Student Success Center

The Student Success Center in Cressman Library provides students with a wide variety of support programs designed to help students achieve their academic goals. Some of the many services include:

  • Academic Advising,
  • Act 101 Program - for qualifying PA residents,
  • Office of the VP of Student Success and Engagement/Dean of Students,
  • Learning and Disability Resources,
  • Professional Tutoring Services (nursing tutoring in the Hamilton Blvd. Bldg.)
  • Peer Tutoring Services,
  • Persistence Resources, and
  • Emergency Assistance.

International Student Services is located in the Center for Diversity and Global Engagement in the Allen House. 

Housing and Residence Life is located in the Lower Level of Butz Hall.

Student Engagement is located on the third floor of Tompkins College Center.

Career and Community Engagement is located on the second floor of the Tompkins College Center.

 

Online classes are different than in-person classes.

You might need to use different strategies for them, but that’s ok. We've provided some quick reference handouts here that can help!

Set a schedule

Staying organized and prioritizing your work 

Multitasking (or, how to avoid it!)

Make the most of video lectures

Set up study groups in Microsoft Teams

Online group and team work

Quick reference guide (image)

5 Steps to Conquering Time Management:

Here's a video to help you learn about these quick tips you can use to improve your time management skills. (Office 365 login required, English captioning and transcript available)

Identify time wasters and set goals. Time wasters are things like social media scrolling and binge watching TV shows. After you identify what you spend your time doing, set a goal to NOT engage in that activity for a select timeframe.

Plan Ahead. Create a daily/weekly to-do list with assignments and readings you need to complete that day/week. This will help hold you accountable to upcoming assignments and prevent you from missing due dates. Ex: This should be done separate from your weekly planners.

Small Tasks First. Placing small tasks at the top of your to-do list will help you feel more accomplished and give you the motivation needed to tackle those large time consuming projects. Ex: Writing an email to a professor is the perfect thing to put at the top of your list because it’s easy to accomplish!

Establish Routines. This is extremely important for our online students. Create a schedule and stick to it! Make sure you schedule a block of time for each class, where you can focus on just the assignments and reading for that class. EX: Molly will focus on Math class every M,W,F from 1-2:30pm.

Self-Care. Make sure you are taking enough breaks throughout your day to allow time for some self-care. Self-care is different for everyone so some may want to use their break times for catching up on social media while others may use that time for a run, whichever you prefer make sure you set aside time for yourself!

 

Student Use Room Reservations

UPDATED: All student spaces are available to reserve through ASTRA via Falcon Link. 

Group Study and Meeting Room Locations:

Room

Building Code

Capacity

Allen House 105 – Group Study Room

ALN

5

Butz Hall Lower Level B – Student Engagement Teams (SET) - Work area

BUT

20

Butz Hall Lower Level A – Student Engagement Teams (SET) - Lounge area

BUT

10

Cressman Library 317 – Collaboration 2

CRE

5

Cressman Library 316 – Collaboration 1

CRE

5

Room Policies and Guidelines

Study Room Reservations

Please observe the following rules when you reserve and use a study room:

  1. Reservation must be for room use by two or more people.
  2. The student creating the reservation must be present while the room is in use and have a copy of the email confirmation on hand.
  3. One person from the group may make a single reservation for one of the rooms for up to 2 hours.

 

SET Space Reservations

Please observe the following rules when you reserve and use THE STUDENT ENGAGEMENT TEAM (SET) SPACE in the lower level of Butz Hall:

  1. Reservation must be for use by two or more people.
  2. The student creating the reservation must be present while the room is in use and have a copy of the email confirmation on hand.
  3. One person from the group may make a single reservation for the space for up to 3 hours.
  4. The reservations are for the table space or the lounge space.

 

Click Here: Reservation Directions