Hold my hand.ADD PERSONAL LIFE COACHES to the list of student services some colleges are offering. "Retention and attrition have been an issue on campuses for decades," says Cindy Skaruppa, vice president of Enrollment Management at Our Lady of the Lake Lady of the Lake, in Arthurian legend, a misty, supernatural figure endowed with magic powers, who gave the sword Excalibur to King Arthur. She inhabited a castle in an underwater kingdom. According to one legend she kidnapped the infant Launcelot and brought him to her castle where he lived until manhood. She has been identified variously with Morgan le Fay and Vivien. The poem The Lady of the Lake, by Sir Walter Scott, is based on a totally different legend. University (Texas). University administrators were looking for a comprehensive solution when they contracted with Inside Track. The coaches don't offer academic advice; they focus on life skirts such as transitioning from high school balancing family life, and learning time management. Skaruppa firmly dismisses the ideathe service is touchy-feely. "We're talking about what students bring to the table and executing a strategy," she says. The programs are based on the services usually reserved for high-powered business executives, she notes. |
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