Supporting Student Achievement
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This model serves as a strategy map for students, faculty, staff and others interested in supporting student success. Click on the student success efforts identified below to learn program details and contact information.
Connection - Pre-enrollment
What will you do to be prepared for college?
Activities designed to connect students to STATE prior to the start of their first year.
Acclimation - Year One
How can you get off to a strong start at SDSU?
Activities designed to assist students in acclimating to STATE during their first year and to promote the retention of first-year students.
Alignment - Years Two and Three
How will you make the most of your college experience?
Activities designed to serve students in their second and third years and to promote persistence to graduation.
Transition - Years Four and Beyond
What will you do to be prepared for your next steps?
Activities designed to provide students a strong finish and achieve success beyond their undergraduate experience.
Throughout the SDSU Experience
How can you ensure your overall success as a student?
Initiatives that serve students throughout all stages of their time at South Dakota State University, or that reach them at multiple points during their college experience.
Additional Resources and Programs for SDSU Students
| Area | Contact information | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Academic Advising Guides | Janell Hoffelt, Curriculum and Catalog Coordinator Office of Academic Affairs, Morrill Hall 230 605-688-4173 | Academic Advising Guides are prepared and posted on the SDSU website for all majors offered at the university. The guides include both a list of all required courses for each program along with a proposed 4-year plan for degree completion. |
| Math Help Center | Bill Alsaker, Lecturer and Math Help Center Coordinator Chicoine Architecture, Mathematics and Engineering Hall 282 605-688-6196 | The Math Help Center, located in AME 292, provides free walk-in tutoring for introductory and beginning level math courses (from Math 095 through Math 125) and Stat 281. |
| Writing Center | Jason McEntee, Director of the School of English and Interdisciplinary Studies Hilton M. Briggs Library 103 605-688-6559 | The SDSU Writing Center serves all students enrolled in the university, both graduate and undergraduate. Students can chat about an essay for a composition or history class, a research paper, abstracts for a human development or sociology paper, or a job or graduate school application letter-in short, any type of writing that they have concerns about. Consultations take place during any stage of the writing process - from determining the ideas, focus, and framework to citing sources and figuring out how semi-colons work and polishing the style. |
| Speech Center | Josh Westwick, Director of the School of Communication Studies and Journalism Pugsley Center 305 605-688-6131 | The Speech Center, located in Pugsley 305, offers an opportunity for CMST 101 students to practice their speech and receive feedback. |