The University Student Success and Advising Center at Indiana State University provides professional academic advising services and various support programs to all students

The University Student Success and Advising Center is committed to treating its family members (staff, faculty, and students) with dignity and respect. It is a safe space that supports civil, candid, sometimes passionate, but always sophisticated and nuanced dialogue over complex issues. But that said, it does not tolerate, permit, or turn a blind eye to hatred and bigotry. It will work to dismantle structural inequities and ensure each family member lives, works, and learns in an environment that permits them to flourish, fulfill their aspirations, and reach their goals.

Welcome to the University Student Success and Advising Center! We serve all students, providing professional academic advising services and various support programs. Ultimately, our goal is to help ensure Sycamores experience a successful start to their academic career at State!

Vision Statement

The University Student Success and Advising Center will support students by promoting high-quality advising, instruction, tutoring, mentoring, and collaboration with campus units.

Objectives

  • Instilling in students a sense of personal responsibility for and commitment to their academic success
  • Promoting professional excellence and accountability on the part of the staff, faculty, and administrators
  • Providing students with access to high-quality, developmental, and transitional academic advising
  • Providing high-quality instruction and scaffolding to support academic advising and teaching from the academic colleges
  • Collaborating with campus partners to develop advising best practices and build a responsive and developmentally appropriate network of assistance for students

College Success Courses

UC 100 - First-Year Transition

First-year transition course designed to assist students in their transition from high school to college. Focuses on institutional and systematical differences between high school and college and connecting students to ISU campus and resources.

UC 110 - Issues and Ideas

A seminar course, generally used for special populations such as Project Success and 8-week seminars focused on special topics to help students think about the world in a different way. Past Topics include Natural Disasters, The History of Flags, Research and Writing, Conflict Resolution in the Big Bang Theory, Professional Technology, Weather and Climate, Hip Hop Culture. These change each semester based on faculty expertise and interest.

UC 150 - Academic Recovery

This course designed to help students on academic probation reflect on their past semester(s) and develop skills and connect to resources that will help them get back on track academically.

UNIV 299: Summer Research

Summer course for students participating in faculty guided research.