Tag: Academic Success Center

Megan Bolt and Staci Koonce
(Bolt) Academic Advisor, College of Education, Undergraduate Studies; (Koonce) Direction of Teach Fellows & Strat Rcmt, College of Education, Undergraduate Studies

“Both provided unwavering support during a time of transition and a willingness to take on additional responsibilities to ensure that students within the College of Education have what they need, all while maintaining a positive demeanor.” – Anonymous

Lynn Asbill, Data Engineer, Ent. Data Services

“Lynn is incredibly nice, fast, and helpful! I could not do my job without her!” – Stacey Marcus, Manager of Advising and Student Success Initiatives, Academic Success Center

Aarti Malhotra, Program Ops Coordinator, Academic Success Center

“Aarti Malhotra is diligent, detail-oriented, and delightful 100% of the time. While her role is quite complex and requires full attention and concentration, Aarti never misses an opportunity to give full attention to people. She brightens the day of every single person she interacts with–faculty, staff, or student. She has the heart of a true leader!” – Anonymous

Alexis Jennings, Policy Studies Program Coordinator

“Alexis goes above and beyond for the Political Science department. Thank you for always finding a way to make every day marvelous!” – Anonymous

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Aarti Malhotra, Program Operations Coordinator, Academic Success Center

“Aarti Malhotra is such an encourager and simply exudes joy and positivity throughout every interaction with students, faculty and staff. My prediction is that Aarti is an emerging leader at Clemson University; her skillset and personality make her an asset to any team and position her for excellence.” – Anonymous

Derrick Jordan, CCIT – CECAS, Mechanical Engineering

“For doing house calls when staff have trouble with their home office computer systems. He goes above and beyond for us.” – Anonymous

Holly McCoy, Administrative Assistant, Sociology, Anthropology and Criminal Justice

“Holly keeps the department running smoothly and always has a smile and friendly word for everyone who comes into the office.”  – Anonymous

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Student Disability Services (SDS) wants to make sure you are aware of some important details if your students will be using the Test Proctoring Center (TPC) during final exam week (April 27 – May 1):

·         The TPC is limited on the number of exams that can be proctored during the week of finals. We cannot reserve space or take tentative test proctoring requests.  SPACE WILL ONLY BE AVAILABLE FOR SDS REGISTERED STUDENTS.  Upon receipt of a completed online test proctoring form (submitted by the student and verified by the instructor), we will confirm whether or not we can accommodate the request.  We operate on a FIRST-COME, FIRST-SERVE BASIS, so please respond to and confirm your students’ requests ASAP.

·         The deadline for submitting a completed online test proctoring form (including the student’s request AND instructor’s verification) to SDS for final exam week is noon Monday, April 20.  Once the scheduling window is closed, it will NOT be reopened.

·         When one of your students submits the online form here, you will receive an email asking you to verify the exam information. You must complete the verification before the deadline. (Note: Please do not close the page unless you have seen the confirmation page indicating that the form has been successfully submitted.)

·         If you do not receive a confirmation email from clemsontpc@clemson.edu, then the exam has not been scheduled.  Please check your junk email folders for this confirmation email.

·         Access and manage student requests here. You can also check the status of student requests at this site.

·         TPC hours during final exam week: 8 a.m. – 7 p.m. (exam must be finished by 7 p.m.). Our online system will not process requests in which the end time of the exam is after 6:30 p.m. Monday – Thursday and 4:30 p.m. on Friday. To work around this, please select a time allotted that will fall within the allowed parameters. Please indicate the correct start time and time allowed in the special instructions section of the form. (We apologize for the inconvenience and are working to get this fixed.)

·         Due to the high volume of exams, we will not be able to guarantee our usual one business day turnaround on completed exams. The quickest way to receive completed exams is to select the “instructor pick up” option on the proctoring form.

An email was sent to students regarding the deadline for submitting test proctoring forms for final exam week. View more information here.

Academic success is about more than just grades, according to Sue Whorton. Both cognitive and non-cognitive factors play into outcomes. Whorton plans to address those factors–and more–in new role as director of the Class of 1956 Academic Success Center. Whorton will begin her new position July 1.

The Clemson alumna brings to the position more than 25 years of experience in higher education, both academic and student affairs positions. Whorton currently directs the Bridge to Clemson University and transfer academic programs, where she manages academic support, academic advising, student engagement, and transition programs for Bridge to Clemson students and new transfer students. Before that, she lead the Early Success Program and oversaw freshman academic programs in the Academic Success Center.

In her new role, Whorton wants to implement strategies to help students to maximize the benefit they derive from their Clemson experience so that they are prepared for success after graduation. Those include:

• Providing success services that meet the diverse needs of students,
• Tailoring services to students to where they are on their path to graduation,
• Using evidence to inform and enhance programs and services,
• Developing thriving and sustainable campus partnerships,
• Identifying and minimize barriers and gaps, and
• Creating a supportive environment that contributes positively to students’ overall educational experience and satisfaction.

“All students who become well-equipped with learning and self-management tools can succeed at Clemson University,” said Whorton. “We’ll continue to build on the great foundation laid by Elaine Richardson and the rest of the ASC staff to provide students with those tools.”

Before coming to Clemson in 2000, Whorton held positions at Bowling Green State University, the University of Dayton and the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.

Whorton earned her bachelor’s degree from Central Michigan University in 1985, a Master of Arts in College Student Personnel from Bowling Green State University in 1988, a Master of Arts in Theological Studies from the University of Dayton in 1994, and a Doctor of Philosophy in Educational Leadership from Clemson in 2009.