UNA’s TRIO SSS Success Coaching is designed to assist new, transfer and non-traditional students as they navigate campus life and build their academic, personal, and professional experience. Success Coaches help students develop skills, behaviors and habits that contribute to their success in college. These include academic and career goal setting, learning strategies, time management and organization, self-regulation and self-efficacy.
Success Coaches will:
- Contact students regularly by email, Canvas and GroupMe
- Meet with students individually and in small groups for supplemental advising and tutoring
- Organize informational and educational workshop opportunities for student enrichment
The TRIO Student Support Services Peer Tutor is in charge of providing peer tutoring and academic support and guidance to TRIO SSS students throughout the semester. Additionally, peer tutors provide subject-area knowledge and serve as a model for students in the techniques, strategies, attitudes, and beliefs that successful learners employ as they acquire new knowledge, solve problems, and complete academic tasks. Other assistance might include reviewing class material, discussing text, reviewing test questions, assisting with papers, or working on solutions to problems.
Peer Tutors will:
- Help students understand key concepts and the scope of assignments, within the boundaries of academic integrity
- Maintain absolute confidentiality with regard to academic progress and/or personal information concerning students
- Assist students in using TRIO SSS free printing services
Life coaching offers a judgment-free space in which you can talk with someone confidentially about any issue challenging you, whether personal or academic. These sessions can focus on any of the following topics:
- Issues with Classes
- Family Struggles
- Difficult Friendships
- Loss of a Loved One
- Ending Relationships
- Money Problems
- Health Issues
- Lack of Motivation
- Personal Concerns
To schedule a Life Coaching session, please contact our TRIO staff.
TRIO SSS workshops are provided to support students in meeting collegiate expectations for personal, professional, and academic performance. These workshops are presented by TRIO Success Coaches as well as UNA faculty and staff.
Workshop topics include (but are not limited to):
- Test-Taking Skills
- Note-Taking Skills
- Memory Skills
- Time Management
- Writing
Location: Collier Library, TRIO offices (Note: some workshops may be located in different areas on campus, depending on department collaborations and space availability).
To sign up for TRIO workshops, check our TRIO academic calendar, Campus Groups, or email trio@una.edu.
UNA’s University Success Center offers a variety of resources and subject-specific tutoring opportunities for all students in addition to those offered by the TRIO SSS program. Learn more by visiting University Success Center (una.edu).
SSS participants will meet with an SSS Program Advisor at least two times per semester (the frequency of advising check-ins depends on your Indiviual Academic Success Plan). These meetings are designed to provide comprehensive, individualized academic support and to ensure you are meeting your personal and educational goals. You will be assigned an SSS advisor upon acceptance to the program.
During your first TRIO SSS advising meeting, your advisor will go over all resources and services available to you as a student. In addition to the discussed TRIO services, UNA also provides for all students the following resources:
One Stop (Financial Aid, Mane Card, Student Accounts, Registrar)
National Hotlines and other Emergency Information