A special summit at Wayne State University will explore strategies for helping students achieve academic success. The Student Academic Success Summit, to be held Friday, Feb. 21, in WSU's David Adamany Undergraduate Library, will focus on how faculty members, staff, administrators and other members of the campus community provide students a "World-Class Education in the Real World."

Wayne State President Irvin D. Reid will open the summit with a welcome. The summit's keynote speaker will be Harvard Professor Richard J. Light, author of Making the Most of College: Students Speak their Minds, and an expert on student academic success. Attendees then choose from 23 concurrent breakout sessions on topics ranging from utilizing education accessibility services to working with student athletes. Presenters include academic advisors, faculty, learning specialists, staff and others. A special panel discussion features students and faculty sharing their perceptions of what goes into student success. The event will conclude with a Town Hall meeting at which attendees will help plan the future of student academic success services. The closing meeting will be moderated by Charles R. Bantz, WSU provost and senior vice president, Academic Affairs, and Charles L. Brown, vice president, Student Development and Campus Life.

Jack Kay, associate provost, Student Academic Success Services, believes that all members of the campus community will benefit from the event.

"The Student Academic Success Summit has brought together the campus community by showcasing the many excellent student success services at Wayne State, "Kay said. "The Town Hall meeting will help us promote a culture of academic success."

The public and all members of the Wayne State community are invited to attend the summit, but pre-registration is required. For additional information or to register please visit http://www.advising.wayne.edu/summit.html or call (313) 577-3165.

Wayne State University is a premier institution offering more than 350 academic programs through 13 schools and colleges to more than 31,000 students in metropolitan Detroit.