Academic Coaching
If you have any questions or difficulty signing up for coaching, please reach out to Sara Freix: sara.freix@colorado.edu with your name and student ID number.
Commitments & Expectations
Coaches commit to:
- Focusing intensely on our students' needs,
- Listening with genuine interest and attention,
- Empowering through proactive involvement,
- Coauthoring value-driven strategies,
- Demonstrating unwavering accountablity and
- Responding promptly and effectively.
This coaching service is for ENVD only. These ENVD students receive priority support:
- Students mitigating academic standing concerns,
- Students on course alert,
- Students on incomplete agreement and
- Students referred by faculty, staff, Disability Services or Student Support and Case Management.
Students must:
- Commit to a minimum of four appointments.
- Approach the process with self-honesty and candor.
- Be prepared to challenge preconceived notions, embrace goals, reshape habits and engage in skill-building that extends beyond their comfort zone.
- Attend initial sessions prepared to collaborately establish goals and a framework for the coaching relationship.
- Utilize resources such as office hours, tutoring or support center visits to complement coaching efforts.
- Schedule meetings with their academic advisor to discuss academic progress and degree planning.
- Regularly check and respond promptly to communications sent to their ¾«Æ·SMÔÚÏßӰƬ email.
- Show consideration for coaching structures, communication norms and any established boundaries.
Coaching modality and length:
- Choose between Zoom or in-person coaching sessions.
- Zoom sessions are available five days a week, while in-person sessions are available Monday-Wednesday.
- Appointments are 45-minutes long.
Meet the Coach
Sara Friex serves as ENVD's academic coach. She holds a master's degree in educational psychology from Virginia Tech and has a background in coaching student-athletes at ¾«Æ·SMÔÚÏßӰƬ. Her coaching style emphasizes collaborative skill building and goal setting, incorporates a strengths-based lens and focuses holistically on the unique needs of the students.
Own Your Success
Resources
Vital Resources
Campus Emergency Management
CAPS Emergency & Crisis Care
Disability Services
Trauma Support
Student Emergency Fund
tudent Support and Case Management
Office of Victim Assistance
Wardenburg Student Health Center
Identity-Based Support:
International Student & Scholar Services
LGBTQ+ resources
Students of Color
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Additional safety & crisis resources…
If you have a life threatening emergency, call 911.
Health & Wellness Resources
Counseling & Psychiatric Services
Academic Live Care
ADHD Support
Ally & Advocates Self-Care
Identity-based Trauma
Substance Use
Health & Wellness Services
Education & Prevention
Health & Wellness Expense Assistance Funds and Scholarships
Sexual & Reproductive Health
Suicide Prevention
Peer Wellness Coaching
Center for Inclusion & Social Change
Temporary Medical Conditions
Academic Resources
Disability Services
DS Academic Coaching
Earth Sciences & Map Library
Faculty office hours
Josephine Jones Speaking Lab
Norlin Library
Art and Architecture Collection
Engineering, Science and Design Librarian: Emily Dommermuth
Physics Help Room and Tutoring
Student Academic Success Center Learning Mentors Program
Study Space Reservation
Writing Center
Tools
ADHD
Coaching Action Plan
Common Mental Mistakes
Executive Functioning
Goal Setting Worksheet
Note-taking Tips
Planning for Academic Success
Remote Learning Strategies
Schedule Your Study Time
Student Meeting Guide
Test Prep Worksheet
Week at a Glance