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Title: Student Success Priorities The University of Kansas


1
Student Success PrioritiesThe University of
Kansas
  • Town Hall Meeting
  • June 16/17, 2004

2
Town Hall Meeting Agenda
  • Welcome!
  • General Comments
  • Overview of the Priority Process
  • Review of Recommendations
  • Proposed Next Steps
  • Discussion

3
Welcome
  • Dr. Kathleen McCluskey-Fawcett, Senior Vice
    Provost

4
Student Success
  • New organizational structure June 2003
  • 20 departments
  • Mission Student Success
  • Goals
  • Work collaboratively across the University
  • Be a proactive, fluid organization

5
Student Success at the University of Kansas
CLUSTER 1 Counseling Psychological
Services Freshman-Sophomore Advising
Center Hilltop Child Development Center KU
Writing Center Services for Students with
Disabilities Student Development Center Student
Health Services University Career Center CLUSTER
2 Center for Campus Life Dean of Students
Office Department of Student Housing KU
Recreation Services Legal Services for
Students Office of Multicultural Affairs CLUSTER
3 KU Memorial Unions New Student
Orientation Office of Admissions
Scholarships Office of Student Financial
Aid Office of the University Registrar Academic
Technology Services Office of the Vice Provost
for Student Success
Cluster 2
Students
Cluster 1
Priorities
Cluster 3
PRIORITIES for 2003-04 Assessment Communication
Diversity Entrepreneurship
Expansion of Thematic Learning Communities Graduat
e/Professional Students Help Desk
Recruitment Retention Staff
Development Wellness
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What is Student Success?
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When students are successful, they
  • Graduate within four years
  • Achieve the General Education Goals and
    graduate/professional education goals
  • Are academically successful
  • Feel safe
  • Are healthy
  • Are involved and connected
  • Feel that they matter
  • Have sufficient financial support
  • Have goals and are achieving them
  • Have a comfort zone at the University

8
Overview of the Priority Process
  • Method to jump start new initiatives that focus
    on student success
  • Method for working collaboratively across the
    University
  • Groups established December 2003
  • Over 200 students, faculty and staff involved
  • The resulting recommendations are OUTSTANDING!

9
Overview of the Priority Process
  • Todays goal provide key ideas and
    recommendations
  • Detailed reports are located at
    http//www.vpss.ku.edu/priorities/
  • Please hold applause and questions!

10
Strategic Recruitment Plan
  • Facilitators
  • Richard C. Morrell and Kathryn Nemeth Tuttle
  • Leader
  • Lisa Pinamonti
  • Charge
  • 1. Craft a profile of beginning and transfer
    students that includes the following
  • Number
  • Academic profile
  • Diversity measures
  • Other pertinent factors
  • 2. Identify the top five-to-ten strategic
    initiatives needed to achieve the plan.

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Strategic Recruitment Plan
Participants Glenda Carter Academic
Technology Services Kirk Cerny Alumni
Association Janice Davis School of
Journalism Cindy Derritt Office of the
University Registrar Ann Eversole Dean of
Students Office Brenda Maigaard Office of
Student Financial Aid Larry Mallett School
of Fine Arts Susie Massey KU Student George
McCleary College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Mike Neal School of Education Trina
Ramirez New Student Orientation Heidi Simon
Office of Admissions and Scholarships Robert
Sorem School of Engineering Luke Thompson
KU Student Kristin Trendel New Student
Orientation Jennifer Wamelink Department of
Student Housing JoAnn Williams
Institutional Research and Planning
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Strategic Recruitment Plan
  • Goal by 2016
  •  
  • 4080 first-time freshmen
  • 65 in-state
  • 35 out-of-state
  • 14 students of color
  • 26 Average ACT composite
  • 1650 new transfers
  • 79 in-state
  • 21 out-of-state
  • 16 students of color

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Strategic Recruitment Plan
Strategy 1 Enhance the recruitment of
first-time freshman students in certain ACT
ranges to achieve the ACT composite/converted SAT
of 26 by 2016. Strategy 2 Enhance the
recruitment of freshman students from
out-of-state. Strategy 3Enhance the
recruitment of transfer students. Strategy
4Enhance the recruitment of students of color -
both freshmen and transfer students. Strategy
5 Enhance financial packaging and marketing to
achieve the profile of the new freshmen and
transfer classes.
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Strategic Recruitment Plan
  • Initiatives
  • Enhance scholarship packages
  • Create a new Assistant Director for
    Alumni/Alumnae Recruitment
  • Develop an incentive plan for high ability,
    out-of-state students
  • Determine new recruitment territories
  • Attend national college fairs in new, select
    areas

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Strategic Recruitment Plan
  • Initiatives Continued
  • Improve communications
  • Develop a recruitment plan for Phi Theta Kappa
    (community college honorary) students
  • Enhance recruitment efforts of students of color
  • Build a network of KU faculty and staff to
    assist with recruiting
  • Create one scholarship award letter that
    includes all KU awards

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Increasing and Supporting a Diverse Student
Community
  • Facilitators
  • Richard C. Morrell and Richard A. Johnson
  • Leader
  • Santos Nunez
  • CHARGE
  • 1. Craft a profile of beginning and transfer
    students that includes the following
  • Number
  • Academic profile
  • Diversity measures
  • Other pertinent factors
  • 2. Identify the top five-to-ten strategic
    initiatives needed to achieve the plan.

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Increasing and Supporting a Diverse Student
Community
Participants Jason Amezcua Department of
Student Housing Florence Boldridge School of
Engineering Janice Davis School of Journalism
Corinne Deuel KU Student Tammara Durham
Freshman-Sophomore Advising Center Marleen
Elliott School of Education Michele Eodice
KU Writing Center Eric Grospitch Department
of Student Housing Gina Lopez KU
Student Claudia Mercado Office of Admissions and
Scholarships Trina Ramirez New Student
Orientation Lisa Pinamonti Office of
Admissions and Scholarships Jake Preston
Office of Student Financial Aid Andy Shoemaker
Services for Students with Disabilities
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Increasing and Supporting a Diverse Student
Community
  • Goal by 2016
  •  
  • Freshman students of color will make up 16 of
    the class
  • American Indian - 1 (57 students)
  • Asian - 6 (230 students)
  • Black 4 (180 students)
  • Hispanic 5 (200 students)
  • Transfer students of color will make up 18 of
    the class
  • American Indian - 3 (40 students)
  • Asian - 4 (58 students)
  • Black 4 (62 students)
  • Hispanic 7 (100 students)

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Increasing and Supporting a Diverse Student
Community
  • Initiatives
  • Publish a statement describing desired student
    diversity
  • Monitor admission goals
  • Use Kyou portal to conduct climate surveys
  • Enable students to specify interests and to
    contribute ideas on diversity during orientation
  • Strengthen outreach and services
  • Provide a clearinghouse for campus materials and
    activities
  • Review new non-documented student law
  • Continue active recruitment of out-of-state
    students

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Increasing and Supporting a Diverse Student
Community
  • Initiatives Continued
  • Involve more faculty and departments in creating
    inclusive and diverse curricula
  • Measure recruitment and retention of diverse
    student population
  • Develop incentives for attracting diversity
  • Develop scholarship campaigns to enhance
    diversity
  • Charge a committee to assess the quality of the
    student experience with respect to multicultural
    issues.
  • Create a Multicultural Thematic Learning
    Community

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Strategic Retention Plan
Facilitator Kathryn Nemeth Tuttle Leader
Mary Ann Rasnak CHARGE Examine current
retention statistics and profiles to gain an
understanding of KUs current retention/graduation
profile. Identify the top five-to-ten strategic
initiatives needed to increase student retention
and graduation rates.
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Strategic Retention Plan
Participants Barbara Anthony-Twarog College of
Liberal Arts and Sciences Laura Burrows
Department of Student Housing Paul Buskirk
Athletic Department Michele Casavant School
of Education Corinne Deuel KU
Student Michele Eodice KU Writing Center
Ann Hartley University Career
Center Leslie Heusted KU Memorial Unions
Jill Hieb Freshman-Sophomore Advising
Center Pam Houston College of Liberal Arts
and Sciences Shanda Hurla New Student
Orientation Steve Munch KU Student Richard
Nelson University Career Center Robert
Page Office of Multicultural Affairs Nick
Prewitt Office of Student Financial Aid
Rita Riley School of Fine Arts Diana
Robertson Department of Student Housing Kim
Schwartz Student Health Services Gail
Sherron Office of Admissions and
Scholarships Andrew Shoemaker Services for
Students with Disabilities
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Strategic Retention Plan
  • Strategy
  • Our strategy is to strive to meet students
    expectations for support as they work to meet
    KUs expectations of them, achieve their goals,
    and succeed at KU.
  • Focus Areas
  • Advising and career counseling.
  • Early Alert and progress to degree policies
    and procedures.
  • Learning assistance and learning communities.
  • Administrative and faculty efforts.
  • Entry level mathematics classes and support.

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Strategic Retention Plan
  • Recommendations
  • Send a strong message that the expectation at KU
    is that all students will graduate and that
    services are available to help.
  • Improve service and communication across campus.
  • Expand services for students on academic
    probation.
  • Create a one-stop shop for academic assistance
    support.

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Strategic Retention Plan
  • Recommendations - Continued
  • Hire a full-time coordinator for PRE 101. Expand
    opportunities for teaching to more faculty and
    staff.
  • Implement PeopleSoft Early Alert academic
    warning system.
  • Increase number of sections of entry-level
    mathematics classes that meet five days per week.
  • Develop a mile-stones system to track progress
    toward graduation.

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Expansion of Thematic Learning Communities
Facilitator Kathryn Nemeth Tuttle Leader
Diana Robertson CHARGE Develop a model to
increase the overall number of students who
participate in TLCs to 2000 by Fall 2008. Include
the resources needed and a specific timeline.
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Expansion of Thematic Learning Communities
Participants Rebecca Bailey Office of
Multicultural Affairs Dan Bernstein Center for
Teaching Excellence Jeff Bullington KU
Libraries Shirley Cahill University Career
Center Linda Dixon Thematic Learning
Communities Rick Hale School of
Engineering Marla Herron Office of the
University Registrar Beth Kimberly KU
Student Lisa Leroux-Smith School of Business
Jessica Pauls Office of Admissions and
Scholarships Mary Ann Rasnak Student Development
Center Sara Rochford School of Fine Arts Wendy
Rohleder Freshman-Sophomore Advising Center
Scott Sponholtz Office of Student Financial Aid
Lisa St. Ledger College of Liberal Arts and
Sciences Mike Vitevitch College of Liberal Arts
and Sciences Rob Weaver College of Liberal Arts
and Sciences Glen White College of Liberal Arts
and Sciences
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Expansion of Thematic Learning Communities
Staffing/Funding
Curricular Structure
Components of the TLC Model
Assessment
Recruitment/Marketing
Training/Development
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Expansion of Thematic Learning Communities
  • Curricular Structure/Academic Goals
  • Seamless learning environments
  • Interdisciplinary inquiry
  • Collegiality Collaboration
  • Global awareness and citizenry
  • Possible Structures
  • First Semester Communities (incoming freshmen)
  • Second Semester Communities
  • Communities Beyond the Second Semester
    (upperclass students)
  • Communities Without Courses (theme-based)
  •   
  • Staffing / Funding
  • Create a TLC office with a full-time director
    and supporting staff
  • Use tuition enhancement dollars to fund the
    proposed budget
  • Establish compensation plans for Peer Educators
    Faculty Facilitators

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Expansion of Thematic Learning Communities
  • Recruitment / Marketing
  • SWOT Analysis
  • Strategic planning for the recruitment of
    faculty and students
  • Assessment
  • Instructor level (directed to specific teaching
    goals)
  • TLC program level (individual student progress
    longitudinal tracking of GPAs, retention, and
    graduation)
  •  
  • Training / Development
  • Peer Educator
  • Faculty Facilitator
  •  
  •  Request For Proposals (RFP)/MODEL
  • Distributed to faculty in late spring semester
  • Due October 1st

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Expansion of Thematic Learning Communities
  • OTHER RECOMMENDATIONS
  • On-going steering committee
  • Continue to examine course components
  • Explore interdisciplinary courses
  •  
  • RESOURCES NEEDED
  • TLC budget
  • TLC staffing
  • Provost Office endorsement and encouragement of
    faculty participation
  • Institutional commitment to marketing the
    program
  • Assistance in longitudinal tracking from OIRP

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Services for Graduate and Professional Students
Facilitator Richard A. Johnson Leader Carol
Seager CHARGE Review the University's services
and programs to determine the level of awareness
and accessibility for graduate and professional
students.
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Services for Graduate and Professional Students
Participants John Augusto Graduate School Matt
Beckendorf Department of Student Housing Keith
Ellis KU Graduate Student Lois Greene School of
Fine Arts Kim Huggett School of Education Mary
Karten Human Resources Glen Marotz School of
Engineering Melissa Manning Services for Students
with Disabilities James Owen KU Law
Student Aaron Quisenberry Center for Campus
Life Judy Pinegar Student Health Services Janet
Roecker Office of Student Financial Aid Josh
Shuart KU Law Student Dee Steinle School of
Business Amanda Thomas School of
Engineering Cathy Thrasher Student Health Services
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Services for Graduate and Professional Students
  • Academic Departments
  • Provide Student Success information for
    orientations.
  • Offer training and/or materials to mentors and
    office staff.
  • Use existing communication systems.
  • Websites
  • Establish links to services that are no more
    then two clicks away.
  • Information should be provided based upon
    function, not organizational structure
  • Links should be tiered according to student
    status (e.g., incoming, continuing
    and graduating students).
  • Student Success website
  • List of Student Success services closer to
    beginning.
  • Referral Guide should be web based.

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Services for Graduate and Professional Students
  • KU Portal
  • Information regarding employment opportunities
    and scholarships.
  • Community information (housing, road conditions,
    services).
  • Publications
  • Student Success Referral Guides and/or Directory
    placed in incoming students mailboxes in
    academic departments.
  • UDKreporter to cover graduate and professional
    students
  • Events/Groups
  • Center for Campus Life targets academic unit
    websites with information regarding organizations
    of special interest.
  • Graduate Professional Associationseek ways to
    improve participation.
  • Graduate School
  • On-going communications regarding new
    scholarship (funding) opportunities.

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Help Desk Concept / One Stop / HVC2
Facilitator Kathryn Nemeth Tuttle Leader
Michele Eodice CHARGE In Collaboration with
the High Velocity Change /High Volume
Collaboration (HVC2) Project, develop an
integrated overall quality service model to
deliver services (in-person, phone, e-mail, etc.)
to students.
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Help Desk Concept / One Stop / HVC2
Participants Kim Bates Services for Students
with Disabilities Lisa Beck Office of
Admissions and Scholarships Pam Botts
Counseling and Psychological Services Jan
Brummell Hilltop Child Development
Center Stephanie Covington Office of Student
Financial Aid Ann Eversole Dean of Students
Office Joan Hahn Office of the University
Registrar Karen Huettenmuller College of
Liberal Arts and Sciences Michele Kessler Legal
Services for Students Stanley Loeb College of
Liberal Arts and Sciences Lesa Marbut
Freshman-Sophomore Advising Center Kent
McAnally University Career Center Hollyce
Morris New Student Orientation Rueben Perez
Center for Campus Life Mark Pickerel
Academic Technology Services Shanda Powell
School of Business Sandra Reed Office of the
Vice Provost for Student Success Sean Ringey
KU Student Cheryl Saladin Student
Financials/Bursar Bill Smith Student Health
Services Bob Turvey Peoplesoft Student
Administration Tara Vereen Department of
Student Housing Gene Wee KU Memorial Unions
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Help Desk Concept / One Stop /HVC2
  • Basic Assumptions
  • Service providers need to overcome silo
    mentality.
  • Students should not need to understand how the
    university is organized in order to use services.
  • Students need a universal help desk that is
    seamless, easy to use, highly visible and
    identifiable, and reliable.
  • Students need services in multiple formats
    (in-person, phone, e-mail, IM, etc.) and
    assurances that all services formats are
    accessible.
  • Students need support that anticipates their
    increasing reliance on technology.

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Help Desk Concept / One Stop / HVC2
  • Recommendations
  • Create a new collaborative team of help desk
    advisors.
  • Develop branding identity through a unifying
    theme/name/logo.
  • Identify and include all relevant consultants
    and service providers.
  • Review and adopt KU practices that already are
    in place and working well.
  • Explore successful models in use (U of
    Minnesota) develop a model specifically for KU
    based on best practices and designs used in peer
    institutions.

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Help Desk Concept / One Stop / HVC2
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Help Desk Concept / One Stop / HVC2
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Time to ..
  • ..STRETCH!

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Wellness Initiatives
Facilitator Richard A. Johnson Leaders
Jannette Berkley-Patton and Rachel
Rumple-Comerford CHARGE Develop a
campus-wide wellness initiative for students and
employees.
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Wellness Initiatives
Participants Steve Fawcett College of Liberal
Arts and Sciences Carol Guillaume Student Health
Services Jaimie Heldstab KU Student Steve Munch
KU Student Michael Myers KU Memorial
Unions Beth Peer KU Graduate Student Lauren
Reinhold Legal Services for Students Kristin
Scott Student Development Center Melissa Smith
Student Health Services Myra Strother Student
Health Services Mark Thompson School of
Education Jill Urkoski KU Recreation Services
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Wellness Initiatives
  • Infrastructure
  • Staffing
  • Hire another full-time Wellness Coordinator.
  •  
  • Marketing
  • Develop a Wellness website.
  • Appoint a health representative for all
    Student Success departments.
  •  
  • Evaluation
  • Collect baseline data.
  • Ongoing assessment of implementation and
    outcomes.
  •  

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Wellness Initiatives
  • AY04-05 Recommendations
  • Alcohol
  • Heighten use and awareness of designated driver
    practices and SafeRide program.
  • Implement stricter penalties and increase
    education
  • Update 21st birthday card and offer alternative
    21st birthday activities.
  • Develop a coalition to work on alcohol issues
    with the community.
  •  
  • Fitness/Nutrition
  • Better Bites healthy food program in all dining
    service venues.
  • Make smaller food portions available and improve
    education on consuming smaller portions.
  • Change payroll deductions to decrease monthly
    cost for faculty and staff use of the Student
    Recreation Fitness Center.
  • Develop a campus-wide walking program
    and pedometer challenge.

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Wellness Initiatives
  • AY04-05 Recommendations
  • Sexual Health/Healthy Relationships
  • Administer a sexual health survey
  • Educate staff on sexual assault resources and
    response procedures.
  • Promote the Womens Transitional Care Services
    and the Gadugi Safe Center (formerly Rape
    Victims Survivor Services).
  • Create an educational program to provide
    information on STIs and setting boundaries for
    sexual contact.
  •  
  • Smoking Substances
  • Limit and monitor distance of smoking from
    building entrances.
  • Work with community organizations to require
    license for sale of tobacco products within the
    city.
  • Stop cigarette and tobacco sales in the Kansas
    and Burge Unions.

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Communication Strategies
Facilitators Richard C. Morrell and Kathryn
Nemeth Tuttle Leader Danny Kaiser CHARGE
Review the communications used to share
information with students, faculty and staff.
Note strengths and weaknesses. Include
recommendations for improvements and a suggested
timeline.
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Communication Strategies
Participants Mary Andrade-Carlson University
Career Center Schuyler Bailey Department of
Public Safety Mary Banwart College of
Liberal Arts and Sciences Lynn Bretz
University Relations Dan Consolver
Academic Technology Services Karen Hammond
Office of the University Registrar Susan Henry
KU Student Donna Hultine Parking
Department Jill Hummels School of
Engineering David Johnston KU Memorial
Unions Julie Loats Information Services
Phil Lowcock Athletic Department Linda
Mullens Office of the V P for Student
Success Ben Packer Office of Admissions and
Scholarships
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Communication Strategies
  • Information needs to be function driven rather
    than office driven.
  •  
  • Take the audience perspective in information
    development.
  • Develop a cohesive theme and/or identity for
    Student Success.
  • Standardize web site formats utilize KU
    template. Improve navigation consistency.
    Provide necessary support to staff.

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Communication Strategies
  • Provide more information directed to parents.
    Combine several KU pieces for parents into a
    single e-mail publication.
  • Prepare some parent information in Spanish.
  • Provide good information to new faculty/staff
    through various orientation programs.
  • Improve coordination of newsworthy and
    promotional information.

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Entrepreneurial Strategies
Facilitators Richard C. Morrell and Richard A.
Johnson Leader David Mucci CHARGE Identify
resources available to Student Success programs
and initiatives. Identify university resources
available to assist in the process of writing
grants and pursuing fundraising that would
support the overall mission of helping students
succeed.
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Entrepreneurial Strategies
Participants Mary Andrade-Carlson
University Career Center Jerry Bailey
School of Education Nancy Biles KU Center
for Research Andre McCloyn-Fortune KU Graduate
Student Barbara Nelson KU Endowment
Association Ken Stoner Department of
Student Housing Jane Tuttle Dean of
Students Office
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Entrepreneurial Strategies
  • Inventory of units for current grant,
    development and enterprise efforts.
  • Identification of partners/resources.
  • Best practices identified by unit.
  • Create unit contacts for coordination/tasks.
  • Establish methods of donor recognition and
    tracking.

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Entrepreneurial Strategies
  • Provide training/support via KUCR, KUEA and
    various in-house sessions.
  • Submit annually a resource creation plan, effort
    review and grant proposal.
  • Pursue formal, dedicated expertise and
    partnerships for grant efforts.
  • Practice traditional care of constituents,
    attending to connections, supporters and
    resources.

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Student Success Staff Enhancement and Development
Strategies
Facilitator Kathryn Nemeth Tuttle Leader
Ruth Stoner CHARGE Develop a clear vision
for the staff development culture we want to grow
in Student Success.
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Student Success Staff Enhancement and Development
Strategies
Participants Kathleen Ames Oliver Human
Resources Mary Chappell KU Recreation Services
Laura Cripple Center for Campus Life Tony
Daniels Office of Multicultural Affairs
Heather Frost Counseling and Psychological
Services Linda Gerdes Office of Student
Financial Aid Nona Golledge Department of
Student Housing Ryan Gove Freshman-Sophomore
Advising Center Megan Hill Office of
Admissions and Scholarships Melodie Hough
Office of the University Registrar Marshall
Jackson Student Development Center Pat Pisani
Hilltop Child Development Center Sherry Rhine
Student Health Services Rhonda Sharp KU
Writing Center Dawn Shew KU Memorial Unions
Wendy Shoemaker University Career Center Kathy
Talbot New Student Orientation
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Student Success Staff Enhancement and Development
Strategies
  • Mission
  • Enhance professional and personal growth of
    Student Success staff.
  • Enhance the quality and effectiveness of Student
    Success services.
  •  
  • Recommendations 
  • Create a professional development model that
  • allows all staff members to participate
  • builds on a flexible schedule
  • becomes part of their jobs
  • creates an inclusive environment
  •  
  • Create a Professional Development Committee.
  • Develop a Personal Professional Development
    Plan for individual staff members.

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Student Success Staff Enhancement and Development
Strategies
  • Recommendations - Continued 
  • Offer on-going interactive programs to promote
    connectedness.
  • Outline a year-long calendar of programs
    activities.
  • Recommend a budget for model implementation.
  • Identify assessment needs.
  • 50 release time for a staff member to manage
    the professional development program.
  • Ownership
  • Staff members, supervisors unit directors buy
    into concept
  • Professional development program is for all
    staff members.
  • All staff members are considered professional
    in the work they do.
  •  
  • Outcomes
  • Professional development occurs at 4 levels
    employee, unit office, Student Success, and
    University.

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Student Success Staff Enhancement and Development
Strategies
  • Examples of Programs
  • Training Programs
  • Seminars
  • Speakers
  • Conferences
  • Community Service
  • Incentives
  • Celebrations
  • Picnics
  • Examples of Events
  • Publication Exchange
  • Knowledge at Noon
  • Camp Success
  • Professional Development Day
  • Town Hall Meetings
  • Cyber Library
  • Journal Club
  • Team Olympics
  • Welcome Wagon
  • True Colors

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Assessment of Program Effectiveness
Facilitator Richard A. Johnson Leaders Frank
DeSalvo and Jane Tuttle CHARGE Develop a
general assessment model that can be implemented
by each Student Success department and that can
be used as a framework to assess the
effectiveness of the various Priorities.
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Assessment of Program Effectiveness
Participants Vince Avila Department of
Student Housing Jim Daugherty School of Fine
Arts Ann Eversole Dean of Students Office
Joann Keyton College of Liberal Arts and
Sciences Bill Kummerow Academic Technology
Services Emily Malin Freshman Sophomore
Advising Center Sean McCarty KU Student Karen
Multon School of Education Jonathon Ng
Office of Admissions and Scholarships Diana
Robertson Department Student Housing
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Assessment of Program Effectiveness
Conceptual Model
Recruitment
Retention
Graduation
  • Success Factors for Students
  • Graduate within four years
  • Achieve the General Education Goals and
    graduate/professional education goals
  • Are academically successful
  • Feel safe
  • Are healthy
  • Are involved and connected
  • Feel that they matter
  • Have sufficient financial support
  • Have goals and are achieving them
  • Have a comfort zone at the University

Direct Contributions
Indirect Contributions
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Assessment of Program Effectiveness
  • Recommendations
  •  The tool is flexible and dynamic it is a
    process, not a form. 
  • Non-users need to be included in the
    assessment. 
  • Every service/program should be reviewed within
    a 3-year cycle. 
  • The assessment is done in preparation for budget
    development and planning for the next academic
    year. 

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Assessment of Program Effectiveness
  • Recommendations - Continued
  •   The assessment is completed by someone who can
    make it actionable. 
  • Student Success should offer 2-hour
    workshops that cover hands-on
    evaluation methods.
  • The tool should not be used until the student
    success factors are defined and finalized.

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Assessment of Program Effectiveness
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THANK YOU to all participants!!
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Next Steps
  • Gather additional input today (please complete
    feedback form!)
  • Identify key themes
  • Decision on Tuition Enhancement Funding Requests
  • Implement recommendations that can be
    accomplished now
  • Establish new groups as needed for on-going
    implementation
  • Determine next Priorities
  • Finalize plan by August 1 and share

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Discussion
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