Academic Student Support Services

As you pursue your education at Barnes-Jewish College Goldfarb School of Nursing, our team members collaborate across functional areas to offer students intentional and supportive academic, professional, and personalized experiences to ensure they have the right tools for success. To assist, we have a team of supportive professionals, skilled and knowledgeable faculty, and experienced student leaders who are here to support your success.

Students
A personalized learning approach is also utilized in this pathway as directed by student requests and needs. Students are encouraged to meet with their course/clinical instructor to clarify lectures, assignments, and classroom/clinical expectations. Students should also meet with their Academic and Student Support Advisor to seek clarification on support services, policies within the Student Handbook and Catalog, and other personal matters. Students should meet with Student Academic Achievement Coordinators to seek help for nursing question strategies, direction with standardized testing, and time management resources.

Academic and Student Support Advisor

Academic and Student Support Advisors manage a caseload of students in both the undergraduate and graduate programs throughout the student’s tenure at the College. From advising students regarding program and course scheduling to personal advising and career counseling, the Advisor works to ensure that each student has a point of contact outside of faculty and helps each student maintain work-life balance throughout his/her studies. The Academic and Student Support Advisor:

Creates an academic roadmap by advising students on a specific program of courses or creates an alternative roadmap in consultation with faculty/academic administrators for those students who have life/academic events that create out-of-sequence scenarios;
Recruits students into and administers the Peer Mentor program, the Peer Leader (Study Group) Program, and 1:1 Peer Tutor program;
Provides 1:1 or small group academic skills coaching, such as note-taking, test preparation, and study skills development, with special attention given to students identified as “at risk” for academic stress through the Student Support Referral program;
Provides 1:1 or small group career coaching using Optimal Resume, career placement, portfolio development, job interviewing and similar job preparation skill development;
As assigned, advises student life groups, such as the Student Nurse Association, Student Council, etc.;
Provides staff support for select student-involved community engagement opportunities;
Supports Commencement and other Student Life events promoted by the College as necessary.

Academic Coaching

Academic Coaching helps students acquire more effective and efficient study skills and strategies for: reading, note-taking, test-taking strategies, time management, critical thinking skills, exam preparation, and post-exam analysis.

Students may participate in support services designed to give them the tools to ensure academic success and help build a sense of community. Services are appropriate for students who are in transition from another college or university, re-entering academic life after long absences, experiencing learning difficulties, exploring and developing educational goals, or preparing for a second career. Students are encouraged to work closely with their Academic and Student Support Advisors.

Supplemental instruction offers regularly scheduled, out-of-class group study sessions to all students enrolled in a targeted course. Students learn how to integrate course content through critical thinking and study skills. The sessions are facilitated by “Peer Leaders.”

Peer Tutors– academic resource by program/term; specific course support

Goldfarb Guide – informational resource

Mentor Collective

International Student Services

The Goldfarb School of Nursing Emergency Compassion Fund

Counseling

Research Experience Program

Student Employment