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It’s Better in the Summer! Catamount Gap & ASP http://fyesummer.wcu.edu Cullowhee, North Carolina Fostering Student Success -- a summer story Supplemental Instruction Case Management Overall Student Satisfaction ACADEMICS FIRST Recruit Star Faculty Peer Leadership: Modeling good habits LEARNING COMMUNITY DESIGN Vision FYE Summer Foundation Who High Impact Practice Intentional Guided Learning Pathways in a Summer Transition Experience #WCUsummer Division of Student Success Learn more: Create an architecture to support a sustainable learning environment. Factor programmatic & pedagogical considerations. Secure partnerships & networks. Manage implementation process: • action timelines • logistics • messaging Students grouped by major, area of interest, or demographic. i.e.: Honors, Nursing, Teaching, etc. • Faculty teams collaborate to design integrated and interdisciplinary curriculum and planning processes. • Co-curricular &experiential programming WHAT: Students earn 6-8 credits WHERE: A residential living-learning program and activities help students connect with the local region and community. WHEN: A 5-week summer session preceded by a 3-day orientation --June 23- July 30 -- ending with a closing celebration. WHY: • WCU strategic plan to increase and enhance summer offerings. • Students benefit from the added support and sm aller class size. • Summer credits allow flexibility for opportunities such as study-abroad or internships and permit students to still finish in four. ATTENDANCE – 228 students (82%) participated in at least one SI session – Total visits made to SI Sessions = 947 – Student average attendance = 4.2 sessions over the 5 weeks BY POPULATION – ASP: 147 students (86%) attended 431 visits – GAP: 76 students (99%) attended 516 visits PERSISTENCE Students demonstrated overall behaviors known to contribute to student success: FACULTY SURVEY – 100% of faculty respondents were satisfied or strongly satisfied with the SI pro gram components, implementation, and opportunity for inclusion. STUDENT SURVEY – 62% of student respondents agree or strongly agree that SI helped them with course content and confidence. – 94% of student respondents agree or strong ly agree that writing tutoring im proved knowledge, skills, and confidence. GPA-Retention Summer 2014 Summer 2015 Students who attended SI most often earned higher grades. A foundation upon which students will continue to build and deepen. • First Year Experiences • Common Intellectual Experiences • Learning Communities • Writing-Intensive Courses • Collaborative Assignments & Projects • Service Learning “…those iniave that involve intenonal restructuring of the curriculum to foster intellectual and social connecons…” Academic Success Program A conditional admission program offered in the summer • Established in 1975 & moved to First Year Experience in 2011 • Enrollment = avg. 125 from 2011-2014 and in 2015 = 170 Catamount GAP New freshmen who have been accepted to WCU for the fall via regular admission criteria and elect to get an early start. • 2014 Inaugural Year Enrollment = 62 (3 class groups) • Summer 2015 Enrollment = 96 (a 55% growth--6 class groups) GPA earned Total Visits Average visits per student 53 earned 4.0 291 5.49 76 earned 3.5-3.99 330 4.34 92 earned 3.0-3.49 260 2.82 31 earned 2.5-2.99 82 2.64 8 earned 2.0-2.49 8 1.0 5 earned < 2.0 6 1.5 Combined results for ASP & Catamount GAP Overall Student Satisfaction QUESTION % agree • Glad I participated in summer session 91% • Summer session helped me feel ready for fall 94% • Summer session helped prepare me for success 96% • I would recommend this program to other student 90% WHAT DID YOU LIKE BEST? (TOP 3) • The ability to make friends on campus – 32 responses • Meeting new people and feeling confident to start fall – 21 responses • I was able to have a good early start on college – 20 responses WHAT DID YOU LIKE LEAST? (TOP 3) • Having classes so close together and every day – 15 responses • Work load – 13 responses • Waking up at 7am every morning – 8 responses Totals for both summer groups: 269 students • 91 students --> 219 contacts • 41.5% were directly served • Average contacts each = 2.4 BY GROUP ASP: Conditional Admission SLC: Regular Admission • 172 students 97 students • 73 students --> 178 contacts 18 students --> 41 contacts (*) • 42% were directly served 18.5% were directly served • Average contacts each = 2 Average contacts each = 2.3 Engstrom in Hurd & Stein Faculty & Staff & Partnerships • Leadership and Academic & Student affairs staff collaborate to support the Total Student Experience. • Faculty plus professional & student staff dedicated to the summer program average a 5 to 1 student ratio. • Graduate Assistants teach College Transition courses. Transition to College Academic Bridges Integrated learning Identify resources Explore the local region Make friends & contacts Peer Leadership Supplemental Instruction (SI Leaders): Student facilitated learning sessions Peer Academic Leader (PAL): Academic skills and peer coach supports the student transition experience, bridging to fall with conttinued access to peer support. NASPA Summer Internship Program Employs two undergraduate interns to assist with Case Management and programming. Case Management An intensive and holistic model to provide advising, resources, intervention, and support for students (personally, academically, & socially). Through weekly CM meetings faculty and staff are positioned to be responsive to student needs within the accelerated timeframe of summer session. Outcomes & Assessment Student learning & operational outcomes Feedback Loop > implications, revisions, new questions Catamount GAP ASP Enrollment 62 students 122 students Average Entry GPA (UW) 3.64 3.23 Average Summer GPA 3.69 3.17 Earned a 3.5 or above 79% 25% Earned a 4.0 21% 7.3% Fall14-Fall15 Retention 87.1% 77.0% Catamount GAP ASP Enrollment 95 students 170 students Average Entry GPA (UW) 3.135 2.99 Average Summer GPA 3.55 3.31 Earned a 3.5 or above 64.58% 39.41% Earned a 4.0 33.68% 11.76% Western Carolina University
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It’s Better in the Summer!Catamount Gap & ASP http://fyesummer.wcu.eduCullowhee, North Carolina
Fostering Student Success -- a summer story
Supplemental Instruction Case Management
Overall Student Satisfaction
ACADEMICS FIRST
Recruit Star Faculty
Peer Leadership:Modeling good habits
LEARNING COMMUNITY DESIGN
Vision FYE Summer FoundationWho
High Impact PracticeIntentional Guided Learning Pathways in a Summer Transition Experience
#WCUsummerDivision of Student Success Learn more:
Create an architecture to support a sustainable learning environment.Factor programmatic & pedagogical considerations.Secure partnerships & networks.Manage implementation process: • action timelines• logistics• messaging
Students grouped by major, area of interest, or demographic. i.e.: Honors, Nursing, Teaching, etc.
• Faculty teams collaborate to design integrated and interdisciplinary curriculum and planning processes.• Co-curricular &experiential programming
WHAT: Students earn 6-8 credits WHERE: A residential living-learning program and activities help students connect with the local region and community.WHEN: A 5-week summer session preceded by a 3-day orientation --June 23- July 30 -- ending with a closing celebration.WHY:• WCU strategic plan to increase and enhance summer offerings.• Studentsbenefitfromtheaddedsupportandsmallerclasssize.• Summercreditsallowflexibilityforopportunitiessuchasstudy-abroador internshipsandpermitstudentstostillfinishinfour.
ATTENDANCE– 228 students (82%) participated in at least one SI session– Total visits made to SI Sessions = 947– Student average attendance = 4.2 sessions over the 5 weeksBY POPULATION– ASP: 147 students (86%) attended 431 visits– GAP: 76 students (99%) attended 516 visits PERSISTENCEStudents demonstrated overall behaviors known to contribute to student success:
FACULTY SURVEY– 100%offacultyrespondentsweresatisfiedorstronglysatisfiedwiththeSIpro gram components, implementation, and opportunity for inclusion.
STUDENT SURVEY – 62% of student respondents agree or strongly agree that SI helped them with coursecontentandconfidence.– 94% of student respondents agree or strong ly agree that writing tutoring im provedknowledge,skills,andconfidence.
GPA-RetentionSummer 2014 Summer 2015
Students who attended SI most often earned higher grades.
A foundation upon which students will continue to build and deepen.
• First Year Experiences• Common Intellectual Experiences• Learning Communities• Writing-Intensive Courses• Collaborative Assignments & Projects• Service Learning
“…those initiative that involve intentional
restructuring of the curriculum to foster
intellectual and social connections…”
Academic Success Program A conditional admission program offered in the summer• Established in 1975 & moved to First Year Experience in 2011• Enrollment = avg. 125 from 2011-2014 and in 2015 = 170
Catamount GAPNew freshmen who have been accepted to WCU for the fall via regular admissioncriteria and elect to get an early start.• 2014 Inaugural Year Enrollment = 62 (3 class groups)• Summer 2015 Enrollment = 96 (a 55% growth--6 class groups)
GPA earned Total Visits Average visits per student53 earned 4.0 291 5.4976 earned 3.5-3.99 330 4.3492 earned 3.0-3.49 260 2.8231 earned 2.5-2.99 82 2.648 earned 2.0-2.49 8 1.05 earned < 2.0 6 1.5Combined results for ASP & Catamount GAP
Overall Student Satisfaction
QUESTION % agree• Glad I participated in summer session 91%• Summer session helped me feel ready for fall 94%• Summer session helped prepare me for success 96%• I would recommend this program to other student 90%
WHAT DID YOU LIKE BEST? (TOP 3)• The ability to make friends on campus – 32 responses• Meetingnewpeopleandfeelingconfidenttostartfall–21responses• I was able to have a good early start on college – 20 responsesWHAT DID YOU LIKE LEAST? (TOP 3) • Having classes so close together and every day – 15 responses• Work load – 13 responses• Waking up at 7am every morning – 8 responses
Totals for both summer groups: 269 students • 91 students --> 219 contacts• 41.5% were directly served• Average contacts each = 2.4BY GROUPASP: Conditional Admission SLC: Regular Admission • 172 students 97 students• 73 students --> 178 contacts 18 students --> 41 contacts (*)• 42% were directly served 18.5% were directly served• Average contacts each = 2 Average contacts each = 2.3
Engstrom in Hurd & Stein
Faculty & Staff & Partnerships• Leadership and Academic & Student affairs staff collaborate to support the Total Student Experience.• Faculty plus professional & student staff dedicated to the summer program average a 5 to 1 student ratio.• Graduate Assistants teach College Transition courses.
Transition to CollegeAcademic BridgesIntegrated learningIdentify resourcesExplore the local regionMake friends & contacts
Peer LeadershipSupplemental Instruction (SI Leaders): Student facilitated learning sessions Peer Academic Leader (PAL): Academic skills and peer coach supports the student transition experience, bridging to fall with conttinued access to peer support.NASPA Summer Internship ProgramEmploys two undergraduate interns to assist with Case Management and programming.
Case ManagementAn intensive and holistic model to provide advising, resources, intervention, and support for students (personally, academically, & socially). Through weekly CM meetings faculty and staff are positioned to be responsive to student needs within the accelerated timeframe of summer session.
Outcomes & AssessmentStudent learning & operational outcomes
Feedback Loop > implications, revisions, new questions
Catamount GAP ASP Enrollment 62 students 122 studentsAverage Entry GPA (UW) 3.64 3.23Average Summer GPA 3.69 3.17Earned a 3.5 or above 79% 25%Earned a 4.0 21% 7.3%Fall14-Fall15 Retention 87.1% 77.0%
Catamount GAP ASP Enrollment 95 students 170 studentsAverage Entry GPA (UW) 3.135 2.99Average Summer GPA 3.55 3.31Earned a 3.5 or above 64.58% 39.41%Earned a 4.0 33.68% 11.76%
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