At the Center for Academic Success, we're here to help you thrive at Lawrence in every way possible. 

We understand that your success is about more than just academics—it’s about your unique strengths, experiences, and how you approach challenges. We believe that every Lawrence student has what it takes to succeed. We're here to meet you where you are and to support you every step of the way, both in and out of the classroom.

Services provided by the CAS include:

  • Academic Coaching: Providing one-on-one support for students interested in strategies related to motivation, procrastination, goal setting, problem solving, and more
  • Academic Procedures:
    • Discussing course concerns and best academic options
    • Completing petition forms
    • Arranging an incomplete in a course (for those eligible who need extra time to finish a course because of an emergency at the end of the term)
    • Taking time off from or leaving Lawrence
    • Other academic concerns
  • Academic Success Skills: Providing one-on-one support for students interested in developing strategies related to schedule management, accountability, reading and note taking, test preparation, and organization
  • Life Design Coaching: Offering individualized, one-on-one conversations grounded in the Designing Your Life approach taught in the Lawrence class. In these meetings, students partner with a coach to reflect on their values, interests, and experiences and explore academic, personal, and post-graduate possibilities. Sessions are practical and forward-focused, helping students reframe uncertainty, generate options, and identify small, actionable next steps toward a meaningful and flexible life path.  Schedule a session
  • Multilingual Learning Resources and Support: Building and refining English skills in academic English for speakers of English as a second language
  • Tutoring: Assisting students with writing, presentations and understanding course content
  • Courses & Workshops: Offering UNIC 117 Academic Well-Being: Success Theories in Practice and other courses and workshops that address and promote academic success

All students are encouraged to take advantage of the CAS's resources and expertise to maximize their potential and success at Lawrence.

Walk-In Hours

The Center for Academic Success is located on the 2nd floor of the Mudd Library.
Students must be checked in no later than 2:45pm.

Weeks 1-7:  1:30-3:00 PM  Tuesdays
Week 8:  1:30-3:00 PM  Tuesday & Thursday
Week 9:  1:30-3:00 PM  Tuesday, Thursday & Friday
Week 10: 1:30-3:00 PM Daily (Monday - Friday)
Finals:  1:30-3:00 PM  Monday, Tuesday, & Wednesday

Schedule an Appointment Online!

Dr. Monita Mohammadian Gray
Dean of Academic Success

Cecile Despres-Berry
Director of ESL and the Waseda Program

Julie Haurykiewicz
Director of the Peer Tutoring Program & Academic Skills Specialist

Joanna Morey
Academic Coach and Accessibility Services Specialist

Amy Nottingham
Academic Coach

Reneé Simpson
Academic Coach

Testing Accommodations

Testing accommodations are handled by Accessibility Services and cannot be reserved through the CAS. Please click the button below to learn more about the process, or you can email Accessibility Services (accessibility@lawrence.edu) with your questions.

Requesting Testing Accommodations

Mailing Address

Center for Academic Success
711 East Boldt Way
Appleton, WI 54911-5626