Strategies for Success

Strategies for Success is a required freshman course that meets weekly throughout the academic year. Facilitated by the Academic Resource Center faculty, the course is designed to introduce freshmen to the people, programs and policies that will play a significant role in their Tabor experience.  Classroom exercises, small group discussions, and interactive projects afford students the opportunity not only to get to know each other, but also to connect with the members of the Tabor community (both faculty and student leaders) who are here to help them get started on the path to a successful Tabor career. As part of the course, each student generates a four-year plan that includes both academic and co-curricular goals. In order to achieve those goals, students are encouraged to adapt and expand the strategies that have enabled them to be successful in the classroom in the past while also exploring the wide range of opportunities for involvement and leadership in co-curricular pursuits. The course is graded on a Pass-Fail basis with class participation and completion of assigned projects weighing equally in the evaluation of each student’s performance.