Success Coaching

Success coaches help students create plans and goals for improved academic success based on individual challenges. Coaches can help you:

  • Identify challenges and barriers to academic success.
  • Devise and implement learning plans.
  • Set academic goals and chart a path to achieving them.
  • Track progress toward your goals and revise your success plan, as needed.
  • Connect with other campus resources, when appropriate.

Success coaching may be supplemented by peer coaching.

To schedule an appointment with a coach, visit our online scheduler. We recommend scheduling a 60 minute session for your first meeting. You and your coach can then decide if 60 minutes or 30 minutes would be best for future meetings.

Meet Your Success Coach

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Abby Davidson

Elon 1010 Fellow/Success Coach

Abby recently completed her Master of Arts in Higher Education degree at Appalachian State University. She is passionate about student success and supporting first-generation students. She is excited about moving to the Burlington area and learning all about Elon and its unique traditions. In her free time, she loves reading, spending time outdoors, and binge-watching Survivor!

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Julia Hawthorne

Academic Advising Fellow/Success Coach

Julia recently completed her Master of Science in Higher Education & Policy degree from the University of Pennsylvania. Born and raised in the city of brotherly love (Philadelphia) as an avid sports fan, she is excited to expand her horizons and hone her skills at Elon University. Her goal as an advising fellow and success coach is to empower college students with the necessary tools for them to successfully navigate their opportunities and to curate meaningful collegiate experience by creating a safe space for all students to feel welcome, heard, and supported. She strives to be a contributor to a more equitable future in Higher Education spaces for students of all backgrounds.