Peer Academic Success Coaching

Merze Tate College

The Peer Academic Success Coaching program at ��ϲʹ��ֱ�� helps students perform to the best of their abilities. The goal is to help you attain the highest standards of academic excellence. Through the coaching process, you will work collaboratively with your coach to develop a plan of action to optimize academic performance and achieve your goals. You will learn strategies and techniques and receive support to take the steps necessary to enhance your learning experience at ��ϲʹ��ֱ��.

Research shows that the most successful students use personal support services such as coaching. The most successful students realize early that asking for and taking advantage of help is a mark of intelligence and not an indicator of weakness.

About the coaching process

As part of the Peer Academic Success Coaching program, you will receive:

Two hours each week of one-on-one sessions with your coach to build study habits and receive individualized content tutoring.
Assistance in developing short-term, mid-range and long-term goals.
Help to remain accountable for progress toward the achievement of those goals.
Assistance with specific academic issues.
Assistance with connections to additional University and departmental resources.

Who should apply?

Coaching is available to any undergraduate student interested in:

Enhancing their academic skills.
Making the most of their learning opportunities.
Receiving one-on-one help with your courses twice a week.

Please note: At this time, all peer coaching spots are full for fall 2024. We encourage you to still apply to be added to our waitlist and utilize other campus resources in the meantime.

Apply for a Peer Coach

Peer Coaches

Sayantan Basu (he/him)

Senior • College of Arts and Sciences • Applied Mathematics/Data Analysis • Goal setting, study skills, time management, career planning

Owen Brey

Junior • College of Health and Human Services • Nursing • Goal setting, study skills, self-testing, time management

Ellie Cool (she/her)

Sophomore • College of Education and Human Development • Physical Education/Health K-12 • Study skills, time management, using academic resources

Lydia Cowan (she/her)

Senior • College of Arts and Sciences • Creative Writing/Communications • Test taking skills, stress management, study skills, motivation

Maya Farr (she/her)

Senior • College of Arts and Sciences • Psychology/Sociology • Goal setting, note taking strategies, motivation, time management

Marie Herzog (she/her)

Junior • College of Education and Human Development • Elementary Education • Stress management, goal setting, motivation, time management

Ethan Kane

Sophomore • College of Education and Human Development • Biomedical Sciences • Stress management, goal setting, focus strategies, time management

Alayna Ostling (she/her)

Senior • Haworth School of Business • Sales and Business Marketing • Stress management, time management, using academic resources, career planning

Claire Polelle (she/her)

Senior • College of Health and Human Services • Speech Pathology/American Sign Language • Stress management, motivation, self-testing, career planning

Bri Pritchet (she/her)

Sophomore • College of Arts and Sciences • Strategic Communication: Diversity and Inclusion • Stress management, motivation, using academic resources

Amanda Ringewold (she/her)

Sophomore • College of Aviation • Aviation Flight Science • Stress management, goal setting, motivation, time management

Julia Thompson (she/her)

Sophomore • College of Health and Human Services • Social Work • Goal setting, focus strategies, motivation, time management

Tobyn Wietfeldt (he/him)

Sophomore • College of Engineering and Applied Sciences • Computer Science • Goal setting, focus strategies, selecting the main idea, career planning

Gabriel Williams (she/her)

Senior • College of Engineering and Applied Sciences • Aerospace Engineering • Stress management, study skills, note taking strategies, time management

Shayla Zech (she/her)

Senior • College of Arts and Sciences • Psychology and Sociology of Social Psychology • Stress management, study skills, focus strategies, note taking strategies, motivation

Megan Peterson