Creighton Student Success

06/19/2026

☀️Summers for our Success Center team means we take time together to step away from our desks and our screens to connect with campus partners-and each other! Today we visited our upstairs neighbors in Reinert’s Makerspace. Time well-spent!

06/14/2026

While attending the NASPA Conference on Student Success in Higher Education in Austin, Student Success leaders joined our Jesuit Student Success Network (JSSN) peers from Marquette, Loyola Chicago, Loyola New Orleans, Fordham, and Fairfield universities to connect and collaborate.
Pictured from Creighton are Alison Moore, Melena Russell, Anitra Townsend, Wayne Young, Jr., and JSSN President Mary Ann Tietjen.

05/29/2026

Summer for TRIO SSS scholar Josue Saqui is one of service. 🇩🇴

Two of our past Encuentro Alums, from Comunidad 36, are joining us this summer! Santi and Saqui will be helping lead our high school aqueduct projects as well as both be Summer Health Coordinators. We are excited to see their love for this country grow as they travel throughout the island 🗺️🇩🇴🤝🏻

05/27/2026

Emma is a TRIO SSS scholar and a holds several leadership positions at Creighton. Currently you can find her hard at work in her exec role for New Student Orientation including preparing a special welcome for our incoming first-gen Jays.

05/22/2026

That is our Director of Academic Success. Congratulations Dr. Graney!

Jeremy Graney (cohort 61) successfully defended his dissertation. Congrats Jeremy!
Title: To Stay or Not to Stay, There is More to that Question: A Quantitative Study Comparing a Teacher’s Support and Their Intent to Stay.

05/11/2026

More than landing their first job, Creighton prepares students to lead and serve in a changing world.
Jeremy Fisher and the John P. Fahey Career Center team continue to do exceptional work supporting our students as they transition from Creighton into careers, graduate programs, and service opportunities across the country.

College graduates are entering the workforce after Cengage called 2025 the "toughest entry-level job market in five years." Creighton University Career Center breaks down what hurdles they could face.

04/25/2026

Right around the corner from the Success Center- Wrap Reinert is one of our favorite days of the year!

04/24/2026

Experiencing something new… and bringing your family along with you 💙

“Being first-gen has given me the chance to share a whole new world with my family… and build an experience they’ve never had before.” — First-Gen Freshman

That’s what this journey is about.

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04/24/2026

David is a difference maker and an essential member of our Student Success team. You can find him after hours supporting Bluejays in our Graves Success Hub.

04/18/2026

🎉Student Success celebrated our incredible student employees this week with a full lineup of appreciation events! 💙
From welcoming students and helping them navigate Creighton's resources to serving as tutors, Decurions, peer mentors and more—our student employees make a lasting impact across campus every day. We truly couldn’t do this work without them.

Special thanks to our Student Success Staff of Becca, Seth, Marcella, Monique and Yajaira for planning such a fun week of celebrating our students 👏