Lisa McHugh Cesarini, Director
Dermot Forde, Associate Director for Advising Services
Joyce Blinn, Assistant Director/Study Skills Lab Coordinator
Tom Gorman, Assistant Director/UPAS Coordinator
Michelle Heckman, Assistant Director/Math Lab Coordinator
Barbara Laird, Assistant Director/PSEOP/HSCC Coordinator
Mary Lynn Pozniak, Assistant Director/PMA Coordinator
Barbara Toth, Assistant Director/Writers Lab Coordinator
Renee Clark, Interim Academic Advisor
Jackie Dakich, PSEOP/HSCC Advisor
Sally Dreier, Reading Specialist/Study Skills Lab
Amanda McGuire, Writing Specialist/Writers Lab
Lisa Soltis, Math Specialist/Math Lab
Brynn Pullano, Interim Academic Advisor

The Office of Academic Enhancement provides advising and academic support designed to assist new students in making a successful transition from high school to the University, and provides tutoring, mentoring, and individualized academic assistance for continued success. These services are provided through advising services as well as the academic support labs.

Advising

Through advising services, students may be coded into one of two programs through Academic Enhancement. Students who are undecided with regard to their academic major are coded as Pre-Major Advising. Students who are conditionally admitted to BGSU enroll through the University Program for Academic Success (UPAS). UPAS students must sign a contract and are required to fulfill the expectations of the contract in order to continue at BGSU. All students in Academic Enhancement are assigned to academic advisors who provide information to students regarding academic resources and majors exploration. Students cannot graduate from these programs and are encouraged to declare their major by the end of the third semester at BGSU.

Office of Pre-Major Advising

University Program for Academic Success (UPAS)

Post Secondary Enrollment Options Program and High School College Credit Programs

Academic Support

Academic support services are available through the Math Lab, Study Skills Lab, and the Writers Lab for students who want to achieve their academic goals. Through the Math Lab, students will gain assistance in understanding basic as well as more advanced concepts in mathematics. The Study Skills Lab staff help students learn more effective study and textbook reading skills to apply to their coursework. Students may participate in weekly small study groups led by a student mentor to review study strategies in learning course material. The Writers Lab staff is committed to helping writers take advantage of the opportunities for learning inherent in the writing process. Writers from various disciplines are invited to work one-on-one with tutors during hour-long sessions.

Math Lab

Study Skills Lab

Writers Lab