OUR STUDENTS • RECORD BREAKING ENROLLMENT

• SYSTEM TOTAL 29,686 (+3.5% FROM 2014)

• RECORD BREAKING DIVERSITY • OVERALL 27.8% MINORITY ACROSS SYSTEM

• RECORD BREAKING ACCESS • OVERALL 35.2% FIRST GEN ACROSS SYSTEM

• IMPROVED PREPAREDNESS • AVE HS GPA 3.32 FRESHMEN (UP FROM 3.29)

• AVE HS GPA TRANSFERS 3.11 (UP FROM 3.07)

• “BEST SCORE” AVG 1045 (UP FROM 1034)

• IT IS NOT JUST ABOUT ADMITTING, BUT PERSISTING, AND GRADUATING.

TO BE SUCCESSFUL LEARNERS, STUDENTS REQUIRE:

• CONTENT TO LEARN

• A TEACHER TO TEACH

• A COMMUNITY OR PLACE TO SUPPORT LEARNING

• (YEAGAR & WALTON)

TEACH • ACTIVE LEARNING: INCREASES STUDENT ENGAGEMENT AND SATISFACTION (MOVE AWAY

FROM THE LECTURE) (DBC, BRYAN 404)

• HIGH IMPACT PRACTICES: POSITIVELY IMPACT BOTH GRADES AND PERSISTENCE • LEARNING COMMUNITIES • COURSES THAT INCLUDE A COMMUNITY-BASED PROJECT (SERVICE LEARNING) – CENTER

FOR CIVIC ENGAGEMENT HTTP://CCE.WSU.EDU/ • WORK WITH A FACULTY MEMBER ON A RESEARCH PROJECT – SURCA

HTTPS://SURCA.WSU.EDU/ • SHOWCASE FOR UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH AND CREATIVE ACTIVITIES

• STUDY ABROAD • INTERNSHIP, CO-OP FIELD EXPERIENCE, STUDENT TEACHING, OR CLINICAL PLACEMENT • CULMINATING SENIOR EXPERIENCE

CONNECT • STUDENTS WHO MAKE PERSONAL CONNECTIONS WITH FACULTY ARE MORE SUCCESSFUL.

• IDENTIFY/MONITOR AT RISK STUDENTS – REACH OUT OR REFER TO ADVISING STAFF • CLASS ATTENDANCE • EARLY ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE (MID TERM GRADES, EARLY FEEDBACK)

• CONCERNING BEHAVIOR (E.G. SLEEPING IN CLASS, UNDER THE INFLUENCE, NON-PARTICIPATORY, ETC.)

• SIMPLY ASKING STUDENTS “HOW DO YOU LIKE IT HERE” CAN HELP IDENTIFY THOSE AT RISK FOR DROPPING OUT. (CAMPBELL & MISLEVY, 2013).

• STUDENT SUPPORT RESOURCES: • COUGAR SUCCESS HTTPS://COUGARSUCCESS.WSU.EDU/

• OFFICE OF STUDENT CONDUCT RESOURCE LIST: HTTPS://CONDUCT.WSU.EDU/RESOURCES

COMMUNICATE - FEEDBACK • RELATIVELY SIMPLE EFFORTS IN THE CLASSROOM AND IN INSTRUCTORS COMMUNICATION

WITH STUDENTS CAN HAVE A STRONG, POSITIVE IMPACT ON STUDENTS’ ABILITY TO PERSIST IN THE FACE OF DIFFICULTY.

• GROWTH MINDSET (CAROL DWECK) – BELIEVING THAT INTELLECTUAL ABILITY IS SOMETHING THAT CAN BE DEVELOPED OVER TIME WITH GOOD STRATEGIES, AND HELP FROM OTHERS.

• HOPE (SEAN LOPEZ)- THE PROCESS OF THINKING ABOUT ONE’S GOALS ALONG WITH THE MOTIVATION TO MOVE TOWARDS THOSE GOALS AND THE WAY TO ACHIEVE THOSE GOALS.

• STRATEGIES FOR ACADEMIC SUCCESS

• A-GAME

• TUTORING CENTER, MATH LAB

BEYOND THE UNIVERSITY • BIG SIX COLLEGE EXPERIENCES LINKED TO A BETTER LIFE PREPAREDNESS (GALLUP)

HTTP://WWW.GALLUP.COM/POLL/182306/BIG-SIX-COLLEGE-EXPERIENCES-LINKED-LIFE-PREPAREDNESS.ASPX

• A PROFESSOR WHO MADE THEM EXCITED TO LEARN

• A PROFESSOR WHO CARED ABOUT THEM AS INDIVIDUALS

• A MENTOR WHO PUSHED STUDENTS TO REACH THEIR GOALS

• WORKING ON A LONG-TERM PROJECT

• COMPLETING A JOB OR INTERNSHIP RELATED TO CLASSROOM LESSONS

• STUDENTS BEING ENGAGED IN EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES & GROUPS

RESOURCES • STUDENT SUCCESS: HTTPS://TEACH.WSU.EDU/SEED-GRANTS/STUDENT-SUCCESS-

RESOURCES/ • FACULTY ROLE IN STUDENT SUCCESS

• STUDENT RETENTION AT WSU

• SCALING LEARNING INNOVATIONS

• TEACHING FIRST-GENERATION STUDENTS

• EXPERIENTIAL-LEARNING INFOGRAPHIC

• STUDY: FIRST-SEMESTER GPA BEST PREDICTOR OF PERFORMANCE

• GROWTH MINDSET – CAROL DWECK

• HOPE – SEAN LOPEZ

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