Axe ’Em, Jacks!
Developing and utilizing one's knowledge
- Lifelong learning
- Awareness of cultural events
- Creativity
- Critical thinking skills
- Education and professional goals
- Adaptation to change
- Service learning
Areas of concern and available resources
Academic calendar
Concerns may include:
- dates for a given semester
- anticipated start dates
- recognized holidays
- and finals schedules.
Advising
Concerns may include:
- scheduling an advising appointment
- reviewing your degree audit
- discussing major/minor requirements
- experiencing academic difficulties
- and understanding university and college policies.
Bad grades
Concerns may include:
- wanting to improve your GPA
- wanting to do better in classes
- not getting the grades you are capable of getting
- that you will be separated from the college for poor grades
- and being put on academic probation.
Career discovery and preparation
Concerns may include:
- discovering career interests
- finding networking information
- career preparedness
- finding internships and résumé support
- and the development of interview skills.
Change in parent/guardian financial status
Concerns may include:
- a change to parent's employment status
- questions about how a divorce or separation may affect you or your family's financial status
- wondering how a change in financial status will affect your enrollment as a student
- and wanting to indicate a change of financial status to necessary offices on campus.
Disability accommodations
Concerns may include:
- disability
- class or campus accommodations
- testing accommodations
- struggling to learn
- testing anxiety
- not knowing if you have a disability
- and being new to a disability, whether physical or with learning.
Help with writing
Concerns may include:
- wondering if you are citing appropriately
- help citing sources
- support with your writing assignments
- help starting your papers
- and help organizing your writing assignments.
Housing
Concerns may include:
- unsafe housing
- lack of housing
- dirty housing causing illness
- temporary housing
- rules for living on campus
- contract and lease knowledge
- and the need to move.
Injured and needing accommodations
Concerns may include:
- temporary disability accommodations
- needing academic accommodations due to a recent injury
- trouble getting around campus
- and recent injury causing problems.
Learning about other cultures
Concerns may include:
- understanding others
- understanding different practices and beliefs
- and reconciliation of identities.
Need a tutor
Concerns may include:
- thinking you would do better in your courses if you had a tutor
- wondering if a tutor is available for your course(s)
- questions about how often you can utilize a tutor
- and questions about other sources of academic support.
Peer mentoring
Concerns may include:
- struggling to navigate college
- learning about resources on campus
- developing time management and study skills
- and making connections with others.