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Orientation 2014
VENITA J. SPOSETTI, DMDASSOCIATE DEAN FOR
EDUCATION
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Orientation 2014STUDENT PERFORMANCE
EVALUATION COMMITTEE (SPEC)
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The Student Performance Evaluation Committee (SPEC) acts on recommendations from units of the college relative to:
Outstanding student academic achievement
Student Counseling, Probation and Dismissal.
STUDENT PERFORMANCE EVALUATION COMMITTEE
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Voting members six faculty members elected by the Faculty Assembly
three predoctoral students elected by their respective class members
the Basic Science Coordinator. Nonvoting members include:The Assistant Dean for Student and Multicultural Affairs
the Associate Dean for Education
SPEC
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Each semester the SPEC committee recognizes the top ranked 10% of each class by naming them to the College of Dentistry Dean’s list.
In the event of a tie for the 10th position, all students tied for the 10th position will be included.
DEAN’S LIST
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The top 10 percent of the original entering class, ranked at the end of Fall semester 10, is eligible to graduate with honors.
GRADUATION WITH HONORS
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New students worry that they will be asked to leave dental school if they fail a test.
RELAX. We don’t dismiss students who fail a test.
(PS – a lot of people fail their first test in dental school)
(PPS – just don’t fail all of them )
WHAT STUDENTS WORRY ABOUT…
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You were admitted to this program because we think that you have the ability to be a successful dentist.
We want everyone to be successful in school and graduate 4 years from now.
That is our GOAL.
WE WANT YOU TO BE SUCCESSFUL!
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BUT, only you can do the work that is necessary to become a dentist.
The faculty can not do that for you.
WE will help you, but you are in charge of your learning.
WE WANT YOU TO BE SUCCESSFUL!
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Openness to learningRecognize that they are learning difficult new skillsThat means that they are beginners, not experts,
That it takes time and repetition to improveThat spending time listening to feedback and working will lead to improvement
Do not expect to be perfect, especially when they are just beginning
WHAT SUCCESSFUL STUDENTS DO
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IT’S NOT MAGIC
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Ask for help when they are strugglingCourse directorBig siblingAttend practice sessions and get feedbackChange their approach to learning the material
Know that they are responsible for learning
WHAT SUCCESSFUL STUDENTS DO
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Change your approach to studyingForm a study group, attend lectures, study with a partner, get a planner and schedule your time so you study AND you play.
WHAT SUCCESSFUL STUDENTS DO
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Denial – it can’t be meI have never failed anythingI don’t need a tutor, I just need to work harder, study longer, stay up later…
WHAT DOES NOT WORK….
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Dental school IS different from undergraduate and graduate programs.
You probably will have to change your study strategies.
WHAT DOES NOT WORK….
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Pretend you did fine, tell everyone you are doing fine (when you really failed)
Do nothing and hope things will magically improve
Refuse tutoring help when it is offeredAnd so what can happen is that the student can get trapped in a pattern of failure….student then fails the next exam(s)
And even the next ones…And then fails the entire course.
WHAT DOES NOT HELP….
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We hope you would have asked for help a LONG time before this happens.
Likely, you will have already been contacted and offered help in finding ways to improve.
If you do fail a course, you will have a hearing before the SPEC committee.
Some course directors offer students the chance to remediate their course before earning a final failing grade. They are NOT required to do this.
WHAT IF YOU FAIL AN ENTIRE COURSE?
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A hearing before SPEC is just that, a hearing.
The purpose is to hear what the student has to say about their situation,
how they got into the situation and the steps they think they need to take to get out of the situation.
SPEC HEARING
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Your academic records are private. They are protected under FERPA (Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act).
We are very careful not to share your personal academic information with others.
This means we also don’t share others academic information with you.
AND, IT’S CONFIDENTIAL
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Because we protect your privacy, other students will not know about academic problems, unless the student shares that information.
AND, IT’S CONFIDENTIAL
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Please know that a long time before we get to the point of a student repeating an entire course or year, lots of effort has gone on behind the scenes in identifying and helping with tutoring, counseling, and other interventions to help the person.
But only the people involved will know.
AND, IT’S CONFIDENTIAL
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A student failing a course, is invited by SPEC for a hearing and automatically placed on probation.
Probation means that you have been identified as having significant academic difficulty.
ACADEMIC PROBATION
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Students remain on probation for an indefinite period of time until the SPEC determines the student is no longer in academic jeopardy based on sustained academic progress.
Students on probation can not represent the university in any outside event – humanitarian trips, officer in clubs.
ACADEMIC PROBATION
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Students on academic probation who fail additional courses or whose overall GPA falls below 2.5 at the end of the first academic year, can be considered for retracking and/or dismissal from school.
RETRACKING OR DISMISSAL
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Retracking: A student may be required to repeat a year when the student's academic accomplishments are substandard.
The purpose of retracking is to recognize that the student may have the potential to make satisfactory progress if the student's knowledge and skills are improved by repetition. The net effect of retracking will be to extend graduation date.
RETRACKING OR DISMISSAL
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As a last resort, A student may be dismissed from the College of Dentistry if the student fails to maintain normal academic progress.
Such dismissal does not prohibit the student from enrolling in other programs or colleges, if he or she meets the requirements for those programs.
DISMISSAL
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After the SPEC decision, there is an Appeal Process.
First, to the Dean of the College of Dentistry.
And if the student disagrees with the Dean’s decision on the appeal
The student can appeal to the Vice President for Student Affairs.
A Student has the right to remain enrolled until all appeals have been completed.
APPEAL PROCESS
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So we don’t dismiss students just for doing poorly on a single test.
IF you are having academic problems, ask for help.
Remember, that we will keep your academic issues private and that means that you will not know about other people’s academic issues.
NOW YOU KNOW
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WE WANT YOU ALL TO BE SUCCESSFUL