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About Student Support Services

We welcome you to Dillard University and look forward to assisting you in a successful academic year. We are dedicated to student success!

Dillard University's Student Success Services is a federally funded program and has received continuous funding through the Department of Education since 1976. The overall goal of the program is to instill confidence in our students by providing academic support, counseling, and various workshops to promote student success.

Our goals are to:

Increase the retention and graduation rates of eligible students

Increase the transfer rates of eligible students from 2-year to 4-year institutions

Foster an institutional climate supportive of the success of low-income and first generation college students

ACADEMIC SUPPORT LABS
Tutoring is available for students in many subject areas through various support labs:

Academic Skills Enhancement Lab

Writing Center

Math Lab

Science Lab

Foreign Languages Lab

Computer Lab

COUNSELING

Receive academic, personal, career, graduate school and financial counseling services which include:

Social Service Referrals

Workshops for students on various relevant topics to promote student success

Career guidance

Exposure to cultural enrichment activities

Academic advice and assistance in course selection

EMERGING SCHOLARS PROGRAM

Student Support Services collaborates with the University College for this free, non-credit, five-week pre-college summer enrichment program. The Emerging Scholars Program is designed to assist students with the transition from high school to college while strengthening basic academic skills. Small group instructions will be held in reading, English, mathematics, and study skills. Also, a variety of cultural enrichment activities are held throughout the summer experience. For further information feel free to contact Mrs. Dianna Woods at (504) 816-4306 or Dr. Kevin Bastian at (504) 816-4714.

Contact:
Mrs. Ridell Rose
Director for Student Support Services
Dent Hall 
(504) 816-4715
redwards@dillard.edu

Kevin J. Bastian Ph.D., LLC
Director for Educational Talent Search
Dent Hall 110
(504) 816-4714
(504) 816-4956 (fax)
kbastian@dillard.edu