Success Coaching
3 Keys to Success at SUNY Cobleskill, Before You Get Here
- Set goals
Whether it's joining a club, looking for internships, joining a club. Focus on what you want to achieve. - Understand this is your choice.
College is a great opportunity and experience that people choose to experience. Even though at times it may seem difficult, the hard choices often have the best outcome. Sticking with your decision and knowing the resources available to you will help you know that you made the right choice. - Know your expectations
As an incoming student, there are few things that the campus expects from all students. Whether you are a first year student, a transfer student, residential or commuter, be aware of campus policies — from parking registration to class registration there is a lot you need to be aware of and a number of resources to help you stay updated.
3 Keys to Success at SUNY Cobleskill
- Know your strengths and weaknesses
Build on your strengths and learn to compensate for your weaknesses. All college degrees require a proficiency in reading, writing and math. If these are areas of weakness, you may consider taking courses prior to coming to Cobleskill in order to improve and strengthen your basic skills. - Know your resources
As a student you have access to educational resources, social events, wellness, and so much more. - Advocate for yourself
You are your best sponsor. Having family, friends, faculty, and staff support is great, but you know your situation more than anyone. When you speak up for yourself, we are better able to assist you.
Staff
Leah Johnson – Educational Learning and Development Specialist
Paul Guerra – College Success Coach
Our goal is to help you develop skills to help you succeed academically. We are different than tutors or advisors because we don't focus on a specific subject or advise you on what classes to take. Our focus is helping with executive functioning to ensure you are not only aware of your responsibilities as a student, but you know how to handle your responsibilities. We help you develop time management skills, mindfulness, study tips, staying focused, and other habits that set you up for success.
Email us at successcoaching@cobleskill.edu
College Success
College success is an umbrella term that means supporting students to achieve their goals. This can mean helping develop time management skills, understanding your syllabus for class, connecting to resources, and how to advocate for yourself. We are not tutors or academic advisors, but we can coach you how to reach out to them and other campus resources that will help you succeed.
- Study skills
- Mindfulness
- Goal Setting
- Planning
Developing Executive Functioning
To help you better handle your workload on campus, we help you develop and improve your Executive Functions. Executive Functions are skills that help you manage memory, being mindful of yourself, being alert, and how to process information. These are all skills that the college success program can help you improve.
- Organization and planning
- Time management and prioritization
- Emotional Regulation
- Task Initiation
FAQ
A: This service is open to all SUNY Cobleskill students. Our office does accept walk ins but we recommend scheduling an appointment to ensure we are available.
A: No, we can't tutor anyone in a specific subject but we can help you develop successful study skills and habits.
A: You are only required to meet with a member of the success team if your cumulative GPA is below a certain threshold. We do recommend meeting with us or attending our trainings to help stay on top of your grades.
A: No, but we work closely with our AccessABILITY Office and help guide you to the resources you need.
A: It depends on your situation. At times we do overlap but we do communicate with other staff to ensure we don't overwhelm you.
Additional Resources
We understand that developing and improving on executive functions may not meet all of your needs so we work closely with other departments to help you get to additional support. We are located in the Learning Commons in the basement floor of the library, next to ASAP/ACE, CASE, Advising, EOP, and AccessAbility Resources.