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February 2013 Volume 2, Issue 1
Health and Wellness as Keys to Success
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One needs keys to
unlock doors to successful
pathways. Health and wellness
is a key to maintaining and
achieving success as well as
staying on track in your courses.
You always want to make sure
that you are healthy and are
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you are physically not healthy
enough. Things such as being
sick cause fatigue to your body
and mind set. Sleep is also a key
component to staying focused
and keeping your head in the
books. Nutrition is another key
component that an individual
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keeping up with yourself.
“Keeping up with yourself”
refers to making sure you are
able to handle your
responsibilities to the fullest of
your ability. Sometimes you
may find it difficult to take care
of these responsibilities because
Inside This Issue: 2 Coaching Corner 3 Health and Wellness as Keys to Success (Continued) 4 An Interview with Aaron Brown: What You Need to Know About Advising 5 An Interview with Aaron Brown (Continued); Quick Tips for College
Success
University of Nevada, Las Vegas w Academic Success Center Hixson-‐Lied Success Scholar Newsletter
“Ordinary people can achieve extraordinary things” – Ms. Christina Hixson
By: Brendon Herzig, Hixson-‐Lied Scholar
Ms. Christina M. Hixson graduated from high school in Clarinda, Iowa, and moved to Omaha, Nebraska to attend business school. She later went to work for Mr. Ernst F. Lied, a car dealership owner in Omaha, and in 1960, she joined Mr. Lied in Las Vegas,
Nevada as his assistant. After Mr. Lied’s death in 1980, Ms. Hixson became the sole trustee of the Lied Foundation Trust, and turned the Lied Foundation Trust into one of the largest foundations in the state of Nevada at that time. Ms. Hixson has a special understanding of young people, who, like her, came from a challenging family background and are willing to work hard.
Mr. Ernst F. Lied was born in Columbus, Ohio, and attended the University of Kansas for two years, where he played on the golf team. He ultimately graduated from the University of Nebraska in 1927. Mr. Lied became a Buick dealer in Omaha, Nebraska, and
later his dealership was ranked third in the country for the number of cars sold. Mr. Lied established his charitable foundation in 1972, and upon his death in 1980 at age 74 nearly his entire estate funded the Lied Foundation Trust. Lied Foundation Trust has enhanced the capabilities of many schools and enriched the quality of many lives!
Coaching Corner By: Garrett Wilson, Hixson-‐Lied Scholar
Angel Lash has been an Academic Success Coach for a little over a year.
She has always had a passion for helping others succeed. In high school, she served as captain of her school’s women’s basketball team. Angel demonstrated leadership as a player, a teammate, and through academics. Angel would help her teammates succeed on and off of the court, whether they needed help because of personal issues, athletic abilities, or in class. Angel brings this experience to the Academic Success Coaching Program and continues to inspire students to succeed. Why did you decide to become an ASC Coach? I decided to become a coach because I wanted to be able to be a positive influence in the lives of students. I wanted to be a helping agent in changing some of the unproductive habits that I battled as an undergraduate. It also gave me an opportunity to motivate and encourage students to live up to their potential. What does it mean to be an ASC Coach? Being an ASC Coach means leadership and believing in the aspirations of oneself and others. How do you go about coaching students? When coaching my students I begin by introducing myself. I try to build a rapport with my students through open communication. I tell them a little about myself and ask for them to share some things about themselves. I then explain my responsibility and expectations as coach. Depending on what the student has shared with me, we usually move forward onto how the student's current classes are going and address any concerns they are having at that point. What are some of the qualities an ASC Coach possesses? ASC Coaches possess active listening skills, knowledge about resources on campus, empathy, unconditional positive regard for others, leadership abilities, and teamwork. What are some steps to being successful at UNLV? Some tips for being successful at UNLV are: knowing resources available to you and utilizing them, networking with students and faculty, finding balance between school and social activities, asking for assistance when needed, managing finances, being aware of deadlines, utilizing the syllabus (reading through them and constantly checking due dates), staying organized, and staying motivated. Have you learned any valuable lessons from being a coach? Is so, what are they? Yes, I have learned several valuable lessons as a coach. The most important lesson I feel I have learned is to never assume; don't overlook the little things. Something that may appear simple may be an influencing barrier for someone else. In all, our job is never to give up on our students, no matter what.
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Health and Wellness as Keys to Success (Continued) 3
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needs to maintain well.
Getting enough sleep is
important to staying focused
during class lectures. Attending
class while tired may cause you
to fall asleep; which makes it
difficult to focus and retain
information. Sleep deprivation
can cause daytime sleepiness
and fatigue. A common
misconception that many
students have is that they can
stay up late the night before an
exam to study and still perform
well. However, sleep deprivation
will cause test scores suffer. You
should expand your studying
over the week so that you are
well rested and can focus in
your classes. Unfortunately,
sometimes sleep deprivation
cannot be stopped because of
physical health issues.
When your physical
health is at its peak you will find
that you are overall at a better
well-‐being. Your confidence will
rise and you will feel more
energized. Working out at the
Student Recreation and
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Wellness Center can help to
keep your physical health high.
Maintaining your physical
health/ well-‐being makes it
easier for you to attend class
and comprehend the material.
When you are not feeling well,
you begin to feel sleepy and
fatigued which relates back to
the importance of sleep and
nutrition.
Nutrition is imperative
to survival, but it also plays a
significant role in student life.
Students should be eating
hearty and healthy meals in
the morning and evening.
Small meals should be eaten
throughout the day in order to
ward off hunger. It will help
your concentration. Nutrition
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will help keep all of these
components such as sleep and
physical wellbeing in shape.
You need nutrition to be
physically healthy and when
you are physically healthy you
get a more full night’s rest.
And, when you get a good
night’s rest you will find that
you are more attentive in class.
These keys are
important to open the doors to
success. They go together and
relate to each other. As with
Holistic Development, all of
these relate to one another.
When one fails the rest fail.
Most of these fall under the
holistic development ideas.
You need all of these success
keys to be running smoothly to
benefit from the rest. To
achieve success, you need to
make sure you are at the
highest points in your
development. Therefore, you
can improve on these
developments and reach new
heights.
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Advising is a very important
tool to being successful in college.
Direction and advice given by
academic advisors is crucial to
completing your degree on time. In a
recent interview Aaron Brown,
Director of Advising at the Academic
Success Center, shares some insight
into why it is beneficial to seek
advising and how students can sign
up to make an appointment.
As the new Director of Advising,
what do you hope to accomplish
this semester? In the future?
Increase our in-‐person
contacts with and outreach to
students; with an emphasis on our
new incoming freshman and transfer
students. This past summer we
established ambitious goals as a Unit
to increase our contacts with
students. Educational researchers
and experts have found that
connecting students to advisors
early and often contribute to the
student’s ability to establish
meaningful institutional
relationships that can help them
persist and graduate. In the ASC, the
advisors love what they do; working
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with students to help them achieve
their academic and personal goals.
One concrete example of how we
are building these meaningful
contacts is by revamping the New
Student Orientation to include even
more personalization and earlier
connection with incoming students.
Why should students seek advising?
An academic advisor can
become a student’s “go-‐to” person
on campus; understanding the many
facets of university life and
resources available to achieve
student-‐success. Additionally,
academic advisors are often the very
first opportunity for students to
engage in meaningful dialogue with
a campus professional that goes
An Interview with Aaron Brown: What You Need to Know About Advising
By: Garrett Wilson, Hixson-‐Lied Scholar
Aaron Brown, Director of Advising
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beyond one single momentary
encounter. Research clearly
demonstrates that the earlier the
student connects with an advisor,
the more likely that student will be
successful at the institution and
experience higher levels of
satisfaction with the institution.
Moreover, advisors have access to
information that is vital to students
successfully navigating the many
institutional policies and procedures;
decreasing time-‐to-‐degree.
What are the goals of the Advising
Department?
Please, refer to the mission,
vision and philosophy of the Unit:
http://academicsuccess.unlv.edu/ad
vising/Advising/Philosophy.html
What are some of the tools
available to students regarding
advising?
Follow this link:
http://academicsuccess.unlv.edu/ad
vising/index.html
There, you’ll see worksheets,
calendars for time management,
GPA calculator, and information on
the other advising centers.
Who should students seek out to
utilize the services of the Advising
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Academic Success Center 4505 Maryland Parkway Las Vegas, NV 89154-‐2001
(702) 895-‐3177 academicsuccess.unlv.edu
Quick Tips for College Success � Review the syllabus for each class. Write down any important dates, such as exam days.
� Arrive to class early. If you are too early, you can study or review the material needed for the day.
� Don’t be afraid to socialize with your classmates. It is helpful to have a “Class Buddy” in case you are have to miss class one day or to study with, but remember not to conduct socializing during class time.
� Attend your professor’s office hours if you are struggling with the material.
� Keep a planner. You can keep school, work, and personal commitments organized when they are written down in one place.
� Write down notes by hand in class. Using any form of electronics can be distracting and the mechanical process of writing down information will help you remember what you have learned.
� Read required material twice: once as a “first-‐glance” read and once more in depth. This will help you retain information.
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Department?
All UNLV students have
access to an advising center
depending on what Major they’ve
selected. There are 11 advising
centers on campus designed to meet
the unique needs of the students in
each major. If students are Exploring
or non-‐degree seeking they come to
the Academic Success Center to
meet with their advisor. To schedule
an appointment with an academic
advisor, please contact the
appropriate advising center
according to your declared major.
Each center is equipped with a staff
of academic advisors who are eager
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to meet with students about their
academic goals and to assist in
constructing a plan for graduation.
Please be sure to arrive to your
appointment prepared with any
questions that you may have about
degree requirements, involvement
on campus and any other area that
will help you succeed at UNLV.
Are there any upcoming events
regarding the ASC or Advising
Center that students should be
aware of?
Be sure to see your advisor
this semester to update them on
your current semester progress and
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to discuss options for summer
and/or fall registration.
What are some steps to achieving
success in conjunction with the
Advising Department?
Tips for college success:
manage your time, keep yourself
organized, be proactive with your
studies (i.e. stay ahead of your class
readings and sit towards the front of
the class), and don’t be afraid to ask
for assistance. It’s also critical to
maintain a connection with your
advisor and let them know if you’re
having difficulties with any aspect of
college.