To achieve our vision of Clark as a university of distinction, we need to recruit students who are excited to come to Clark — and to stay here. Advising — especially in the first year of an undergraduate student’s education — is critical to keeping students on track and engaged in their academic journey and college life.

As an early and substantial investment, we have established a student success center in the Academic Commons that is staffed by a team of pre-major advisers who will serve as a visible and accessible one-stop shop for students to find holistic support and referrals to other services across the University.

This investment in first-year advising will help us realize our Strategic Framework goals of increasing our academic and research excellence; advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion; and augmenting our institutional capacity by ensuring our students have the best academic and social experience at Clark — and, by extension, become involved alumni who are committed to advancing the Clark story.