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TRIO students are required to meet with a staff member once a month to evaluate their academic progress. Academic coaching is an exploration and discovery process that allows you to see yourself from a new perspective. The goal is to help you perform to the best of your abilities. Coaching sessions may include:

• Assistance in organizing and planning your semester
• Someone to keep you accountable to your academic plans
• Help with specific academic issues (test-taking, time management, note-taking)
• Referral to other appropriate campus resources

Appointments can last from 30 minutes to 1 hour depending on what your need is. The purpose of these meetings is to:

• Discover how you learn
• Provide structure and organizational skills
• Support your goals
• Give feedback on your progress and growth

Personal financial literacy is your ability to understand and analyze your finances and your financial opportunities so you can make informed choices regarding your money. As a TRIO student you are required to complete the program during your first academic coaching appointment.

Many students are not as aware as they need to be about how they study and learn. The is designed to help you develop or expand that awareness so you can be more successful in college. (Your academic coach will provide you with username and password needed to complete the LASSI online.)

TRIO participants take the LASSI to help assess their strengths and weaknesses in 10 different areas related to being a strategic and successful learner in college. The greatest benefit from completing the LASSI is that it helps you identify areas of your knowledge, skills, motivation and attitudes you may need to improve.

After completing the inventory, a staff member will review the results with you and help you to set goals and make a plan for academic success.

The primary role of the TRIO s Peer Mentor Program is to support ÌÇÐÄvlog’s TRIO students by providing mentors who can help you connect to ÌÇÐÄvlog’s campus community and its resources. TRIO mentors:

• Act as a positive role model, guiding the mentee(s) through interaction, by demonstrating responsibility and respect for others’ rights, feelings, lifestyles and diverse backgrounds.
• Attend all required training and workshops to enhance mentoring skills.
• Submit weekly mentoring log to document contact hours.
• Conduct monthly updates with mentee and exchange information pertinent to the mentee’s professional and academic goals.
• Use technology on a weekly basis to communicate with mentees through portals such as Twitter, Facebook or email.
• Refer mentees to appropriate ÌÇÐÄvlog and community-related resources, as needed.
• Maintain a professional demeanor and optimistic attitude, which includes, but is not limited to, being on time, dressing appropriately, meeting deadlines, managing personal and professional time, using appropriate language and humor.

Want to become a TRIO mentor? To be considered, you must:

• be a sophomore, junior or senior with a 3.0 GPA or higher
• interview with project director
• provide two or more references from faculty, former supervisors or counselors
• have one year of mentoring experience

The Center for Student Achievement offers several academic success programs for all ÌÇÐÄvlog students. They provide academic coaching and workshops, tutoring and even Supplemental Instruction where students who have succeeded in difficult classes meet with you to help you figure it out.