1. Shawnee State University
University College
Dr. Brenda S. Haas, Dean University College
AHE Conference, Kingsport, Tennessee
June 2016

2. Shawnee State Mission & Vision
Mission: We prepare today’s students for success in tomorrow’s world.
Vision: We will be a best-value university offering a wide range of high-quality signature programs.
Our Enduring Values:
Student focused Service
Community Engagement
Authentic Dialogue
Thoughtful Risk-taking
Culture of Continuous Improvement
SSU strategic plan for next generation. What are we about? What enduring values do we agree are the most important to move planning to implemention?

3. About Shawnee State Open Access
Regional state university for Southern Ohio (Scioto County in Appalachia Ohio)
SSU is 30 years young
Created to provide educational opportunity to the region and further service to the Appalachian Region through enhanced relationships with regional school districts, and area employers
80+ bachelor’s and associate degree programs
Master’s degrees in mathematical Sciences, Occupational Therapy, and Teacher Education
SSU created to serve a REGION for postsecondary access

4. About Shawnee State, cont.
60% of our students come from 20 local feeder high schools located in four surrounding counties
Region
Jobs are scarce
Poverty higher than state and national averages
Education attainment lower than average
Only 14% of the graduating high school seniors are remediation free
81% are eligible for financial aid (Pell eligible 1/3 have EFC of 0)
73% are the first generation students
Nearly one half of freshmen enroll with one or more developmental needs
Review of our background as we plan to reach out to the region we serve

5. About Shawnee State, cont.
SSU was formed to provide educational opportunity to the region and further service to the Appalachian Region through enhanced relationships with regional school districts and area employers.
Realization of the need to connect the university to both the schools and the employers
We are not in this alone

6. Importance of Connecting the Transition Between High School and College
1. When universities and high schools collaborate, students win
2. With access to real time data, you can create conversations and achieve results
3. To survive change you have to be willing to change—and become the change agent
4. Start with the end in mind

7. The WHAT: Ensuring Achievement for ALL Students
Moves the discussion from System of Intervention to System of Prevention
Collaborative Teaming
Using data to guide decisions
Gaining active engagement of all stakeholders
Building sustainable leadership capacity

8. The WHAT: Activities Should Address:
Academic and Technical Content
Lifelong Learning Skills
College and Career Special Skills
Academic and technical content always evolving. Must stay current. English and mathematics example of the academic; business and computer technical
Life long learning—21st Century skills Reaching out to the SSU alumni
Career awareness distance learning project

9. Access, Readiness, and Success: Connecting the work
The HOW:
Access, Readiness, and Success: Connecting the work
Coordination
Connections
Collaboration
Continuous improvement

10. Extending the Alignment
Goal is to align the expectations between course sequences in English and mathematics with the expectations for placement of students into first-year, non-remedial, credit-bearing courses
Dialogue between institutions
Developing collaborative projects and situations for instructors
Providing state leaders with valid needs for resources for both K-12 and higher education

11. Importance of Aligning the Work
Cost of Coursework
Time To Degree
Cost of remediation is high in time and money

12. The Activities
SSU specfic

13. First Year Experience Courses
College Resources &
First Year Experience Courses
UNIV credit
2 credits
UNIV 1101
UNIV 1105
UNIV 1100 SSU specific Required First year experience course
UNIV 1101 any college Academic and non-academic college resources. Offered at SSU and in area high schools
UNIV 1105 SSU specific Career and major explorations

14. Career Advising Activities to help close the education/career gap:
Ensuring College and Career Access in Appalachia (RUS-DLT grant). Provides sharing of majors and career services with 20 of the regional high schools via distance learning.
Discover You. Career Exploration Series to increase
student awareness of STEMM careers, college opportunities, college preparedness, and vocational training opportunities.
Establish on-going relationships between the high schools and Shawnee State University and business and industry partners in our region
21st Century Skills Providing alumni and business leaders opportunity to present to the region
We don’t have enough people completing postsecondary education and we don’t have enough of the right degree programs for tomorrow’s workforce.

15. K-12 & Higher Education Partnership
SSU Academic leadership team provides information to the local K-12 schools on how well their students perform in college.
Targeted K-12 districts based on our feeder school information
Provided on the K-12 campus
The K-12 decide the audience
Open authentic dialogue—Positive information
Encourages curriculum alignment between the schools and college
Supports strategic planning across K-16
Departments of English & Humanities and Mathematical Sciences and the University College offers developmental Course to:
Enhance students’ skills in reading, English, and math
Prepare students for success in college-level courses
Offer students a chance to catch up without the pressure of academic penalty
After successful completion, student moves to the academic department

16. Sharing the data: What do we share?
Ten years of data on their high school graduates attending SSU
Majors/careers selected at SSU
Average GPAs/placement scores
Pell eligibility (EFC)
Remediation rate
Graduation rate
Collaborative Effort of Academic Affairs Leadership team and Office of Institutional Research

17. Ohio College Credit Plus
Students in grades 7-12 who are residents of Ohio may enroll in college coursework at no cost to the student. Effort is to reduce the time and cost of attending college after high school. Students must be college-prepared in at least one subject area to participate.
Research indicates students graduating high school with some college credits more likely to continue to a degree

18. ACT Prep Program College Instructor assigned to a feeder high school
Works collaboratively with high school instructor
Engages students in preparing for the college placement assessment (discussing meaning)
Pre test on skills to identify areas of concern
Celebration of accomplishments (20 + board)
Reviewing the data for

19. Bridges to Success Program
Six week pre-admission summer bridge program
Foundation funded
Developmental coursework and College resource course
Books provided; tuition waived
$50 program charge
Academic advising (options for post-secondary)
Career advising

20. ALEKS Math Program Save Time and Money
Improve
Placement
Skills

21. The first year: challenges, choices, and connections
College differs from High School
Semester System and Schedule Options
Choice of Days/Times/Courses
Independence
Greater personal responsibility & accountability
Purchasing textbooks
Attendance
Syllabus with course requirements
Hours of study outside of the classroom
Priority of time
HANDOUT on Birds of a different feather
Briefly mention the expectations of the faculty with the student ----purchasing textbooks, attending classes, following syllabus, study time!!!

22. Snapshot of the College Experience and Beyond
Freshman
(0 credits)
Year One
Lower Division
(1000 & 2000 level courses) Emphasis on General Education
Sophomore
(30 credits)
Year Two
Junior
(60 credits)
Associate Degree
Upper Division
(3000 & 4000 level courses)
Emphasis on Academic Specialization
(Major Field)
Year Three
This graph appears simple but many of our entering students need a graphic to start the discussion of what a college degree “looks like”
Senior
(90 Units)
Year Four
GRADUATION
( credits)
Bachelor’s Degree
Graduate School
Professional School
Work

23. Beginning College Survey of Student Engagement (BCSSE) National survey
Data collected every two years. Analyzed and shared
BCSSE collects data about entering college students' high school academic and co-curricular experiences, as well as their expectations for participating in educationally purposeful activities during the first college year.
Results of the survey helps SSU provide a better experience for new students
Survey is conducted on behalf of SSU by the Indiana University Center for Postsecondary Research
Survey conducted at conclusion of class registration. Participation is voluntary
Plan to share the data with local feeder schools

24. Passion, Purpose, Persistence
People not programs have power to change and sustain the change for the good of the student.

25. Q & A