Student Success
Welcome!
Navigating the complexities of college simultaneous to balancing comprehensive wellness is a challenge. To ensure student success, ºÚÁÏÉçÇø has committed to effectively serve and support the whole student, both in and outside of the classroom, to find that balance. We want our students to thrive academically while also feeling fulfilled in all other aspects of their lives at and beyond the college. Through advising, programming, and mentorship, our student success team is dedicated to supporting them in their holistic journey.
Refer a Student of Concern
If you’re concerned about a student, please utilize this to make a report. Students, staff, faculty, and community members are able to make a referral. Once a referral is made, Student Support Services and/or the appropriate Class Dean will complete outreach to the referred student and invite them to meet in-person, over zoom, or via phone to discuss concerns, resources, and actions to address needs.
If there is an immediate concern for a student’s safety, please contact Campus Safety at 610-526-7911.
Academic Information and Reminders
The Class Deans will hold drop-in hours in Guild from 2-4pm on September 2 to September 10. If you need assistance with your class schedule or have questions about a course, please come to Guild to meet with a Class Dean!
- Check your Class Schedule and confirm your registration.
- Be sure to add courses that you’ve received permission numbers for now and consult with your Class Dean if you have questions about finalizing your schedule.
- Enroll in a minimum of four academic units. If you are looking for a course, consult the Class Status Report to see what courses are open.
- Email your professor directly with questions about specific courses. Your professors are a great resource for getting clarity on content, resources, and expectations for each course. Office hours and meetings are a great way to check in!
- Students who wish to request to take 5.5 academic units must discuss this plan with their dean and . You will not be able to add 5.5 units in Bionic yourself.
- August 28: Registration opens for first-year students
- August 30: Registration opens for all class years
- September 1: Labor Day: no classes will be held in the Tri-Co
- September 2: Classes begin, including THRIVE
- September 2: Convocation takes place at 4:30pm on Senior Row
- September 8: PE classes begin
- September 10: End of registration add/drop period
- September 19: Last day to drop a fifth course at ºÚÁÏÉçÇø and Haverford.
- September 19: Credit/no credit deadline is 5pm today!
- September 24: Withdrawal deadline for first quarter academic courses
- There are videos available to help you navigate Bionic. Click here to view them.
- Information on how to use a permission number in Bionic can be found here.
- Click to learn how to drop or swap a course.
- Click to learn how to register for THRIVE.
- Talk with a Peer Advisor! Peer Advisors are available to help you navigate your schedule and search for classes.
Meet the Class Deans
To contact a class dean, please call directly at their contact numbers listed below or contact the front desk of the Undergraduate Dean’s Office at 610-526-5375.
Meet Dean Horvath
Mary Beth Horvath
Associate Dean of the First-Year Experience
Drop-In Hours: Mon. 3 - 4 p.m.
Location: Guild Lower Level
610-526-7332
Meet Dean Giess
Melissa Giess
Assistant Dean of the Sophomore Experience
Drop-In Hours: Wed. 3 - 4 p.m.
Location: Guild Lower Level
610-526-5369
Meet Dean Roberson-Hornsby
Baru Roberson-Hornsby
Assistant Dean of the Junior Experience
Drop-In Hours: Thurs. 3 - 4 p.m.
Location: Guild Lower Level
610-526-5381
Meet Dean Fenimore
Akirah Fenimore
Assistant Dean of the Senior Experience
Drop-In Hours: Tues. 3 - 4 p.m.
Location: Guild Lower Level
610-526-5368
For Faculty
The Student Success Office oversees the academic and personal well-being of undergraduates at the College. Faculty work with the Student Success Office on matters ranging from curriculum and registration to the problems encountered by individual students.