Office of Student and Family Support
Reach out to The Success Desk
Call: 402-280-1212
Email: Success@creighton.edu
Orientation Dates: Move-In and Welcome Week (creighton.edu)
College is a time to discover your passions, meet new people and begin your path to professional excellence. Sometimes that takes more time than you expected—maybe you’re changing majors, or you have not made many connections as you’d like or found an outlet for your interests.
The Office of Student and Family Support is here to help you overcome barriers to reaching graduation. We collaborate with departments across campus to offer holistic support through academic, emotional, social, spiritual and financial resources. We help you navigate college, find what you love to do and make a difference along the way.
With the support of the Creighton community behind you, you can succeed and thrive—in your studies, your life and your career. Bluejays are resilient.
Office of Student and Family Support is proudly a member of

Parents and Family Engagement
At Creighton University, we believe parents and families are partners in student success. Use these different engagement tools to stay engaged with your student's academic career.
100% of students who don’t ask for help, don’t receive it.
Learning to ask for help or learning that it is ok to ask a question is a part of the adulting process at college. We are here to help students thrive at Creighton.
Resources
You’re not on the college journey by yourself. Creighton has the resources and the community to help you reach your goals and find your place here. Please reach out to us and we’ll create a success plan with you.
- Resources for first generation students
- Make a parent an authorized user on your account
- Complete the FAFSA Form
- Changes to your family’s financial situation
- COVID-19 updates for families
Get Involved
Parents, you may see your child stumbling to make the transition to college. It’s a big transition and transitions take time. If you’re looking for ways to support your student’s success, encourage him or her to contact us to discover ways to ease the transition. Give Creighton time to work.
- Review Creighton's Parents and Family page
- Tips for families with a student in quarantine
- COVID-19 updates for families
- Complete the FAFSA Form
- Changes to your family’s financial situation
- Understanding my student’s tuition bill
Collaborating with faculty and staff across the Creighton community is key to student retention. Along with direct intervention, the trusted voice of faculty and professional staff is our strongest tool to help students navigate their path at Creighton.
- Send an encouragement notecard to a student
Tools
Guides
Strive to Thrive: Best is Yet to Come

Strive to Thrive: Bluejays are Resilient

Strive to Thrive: When You Need to Ask for Help

Strive to Thrive: When Your Flight Path Changes

Our Staff

Mary Ann Tietjen, MEd
- Senior Director, The Success Center
- 402.280.5560
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Torian Walker, Jr.
- Assistant Director
- 402.280.1212
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W. Wayne Young Jr., PhD
- Vice Provost for Student Success
- 402.280.2775
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