Strengthening Institutions Programs Title III

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Strengthening Institutions ProgramsTitle III
2000 - 2005
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Title III Activity IOrganizational Chart
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Title III Activity One

• Increase Student Retention
• Improve Academic Programs
• Faculty Development

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Activity One Objectives

• The integration of advanced technology into the
  curriculum
• The use of technology in the assessment process
• The design of a comprehensive faculty development
  program

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First-year Goals for Activity One

• Initiate ongoing technological training program
  for faculty
• Initiate training in alternate instructional
  methods
• Initiate use of technology in all basic and
  developmental courses
• Develop and initiate Wesleyan Electronic
  Portfolio Project (EPP)

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Electronic Portfolio Project

• Central Grant Component
• Living Transcript
• Student Areas for Success/Improvement
• Institutional Effectiveness

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Faculty Development Program(Themes and
Objectives)

• Teaching/Learning Styles2000-01
• Curriculum Development2001-02
• Outcomes Assessment2002-03
• Critical Thinking2003-04
• Innovative Computing and Multimedia
  Classroom2004-05

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Internal and External

• Rely on College expertise
• Depend on College faculty/staff taskforces
• Design and plan our Future
• Use multi-cultural, instructional technology, and
  curriculum development consultants

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Title III, Activity Two
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Career Development

• Encourage students to complete DISCOVER, a self
  assessment career inventory
• Advise students to register for IPW during
  first-year
• Advise students to participate in CEI and
  extended internships throughout college career
• Faculty will hold periodic departmental
  information sessions to better inform students of
  graduate school opportunities and career options
  within their particular major

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Multicultural Affairs

• Enhance appreciation of diversity across campus
• Have faculty/staff workshops to heighten
  awareness of diversity
• Develop mentor network for minority students

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Orientation

• Work with Student Life in developing summer
  orientation
• Work with College 101 committee to develop
  transition activities
• Continue transition counseling through pre-major
  advising

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Personal Counseling

• Work with Wellness Center personnel to better
  support students
• Improve referral system and notification policies
• Pre-Major Advisors will be in contact with
  Student Life personnel in situations of concern
• Set up a committee of advisors, counselors, and
  College 101 representatives to better monitor
  students with problems

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Pre-Major Advising

• Pre-register First-Year students
• Serve as advisors to First-year students
• Develop academic plan for matriculation
• Serve as liaison between students and faculty
  during first year
• Conduct workshops on developmental advising for
  faculty and staff

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Supplemental Instruction

• Supplemental Instruction will increase to cover
  75 of classes in general education curriculum by
  2003
• Training sessions will be held each semester for
  Supplemental Leaders
• Evaluations will be used to improve sessions and
  tailor training sessions
• Visual-based Supplemental Instruction was
  introduced this fall in a MAT 092 class and we
  will add another section this spring semester
• Previewing a HIS 111 course for possible use in
  fall of 2001.
• Students are consistently showing increase in
  number of A,B,C grades in SI courses

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Tutoring Services

• Tutoring is available to students on a request
  basis
• Professional and peer tutors maintain over 60
  hours of tutoring assistance each week
• Tutoring will be expanded to include more lower
  level courses, so that 80 are covered by 2003
• New software will be purchased to assist students
  with math and writing skills

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WesBridge

• Design and implement a series of workshops
  targeting study skills
• Evaluate workshops to see if appropriate for
  WesBridge
• Design a pilot program to be implemented Fall 01
• Work with Activity I faculty involved in
  curriculum development

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Writing Lab

• A Writing Lab Coordinator will be hired
• A new Writing Lab will be constructed by Feb 1
• A program of assistance will be developed and
  promoted on campus for implementation Fall 2001
• Writing Lab Coordinator will supervise all
  writing assistance provided in the Student
  Support Center

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Questions and Comments
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