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Student Support Services @WSB

There are a variety of WSB-specific student support services available. While these services are targeted toward supporting students, they also work with instructors in many ways. Read more below about the Student Success and Policy Team, Business Study Cooperative, Presenting and Writing Lab, and a video playlist of mental health resources and support both here in Grainger and across campus.

Student Success & Policy Team

The Student Success & Policy Team is available to support both undergraduate business students and their instructors.

For students:

Success coaching is a holistic approach to helping students maximize their potential and reach goals. Undergraduate students can attend drop-in sessions (see webpage for details) with Success Coaches or schedule a 1-on-1 appointment on Starfish. Success coaches help all Business Badgers who are:

  • seeking academic skill development
  • facing personal challenges
  • looking to thrive as a student and professional
  • in danger of being placed on academic probation
  • on academic probation
Learn more about Success Coaching Hours

For Instructors:

Student Success team members Jackie Murray and Dr. Lucy Armentano work with instructors, faculty, and staff wishing to discuss student and/or classroom concerns. They can help with:

  • Academic policy questions (e.g. when is it appropriate to grant a student an incomplete?)
  • Challenging student situations. They can provide resource referrals as well as offer Success Coaching and mental health counseling services to students, when appropriate.
  • Other topics in the realm of student success and policy: supporting students struggling academically, navigating McBurney accommodations, questions about tutoring, etc.

Business Study Cooperative

The Business Study Cooperative (BSC) is an inclusive and supportive learning environment for students who need help with the mathematical tools and methods used in the core business courses.

The BSC provides learning support and small group tutoring, as well as one-on-one tutoring, for several core business courses. The BSC offers both drop-in tutoring (see below) and scheduled one-on-one tutoring. Students can schedule one-on-one tutoring via Starfish here. 

Core Course support

  • Courses: AIS 100, AIS 211, GENBUS 306 & 307, FINANCE 300, and OTM 300
  • Location: Rooms 2210M and N of the Business Learning Commons
    • Drop-in Hours: Monday-Thursday, 4:00-6:00 pm
    • One-on-One Hours: Based on availability of tutors; Monday-Friday between 8am-8pm
    • Send questions to: BSC Coordinator, Lauren Heap (lauren.heap@wisc.edu)

 

Real Estate Support

  • Courses: Real Estate 306, 410/710, 411, 412, 415/715, and 661/750
  • Location: Graaskamp Center (4440 Grainger Hall)
  • For hours and scheduling details, visit our webpage here

The Presenting and Writing Lab

Wish your students could rehearse presentations and get feedback but don’t have the space in your course calendar? Would you love to go over rough drafts in office hours but don’t have time?

We can help! Send your students to the Presenting and Writing Lab!

The PWL offers expert one-on-one and one-on-group coaching for WSB assignments and case competitions. We also offer targeted communication skill workshops on request.

 

 

Resources for Workplace Communication
and Professional Research

Communication Guide: Helps students create effective, audience-focused workplace documents in multiple genres and for multiple platforms and offers GenAI tips and cautions.

Research Guide: Helps students understand industry sources, use effective search strategies, and cite in APA.

Building Credibility with Citations & Attribution: Help students learn how to responsibly report where their information is coming from.

Access the Communication Guides

Mental Health & Wellness

The Wisconsin School of Business recognizes the impact that mental health issues have on our students’ academic performance and overall wellbeing. We seek to create a supportive instructional community that has the comfort, tools, and fluency to talk with students about their mental health and shepherd them to appropriate services when help is needed.

Below you can review information and insights from school and campus partners as well as additional resources that instructors may consider bringing into their classroom teaching. Topics include:

    • Student voices on mental health
    • Beginning of semester practices
    • Mental health and accommodations
    • Suicide prevention
    • WSB-embedded UHS mental health support (more information about Dr. Julie Phillips)
    • Academic options for struggling students

Playlist

8 Videos

Additional Resources

Below you can find additional UW-Madison mental health resources for students, faculty, and staff.