The VRSC has partnered with the Texas A&M University Academic Success Center to provide dedicated academic skill building/coaching support to veterans and dependents at A&M. The Academic Success Center recently hired an academic coach specifically to work with veterans and dependents with established office hours in the VRSC.
Mike Dvoracek,
Scholastic Performance Specialist III
Mike Dvoracek '87 is an A&M graduate who recently retired from the Army. Mike offers a full array of services to help build or reinforce your academic skills – from simply connecting you with resources like supplemental instruction or tutoring, to discussing time management tools or reading and note-taking strategies, all the way to individualized academic coaching sessions to develop the right skills to make you successful. We encourage you to make an appointment or drop in and visit with Mike early before you start to have any issues with your courses.
VRSC Coaching Hours
Tuesdays - 8:30am-12pm
Thursdays - 8:30am-10am
Fridays - 8:30am-10:30am
He also has hours in the Academic Success Center on the 9th Floor of Rudder Tower if those times don’t work with your schedule. You can schedule an appointment by visiting academicsuccess.tamu.edu. From there you can search the location drop down for “Koldus VRSC (A&M Veterans only) – dependents are welcome too – or search by coach for Mike Dvoracek to see appointments available in Rudder Tower. You can also send him an e-mail at mike.dvoracek@tamu.edu or drop by the VRSC during his office hours. This is a great resource that helps our veterans and dependents get off on the right foot or improve their academic abilities so they can graduate on time with less debt.