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Action Plan for 2007-2008

MSU Student Success Timeline

 

Initiative
Time Frame
Individual/s responsible

 

External consultant –  Student Success initiatives

Report received – Fall, 2006
Provost’s office

 

Student Success task force –

Report received – Spring, 2007
Provost’s office

 

Created Associate Provost for Student Success position

Position filled – June 1, 2007
Provost’s office

 

AAC&U Greater Expectations (VT) Recommendations

Report received – July, 2007
Combined AA & SA committee

 

Created IR Position for Student Success

Position filled – August, 2007
C. Pemberton, J. Catau, P. Langston

 

Survey of existing data and data systems associated with Student Success

August – September, 2007
K. Coy

 

Appoint revised SOAR Advisory Committee and revise SOAR

October – December, 2007
J. Morris

 

Appoint revised IDS 110 Advisory Committee and make curricular recommendations to CGEIP - completed

September – November, 2007
M. Wood

 

Appoint IDS 110 Student Advisory Committee

Completed - September, 2007
M. Wood

 

Administer FYI/EBI to IDS 110 & results to IDS 110 committees

October - December, 2007  Completed - January 2008
M. Wood
 

Submit proposed IDS 110 curricular changes to CGEIP, Spring, 2008

Spring, 2008
G. Brock, A. Branstetter, T. Kane

 

Implement Living Learning Communities Pilot Program and initial data collection

Completed - August, 2007

Pilot project – August, 2007 – May, 2008
D. Baumann

 

Initiate development of non-traditional and commuter student plan

Student Advisory committee appointed – September, 2007

August – May, 2008
E. Doman
 

Course redesign RFP for “gateway courses” announced - September, 2007 - completed

Grant monies awarded – December, 2007

Projects completed – Summer, 2008
J. Catau/C. Pemberton

 
 
Appoint Academic Advisement Council

Make recommendations regarding early warning and intrusive advising system

November, 2007 - Spring, 2008
K. Davis

 

Establish new process for course scheduling and course availability during freshman orientation

October – December, 2007
J. Catau

 

Identify key data needs for new ERP student reporting system

October, 2007 – May, 2008
K. Coy, P. Langston

 

Develop plan for longitudinal data sets related to student success

October –December, 2007
K. Coy, C. Pemberton

 
Review and analyze NSSE and FSSE data for implications regarding student success initiatives

September – October, 2007
K. Coy, C. Pemberton

 

Implement early warning system pilot tied to IDS 110

September, 2007  Completed - September/October 2007
M. Wood, C. Pemberton, K. Coy
 

Conduct follow up contacts with 2006-2007 freshmen not returning to MSU

October, 2007
K. Coy
 

Conduct contacts with fall 2007 freshmen not returning to MSU

December, 2007
K. Coy
 

Identification of Public Affairs Theme “common reading”

November - December, 2007
TBA
 

Implement training for new freshman summer orientation program

Spring, 2008
J. Morris
 

Faculty development opportunities for “common reading” – IDS 110 instructors and peer leaders

Spring, 2008
M. Wood
 

Appoint task force to look at graduate student success challenges

Spring, 2008
C. Pemberton, F. Einhellig
 
2008 NSSE Administration - Survey of freshman and senior experiences.
Duration: Feb - May
K. Coy
 

Common reading highlighted at Convocation

August, 2008
T. Lane