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Institute for Student Success

The Institute for Student Success is responsible for developing persistence, self-awareness, and independence in all students as they work toward their academic and personal goals. 

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Institute Goals:

  • Lead campus-wide retention initiatives.
  • Develop and implement research-based retention strategies for the College.
  • Advance student agency, engagement, and autonomy.
  • Increases persistence and graduation rates for all Ursinus students across demographics and cohorts.
  • Create efficiency and clarity for faculty, staff and students regarding the College’s student support services.
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Take a Course on Creating Skills for Academic Success

IDS-021: Creating Success: Skills for Academic Success in College Interested in learning more about this course? Email the ISS!

Ursinus has received a nearly $2 million endowment to boost student retention rates and support student achievement.
$2 Million in Philanthropy Invests in Student Success

The Samuel Darrow Lord ’62 and Carol-Ann Teresa Lord Endowed Student Retention Fund ($1 million) and the Frances Rose Sternberg ’52 and Rolf Sternberg ’53 Endowment Fund ($780,000) will help create new cohort-based programs and campus-wide support networks for students, with the goal to foster retention and enhance personal achievement.

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