Due to inclement weather, the Homecoming Parade scheduled for Saturday, October 25, 2025, has been canceled. Mainstage & Tailgate festivities will begin at 12 PM, followed by Wildcat Basketball Games at 2 PM and 4 PM, and the Purple & White Scholarship Soirée at 7 PM in the Fred T. Long Student Union featuring DJ Spinderella.

Office of Student Success and Strategic Retention

Office of Student Success and Strategic Retention

The mission of the Office of Student Success and Strategic Retention is to provide academic support through intrusive advising, tutorial services, resources and collaborations with administration and faculty members.  The office seeks to inspire, challenge, and empower students from a diverse and disadvantaged background by providing enhanced academics and supportive services necessary for their retention and ultimate graduation.

Best practices share that creating a comprehensive student success that includes student support activities as tutorial services, academic support workshops, academic and social advising, early alert interventions, academic coaching, and the physical space.  

Support Services: 

Academic Support Workshops/Tutoring 

The Office of Student Success and Strategic Retention engages the entire student population through Success Workshops to strengthen their skills for academic success and career readiness.

Free tutoring is offered in a one-on-one or group setting, with peer tutors for all students wanting to improve in their academic studies in the Learning Center.  Students can take advantage of these free services for courses such as English, foreign languages, math, and the sciences.

Contact person for tutoring and support workshops:
Ms. Erinne Weber 
Assistant Vice President for Student Success and Strategic Retention
Phone: 903-923-2466                                          

Support Services: 

Advising

The Office of Student Success and Strategic Retention is responsible for advising, registration, tracking, and monitoring the academic progress of freshmen and sophomore students who have earned up to 59 credit hours. The Office of Student Success and Strategic Retention is responsible for advising, registering, tracking, and monitoring the academic progress of freshmen and sophomore students. 

The ultimate responsibility of an academic advisor at Wiley University is to help guide students with selecting course offerings and identifying campus resources that will create a positive learning experience at Wiley. Academic advising tailors to each individual's unique needs and academic and career aspirations. A degree plan for graduation will be created and updated with the academic advisor. Students must meet with the academic advisor at least two times each semester to discuss individualized degree plans and progress toward degree completion; pre-registration for the upcoming term.  Thru academic advising, students will be closely monitored for warnings of academic difficulty, and immediate interventions will be provided. The advisor will also monitor the participants’ academic progress and provide intrusive advisement to help students persist in their programs of study.

Contact person for academic advising: 
Mr. Quebec Polk
Executive Director of Student Success and Strategic Retention
903-923-1673