Greetings from your Kent State Success Coach and welcome to your Kent State family!
I am excited to introduce Success Coaching! to you, as parents and family members of our Kent State students. Success Coaching! gives students the opportunity to think and talk about themselves, along with their goals and aspirations related to academic and personal development.
What is Success Coaching?
Success Coaching! is a truly reflective experience for students to recognize and embrace their interests, skills, talents, gifts, creativity, and resourcefulness as a way to inspire and maximize personal potential.
The goal of Success Coaching! is for students to develop confident-intentional and decision-making skills that can result in individual success towards their overall goals and ambitions. A countless number of students have benefited from Success Coaching! over the years, and here is what some of them had to say:
- "Wonderful experience, would recommend every student do it." - Ray H.
- "I absolutely loved it, it helped me understand things that I never thought to look into. It's helped me get in touch with myself." - Kristin B.
- “This has helped me find a sense of balance at Kent.” - Samantha D.
- "A positive experience. Helpful to reach my goals and graduate." - Chloe C.
Family Tips!
- Ask your student frequently: Who is your “Go To” person on campus? (Residence Hall Advisor, Academic Advisor, Professor, Success Coach, any Staff member, Peer-Mentor, etc. who?)
- Ask your student: What campus activities are you involved in or plan to become involved in as a student?
- Ask your student: What can I do to support your success as a student?
- Tell YOUR student often: I am proud of you. You can be successful, and you will be successful!
In closing, I am a certified life coach entering my 27th year as a Kent State University staff member. I am a proud KSU alumnae, earning both my bachelor’s and master’s degrees Kent State. I inspire you to encourage your student to connect with their Success Coaching! resource, as the program can truly make a difference in the overall success of your student! I encourage you to contact me anytime and for any reason. I am in full support of our students and those in the lives of our students. I can be reached at (330) 672-0972 or pjones@kent.edu .
Again, welcome to your Kent State University Family!
Sincerely,
Pamela Jones, PCC, NCC, M.Ed.
University Success Coach
University College