Student Success Program

The Student Success Program is designed to support Perkins eligible students by focusing on academic success workshops, academic coaching/mentoring, and career development.

Academic Success Workshops

Working with the Academic Success Center and other university partners, the workshops are designed to provide skill-building activities. The Steps to Success series focuses on Topics that lead to scholastic achievement anf the ultimate goal of graduation. Workshops include:

• I Never Learned How to Study: Where Do I Begin?
• Writing with P.I.E. (Point, Information, and Explanation)
• No More Stage Fright
• How to Engage Your Professor

Academic Support

As a Career and Technical Education (CTE) student in the Student Success Program, you'll benefit from the expertise of an academic coach and/or peer mentor. Academic coaches will offer resources or referrals to other university departments offering appropriate services.

Career Development

As a CTE student, you'll gain valuable experience that will impress employers by taking full advantage of workshops and other learning-related activities in cooperative education and internship/externship opportunities. You'll also interact with local professionals and develop mentoring relationships. ODMA facilitates this component in partnership with the Office of Career Services and Cooperative Education and Service Learning. Worksops include:

• Conquering the Job Market: The Art of Résumé Writing and Interviewing
• What Recruiters Look for on Résumés
• Transition Out of College—What's Next?

If you are interested in the Student Success Program, contact Chrisopher Riley at 260-481-6847 or rileyc@ipfw.edu

STEM STEPS to Success are activities that focus on improving students’ academic and social skills through student success workshops, learning communities, job shadowing opportunities, etc.

If you are interested in CTE/STEM Steps to success, contact Chrisopher Riley at 260-481-6847 or rileyc@ipfw.edu

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CTE/STEM Spring 2012 Calendar

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DEADLINE MAY 11,2012
Dates: June 18-June 29, 2012

Expression to Profession BROCHURE

Career Academy (From Expression 2 Profession)

From Expression to Profession is a two-week summer enrichment program in collaboration with the Office of Career Services designed for high school students with an interest in career and technical education career fields.  Thirty students will be exposed to interactive career readiness workshops; resume writing, video resume production, interviewing and effective communication techniques in the job-hunting process.  The experience will include off-campus, hands-on activities to include job shadowing of CTE professionals, college readiness workshops.

If you high school student is interested in participating in the Career Academy, please contact Chris Riley at 260-481-6847 or rileyC@ipfw.edu 

Pathways to Success is an academic support endeavor designed for those CTE students  from underrepresented gender groups in non-traditional fields (i.e., Women in Engineering, Women in Information Systems and/or Men in Nursing and Men in Dental Education).

Students who participate in Pathways will receive the following services:

• Academic Coaching
• Academic Monitoring
• Academic planning
• Degree audit
• Basic life skills
• Career development
• Professional/student mentoring

If you are interested in participating in Pathways please contact Danita Davis at 260-481-6438 or email davisdl@ipfw.edu 

Click here to Sign Up for the Pathways to Success Workshops

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

Spring 2012
Men Pursuing A Career in Nursing
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
12:00 – 1:15 p.m.
Walb 114-116
Panel Discussion
Moderator: 

 Take Time to Make Time
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
12:00 – 1:15 p.m.
Walb 114-116
Presenter:  Rhonda Merriweather, Mastodon Advising Center

Cut, Clip, & Save: The Power of Coupons with Ashley Green
Tuesday, March 13, 2012
12:00 – 1:15 p.m.
Walb 114-116
Presenter: Ashley Green, M.S. Educational Leadership
Fort Wayne Community Schools 

Women Pursuing A Career in Engineering
Wednesday, March 28, 2012
12:00 – 1:15 p.m.
Walb 114-116
Panel Discussion
Moderator: 

Men Pursuing A Career in Dental Education
Tuesday, April 17, 2012
12:00 – 1:15 p.m.
Walb 114-116
Panel Discussion
Moderator: 

To enroll or for more Information/reservations contact:
Danita Davis – 260-481-6438 or davisdl@ipfw.edu