April 25, 2023

Student Success Center, tutoring program achieves recertification

Northwest Missouri State University’s Student Success Center recently received recertification for the programs and services it offers to help students excel academically.

The Student Success Center’s peer tutoring program was awarded certification as a Level 1, 2 and 3 certified tutor training program by the internationally recognized College Reading and Learning Association (CRLA).

The Student Success Center’s peer tutoring program pairs students to support learning in a large number of general education courses as well as some upper-level courses. (Northwest Missouri State University photo)

“Earning CRLA recertification is a significant achievement and speaks to the continued hard work of our academic support team and student success leadership,” Dr. Allison Hoffmann, Northwest’s assistant vice president of admissions and student success, said. “I thank our professional staff for investing significant time in the extensive, ongoing training and evaluation of our student staff and to our student tutoring team for their commitment to earning the certification. CRLA recertification ensures Northwest students will continue to receive high-quality peer tutoring, an important component of our student success model.”

For more than 30 years CRLA has been a leader in learning assistance, reading and academic support programs with almost 1,300 members and more than 2,000 certified training programs worldwide.

Through a peer review process, the recertification acknowledges Northwest’s Student Success Center successfully meets CRLA’s high standards for tutor selection, training, direct service and evaluation as an integral part of its overall tutoring program.

The Student Success Center is located in the B.D. Owens Library. (Northwest Missouri State University photo)

The Student Success Center, located in the B.D. Owens Library, is a one-stop, centralized hub designed to support student learning and contribute to students’ growth and development from orientation to graduation. The center focuses on transitioning, advising, supporting and connecting students to academic resources.

The Student Success Center is aligned with Northwest’s mission of focusing on student success – every student, every day – and emphasizes meeting students where they are. Through the Student Success Center, students have access to free services that help them succeed academically.

For more information, contact the Student Success Center at studentsuccess@nwmissouri.edu, 660.562.1726 or 660.562.1695, or visit www.nwmissouri.edu/StudentSuccess/.