Learning Constructs for Academic Success
Transcript of Learning Constructs for Academic Success
Academic Performance
Academic Retention
Self-Regulatory
Control
Motivational Control
Social Control
Self-Discovery &
Self-Awareness
Life Skills
Academic Support
Critical Thinking
Social Responsibility &
Cultural Awareness
Social Integration
Leadership Development
Engagement
Student Affairs Role in Educational Attainment Student Affairs
Learning Constructs Three Broad Areas Essential
for Academic Success
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Behavioral Development (Motivation,
Social Engagement, & Self-Regulation)
Cognitive Development & Acquisition of Foundational Skills
(Academic Learning & Achievement)
Integrated Pyramid for Success Allen & Robbins (2010)
Career Development (Exploration,
Crystallization, Choice & Match)
Combination of Cognitive & Behavioral
Development Are Predictors not
Only of Educational but Career Success
Student Affairs’ Goals
Points of Focus Focus Area I
Student Success
Transform the University Center into a Student Success Center that integrates academic and student affairs practices, improves administrative services, and
focuses on high quality service delivery.
Introduce a comprehensive Quality Service initiative for co-curricular staff.
Enhance student engagement and mentoring through curricular and
co-curricular experiences.
Close achievement gaps for low income, underprepared, and
under-represented groups.
Collaborate with Academic Affairs on implementation of advising model and transformation of the University Center
to a Student Success Center.
Plan and design new Campus Recreation Center with student input.
Institute a campus-wide student Financial literacy initiative.
Use predictive analytics to focus intentional programming and services to
Diverse populations.
Points of Focus Focus Area I: Student Success
Collaborate with Academic Affairs on implementation of advising model
and transformation of the University Center to a
Student Success Center.
• Co-curricular Workshop
• Process Improvement
• Audit
• Focus Groups
Points of Focus Focus Area I: Student Success
Plan and design new $45 million Campus Recreation Expansion and
Renovation.
Points of Focus Focus Area I: Student Success
Use predictive analytics to focus intentional programming and services
to diverse populations.
• Leveraging predictive analytics to
assess strategies and direct
programming to those at risk
• Creating a Student Affairs Diversity
Work Group
Expand fee-supported campus Housing to meet student demand.
Implement MGT Housing Study recommendations.
Explore potential to purchase off-campus housing property.
Prepare to accept insurance in health & counseling center
Points of Focus Focus Area 5
Funding and Resource Development
Student Affairs’ Goals
Purchase/Renovate an off-campus property or construct a new residence hall to open no later than Fall 2013 to
meet student demand.
Points of Focus Focus Area 5: Funding and
Resource Development
Purchase/Renovate an off-campus property or construct a new residence hall to open no later than Fall 2013 to meet student demand.
Implement MGT Housing Study
Recommendations
Create a campus climate that values and respects diversity.
Transition to Division I Athletics to further strengthen the student
experience and NKU’s regional and national presence.
Provide continued administrative support to ensure a smooth transition
to Division I.
Plan and implement a strategy for meeting student related objectives of
the diversity plan.
Points of Focus Focus Area 6
Organizational Effectiveness
Student Affairs’ Goals
Plan and implement a strategy for meeting
student related objectives of the diversity plan.
• Creating a sophomore experience program and focus on
academic excellence for African American students
• Expanding the Latino Student Affairs Kroger mentoring program
Points of Focus Focus Area 6: Organizational Effectiveness
Provide continued administrative support to
ensure a smooth transition to Division I.
• Providing personnel assistance
• Providing budgetary assistance
Points of Focus Focus Area 6: Organizational Effectiveness
Collaboration Expertise, Time, Energy & Commitment
Legal Affairs
Focus private fund raising on scholarships, academic
enhancement and athletics.
Move to accepting insurance in Health and
Counseling.
Collaboration with Institutional Research in
use of predictive modeling to drive
program and service initiatives.
University Advancement
Policy, Planning & Budget
Collaboration Expertise, Time, Energy & Commitment
Administration & Finance Government & Community Relations
Academic Affairs
Government and Communication
assistance with the new Campus Recreation
Center
Move to Division I Athletics
Assistance in the planning, designing and
building of the new Campus Recreation Center
Implementation of Advising Model and
Student Success Center
Transformation of the University Center to a
Student Success Center
“Division I” is the classification given
to National Collegiate Athletic
Association higher education
institutions that compete at the highest
level athletically. This classification is
oftentimes interchangeably used to
symbolize institutional excellence,
national prominence and a
commitment to the very highest
standards well beyond athletics.
• Position Statement
• Benefits of Reclassification
• Stakeholder Support
• Background
• Reclassification Timeline
Northern Kentucky University will
define a new level of excellence by
making intercollegiate athletics a core
component of the University’s
marketing and branding strategy in
support of student, faculty and staff
recruitment; garnering legislative and
private donor support; and increasing
the overall visibility of NKU both in our
region and beyond.
Position Statement
• Enhanced prestige
• Increased local, state, and
national media exposure
• Increased applications
Benefits of Reclassification
A vast array of direct and indirect benefits can flow
from a competitive Division I athletics program, such as:
• Higher student quality
• Improved graduation rates
• Heightened school spirit and
increased enjoyment of the collegiate experience
Benefits of Reclassification
• The reclassification process
provides NKU with an
opportunity to associate with a
set of peer institutions that align
with our aspirations and core
values.
Benefits of Reclassification
• As a Division II institution, NKU
has received strong student and
community support. The three-year
average for home basketball
attendance is about 1,750.
• In 2010, NKU men’s soccer averaged 510 fans per home game,
which ranked No. 4 in Division II.
Stakeholder Support
• NKU has a number of
corporate partners, including:
• Pepsi
• McCluskey Chevrolet
• Cincinnati Bell
• Griffin Industries
• Skyline Chili
• Bob Sumerel Tire & Service
• Commonwealth Orthopaedic Centers
• Wulco
Stakeholder Support
• Recent surveys and focus groups
of students, alumni and the
surrounding business community
show strong support for
reclassification to the Division I
level. SGA passed a resolution
in support of the move this fall.
Stakeholder Support
• This has been an institutional endeavor
and individuals from every division and
area (Academic Affairs, Student
Affairs, University Advancement,
Administration and Finance, Planning,
Policy and Budget, Government and
Community Relations and Legal
Affairs) have been involved in this
process along with the Office of the
President and the Board of Regents.
Stakeholder Support
• 1990s: NKU begins considering
reclassification
• 2000: NKU adopts long-range
plan for athletics
• 2000: Frank Ignatius Grein
Softball Field opens
• 2000: Women’s basketball team wins
NKU’s first-ever Division II National Championship
Background
• 2004: NKU commissions
comprehensive Division I
Feasibility Study
• 2005: Division I market
assessment conducted
• 2007: Joyce E. Yeager Tennis Complex opens
Background
• 2008: Women’s basketball
team wins national championship
• 2008: The Bank of
Kentucky Center opens
• 2010: NKU commissions
second feasibility study
• 2010: NKU Soccer Complex opens;
men’s soccer team wins national championship
Background
• June 2011: NKU adds men’s and women’s
Indoor/Outdoor Track & Field, bringing
number of NCAA-sponsored sports above
Division I minimum requirement
• Aug. 2011: NCAA Division I reclassification
moratorium expires
• *Fall 2011: Projected receipt of invitation
to join a Division I conference
(a prerequisite to reclassification)
Reclassification Timeline * PROJECTED DATE
• *Fall 2011: NKU Board of Regents votes
to accept invitation to Division I conference
• *Fall 2011: NKU formally (and publicly)
declares acceptance of Division I status
and notifies GLVC of intention to withdraw
following 2011-12 season
• *Spring 2012: NKU formally applies to NCAA for Division
reclassification process (before June 1)
Reclassification Timeline * PROJECTED DATE
• *Fall 2012: NKU begins four-year
reclassification process; all sports
ineligible for NCAA postseason
tournaments
•*Fall 2016: NKU becomes an NCAA
Division I institution, eligible for NCAA Tournament play and
eligible for NCAA revenue distributions related to sports
sponsorship and grant-in-aid
• *Fall 2019: NKU eligible for NCAA revenue distributions related
to men’s basketball tournament
Reclassification Timeline * PROJECTED DATE