Good Luck on Finals, Pathways Students!

Dec 14, 2017 | Blog, Student Success

We know finals are a stressful time for college students—we’ve all been there! But we also know you CAN do it. To make Finals Week a little less stressful to its Native Pathways program participants, Student Coach Teresa Melendez lovingly packed care packages with highlighters, pens, snacks, and herbal tea for students.

 

We’d say good luck, but we know you won’t need so…go show them what you’ve learned!

 

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