How to Involve, Engage, and Empower Students

This new edition of Achieving Personal and Academic Success is customizable to your school! Your school name is on the front cover. Inside, you may include information on your Registrar’s Office, Library, Medical, Student Services, and your Syllabus.

The key ideas in APAS include:

• Behaviors need to be goal-directed.
• Each individual determines their life success—if they are self-responsible, they increase their chance of reaching their goals.
• Individuals learn in different ways. To be successful, they must become aware of their style of taking in information and use that to their advantage while they work to develop their other modalities.
• With self-awareness, knowledge, and support, individuals can gain direction and focus in their lives and attain the successes they want.
• Thinking critically is an essential skill in school and life.

Students are more likely to remain in school if they feel a part of or are connected to the institution. Learning about the campus, using the student resources that are available, selecting a major, and getting to know instructors—all make a difference.