Transcript Undergraduate Retention

Fall 2011 DUS Meeting
Tuesday, September 27,2011
Cynthia Demetriou, Director for Retention
Candice Powell, Retention Specialist
Undergraduate
Retention
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Undergraduate Retention is committed to supporting
all students on their path to graduation
www.studentsuccess.unc.edu
News & Updates
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 Academic Early Warnings
 Academic Probation
 Brown Bag Lunches for Faculty & Staff
 Student Success Workshops
 One-on-One Student Appointments
Academic Early
Warnings
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Open in ConnectCarolina: September 12th - October 10th
Last Day to Drop A Course: October 17, 2011
Academic Early Warnings
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 Up to 2 comments per student per course:
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Assignment/Homework Performance
Class Participation
Quiz/Examination Performance
Writing Skills
General Concern
Immediate Action Suggested
Never Attended
Intermittent Attendance
Stopped Attending
Academic Early Warnings
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 Student notified:
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By email
With a “To-Do” item in ConnectCarolina
 Student must “acknowledge” To-Do Item for it to be
removed
 Each early warning creates an Advisor Note
 Undergraduate Retention creates reports of student
groups and share with partners across campus
What should a student do if he or
she receives an early warning?
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Visit their instructor during faculty office hours or
make an appointment with their instructor. Discuss their
progress in the course as well as strategies for improvement.
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Schedule an appointment with an academic advisor or
attend academic advising walk-in hours. Come to the
advising meeting prepared to discuss their visit with their
instructor, and bring a list of their questions.
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Utilize University resources designed to help them
succeed. Students are provided a full list of resources.
How do instructors enter early
warnings in ConnectCarolina?
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1. Go to Faculty Center.
2. Click on the “Class Roster” page.
3. Click on the “Academic Early Warning” link in the right
corner.
4. Select one or two early warnings per student using the
drop down bars in the two columns that say “Early
Warning.”
5. When you are done, click the “OK” button at the bottom
of the page.
Additional information is available in the “User Directions”
document emailed to all DUS on 9/9/2011.
Academic Probation
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Probation Intervention
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Students on academic probation should be directed to
www.studentsuccess.unc.edu
Students must complete the following 4 steps:
1. Complete the Self-Assessment.
2. Complete the online Student Success Seminar.
3. Sign the Probation Contract found at the end of the seminar.
4. Make an appointment with your advisor.
Academic Probation
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 Students must meet with an academic advisor at least 2 times during
the semester to discuss their progress towards returning to good
standing.
 Students must make an appointment using advising’s online
appointment scheduler.
 Walk-in appointments cannot be used for probation advising.
 Students must bring a copy of the completed Self-Assessment and the
signed Probation Contract to the meeting with the advisor.
If students do not complete ALL of the probation steps above, a “stop”
will be placed on their account preventing them from registering for
future courses.
Key Message for Students on
Probation
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 Academic probation is a one semester opportunity
to return to good academic standing.
 Smart students take advantage of University
resources.
 Normalize help seeking behavior.
Brown Bag Lunch Series
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Student Success: Academics,
Wellness and Engagement
Join Us!
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October 14th
Understanding and Encouraging the Success of Veteran and ROTC Students
with Major Megan Stallings, Department Chair, Military Science
12 noon – 1:30 p.m. Location: Union, Room 2510
November 18th
Diversity of Today’s College Students: How They Live, Learn, and Lead
with Terri Houston, Interim Chief Diversity Officer and Executive Director, Diversity &
Multicultural Affairs
12 noon – 1:30 p.m. Location: Union, Room 2510
December 16th
Helping Grieving Students
with Amy Schmitz-Sciborski, Clinical Psychologist, Counseling & Wellness Services
with Kevin Shepard, Clinical Psychologist, Counseling & Wellness Services
12 noon – 1:30 p.m. Location: Graham Memorial 011
Student Success
Workshops
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Student Appointments
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Meetings with the Retention Specialist
Cynthia Demetriou, Director for Retention
Candice Powell, Retention Specialist