As we welcome students back to campus for the 2025 Spring Semester, please keep in mind that the Office of Student Success Coaching in University College (North Quad 339) continues to offer services to all undergraduate and graduate students. We invite you to direct students to engage in coaching appointments, workshops and campus outreach, and presentations throughout the semester as outlined below.
Individual Coaching Appointments
University College offers free professional Student Success Coaching to help students gain insight into themselves as they pursue success academically and personally. Through discovery and curiosity, coaches partner with students to develop the necessary tools to create a thriving experience at Ball State and beyond. Coaches often work with students on:
- adjusting to college life
- goal setting
- setting boundaries
- general communication skills
- defining core values and beliefs
- connecting values with motivation
- discovering strengths
- identifying learning styles
- organization and time management
- major exploration and selection
- understanding priorities
- effective professional communication
- getting connected on campus
Students schedule appointments with coaches through Navigate (myballstate.bsu.edu); faculty and staff can make direct referrals to coaching by reaching out to successcoach@bsu.edu or (765) 285-1178. Coaches meet with students in-person, by phone, and virtually through Zoom.
Classroom Presentations
The Assistant Director of Student Success Coaching and the success coaches are also available to present in classrooms and to student organizations around a variety of topics including setting goals, fighting procrastination, time management, study habits, motivation, stress management, organization, and more. Presentations can be scheduled by reaching out to successcoach@bsu.edu or (765) 285-1178.
Workshops and Campus Outreach
In addition to one-on-one success coaching with students and classroom visits, success coaches also offer a series of skill-based outreach activities, workshops, and events throughout the academic year. Scheduled topics for the spring include: major selection, self-care, motivation and procrastination, finals test preparation, and more. More information is available on the website: www.bsu.edu/studentsuccesscoaching.
Our social media accounts are also a vehicle for keeping connected with our office (Instagram: @bsu_successcoaching; X (Twitter): @bsusuccesscoach).
Our student success coaches are excited about continuing to serve our students this semester. Please do not hesitate to reach out to the Director of Student Success Initiatives, Laura Pittman (lpittman@bsu.edu) or the Assistant Director for Student Success Coaching, Char Hawkins (char.hawkins@bsu.edu) regarding student concerns, presentation needs, or other questions about student success coaching.