Research 

• Both academic and non-academic support are critical to student achievement in higher education (Schneider & Preckel, 2017). 
• More than 20% of college students report experiencing a basic needs hardship (e.g., food or housing insecurity; Freudenberg et al., 2019). 
• First-generation and non-traditional college students experience greater challenges adapting to and navigating the college environment (Schwartz et al., 2017), having their basic needs met (Goldrick-Rab, 2018), and are less likely to seek out college resources that can enhance their success (Stephens et al., 2014) 
• Lower-performing students are less likely to use effective learning strategies (Geller et al., 2018) 

Resources 

Academic 

• Academic Advising – Students who attended advising sessions more frequently have higher grades (Mu & Fasnacht, 2019). 
• Career Center – Career advising helps build students’ self-efficacy and independence (Cunningham & Smothers, 2014). 
• Tutoring Resources (Academic Support Center) – Frequency of attending tutoring sessions was a positive predictor of students' GPA and retention (Laskey & Hetzel, 2011) 
• Study/Learning Strategies – Strategies and peer-reviewed article by Putnam et al. (2016) –Students with a higher GPA were more likely to use effective learning strategies such as self-testing and less likely to use ineffective strategies such as cramming (Geller et al.,2018)

Non-academic 

• Basic Needs (food market, housing, financial) – The inability to meet students’ basic needs (e.g., food security) has both direct and indirect (via worse mental health) negative impact on their GPA (Martinez et al., 2020). 
• Student Counseling and Student Health Services – Students’ mental and physical health are predictive of lower academic performance (Shankar & Park, 2016). 
• Accessible Education Center – Provides students with information on the availability of assistive technology and services, in addition to an environment/community to help combat the sense of isolation (Moriña & Biagiotti, 2022). 
• Office of Student Life/Affairs – Provides students with a variety of services to enhance their academic experience and sense of belonging, which predicts greater persistence, engagement, and well-being (Gopalan & Brady, 2020). 

References 

• Cunningham, K., & Smothers, A. (2014). The effect of career cruising on the self-efficacy of students deciding on majors. NACADA Journal, 34(2), 16–25. https://doi.org/10.12930/NACADA-13-033 
• Freudenberg, N., Goldrick-Rab, S., & Poppendieck, J. (2019). College students and SNAP: The new face of food insecurity in the United States. American Journal of Public Health, 109(12), 1652-1658.https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2019.305332 
• Geller, J., Toftness, A. R., Armstrong, P. I., Carpenter, S. K., Manz, C. L., Coffman, C. R., & Lamm, M. H. (2018). Study strategies and beliefs about learning as a function of academic achievement and achievement goals.