Academic Coaching for Conditionally Admitted Students is a program developed for incoming students who do not meet admission criteria. We offer individual meetings with trained professional and peer academic coaches to support students in developing and implementing new approaches and strategies to avoid academic probation or suspension and continue enrollment beyond their first year. Academic coaches work with students to identifying goals, develop effective learning strategies, and create and monitor action plans for academic success.

DELIVERY FORMAT: The program has a hybrid format.

PROGRAM SCALE: Medium-scale (reaches between 10 and 25 percent of its target population)

APPROXIMATE PARTICIPANTS SERVED IN 2021-22: 96

HOW TO ENROLL: All stakeholders have access to this program. As such, there is no enrollment process

EVALUATION STATUS: Data related to program outcomes are currently being internally collected

DEPARTMENT(S) OVERSEEING PROGRAM: STAR Services

CONTACT FOR MORE INFO: Rachel Hoover at rhoover@lamar.edu or 409-880-7202

Cardinal Communities (CC) is a mentoring program that provides a supportive community in which students engage in meaningful relationships with fellow students, faculty, and staff that empower them to develop a sense of community and belonging and gain information to successfully transition to Lamar University. CC serves first time in college students who participate in one-hour weekly non credit-bearing interest or major-based sessions that are led by Peer and Professional Mentors, which are supplemented with individual peer mentoring sessions and social events throughout their first semester.

DELIVERY FORMAT: The program is in-person only.

PROGRAM SCALE: Large-scale (reaches more than 25 percent of its intended target population)

APPROXIMATE PARTICIPANTS SERVED IN 2021-22: 1080

HOW TO ENROLL: All incoming FTIC students are enrolled unless they request an exemption or have a major course conflict.

EVALUATION STATUS: Data related to program outcomes are currently being internally collected

DEPARTMENT(S) OVERSEEING PROGRAM: STAR (Student Tutoring and Retention) Services

CONTACT FOR MORE INFO: Rachel Hoover at rhoover@lamar.edu or 409-880-7202

Faculty members are queried about a targeted list of potentially at-risk students. They provide Cardinal Early Alerts in the form of progress reports about these students. We then target outreach and Success Check-In meetings with their Academic Advisor to any student marked at-risk by their faculty member. Academic Advisors visit with students to identify the leading issues they are facing to find root causes and then work with students to find solutions. Academic Advisors refer students to campus resources as needed and focus on goal setting and achievement during these appointments.

DELIVERY FORMAT: The program has a hybrid format.

PROGRAM SCALE: Large-scale (reaches more than 25 percent of its intended target population)

APPROXIMATE PARTICIPANTS SERVED IN 2021-22: 788

HOW TO ENROLL: Participants are automatically enrolled in this program if they meet eligibility requirements

EVALUATION STATUS: Data related to program outcomes are currently being internally collected

DEPARTMENT(S) OVERSEEING PROGRAM: The Office of Retention and Student Success under which the Undergraduate Advising Center operates.

CONTACT FOR MORE INFO: Kayla Holloway at klholloway@lamar.edu or 409-880-7297

Lamar University will be working to assist first time in college students (FTIC) help persist and be retained in their first two years of their academic year.

DELIVERY FORMAT: The program is in-person only.

PROGRAM SCALE: Large-scale (reaches more than 25 percent of its intended target population)

DEPARTMENT(S) OVERSEEING PROGRAM: Office of Retention and Student Success

CONTACT FOR MORE INFO: Victor Davila at vdavila2@lamar.edu or 4098808439