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Institute for Student Success

The Institute for Student Success is responsible for developing persistence, self-awareness, and independence in all students as they work toward their academic and personal goals. 

  • Institute for Student Success (ISS) in located in Lower Wismer
    Institute for Student Success (ISS) in located in Lower Wismer.
  • ISS staff member meets 2 students over coffee to talk academic strategies and support needs
    Students visit the Institute for Student Success (ISS) to learn more about studying strategies, tutoring, and to find extra support as they navigate their college experience.
  • Quiet Rooms in ISS and ODA in Lower Wismer
    Quiet Rooms in the ISS Suite offer students a place for relaxation and solitude.
  • ISS student reading in waiting Area
    Students are welcome to stop by the ISS and ODA office located in Lower Wismer.
  • Students visit the Institute for Student Success for studying strategies, tutoring, and to find extra support.
    Students visit the Institute for Student Success (ISS) to learn more about studying strategies, tutoring, and to find extra support as they navigate their college experience.

Institute Goals:

  • Lead campus-wide retention initiatives.
  • Develop and implement research-based retention strategies for the College.
  • Advance student agency, engagement, and autonomy.
  • Increases persistence and graduation rates for all Ursinus students across demographics and cohorts.
  • Create efficiency and clarity for faculty, staff and students regarding the College’s student support services.

Upcoming Events

08
Oct 2026
Graduate School Fair

Floy Lewis Bakes Center, Field House

ALL STUDENTS are invited to the 2026 Ursinus College Graduate School Fair. The Fair will begin at 11:00 a.m. in the Floy Lewis Bakes Field House and will end at 2:30 p.m.

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Ursinus Debuts Inaugural Experiential Learning Week

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