tab, and you will find who your Success Coach is and their email to get in contact.

The Academic Achievement team supports students in a variety of ways, including but not limited to, advisement of first year students, still deciding students, transfer students and student-athletes. Professional staff are available for in-person meetings or virtually by email request. All students are welcome to drop-in to the office for any general questions.

For students leaving or returning from a personal or medical leave, contact Jen Herrmann at 716-888-2524 or herrman1@canisius.edu
For students needing to leave the university, contact Rachel Massaro at 716-888-2856 or massaror@canisius.edu

The Academic Mentoring Program matches students to a trained academic mentor who can provide academic support and connect students to available campus resources through regularly scheduled meetings. Through the mentoring program, students can work on topics such as time management, study skills, and test-taking strategies to help achieve academic success. The Academic Mentoring Program is free and open to all students who wish to have a mentor.

The Tutoring Center at Canisius University offers a comprehensive level of tutorial services to best support students in successfully completing their academic careers while assisting them in developing the skills to become successful lifelong learners. It provides a dedicated staff of peer tutors ready to assist students in their academic pursuits. In accordance to the Canisius University mission, "we foster in our students a commitment to excellence."

In-person hours are below. The full tutoring schedule can be found on the website.

The Canisius University writing center aims to help students, faculty, and staff with writing at any stage of the writing process. We work with writers in any field, including the humanities, the social sciences, and the hard sciences. Our aim is to help students become stronger writers. We do this through one-on-one peer tutoring. Writing center appointments are for any writer at any skill level. Because all writing is a conversation, talking about your writing with one of our tutors will help you become a stronger writer. Tutors are undergraduates who complete a for-credit training course before they begin working in the center.

Please use the Writing Center website linked to this resource for office hours and tutor availability.

Student Accessibility Services (SAS) is committed to creating equal access for all Canisius students with disabilities, permanent or temporary. Our mission is to see that no student is excluded or discriminated against in participating in any campus program, function or activity, while maintaining the highest level of academic integrity. We advocate responsibility for an accessible and holistic learning environment, through removal of informational, physical, and attitudinal barriers.

In an effort to promote student success and offer academic support, workshops will be offered one on one in-person or virtually. Current workshop topics are:

Time Management
Study Skills
Note Taking
Talking with Professors
Finals Preparation
Successful Online Learning
Ease Test Anxiety

To request a workshop, click the website link.