Student Success

It is our desire to have students who are thriving at JBU. "Student Success" is a campus-wide effort (administration, faculty, and staff) to create an environment in which students can experience JBU's mission that "prepares people to honor God and serve others by developing their intellectual, spiritual, and professional lives". We want for them to be engaged learners who are working towards a degree and a vocation in the classroom and to experience holistic developmental growth outside the classroom. However, we understand that there are many obstacles that stand between the day they arrive for orientation and the day they walk across the stage wearing a cap and gown. These obstacles can take a variety of forms, and if they are not overcome, can prevent students from reaching their goal of graduating from JBU.

Circumstantial Obstacles

There are individuals as well as student populations who have unique needs and encounter unique challenges because of the circumstances involved. Examples of populations who often experience circumstantial challenges include commuters, transfers, first-generation students, internationals, and athletes.

Experiential Obstacles

There are also experiential obstacles that students could potentially encounter at any point in college and include academic struggles, financial aid concerns, roommate concerns, uncertainty about their major, physical or mental health concerns, etc.

First-Year Students