Academic Success at Oregon State Clare Creighton, Assistant Director – Academic Success Center Ben Medeiros, Assistant Director – Living-Learning Communities
Group Discussion What does ACADEMIC SUCCESS mean? What does it look like? How might it differ between people? How might it change over time?
Debrief
Learning Curve for Academic Expectations What knowledge, skills, and behaviors do first year students have to learn?
“Expand your mind” “Connect to your community” “Build your best self” Improve student experience and success: Oregon State’s FYE Goals
SP 2.0 Target 85% First Year Retention Rate
SP 2.0 Target 65% 6 Year Graduation Rate
Graduation Rate by Race
Spring 2012: FYE Task Force Receives Charge Summer & Fall 2012: Task Force Forums for Campus Input Winter 2013 : Task Force Recommendations Released Spring 2013: 3-Year Implementation Period Begins Fall 2013: FYE Symposium for Faculty and Staff Fall 2014: 1st Cycle of FYE Assessment Results Available Spring 2016: Implementation Concludes Fall 2016: Initial FYE Steady State FYE History and Timeline
FYE Outcomes Advising Early Alert Campus Traditions Course Instruction Commuter Students CONNECT Week First-Year Seminar Living-Learning Communities Orientation Residential Education
1. Academic Success Faculty Dinners Tutoring Program 2. Health & Safety Monthly Programming 3. Living in Community Social Media RA-facilitated Check-Ins 4. Traditions & Affinity-Building Inter-Hall Challenge Homecoming, Moonlight Breakfasts, Res Games FYE Residential Curriculum
Living-Learning Communities Current: West, Weatherford, & Wilson Bloss, Halsell, ILLC (International LLC ) New: Collegiate Recovery Community Global Village (ILLC) Next Fall and Beyond… Health & Well-Being Arts and Social Justice …Exploring Majors? …Outdoor Adventures?
Questions?