Success coaching retains first-year students

Image:  Recognizing that making connections is vital in a student’s first year, Kansas Wesleyan University’s student success center matches its new faces to seasoned staff to create a recipe for success. KWU’s student success coaching program gives students a personal connection to library resources and its personnel, which in turn boosts retention, says student success center director JD Koons. What is it: The Albert Nelson Student Success Center, housed in the university...