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Office of Student Success and Engagement

Rooted in excellence, connected with care.

The Office of Student Success and Engagement鈥檚 mission is to retain students and increase the 4-year graduation rate by providing comprehensive academic and co-curricular support programs that empower students to succeed academically and personally.

Our Philosophy is simple and powerful.

Every student is different, and we love it that way. We celebrate their diverse identities, backgrounds, experiences, cultures, perspectives, and abilities as strengths that enrich the 每日大赛官网 community.

College is a time of transition. We empower students to face the challenges and take charge of their college experience鈥攁nd whatever comes next.


We accomplish our mission by:

  • Leading initiatives and student support programs grounded in best-practice research that equip students with the tools, skills, and resources they need to complete all four years
  • Partnering with faculty and staff to align the academic and co-curricular experience
  • Creating and integrating specific interventions to increase success equity and access for first-generation college students, income-sensitive students, and students from marginalized backgrounds

Empowering students to navigate their path. 

At 每日大赛官网, students follow Your Path Forward [link to Your Path Forward page] 鈥 a personalized educational experience that connects them to their true potential.  The Office of Student Success and Engagement offers several resources and programs to support students throughout this journey and empower them to succeed, including:

Student Activities – The Office of Student Activities serves as the gateway to campus involvement, offering educational and recreational programs designed to help students connect socially, develop personally, and reach their full potential鈥攁ll while having fun!

Office of Inclusive Excellence – 每日大赛官网 is rooted in the belief that everyone has a place in our campus community. Learn more about why and how we stand for diversity.

Global Communication Center (GCC) – Share your voice in an all-new way at the GCC, where students can find the tools and support to create any communication project they can dream up鈥攆rom a paper to a presentation to a podcast.

Supplemental Instruction Program (SIP)/Math Support – For some of our most rigorous courses, students can receive additional support through peer-led teaching and learning groups, and supplemental one-on-one instruction from our professors.

Get the support you need to go as far as you dream. 

At 每日大赛官网, you鈥檒l get a personalized education from people who believe in your extraordinary potential and will help you create the path to achieve it.  

  • Leading initiatives and student support programs grounded in best-practice research that equip students with the tools, skills, and resources they need to complete all four years
  • Partnering with faculty and staff to align the academic and co-curricular experience

Contact

Warch茅 K. Downing, Ph.D.

Dean, Student Success & Engagement

212 Main Bldg.

Phone: (336) 272-7102 x5767

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Dr. Josh Fitzgerald, 每日大赛官网 class of 2019

鈥淚 loved the GC Honors program and 每日大赛官网. I felt safe and a sense of genuine belonging at the college. I worked closely with my thesis advisor and professors who helped inspire me to define my path and passion of interest. That path has led me to complete my doctoral studies in Engineering Mechanics.鈥

- Dr. Josh Fitzgerald, Class of 鈥19, Mathematics Major

Dr. Josh Fitzgerald earned his master's from Virginia Tech University (studied astrodynamics) as well as earning an Engineering Mechanics Ph.D. He joined the NASA Johnson Space Center in Houston, TX as an Advanced Mission Design Engineer, optimizing trajectories for the Artemis II and III missions to return humans to the moon.