Academic Mentoring

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 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

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.