{"id":13,"date":"2025-07-17T02:22:07","date_gmt":"2025-07-17T02:22:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/academic-support\/?page_id=13"},"modified":"2026-01-12T22:55:24","modified_gmt":"2026-01-12T22:55:24","slug":"academic-coaching","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/academic-success\/academic-coaching\/","title":{"rendered":"Academic Coaching"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"introduction block-container\" >\n    <div class=\"introduction__content\">\n    \t        \t<p class=\"introduction__copy\">Academic Coaching is here to help you succeed!<\/p>\n    \t    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<p>Effective learning is an active and engaged process. Many strategies exist to support this learning, and the combination that works best for a student will depend on their goals, preferences, and context. Developing a successful and realistic studying routine takes experimentation, reflection, and, oftentimes,&nbsp;<em><strong>support<\/strong><\/em>. We are here to help! Professional staff&nbsp;are available to meet with students individually to help them with their learning needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How can we help?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Our staff regularly assist students as they experiment with and implement strategies for:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Getting started and making progress on large projects<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Organizing time to meet due dates and commitments<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Reading textbooks and academic articles effectively<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Reducing procrastination<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Studying for exams<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Taking notes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Get in touch with us!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Em Buchanan specializes in supporting work in the humanities, and Stephanie Alden works with students in the science and quantitative fields:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>To meet with Em, send her\u00a0an email\u00a0or <a href=\"https:\/\/student.macalester.edu\/portal\/tutoring?tab=Home\">make an appointment directly through Slate<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>To meet with&nbsp;Stephanie, send her&nbsp;an email.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"card card-profile vcard tease tease-profile card-figure card-figure-left\" id=\"tease-369\">\n      <div class=\"card-figure card-figure-padded\">\n\t         <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Stephanie Alden\" style=\"width: auto; max-width: 100%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/academic-success\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/635\/2025\/07\/stephaniealdenmaxcenter-e1536950832555-150x0-c-default-150x0-c-default.jpg\" \/>\n\t\t   <\/div>\n   <div class=\"card-body\">\n      <ul>\n         <li class=\"fn\">\n                           Stephanie Alden\n                     <\/li>\n         <li class=\"title\">\n            Coordinator of SI and Science Support\n         <\/li>\n\t      \t                  <li class=\"email\"><a class=\"email\" href=\"mailto:salden@macalester.edu\" >salden@macalester.edu<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t   \t      \t\t  <li>651-696-6017<\/li>\n\t      \t      \t\t  <li>She\/Her\/Hers<\/li>\n\t            <\/ul>\n             \n         <\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"card card-profile vcard tease tease-profile card-figure card-figure-left\" id=\"tease-665\">\n      <div class=\"card-figure card-figure-padded\">\n\t         <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Em Buchanan\" style=\"width: auto; max-width: 100%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/academic-success\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/635\/2026\/01\/Em-Buchanan-150x0-c-default.png\" \/>\n\t\t   <\/div>\n   <div class=\"card-body\">\n      <ul>\n         <li class=\"fn\">\n                           Em Buchanan\n                     <\/li>\n         <li class=\"title\">\n            Writing and Academic Support Coordinator\n         <\/li>\n\t      \t                  <li class=\"email\"><a class=\"email\" href=\"mailto:mbuchana@macalester.edu\" >mbuchana@macalester.edu<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t   \t      \t\t  <li>651-696-6133<\/li>\n\t      \t      \t\t  <li>She\/Her\/Hers<\/li>\n\t            <\/ul>\n             \n         <\/div>\n\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Effective learning is an active and engaged process. 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