Student Success

NIU has many resources to help you do well in your courses. Our Disability Resource Center can assist you in getting the accommodations and/or adaptive technology you need to succeed. You can also get assistance from the Huskie Academic Success Center and the Founders Learning Commons, as well as personalized coaching.

Huskie Student Life Excellence Development (SLED) Mentors

The Center for Student Assistance also provides personalized success mentoring. Our graduate assistants and SLED Mentors are available to create personalized success plans for each semester to help meet the goals students have for inside the classroom, outside the classroom, and on the road to graduation and beyond.

Huskie SLED Mentors can aid you with:

• Focus on goal setting and regularly assessing your progress
• Setting yourself up for success with time management skills
• Connecting students to various campus and community resources
• Enhancing self-advocacy skills
• Developing work-life plans and self-care check-ins
• Preparing for interactions with faculty, advisors, tutors, classmates and more
• Avoiding procrastination and staying motivated by focusing on resiliency
• Explore campus involvement opportunities
• Participate in study table opportunities
• Holistic support for individual development during life as a Huskie
• Brainstorming post-graduation goals and steps that can be taken
• Budget planning

To schedule an appointment, search through our SLED mentors list of availability and select the time and date that works best for you. It is helpful before your first meeting to share some brief student information. Appointments can be virtual or in-person. SLED mentors are also available for walk-in appointments, Monday-Friday, at the Peters Campus Life Building, room 150, from 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.

Our SLED mentors for the fall 2025 semester include Christina Annerino, Taylor Huff, Lupe Olivo, Maria Luisa Rivera, as well as Devon Smith and Leah Tyler (Y-CAP advocates).