LEAP Center

Your first year at Penn College sets the foundation for your entire journey. Get off to a positive start and you’ll be primed to embrace the many opportunities that follow. Sound like a tall order? Don’t worry. The LEAP Center is here to guide you.

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  • LEAP Center
  • Student & Administrative Services Center, Rm. 1049

Staff

You've got this. And we've got you.

Here's how you can finish strong this semester.

Take advantage of Tutoring Services.

Stay on track with free academic tutoring for a variety of subject areas.

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Come to our 'Preparing for Finals' workshop.

Join us Monday, November 22, 4–5 p.m. for exam-prep tips.

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Check out Student Health & Wellness portal page.

Explore helpful resources and learn how to get a good night's sleep and manage stress.

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Stop by the Madigan Library.

Browse a display of hand-picked resources designed to keep your momentum going. 

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Visit your LEAP adviser.

Make an appointment with your LEAP adviser to solidify your game plan.

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See an on-call LEAP adviser.

Drop in and see the on-call LEAP adviser during walk-in hours: Monday–Thursday, 1–4 p.m.

Guaranteed Momentum
Why LEAP?

Why LEAP?

The acronym LEAP highlights our primary goals. That's to help first-year and transfer students Learn, Evolve, Adapt, and Prepare for rewarding futures.

Take a look inside.

Stop by and we'll show you around. In the meantime, here are a few pics to hold you over. 

Workshops

Take advantage of regular workshops designed to build study skills, test taking strategies, stress management tactics, time management methods, and more.

Self-Care: Eating, Sleeping, & Relaxing

We will discuss how a lack of sleep, nutrition and other self-care habits can silently sabotage a semester, and discuss strategies for balancing school & work responsibilities with these personal needs.

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Test Preparation & Test Taking Strategies

This workshop explains how college professors teach and write college exams. We will review some strategies to upgrade your high school study strategies to better, college-level strategies, to prepare for more challenging exams. We will also highlight a few recommended test-taking practices.

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Managing Procrastination

Procrastination can hijack even a well-designed plan for success, and this workshop will discuss the ways we often set ourselves up for procrastination and strategies we can build into our daily habits that minimize the time we waste and maximize our productivity.

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Note Taking Skills

This workshop explains the note taking process, from previewing before the lecture, to reviewing after class, with specific tips and tricks to learn more effectively in the classroom and later during review.

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Time Management I: Creating a Weekly Schedule

This workshop introduces effective strategies for setting up a weekly routine to encompass classes, work, and other priorities, while keeping up with homework, projects and assignments outside of class.

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Time Management II: Managing Assignments

This workshop discusses the challenge of keeping track of assignments and how a student can create an organizational system to manage those multiple priorities and meet those deadlines.

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Leading the Way
"We understand that whatever is happening in your life can weigh heavily on your academic success. As a collaborative partner, we will strive to connect you with expert resources such as your academic adviser, counseling services, and student engagement."

Christie A. Bing Kracker

Director of LEAP Center

Meet the LEAP Advisers

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Phil Berry
Phil Berry

Engineering Technologies

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Kathleen McNaul
Kathleen McNaul

Business, Arts & Sciences

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Allison Savage
Allison Savage

Engineering Technologies

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Pat Scheib
Pat Scheib

Nursing & Health Sciences

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Joette Siertle
Joette Siertle

Nursing & Health Sciences

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Melissa Stocum
Melissa Stocum

Engineering Technologies

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Lizze Winters
Lizze Winters

Engineering Technologies

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Support for Success

Your LEAP adviser is one link in the chain of support designed to help you thrive academically and personally at Penn College.

Admissions Counselor

Prospective students are paired with a personal admissions counselor who will guide you through the admissions process.

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LEAP Adviser

First-year and transfer students get one-on-one advice, motivation, and support from a trained adviser in our LEAP (Learning, Evolving, Adapting, Preparing) Center.

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Academic Adviser

Lean on the expertise of an academic adviser to ensure you keep pace with the expectations of your major.

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Center for Career Design

Wildcats have lifetime access to a full-service career hub with everything from resume and interview prep to the alumni mentorship program.

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The future needs you

If you put more into today, could you get more out of tomorrow? If you create your future at Pennsylvania College of Technology, the answer is yes.

With open and rolling admission, applying is easy.

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