Marissa's Success Story
Meet Marissa Sandoval, a Junior from Rosanky, TX, and one of many student success stories we see come through our office. In the fall of ’19, Marissa came to the Academic Success Center knowing she needed to get her grades up, but didn’t really understand how. She met with one of our academic coaches, Dr. Rob Dixon, and told him honestly how she felt discouraged about her major. Dr. Dixon worked with her to identify her values. From that simple exercise, she learned about intrinsic versus extrinsic motivation and the impact it had on her choices.....[Read the full story]