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Overview

Welcome to IPFW and the Academic Success Center (ASC). ASC is the home to three divisions including:

Center for Academic Support and Advancement (CASA)
CASA provides an array of support services for promoting students’ academic success. Course-specific tutoring and computer-based tutorials help to develop understanding and proficiency while building confidence. With CASA, underprepared students can prepare, prepared students can advance, and advanced students can excel.
First Year Experience (FYE)
FYE makes it easier for students to find their way around, make friends and succeed academically. Students will connect with other students, faculty, and staff through exceptional academic programs and an exciting campus life. A powerful way to experience FYE is through Learning Communities, which consist of groups of students in linked or paired courses. Communities foster a deeper understanding, integrate different classes with each other, and contain a social element that links classroom experiences with fun and rewarding activities both on and off campus.
Mastodon Advising Center (MAC)
MAC is dedicated to advising students from admission to the university through their acceptance into their major department. MAC also helps students to foster personal development and informed decision making by encouraging them to explore, evaluate, and identify their academic and career goals.

Students succeed in higher education when they have high expectations, where they are involved in their learning, and where there is a climate of assessment—both for programs and for individuals’ work. Please join us in articulating and supporting high expectations for students at IPFW, in finding increasing ways to involve students with one another and their learning (on- and off-campus), and in giving us feedback on our work.

During the 2006-2007 school year, IPFW participated in the Foundations of Excellence self-study project, designed to help campuses improve their work with entering students. This is an aspirational model. What would be the very best programs for students? What students would be best served by what efforts? Thanks to our participation in the Foundations project, we are on our way to enhance efforts here at IPFW.

This Web site describes what goes on at IPFW, particularly in the Academic Success Center, to serve students. We welcome your feedback and please let us know if you have questions about any of our services.

 

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