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CLASS Workshops on Conquering Procrastination, Approaching Exams Mindfully Available in English and Mandarin
The Center for Learning and Student Success (CLASS) offers one-hour mindfulness workshops that can help students who are struggling with procrastination or looking to reduce stress before a big exam. Open to all students, sessions in both English and Mandarin…
McNair Scholars Program Receives U.S. Department of Education Funding Through 2027
The Ronald E. McNair Post Baccalaureate Achievement Program—part of the School of Education’s Center for Academic Achievement and Student Development—has been awarded $1.4 million in U.S. Department of Education funding for the 2022-2027 academic and fiscal years. The McNair…
CLASS Peer-to-Peer Learning Strategies Project Receives NSF Grant to Extend Training, Research
The Center for Learning and Student Success (CLASS) has received a National Science Foundation grant of $240,000 to expand a peer-to-peer academic coaching program that acquaints students with effective learning strategies and helps them adopt those tactics in their STEM…
2022 Graduates Reflect on Service as Academic Coaches
Josh Eimbinder ’22 struggled during his sophomore year at Syracuse. The sport management major wasn’t earning the grades he needed. “In high school, they didn’t teach me how to study—they just hand you the work. I went to my advisor…
Winners Announced in Celebration of National Student Employment Week
Recognizing student employees and supervisors who have consistently exhibited hard work and dedication in their roles, on April 18, Student Employment (’Cuse Works) presented students and staff with the Graduate Student Employee of the Year Award, Undergraduate Student Employee of…
CLASS Assistant Director Co-Authors International Standards for Tutor Training to Help Students Succeed Even When They Doubt Themselves
Samantha Trumble began her career as a secondary school teacher seeking to help her students overcome their fear of the subject she loved most–mathematics. Trumble never imagined that she would draw on this experience, years later, to conquer her own…
Managing Midterm Stress for Academic Success
Dear Students: Please take a moment to review our message below outlining a number of resources available to you to help manage stress, anxiety and the demands of your classes. We are reaching the point of the semester where you…
Recent Graduate Discovered Love of Statistics, Leadership as a Supplemental Instruction Leader With CLASS
Jo O’Gorman’s decision to leave Tennessee and come to Syracuse wasn’t a big departure. With parents who met at Syracuse University while earning their master’s degrees, O’Gorman grew up hearing stories about the campus. On their campus visit, they reluctantly…
Center for Learning and Student Success: A Resource for All Students
Some students seek tutoring only after they have academic setbacks, but Alejandro Parra tapped the Center for Learning and Student Success (CLASS) early in his Syracuse University career. A first-year student from Queens, New York, Parra was a little nervous when…
Need to Set Up a Schedule for Academic Success? A Peer Coach or Tutor Can Help with That
Are you a student struggling with managing your time with online classes, coursework, studying and downtime? Or just need some advice in adjusting to this new learning environment? A peer tutor or coach through the Center for Learning and Student…