Four-year Planner, River Hawk Scholars Academy Offer More Support
09/21/2017
By Katharine Webster
UMass Lowell’s rapid growth over the past decade is a testament to the university’s ability to improve its academic offerings, real-world opportunities and student life. This fall, enrollment topped 18,000 students for the first time.
But university administrators aren’t resting on their laurels. They’re more focused than ever on helping students maximize their academic, social and financial success.
Centers for Learning and Academic Supports Services (CLASS) have overseen the development of new study skills “boot camps” over winter break for students who struggle during their first semester of college, and they’ve expanded their “Strategies for Success” workshops, held in August for incoming first-year students. They’ve also worked on an early academic warning system that lets faculty know when a student is struggling. Read more