At Chadron, Academic Concerns allows staff and faculty to notify the Office of Academic Success when a student is struggling in a course or has other issues relating to academics. The student will then be contacted and offered a variety of options in order to help them get back on the road to success.

If you are contacted by an Academic Success Coordinator, please know we are contacting you to help address any issues you may be having, and help you find ways to help you academically.

For Faculty and Staff

If you have a student you are concerned about, please complete a referral form here. All referrals will be contacted within 24 business hours. If you have questions after submitting the form, please contact Chantel Merchen- Director, Office of Academic Success at cmerchen@csc.edu, or by phone at 308-432-6381. 

Academic Success Coaches are here to help you if you have recently been struggling in your courses at CSC. Some students are required to participate in Back on Track if they have recently been on academic suspension or probation, other choose to volunteer to participate in the program to learn new habits to help them academically.

If you are enrolled in EDUC 270- Back on Track, or decide to participate in the Back on Track program optionally, you will be paired up with an academic success coach through the CSC Learning Lab to help them identify why you have struggled academically and try different strategies to improve.

Overview

The Back on Track (BoT) program is for all students on probation, suspension re-entry, or otherwise recommended. Students will complete an orientation, then work on weekly plans with peer mentors during up to ten meetings per semester.

Getting Started

If you are required to, or it is recommended that you participate in Back on Track, you will be contacted by your academic advisor, academic success coordinator, or the Director - OAS. Once you've been contacted, please be sure to enroll in the EDUC 270-Back on Track 1 credit hour course. 

Please email Director of the Office of Academic Success Chantel Merchen (@cmerchen) or Retention Specialist Becca Monahan (@rmonahan) for any questions you might have. 

Resources

Weekly plan form

Want to learn how to stay organized? Get motivated? Join us at one of our Student Success Workshops that are open to all CSC students!

Fall 2024 Student Success Workshops

September 5th from 11-12 in the Scottsbluff Room- Time Management

September 19th from 11-12 in Library Room 111- Fighting Procrastination with Dr Alison Fritz

October 3rd from 11-12 in Library Room 111- Tackling Test Anxiety with Chelsea Turner M.A. ed., CPC, LIMHP

October 17th from 11-12 in Library Room 111- Burnout and Stress Management

November 7th  from 11-12 in Library Room 111- Original Thinking with Dr Cassandra Ritzen

November 21st from 2-3PM in Library Room 111- Holiday Stress Tips and Self Care with CSC's Counseling Staff

Internship Workshops Spring 2023 with Cooper Reichman and Deena Kennell

Resume Building and Interview Tips with Chantel Merchen and Deena Kennell

You weren't able to attend one of our Student Success Workshops? No need to worry, you can do them virtually! We are now offering Virtual Student Success Videos for students to view at anytime that is best for them. Please click the links below to access our workshop information virtually and stay tuned for additional videos as they are created!