Empowering the dreamers and the doers

ARISE® training is an absolute necessity for groups
who work with students of color!

– MARICOPA COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT
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It is commonly acknowledged that 1/3 of currently enrolled undergraduate students meet a definition of being first-generation and potentially as high as 50% nationally given the intersectionality of the first-gen plus identity.NASPA Center for First-Gen Student Success

The ARISE® Success Coaching Framework
ARISE® Success Coaching focuses on coaching students to develop mindset, skills, and actions that will lead to goal achievement, success in college, and increased well-being.

ARISE® Success Coaching is a proprietary coaching framework that provides a conversational coaching tool that defines a student’s aspirations and goals, empowers them with thought-provoking questions, and energizes them to leverage their unique strengths and resilience to take action toward their goals.

It enables high-touch, personalized support no matter how small or large your institution.

It provides an intentional approach to connecting with students via coaching conversations that are research-based yet relevant, substantive and seamless.

It is applicable for those who employ peer coaches as well as, for professional staff in delivering support to students.

The ARISE® Success Coaching framework reflects and responds to the increasingly diverse demographics on college campuses taking an asset-based, personalized approach to coaching them to success. ARISE® provides a powerful antidote to the deficit lens that has prevented diverse students and those who serve them, from responding to challenges from the resilient, resourceful, and relevant traits that define these students. Read more about the Case for Coaching.

ARISE® Success Coaching focuses on coaching students to develop mindset, skills, and actions that will lead to goal achievement and increased well-being. ARISE® leverages the exponential power of relationships to address the universal need for a sense of belonging. ARISE® Success Coaching Framework is anchored in a 3-part foundation including best practices in higher education, positive psychology and the ARISE® Success Coaching Framework. It equips students to successfully navigate the university environment (outer life), optimizes their performance and well-being (inner life) and facilitates the attainment of holistic success and goals.

“Marisel, you rocked the house bringing your authentic self to the conversation and imparting amazing wisdom onto the participants!”

– Oklahoma State University

“ARISE® helped me personally by providing perspective and tools to manage changes related to the pandemic.”

– Arizona State University

“The passion in Marisel’s delivery is contagious! The tools I received made me push myself to deliver a better experience for each of my students. I highly recommend it!”

– Estrella Mountain Community College

“Marisel is one of the most passionate professionals I have ever met.  She speaks from the heart and makes it a point to connect with her entire audience.  Her knowledge and abilities are evident in the data she utilizes while her stories are both personal and empowering.  As an educator, I feel I have so much to learn from her as I work to make my program a national model.  I am honored that she came to Texas Tech and very grateful that she spoke to my students.” 

Director of First Generation Programs, Texas Tech University

Marisel Herrera is a true motivational speaker. While visiting our campus, she gave two different, but equally motivational presentations. Each one was geared toward a different audience and Marisel delivered in true fashion. It was a joy to see so many professionals in one place inspired by her words and we received many comments about the depth of that inspiration.  

While on campus, Marisel also spent time consulting with our new mentoring program personnel and provided them with so much insight and knowledge that they also feel more capable of moving forward with more confidence.

 Director of Upward Bound, Oklahoma Pan Handle State University

“After attending the student success training with Marisel Herrera, my knowledge increased more in peer coaching models, retention efforts, diversity initiatives, and student success. Her story is empowering and encouraging. She placed me in her shoes by discussing her hardships and the success she has attained. One thing that stuck for me during her bold message is to “be the best possible you” to keep going and to never give up.” 

– First-generation Senior, Texas Tech University