Welcome!
Welcome to the Student Success Unit within the Office of Academic Engagement!
The Student Success Unit is committed to helping students build the skills, confidence, and connections needed to achieve their academic goals and thrive at Norfolk State University. Through comprehensive academic tutoring, mentoring, and student success initiatives, we provide students with personalized support throughout their college journey. Whether you are seeking assistance with a challenging course or interested in connecting with a peer mentor, our programs are designed to meet students where they are and help them move forward with confidence. We encourage all students to take advantage of these resources early and often as part of their academic success strategy.
Mission Statement
We promote student learning and degree completion by providing academic support services and programs that inform, empower and facilitate student success.
Student Success Unit Goals
The Student Success Unit strives to be:
- Learner Centered: To increase student engagement in the learning process and foster academic improvement and greater understanding in tutored courses.
- Integrity Based: To ensure the delivery of services that uphold high academic standards.
- Service Oriented: To serve diverse student populations, reducing barriers for student success by responding to their unique learning needs, and maintain effective partnerships with the campus community.
- Supportive: To provide a safe, comfortable and welcoming environment that supports instruction and supplements student learning.
- Responsive: Evaluate and monitor students’ academic progress throughout the semester and promote improvements.
- Efficient: To use technology and feedback loops to better serve students and student leaders and use resources efficiently.
- Transparent: Maintain clear and up-to-date policies and procedures.
Expected Student Learning Outcomes
- Application: Tutees will demonstrate an increased understanding of course and workshop content. Mentees will demonstrate an increased understanding of specific skills and strategies that are likely to contribute to their success.
- Critical Thinking: Students will demonstrate the ability to solve problems independently using the information reinforced during tutoring and mentoring.
- Diversity: Students will demonstrate awareness of the cognitive and interpersonal skills necessary to perform successfully in different settings and with diverse groups of people.