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Introduction to the Center for Student Success Katherine Emmons, Academic Skills Center Denise Pranke, Career Services Center Kerry Sullivan, Library Amber Cook, Writing Center 1 Agenda • • • • • 2 CSS mission and services Academic Skills Center overview Career Services overview Library overview Writing Center overview What is CSS? The mission of Walden’s Center for Student Success (CSS) is to support the academic and professional growth and development of our students. 3 Student Access to CSS CSS websites are linked in the myWalden Portal and the classroom, as well as accessible directly on the open web. Career Services Center: http://careercenter.waldenu.edu/ Library: http://library.waldenu.edu/ Writing Center: http://writingcenter.waldenu.edu/ 4 Student Instruction: Residencies The Career Services Center, the Library, and the Writing Center teach residency sessions and provide one-on-one advising to doctoral residency students. Sessions Include: Career Services Center: Career Management Professional Development Job Seeking and Marketing Your Qualifications Networking and Interviewing Library: Keys to Successful Library Research Advanced Library Skills for Doctoral Research Library Research for the Literature Review Library Skills: Researching Education Topics Online 5 Writing Center: Synthesizing the Literature Writing at the Doctoral Level Literature Review and Prospectus Introduction to APA Style Using Capstone Rubrics and Templates Critical Reading of Graduate Texts Academic Skills Center The Academic Skills Center is a new department within the Center for Student Success. The department focuses on providing resources to help students hone their academic skills and be more successful in their Walden course work. This center currently provides several services, but the one we’ll focus on today is the center’s support courses. 6 Academic Skills Center Courses Walden Catalog Writing Center Website 7 Academic Skills Center Courses - Many of the Student Success Courses are writing intensive. - Courses graded on Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory basis. - Fees for Student Success courses can be found in the Student Handbook. 8 Skills Courses: What Do Students Have to Say? "The graduate writing course was a wonderful experience! It helped to reinforce some practical skills and helped to sharpen all of my writing skills. I went into the course as a confident writer but completed the course as a confident scholar-writer. No matter the skill level, this course has lasting benefits and well worth it!" -James-Etta G., Walden student "I am extremely happy I took this course; the professor made the class so much fun. I believe everyone should utilize the resources the Walden Writing Center provides." -William H., Walden student 9 Academic Skills Center: Future Initiatives Strategic planning is currently underway. More information and details will be forthcoming! Website Diagnostic assessments for students Targeted interventions Additional skills courses 10 Different formats New timelines Contact Us… If you have additional questions, please contact us: [email protected] 11 Career Services Lisa Cook, JD Director of Career Services Dina Bergren, MA Career Services Advisor Nicolle Skalski, MM Career Services Advisor Denise Pranke, MEd Career Services Advisor Andrea Obrycki, MA Career Services Advisor The Walden Career Services Center aspires to be a cutting edge, global career services center preparing our learners to navigate career transition over a lifetime. To achieve this vision, we educate, coach, and advise our learners to proactively manage their careers. 12 Working with Career Services Career Services supports students in their proactive career management through… • • • • • • 13 Extensive Career Services Website resources Live and Archived Webinars OptimalResume Career Services Center LinkedIn Group Group and Individual Advising Blog featuring Walden success stories Career Services Center Website http://careercenter.waldenu.edu/ 14 14 Over 30 Archived Webinars http://careercenter.waldenu.edu/ Sample of Archived Webinars 15 OptimalResume: A Career Management Tool 16 Career Services LinkedIn Group Over 1000 members and counting… 17 17 General Resources for Career Research 18 School/College-Specific Resources 19 Career Services Advising- Getting Started Attend a Career Services Orientation by: • Registering for and attending a live Orientation webinar (30 minutes) via the Career Services website: http://careercenter.waldenu.edu/ OR • Viewing the Archived Orientation webinar (30 minutes) at: http://careercenter.waldenu.edu/921.htm 20 One-on-One Follow-Up Appointments • After attending an Orientation, schedule a 45 minute Follow-Up Appointment • Your Career Services Advisor will collaborate with you to set career goals and strategies tailored to your background and interests. • Typical topics include: - Resume/CV/Cover Letter Reviews - Building a Professional Network - Job Search Strategies - Career Options for Your Degree - Interviewing Skills - Career Transition The Career Services Advisor will call you at the time of your scheduled appointment 21 Scheduling a One-on-One Career Services Appointment 22 Contact Us… We look forward to working with you! Website: E-mail: 23 http://careercenter.waldenu.edu/ [email protected] 23 Walden Library 24 Library Staff Director of Library Services: Jennie Ver Steeg Manager, Collections: Miki Scholl Manager, Instruction: Michelle Hajder Manager, Reference: Lisa Raymond Data Librarian: Tom Patterson Information Technology Librarian: Rebekah Kati Reference Librarians Subject Librarians Cindy Badilla-Melendez Dan Blewett Deborah Copperud Emily Adams Erin Gabrielson Trish Pierson LeAnn Suchy Lynn VanLeer Counseling & Social Services, Psychology: Nykol Eystad Education: Erin Brothen and Meg Holle Health Sciences: Kerry Sullivan Management and Information Technology: Susan Stekel Public Policy & Administration: Jon Allinder Undergraduate: Sommer Berg 25 The Walden Library Collection Journals: 62,089 Books: 148,912 Databases: 106 26 Library: Student Services • • • • • • 27 Available 7 days a week Answer and return calls every day Email responses within 24 hours Library Course Guides Website help and webinar archives 24/7 Literature Review Appointments Our new Q & A system Quick Answers 28 Library Guides! 29 Course Guides 30 Assignment Guides 31 Library Help & Subject Guides 32 Librarians: We’re Here to Help! Ask a Librarian • Call us! Email us! • [email protected] • 800-930-0914 • • • 33 Mon-Thu: 8 a.m. - Midnight Fri: 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Eastern Sat-Sun: 2 p.m. to 10 p.m. Eastern Writing Center Staff The Writing Center is staffed by 25 full-time tutors and editors, most of whom have master’s or doctoral degrees. Staff members undergo intensive and continuous training, engage with the higher education and writing center communities, and present regularly at professional conferences. Leadership team: 34 Brian Timmerman, MA, Director Martha King, MA, Manager of Dissertation Editing Services Amy Kubista, MALS, Manager of Writing Tutoring Services Sara Culver, MFA, Web Specialist Amber Cook, MM, Faculty Liaison Writing Center One-on-One Reviews A typical review, with tutor feedback displayed in bubble comments. 35 Writing Center Web-Based Self-Serve Tools For students whose writing process does not allow for tutoring, the Writing Center provides several self-serve tools, such as Grammarly, tutorials, and writing templates. http://writingcenter.waldenu.edu 36 Writing Center Webinars The Writing Center offers a student and a faculty webinar series, with both live and archived sessions. See below for a sampling of sessions. • • • • • • 37 Introduction to the Writing Center Using and Crediting Sources in APA Cohesion and Flow Mastering the Mechanics of Writing Chapter 2: The Literature Review Using the Doctoral Capstone Templates Writing Center Social Media Facebook Blogger Twitter 38 Writing Center Contact Information • Tutors: [email protected] • Editors: [email protected] • Website: http://writingcenter.waldenu.edu 39 http://writingcenter.waldenu.edu/ http://careercenter.waldenu.edu/ http://library.waldenu.edu/ 40