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 Student Organizations
What is Student Support Services?
Student Support Services is a federally funded
program which provides the following services for qualifying students:
Advising, Tutoring, Career Planning, Cultural Activities, and Freshmen
Mentoring.
How do I qualify for the
program?
A student is eligible for the program if they are:
· A first
generation student (neither parent graduated from a 4-year institution)
and/or
· Financially
eligible (must meet the federal guidelines)
· Disabled
(physical or learning)
(2/3rds of our participants must be both first
generation and low income)
What services will I receive?
Advising:
· Course selection
· Course
scheduling
· Maintaining a
good GPA
· Academic
Probation Advising
· Academic
Monitoring
· Referrals
Tutorial:
· Individual and
group tutoring
· Times arranged
according to need
· Free tutors
· Learning lab
· Computers for
student use
Career Planning and Personal
Development Counseling
· Learn valuable
test taking skills
· Explore values,
interests, talents, and skills
· Examine career
interests
· Set strategies
for career planning
· Learn about LMU
Cultural Activities:
Participants are invited to attend free cultural trips. Trips in the
past have been:
· Abraham
Lincoln’s birthplace
· Kentucky Dinner
Train
· Barter Theatre
· Dollywood
· Dixie Stampede
· Star of
Knoxville Riverboat
· Chattanooga, TN
· Washington, D.C.
· New York City
· Philadelphia,
PA/Williamsburg, VA
· St. Louis, MO
· Orlando, FL
· Lancaster, PA
· Chicago, IL
Freshmen Mentoring:
All new participants will be assigned to a peer
mentor for their first year at LMU. The Peer Mentor will assist
students in acclimating themselves to a college environment. They will
also assist them with tutoring if needed.
How do I become a participant?
· Complete an SSS
application
· Be qualified
· Enroll in UACT
100S course “Strategies for College Success”
What will I study in this class
and will I get credit?
This class is a 2-hour college credit letter grade class. Topics
include:
· Self-esteem
· Test taking
· Textbook Reading
· Note taking
· Learning Styles
· Memory
Strategies
· Time Management
· Stress
Management
· Goal Setting
· Test Anxiety
· Critical
Thinking
· Careers and
Majors
· Alcohol
Awareness
For more information contact:
Lincoln Memorial University
6965 Cumberland Gap Parkway
Harrogate, TN 37752
Phone: 423.869.6373
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