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Strengthening Institutions Programs
Title III
2000 - 2005
Title III Activity I
Organizational Chart
Paul deGategno
Activity I Director
Systems Analyst
Electronic
Portfolio
Project
Director of the Writing Lab
Curriculum Development
Faculty Development
Technology
Assessment
Alternate
Instructional
Methods
Training
Basic/
Developmental
Courses
Yearly
Themes/
Objectives
Equipment
Institutial
Effectiveness
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 Styles:2000-01
 Curriculum Development:2001-02
 Outcomes Assessment:2002-03
 Critical Thinking:2003-04
 Innovative Computing and Multimedia
Classroom:2004-05
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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
LaRue Chuman
Activity II Director
Strengths-Based Advising
Student Support Center
Strengths Based Advising
Student Life
Learning Assistance
Student Support Center
Pre-Major Advising
Orientation
WesBridge
Career Development
Multicultural Affairs
Supplemental Instruction/VSI
Personal Counseling
Writing Lab
Tutoring
Disabilities Services
Career Development
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Encourage students to complete DISCOVER, a
self assessment career inventory
Advise students to register for IPW during firstyear
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
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 premajor advising
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Personal Counseling
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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
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
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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
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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