6 Weeks to Success
Begins Week of August 31, 2026 - Tuesdays & Thursdays,
Times based on Student Availability
Transitions are easier when you do it with other people.
What is ALVS’ 6 Weeks to Success?
This 6-week cohort-model transition program serves to help new adult learners navigate their experience at Colorado State University!
- Meet twice per week with your 6 Weeks to Success Cohort, ALVS Program Coordinator, and Peer Advisor to review curriculum, visit campus resources, and reflect on your transitions.
- Meet 1:1 with an ALVS Peer Advisor.
- Expand your support network at CSU.
- Practice presenting information in a comfortable environment.
- Win a student success stipend!
About the Program
During this 6-week transition program, new students will learn about creating a successful transition to Colorado State University (CSU). Through self-awareness, reflection, and planning, students will explore different aspects of the transition to a new institution including academic success as well as personal and professional goal setting. These opportunities will expose students to planning for their success at CSU and beyond. This program will also provide a support network for new students to aid in building their community to enrich their first semester transition.
Students will be placed into one large 6 Weeks to Success cohort, along with sub-cohorts determined by their availability that they’ll meet with two times per week. As a participant, students will engage with faculty members, ALVS staff, peer advisors, and campus partners. Each week, students will spend two days (1 hour each day) reviewing curriculum, visiting resources, and reflecting on their transition. Students who successfully complete the program will be awarded a student success stipend.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who is eligible to participate?
Incoming nontraditional students wanting to gain a support network of fellow ALVS students to aid in building your community and navigating campus. This includes, but is not limited to adult learners, student parents, student veterans, and transfer students.
Do I earn credit for this workshop series?
No, this is a workshop series. However, participants who successfully complete the program will receive a textbook scholarship for the following fall semester.
When do we meet for this program?
The ALVS’ 6 Weeks to Success is offered as a 6-week opportunity during the Fall & Spring Semesters. Final meeting times will depend on the schedules of the selected students. We meet twice each week
How do I earn the student success stipend?
Successful completion of the 6 Weeks to Success Program is actively participating in, being present for, and completing:
- 80% of weekly in-person gatherings and workshops,
- two 1:1 meetings with an ALVS Peer Advisor,
- the final presentation of the 6 Weeks to Success Program,
- end of semester meeting with ALVS professional staff,
- enrollment in classes for the following fall or spring semester.
Tiers – Student Success Stipend
While students’ needs vary depending on their circumstances, we created a “choose-your-own-adventure” student success checklist for adult learners. The items on this list will support students in increasing their sense of belonging and purpose, their well-being, and their professional development during their first semester here at CSU.
- Tier 1 Successful Completion of 6 Weeks to Success = $75
- Tier 2 Successful completion of the 6 Weeks to Success + the required tasks on the Student Success Checklist =$25
- Tier 3 Successful completion of the 6 Weeks to Success + the required tasks on the Student Success Checklist + additional non-required task on the Student Success Checklist = up to $50
Who can I contact with additional questions?
If you have any additional questions about 6 Weeks to Success or are interested in learning more about the workshop series, please contact Brianna Ridenour at brianna.ridenour@colostate.edu.
Reviews from ALVS’ 6 Weeks to Success Students
“You don’t know what you don’t know! This program helped me discover so many resources that have shifted my capabilities here at CSU.” “This program helped build my confidence and taught me about all the various resources available to me; academic assistance, financial, wellbeing, every facet of what it means to be a student and how to do it successfully.” “6 Weeks to Success was exactly what I needed when I started my first semester back to school! In that time of immense stress and upheaval, Bri and Andre were the guides I needed to help reorient myself!” “If you can fit it in your schedule DO IT. The whole program is designed to make you better at anything and everything you want to at a new experience. I know I will utilize skills and resources I learned until I graduate and probably beyond.”