Academic Coaching


Academic coaching is an interactive process that focuses on the personal relationship created between student and coach. An academic coach helps students navigate obstacles they may encounter during their academic career by using individualized and holistic approaches. They guide students in understanding and adapting their learning behavior by challenging students to think about personal and/or professional goals as related to academic/educational goals. Academic coaches help empower students to take responsibility for their own learning.

Goals

The goals of the academic coaching program:

  • Help students thrive by adopting a holistic and transformational approach. 
  • To help students become self-reflective and determine a path toward success. 
  • Equip and empower students with context-specific methods, processes, and integrated strategic approaches to learning, problem-solving, motivation, and time management.
  • To provide Academic Coaches with campus-wide support as they identify trending barriers students face. 
  • To encourage intentional departmental and hopefully systemic change with awareness of barriers faced by subpopulations of our students

Our academic coaches can meet with you one-on-one virtually or in person (by appointment).

They can provide guidance on developing effective strategies that will help you with both in-person and online classes. Here is a video that you may find useful in helping you prepare and work through your online coursework this semester.  It provides tips and strategies for handling online class work, as well as information on how to access other university resources.

We look forward to helping you with your academic success! Aqui para ti! 

Make an Appointment

If you are interested in signing up for an academic coaching session, please click on the link below and provide your name and email information. An academic coach will reach out to you shortly to help you set up an appointment.

Request an Academic Coaching Session

View our Academic Coaches' Schedules

Contact Coaches

Jashley Aleman - jashley.aleman01@utrgv.edu - Academic Coaching

Gonzalo Aguinaga - gonzalo.cerveraaguinaga01@utrgv.edu - Academic Coaching

Monica Chavez-Setien - monica.chavezsetien01@utrgv.edu - Academic Coaching

Demi Contreras - demi.contrerastrevino01@utrgv.edu - Academic Coaching

Niobe Leija - niobe.leija01@utrgv.edu - Academic Coaching

Esmeralda Lopez - esmeralda.lopezgarcia01@utrgv.edu - Academic Coaching

Sebastian Luna - sebastian.luna03@utrgv.edu - Academic Coaching

Ismael Mejia - ismael.mejia01@utrgv.edu - Academic Coaching

Concepcion Perez - ismael.mejia01@utrgv.edu  - Academic Coaching

Faith Soto - faith.soto01@utrgv.edu - Academic Coaching

Esteffy Velasco - esteffy.velasco01@utrgv.edu  – Academic Coaching

Ivar Zapata - ismael.mejia01@utrgv.edu  - Academic Coaching

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