Transcript September 11, 2014 ‧ ADMIN BLDG 204 ‧ 10 AM - 1 PM.

September 11, 2014 ‧ ADMIN BLDG 204 ‧ 10 AM - 1 PM
Outcomes
From harvesting our conversations, the SA
leadership team members will be able to:
• Explain the intended effects of Shaping
Alaska’s Future;
• Articulate how Student Affairs
functions currently support Shaping
Alaska’s Future; and
• Identify opportunities for Student
Affairs functions and UAA as an
institution to advance the themes of
Shaping Alaska’s Future.
UA Shaping Alaska’s Future
“Shaping Alaska’s Future is our map for navigating the challenging terrain ahead, and it will guide decisions about
people, programs and resources at UA for years to come.”
Theme 1: Student Achievement and Attainment
Issue A: Like other open-admission institutions, UA’s graduation rates are
lower than those of selective institutions. UA students on average take
longer to complete degrees than students at peer institutions.
Issue B: Like those of many large and complex institutions, UA processes
and procedures can be challenging for students to navigate.
Issue C: UA students must demonstrate skills and knowledge in their
particular majors. In all aspects of their UA educational experience,
students also must develop critical thinking skills, good judgment, high
ethical standards and an understanding of diversity to be responsible
citizens and leaders.
Issue E: UA recruitment, retention and graduation rates are low, especially
for disadvantaged and minority populations and for Alaska Natives.
Explore Shaping Alaska’s Future
Why does this issue matter to
student affairs at UAA?
What happens if this issue is
not addressed?
Celebrate Alignment
What is your department currently
doing to support this issue of Shape
Alaska’s Future?
What metrics can we share to
celebrate success?
Connect Opportunities
What have we learned and what’s missing?
In what new ways can your department or others
support this issue of Shaping Alaska’s Future?
What help do you need to move these
opportunities forward and from whom?
Harvesting
• Of all of the current initiatives and future opportunities discussed
throughout today’s conversation, what stood out to you as
something that has significant impact on these issues within
Shaping Alaska’s Future?
• Who can collaborate to strengthen alignment with this initiative
and take it to the next level?
The following were initiatives identified through the conversation as
impacting issues within Shaping Alaska’s Future…
The University College
• Multicultural Center (MCC) Seawolf Success Program; 1st generation/low
income, undecided/deciding
• Career Services  Supporting students in their major and career
exploration
• Advising & Testing  Advising resources and academic offerings
• SAAT  collaborate with the establishment of pathways and partner in
creating a successful transition for students
• New Student Orientation (NSO) facilitate transition; collaborate to
support outreach and mentoring from first year through graduation
• Admissions  Standards and processes
• Dean of Student Office & Division of Student Development
• Office of Student Affairs  Keep the development conversations focused on
being data informed
• Student Information Office  Identify students who present a “first contact”
that could benefit from the University College
Leveraging Resources
• Residence Life  Meaningful interaction programming model and
collaboration with MAP-Works
• NSO Transparency around funding & budget; Sharing WolfPack
• New Student Recruitment  “Recruitment is Everybody’s Business”;
Collaboration with departments across campus to find ways to
promote UAA to prospective students (i.e. Athletics, advisors, NSS,
clubs and organizations, alumni)
• DSS  Leveraging is not limited to SA departments; includes
academic departments
• iAdvise; ASD - dual enrollment; enrollment/SAAT partnerships;
enrollment is everybody’s responsibility; hotline/webpage advising
• MCC  Consider grant writing opportunities to future our creative
efforts to positively affect retention and graduation of students
Understanding Cohorts Using Data
• OSA & SAAT  interview project to deeper understand experiences
• DSS  Universal Design
• MCC  Run reports semesterly of disaggregated data of students to
communicate with and engage; the next step is to create a seamless approach
to follow up with students who may be in distress
• NSO  Outreach to students prior to starting college; outreach to students
prior to registration
• SAAT & Enrollment Services outreaching to students  Personal outreach
that is talking to the students; mandatory advising and orientation (cohorts);
transfer advisors
• The work student accounts is doing
• Office of Registrar  Running DW to see who is complete but hasn’t
applied; Look at super seniors – why aren’t they graduating?; Transfer
survey - How’d it go? Where you got stuck?; Secondary student experiences
• SIO  Outreach to these students between semesters
Connection Between Faculty & Students
• Registrar  Developing with faculty, course sequencing for all
degrees/certificates; Helping to resolve issues related to missing grades and
registration; Outreach to departments regarding missing requirements for
graduation; Work with departments to get accurate lists of their students;
Scheduling policies which are student friendly
• ELP, Showcase, Art Gallery, Student Media  All offer opportunity & boards
where students work directly with faculty to achieve programmatic goals
• ASAP (Academic Success Alert Program)  early warning system for faculty
to use for students struggling
• Expand college specific orientation
• iAdvise – Advising; Advising framework; webpage and hotline
• Faculty 1st year excellence celebration
• Preview days and tours
• ES  Can provide lots of different information to help than advise and help
students succeed
Connection Between Faculty & Students (Continued)
• MCC  Engaging faculty in AHAINA Programming; Serving as speakers at
events; Serving as partners in success programming; men/women of
excellence
• NSO  Facilitate college specific orientation
• DSS  Accessibility
• Career Services  Strength partnerships with Faculty through internships
• Residence Life  LLC’s, grow new programs; Dining with the Deans; Faculty
Reception; Outside the classroom interests
• OSA  Sharing data to better understand who are our students;
communicating characteristics (generational, cultural, unique populations)
• SHCC as Faculty (nursing, counseling, psychology) and practice site
• NSO  Involve faculty in the recruitment of new students; invite them to
recruitment events; provide communications to prospective students from the
departments = more connections