Goal #1: Provide Quality Learning Services

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1 Student Success Missin: The missin f Student Success is t assist all DSU students engage with campus prgrams and services and learn the strategies and skills needed t succeed academically, chse a career path, persist and earn a cllege degree. Strategic Objective 1: Supprt university quality learning initiatives Gal #1: Prvide Quality Learning Services Strategy 1: Supprt the university implementatin f the mandatry First Year Experience (FYE) in cllabratin with academic leadership Participate n the FYE cmmittee t develp the curriculum Jay Srensen, Tiffany Draper, Jamie Kearra, Measure: Dates f attendance; Timeline: Fall 2017, Spring 2018 Expand the peer cach prgram t prvide supprt t the FYE prgram Jay Srensen Measure: List f peer caches hired and trained; Timeline: Spring, Summer 2018 Align ther student success curses with the new FYE prgram s that curses cmplement each ther Jnathan Mrrell; Jamie Kearra Measure: Written dcuments and updated syllabi; Timeline: Spring, Summer 2018 Strategy 2: Supprt university effrts reducing failure rates in high failure rate curses in cllabratin with the academic leadership. Maintain nging cmmunicatin with deans, department chairs and faculty in math, English, bilgy and ther departments t cmmunicate issues surrunding high failure rate curses Measure: Dates f Meetings and ntes; Timeline: academic year Prvide infrmatin t identify student cncerns r needs related t high failure rate curses (surveys, fcus grups) Measure: Summaries f survey data and fcus grups; academic year Gather reprts n actins taken t reduce failure rates in selected high failure rate curses by academic departments Measure: Summaries frm the Re-imagining the First Year Cmmittee and meetings with chairs; academic year Determine future plans fr supplemental instructin (SI), staff and funding needs f departments in math, English, Bilgy and ther departments 1

2 Measure: Spreadsheet f funds transferred t academic departments; Timeline Fall 2017 Offer training fr SI leaders if the student led mdel cntinues Jay Srensen Measure: Training utline and dcuments; Timeline Spring Summer 2018 Share data t shw prgress in reducing failure rates with the retentin cmmittee and Reimagining the First Year Cmmittee (RFY) Measure: Reprt n prgress rates in selected curses; Timeline Fall 2018 Strategy 3: Enhance Student Success learning experiences. Enrich the quality f marketing resurces, presentatins and learning experiences during rientatin Tiffany Draper Measures: Final Orientatin Strategic Planning Dcument, brchures and dcuments; cmparisn f survey results, pre-rientatin quiz results Timeline: Summer, Fall 2018 Revise the structured enrllment prgram t imprve the quality f the learning experience Jamie Kearra Measures: Final Planning Dcuments; 70% f students will meet benchmarks fr identified learning utcmes Timeline: Spring, Fall 2018 Revise the peer mentr leadership curse t imprve the quality f the learning experience; develp an enhanced training prgram fr peer mentrs Jay Srensen Measure: Curse syllabus 90% f peer caches will meet benchmarks fr identified learning utcmes Timeline: Spring, Fall 2018 Enhance the SSC 1200 Career Explratin curse curriculum and extend participatin mre bradly t undeclared sphmres and ther students wh may benefit Ali Threet Measures: 3 year histry f enrllments, curse syllabus 80% f students will meet the benchmarks fr identified learning utcmes Prvide additinal internship pprtunities by creating a lwer and upper divisin internship curse that is nt tied directly t a department Ali Threet & Shane Blcker Measures: 3 year histry f enrllments, curse syllabus Revise COOP t prvide additinal structure and cnsistency Diana Maughan Measures: Canvas template, all instructrs using canvas 2

3 Facilitate cnnectins with emplyers and students thrugh career events such as: Fairs, Crprate Night, Career Turs, and Inf Sessins. Ali Threet & Shane Blcker Measures: Ttal number f emplyers engaging with students; number f students being ffered psitins and internships TRIO prgrams measure student learning; imprve aspects f the curriculum based n the infrmatin. Jnathan Mrrell, Craig Harter, Kitty Hughes Measures: Learning utcmes specified in strategic plan with results Timeline: Spring, Fall 2018 Strategic Objective 2: Supprt university retentin effrts Gal #1: Increase student retentin Strategy 1: Supprt university-wide retentin initiatives Incrprate the principles f G.R.I.T. int ur prgrams Jamie Kearra, Measures: Reprt f effrts, Timeline: Spring, Fall 2018 Adpt the appreciative advising framewrk Jamie Kearra, Measures: Cpies f training certificates, Timeline: Spring 2018 Wrk with enrllment management t target recruitment t prmte student retentin, Measures: Reprt n changes in the index scre distributin, number f students in Hnrs r with prir cncurrent enrllment, Wrk with enrllment management and advising t accurately assess student intent and place them in their prgram f interest (general educatin certificate, assciates, bachelrs, hnrs) Jamie Kearra, Measures: Percentage increase f structured enrllment students r thse planning t transfer enrlled in general educatin certificate r assciate prgrams in the 3 rd week census 90% Prmte participatin in cncurrent enrllment. Jnathan Mrrell, Craig Harter, Kitty Hughes Measures: Increase in the number f prir TRIO participants in cncurrent enrllment cmpared t prir years, Wrk with enrllment management t change the university withdrawal prcess t intervene with students, Measures: Screenshts and link t revised website, Enhance peer mentring services and interventins Jay Srensen, Measures: Number f peer cach visits, retentin rates fr students receiving services, Timeline: academic year 3

4 Prvide career cunseling t all students t establish career & life gals leading t greater cnfidence in their daily lives Ali Threet, Measures: reprt n students receiving services, retentin rates and cntrl grup statistical tests, targeted reprt n retentin f undecided students, Timeline: Spring, Fall 2018 Develp student activities/events t increase student invlvement and cnnectin t the university All directrs/assistant directrs, Measures: Master list f activities, events, Timeline academic year Prmte a recruit-back strategy at the university Measures: Reprt n reasns why students leave, fllw-up, number returning fall 2018 Expand the early alert prgram t reach mre students at-risk thrugh cntact with faculty, resident hall assistants, peer mentrs, prgram staff, parents and students; establish a care team as the number f student referrals increases Tiffany Draper, Jamie Kearra Measures: Reprt n number f students with flags, number intervened with by advising and Success Center staff, fall-t-fall retentin rates, --establish baseline data Invlve parent/family prgrams with retentin initiatives Tiffany Draper, Measures: Written prpsals, Timeline: Spring, Summer 2018 Strategic Objective 3: Supprt the university gal t be a data driven institutin Gal #1: Augment the quality f student retentin infrmatin available t the university Strategy 1: Prvide infrmatin t academic and student affairs leaders t develp new retentin strategies. Cmplete student retentin and graduatin rate dashbards in cllabratin with the Office f Institutinal Research; check data fr accuracy, Measures: screenshts and links t dashbard, Timeline, Spring 2018 Demnstrate dashbards acrss campus t deans, their staff and ther divisins, Measures: Dates f presentatins and grups, User survey Timeline Spring 2018 Prvide analyses and crdinate effrts t fairly measure student intent, Measure: Dcument n prpsed plicy and prcedural changes, Timeline: Spring 2018 Cmplete analyses f chrts, at-risk grups and reasns why they discntinued their studies at the university, Measure: Nn-Returning Student Reprt, Timeline: Spring

5 Evaluate the utcmes f student success initiatives thrugh qualitative assessment; prvide reprts, Jnathan Mrrell, Jamie Kearra, Jay Srensen Measures: Fcus Grup Results Prvide emplyment / emplyer data such as placement rates, 1st destinatin infrmatin, n campus interview numbers, and cnnectins facilitated; Ali Threet Measures: Annual reprts and infrmatin prvided t departments Timeline: Spring 2018 Develp a predictive mdel f student retentin fr the university, Measure: Final mdel summary, Develp and maintain data systems t track student needs, services received, impact n retentin and reasns fr being retained r leaving the university; share the results Jnathan Mrrell, Jay Srensen, Jamie Kearra, Tiffany Draper Measure: Reprts n students served and utcmes Timeline: Spring 2018 Gal #2: Imprve the quality f assessment in Student Affairs Strategy 1: Implement the Centralized Assessment Management System (Task Stream). Prvide access t the university centralized assessment system t all administratrs wh need t cmplete their plans (Taskstream), Laura Snelsn, Measures: Written Reprt, Timeline February 2018 Prvide prfessinal develpment and training n Taskstream t create unit level strategic plans (Missin, visin, values, strategic bjectives, actin steps, assessments, and timelines.), Laura Snelsn, Measures: Written Reprt, Timeline: March April 2018 All units finalize missin statements All directrs/assistant directrs, Measures: cpies f statements, Timeline: March Develp strategic planning example using data frm Student Success., Laura Snelsn; Measures: written plan, Timeline: February 2018 Prvide prfessinal develpment t prgram directrs t create unit level utcmes that supprt learning and quality service delivery, Laura Snelsn, Measures: Written Reprt, Timeline: March April 2018 Mnitr the effectiveness f Student Success by evaluating their strategic plans and dcumentatin in Taskstream, cllabrating with the Office f Assessment., Laura Snelsn, Measures 100% f success plans cmplete in Task Stream with results, Timeline: April

6 Strategic Objective 4: Fster an inclusive, cllabrative and welcming atmsphere in Student Success Gal #1: Enhance the wrking envirnment in Student Success Strategy 1: Prvide educatinal/team building pprtunities fr staff Invite guests t speak t us n special tpics (cmmunicatin, team-building, cultural cmpetency, custmer service, etc.); cver relevant tpics in staff meetings, Measures: List f tpics by meeting, Timeline: each academic year Attend prfessinal cnferences and training All Directrs/assistant directrs, Measures: Master list f cnferences, training and attendees, Timeline: each academic year Participate in ff-site team building activities, Measures: List f activities and descriptin, Timeline: each academic year Apply appreciative advising principles t supervisr-emplyee relatinships, Measures: List f tpics by meeting, bk purchase receipts. Timeline: Spring 2018 Share data and infrmatin n student success and retentin effrts during meetings All directrs/assistant directrs, Measures: List f tpics by meeting, Timeline: each academic year Fster cllabratin amng directrs/assistant directrs thrugh team wrk n special prjects All directrs/assistant directrs. Measures: Master list f cllabrative prjects, Timeline: each academic year Strategy 3: Supprt university inclusin and diversity initiatives Participate in cultural cmpetency and diversity training as prvided by the Inclusin Center All directrs, Measures: List f events and attendees, Timeline: each academic year Hire diverse peer mentrs, student assistants and ther staff as apprpriate All directrs/assistant directrs, Measures: List f staff by race/ethnicity, Timeline: each academic year Strategic Objective 5: Secure resurces needed fr peratins Gal #1: Re-design the student success center Strategy 1: Develp a planning dcument utlining ur needs fr the re-design f the Student Success Center t facilities 6

7 Obtain vlunteers frm directrs/assistant directrs t wrk as a team n a planning dcument t specify ur technlgy and space needs Obtain pictures and examples f ther spaces n campus Explre alternative strage space fr TRIO Determine hw the renvatins will be funded Hld meetings t discuss ur needs and finalize Measures: Final dcument, Timeline: Spring, Summer 2018 Gal #2: Obtain additinal grant funding Strategy 1: Apply fr grants that may benefit ur prgrams Obtain vlunteers frm directrs/assistant directrs t pursue grants Re-apply fr additinal TRIO grants Apply fr a pssible summer bridge grant fr structured enrllment Secure grant funding fr expansin f career services Apply fr a pssible Title III grant fr student retentin Prvide training n securing grants Measures: grant applicatins, training prgrams and attendees Timeline: academic year Gal #3: Obtain needed university funding fr prgrams and persnnel Strategy 1: Track funding and prvide updates n budget expenditures Directrs/assistant directrs wrk with Tm Picklesimer t establish budgets All directrs/assistant directrs, Measures: Budget by expenditure categry, Timeline: February 2018 Write spring reprt t track funding balances thrugh the end f the fiscal year by expenditure categries All directrs/assistant directrs, Measures: Budget by expenditure categry, Timeline: February 2018 Submit prjected budget and persnnel needs t the assistant vice president fr student success, including bring part-time staff in the structured enrllment prgram and ne part-time staff in career services t full-time status All directrs/assistant directrs, Measures: Budget by expenditure categry, Timeline: April 2018 Hire part-time assistant in the success center t help with purchasing and budgeting Measures: Psitin descriptin and hiring dcuments, Timeline February