The Office of Student Success provides support for all TLU students, houses the campus Collaborative Learning Assistance Instruction programs, Early Academic Warning Program, the Developing Scholars Program, the Student Alert System, and provides individual academic counseling and support.
Online Academic Support
TLu has partnered with Brainfuse to offer 24/7 online tutoring for all currently enrolled students. Access Brainfuse by logging into Brightspace, our learning management system (LMS). Brainfuse offers live help for a variety of subjects, a writing lab, as well as free services to improve study skills, take practice tests, and create flashcards. Students can find detailed information about Brainfuse on the Student Success page on MyTLU.
Early Academic Warning Program
The Early Academic Warning Program is conducted after the third and sixth week of each semester for all first-year students, transfer students, athletes, and students on academic probation. The three-week inquiry includes checks on behavioral issues that could lead to academic difficulty, and the six-week check consists of grades earned as of that date. Those students who receive alerts will be contacted and provided information on campus resources available to improve their academic success.
Student Alert System
The Student Alert System is provided for faculty and staff who have concerns about students. After being notified of the concern, the Office of Student Affairs will contact the student for follow-up and provide appropriate information and/or referrals as needed.
Developing Scholars
The Developing Scholars Seminar is a 1-credit course for students on academic probation, readmitted students, or students who desire additional academic assistance. The course provides support through weekly class attendance with a campus support person and peer educator. Students learn effective skills such as self-management, learning strategies, goal setting, and campus resources.
Collaborative Learning
Collaborative Learning Assistance (CLA), familiarly known as tutoring, is available for students seeking one on one academic support. We have CLA’s available for math, statistics, Spanish, physics, and computer science classes. No appointments are necessary, but students will need to drop in during scheduled hours. Sessions begin the second week of each semester. All CLA’s are familiar with course content as well as with study strategies, so they can help students understand not only what to learn but how to learn.
Supplemental Instruction
Supplemental Instruction (SI) is a peer-led learning experience that focuses on collaboration and group for traditionally difficult courses. Three hours outside of the class time are dedicated for SI sessions, in the fall and spring semesters, for lower division biology and chemistry classes. SI leaders attend class for which they lead, and they also take notes and read required texts. Sessions focus on reviewing content material as well as improving the student’s ability to study, think critically, take tests, and improve their coverall performance as students. SI leaders are trained not only to help students in the class they are currently taking but to help them transfer good academic skills to the other classes they take. All students in the class are encouraged to attend, whether they want to raise a low grade to an acceptable one or raise a B to an A. Students who have SI sessions available for their classes should make practice of attending.
Three-Week and Six-Week Advising
The three-week advising period is a time for professors to provide feedback on the performance of first year students in their classes. Because it is only the third week of the semester, some professors may not have information to submit at this time; however, we encourage them to provide us insight on their students’ behavior (excessive absences, poor quality and quantity of work, stress, other behaviors that may be a concern).
Please note, Three-Week inquiry take place in September (Fall semester) and February (Spring semester) and again in mid-October (Fall) and mid-March (Spring) for Six-Week grade check. At six-weeks, we ask professors to submit course averages for our first-year students. You will get a reminder as that time approaches.