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Mendenhall Achievement Center

The Mendenhall Achievement Center provides a variety of services aimed at enhancing the overall academic experience for students. Services offered by the Center promote and develop skills necessary for students to manage their college studies. Support and information beneficial for eventual success at the University can also be found through the auspices of the Center.

The Mendenhall Achievement Center was established at the University of St. Thomas in 2008 as the result of a gift to the University from Trini Mendenhall Sosa, the former owner of Fiesta Mart, Inc., and a former board member of the University of St. Thomas.

The Mendenhall Achievement Center provides a professional support team to assist students in achieving their goals while enrolled at UST. Offices comprising the Center work with each other to provide the most comprehensive approach in assisting students with their needs. Services within the Mendenhall Achievement Center include Academic Advising, Career and Testing Services, Counseling and Disability Services, and Tutorial Services. The Center is located centrally on the UST campus in Crooker Center. In addition to its central location, students benefit by having these support services in one convenient location.

Support services within the Center include:

Academic Advising
advising@stthom.edu
713-942-3494

Career Services and Testing
career.services@stthom.edu
713-525-3160

Counseling and Disabilities Services
713-525-2169 or 713-525-6953

Tutorial Services
tutoring@stthom.edu
713-525-3878

Invest in Success Workshops
The offices of the Mendenhall Achievement Center join together for the Invest in Success program, offered during the fall and spring semesters each year. The program begins with roundtable discussions on student success both in and out of the classroom. The roundtables are then followed by approximately 25 workshops throughout the semester on various topics of student success, i.e. test anxiety, study skills, learning style, and research writing. For a full schedule of the current semester’s workshops, please click Invest in Success Workshop Schedule.

Mendenhall Summer Institute
The Mendenhall Summer Institute is a 5-week program for a select group of 50 incoming freshmen with proven academic abilities and involvement in co-curricular activities. This program allows these students to start early on their college education, in addition to having an opportunity to earn a grant for tuition at UST.

Additional support services outside the Center include:

Campus Ministry
International Students Office
Health Promotion and Wellness
Financial Aid
The Office of the Registrar
Veteran Services

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