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Neighborhood Student Success Center (NSSC)

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About NSSC

Mission

The Neighborhood Student Success Center (NSSC) serves as Michigan State University’s centering unit committed to collegial collaboration and undergraduate student empowerment for student success with a focus on academic achievement, institutional navigation and a sense of belonging. The NSSC exists to support undergraduate students in their pursuit of knowledge and the ongoing development of their social, cultural, and intellectual abilities. We provide support for students in their ability to navigate institution policy, procedure, and practices; and work collaboratively with partners across campus to identify barriers to student success. We strive to close opportunity gaps for underserved (first-generation, low-income, Black, Latinx, and Indigenous students), by increasing persistence and retention, and developing access and support networks for various identified populations for increased graduation rates.

Who We Are

 

 

The NSSC is an innovative and collaborative organization of experts driving Michigan State University to continually improve the services, practices, and activities for holistic student success. As trailblazers in student success, we know the importance of adaptability and being proactive. We excel because we value our differences as strengths. Our diversity, experience and transparency allows us to be a reliable source of knowledge for students and campus partners.

What We Are

 

We promote academic proficiency, institutional navigation and socio-emotional engagement, which support student success. We do this through: Academic advising and academic success coaching, Engagement Center resources, our student success programs (TRIO, DOW STEM Scholars Program, and Detroit M.A.D.E. Scholars Program) and Collaborative Learning Center (where we train peer educators across the university, provide success skill workshops, and are experts on non-cognitive indicators of academic success).

NSSC also houses the Academic Affairs office for Exploratory Preference and serve as the exploration experts on campus. Within the NSSC, Neighborhoods Advisors coordinate administrative actions (withdrawals, late drops, readmissions, etc.) and provide academic advising and coaching.

Our Values