EXCEL

The Dean of Students' EXCEL Mentoring Program helps new students achieve academic success during their first year at the University of Houston. Participants receive encouragement, advice and information about our University resources.

EXCEL is designed to unite faculty, staff and students. Achieving academic success is a major factor in a student's adjustment to college life, and EXCEL provides many opportunities for new students to improve their grade point average and enhance their academic skills.

The EXCEL Mentoring Program provides an excellent opportunity for students to enhance their academic achievement in a college environment.

Awards Nominations

Nominate your EXCEL peers for Mentor or Mentee of the Year! These awards will be given out at our end-of-the-year Awards Reception. This year's ceremony will be included in the Campus Leaders Reception, to be held on April 22, 2008.

• Mentor Nomination Form
• Mentee Nomination Form

Get Involved!

• Mentor (student/faculty/staff) Registration Form
• Mentee (student) Registration Form

Spring 2008 EXCEL Schedule
Jan. 23 Welcome Back Open House UC Bluebonnet Room 8 a.m. - 6 p.m.	Jan. 28 & 29 Reading and Note-taking Tips	Feb. 25, 28 & 29 A Personality Test to Examine Learning Styles
Mar. 24, 26 & 28 Improve Your Critical Thinking	Apr. 22 & 25 Exam Prep Workshops	Apr. 21 NEW DATE Awards Reception University Center Bluebonnet Room 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.

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EXCEL Programs

Mentor Program

• Students are paired with a faculty, staff or upperclassman mentor. These one-on-one relationships foster enhanced academic success.

Additional Networking Programs

• College Success: A networking program allowing freshmen students to form study groups with peers from their college or, if undeclared, with students in a college of interest to them. Students have the opportunity to become student EXCEL group leaders through this program.
• Transfers-in-Transition: A networking program for returning students and students transferring from another college or university in which students form study groups with peers from their college or, if undeclared, with students in a college of interest to them. Students have the opportunity to become student EXCEL group leaders through this program.

Enrichment Activities

• The EXCEL enrichment activities inform new students and improve their academic and interpersonal skills. As a group, freshmen and transfer students attending the enrichment activities increase their capacity to learn, develop and grow in a university environment. 
• Open to all EXCEL participants, activities include study, writing skills, time management and value systems workshops. Students can attend UH football and basketball games and off-campus excursions. For more information, please call (713) 743-5470.