STUDENT SUCCESS The Sheridan College Experience Maria LucidoBezely Janet Shuh Joe Henry AGENDA For ToDAY How we got here and why The process The next steps Questions About Sheridan ID: 704310
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Creating a Definition of
STUDENT
SUCCESS
The Sheridan College Experience
Maria Lucido-Bezely
Janet Shuh
Joe Henry
Slide2
AGENDA For
ToDAY
How we got here and why?
The process
The next steps.
QuestionsSlide3
About Sheridan
Approx. 19,000 students
4 Campuses – Oakville (2), Brampton, Mississauga
Publically supported institution
Certificates to Bachelor Degrees
The University “Journey” Slide4
“
The student retention challenge that post secondary institutions face today will not be solved by effective, yet insular efforts of individual programs or departments. Today’s challenge requires an inclusive institution wide approach, collective problem solving and coordinated efforts that respond to the needs of a very diverse student population.”Slide5
In the beginning
College wide
S
tudent Retention Task Force
Identify and understand the current picture through evidence and sound data
Identify existing internal expertise, programs and supportsSlide6
Attrition rates per academic school from semester one to two and year one to two
Academic performance of semester one students
Semester one in-class survey re: sources of difficulty
Reasons for first year student failure and drop outs
What “needed” data did not exist and how would we build the collection processes moving forward?
What Data Existed to help us understand who, when and why students leave, persist and what factors causes difficulty?Slide7
What are those primary reasons for first semester
“fail outs” and “drop outs”?Slide8
“Fail Outs”
“Drop
outs”
37% Academic
30% Career Related
30% Personal
24% Academic
13% Financial
20% Personal
7% Medical
14%
Financial
6% Career
Related
9%
MedicalSlide9
What is student retention?
Student Retention
is
about: helping student to be successful
Student Retention
is not
about: letting the weak slide by, or losing academic integritySlide10
What is
Student success?Slide11
Process
Asked ourselves what and how do we define “success”
Engaged over 500 students, faculty and staff in the process
Developed a model that was inclusive of the many facets of success Slide12
Sheridan’s Definition Of
Student Success Slide13
Sheridan recognizes that Student Success is unique to each individual student.
Our shared definition encompasses the following: Slide14Slide15Slide16
Supporting & Enhancing Academic Advising
“Operationalizing” Sheridan’s definition of Student Success
Career Planning for Prospective Students Project
Tailored Preparation and Orientation for Mature/Re-careering Students
Defining Student Success at Sheridan
Student Finances & Flexible Payment
Flexible Timetabling
First Year Experience
Early Warning Systems
Tailored Preparation, Orientation & Transition Program for International Students
Building a Sheridan Student Success platform to house and share
Identifying & sharing internal data and information on students
Student Success (Retention) TeamSlide17
Supporting & Enhancing Academic Advising
“Operationalizing” Sheridan’s definition of Student Success
Career Planning for Prospective Students Project
Tailored Preparation and Orientation for Mature/Re-careering Students
Defining Student Success at Sheridan
Student Finances & Flexible Payment
Flexible Timetabling
First Year Experience
Early Warning Systems
Tailored Preparation, Orientation & Transition Program for International Students
Building a Sheridan Student Success platform to house and share
Identifying & sharing internal data and information on students
Student Success (Retention) TeamSlide18
Supporting & Enhancing Academic Advising
“Operationalizing” Sheridan’s definition of Student Success
Career Planning for Prospective Students Project
Tailored Preparation and Orientation for Mature/Re-careering Students
Defining Student Success at Sheridan
Student Finances & Flexible Payment
Flexible Timetabling
First Year Experience
Early Warning Systems
Tailored Preparation, Orientation & Transition Program for International Students
Building a Sheridan Student Success platform to house and share
Identifying & sharing internal data and information on students
Student Success (Retention) TeamSlide19
Supporting & Enhancing Academic Advising
“Operationalizing” Sheridan’s definition of Student Success
Career Planning for Prospective Students Project
Tailored Preparation and Orientation for Mature/Re-careering Students
Defining Student Success at Sheridan
Student Finances & Flexible Payment
Flexible Timetabling
First Year Experience
Early Warning Systems
Tailored Preparation, Orientation & Transition Program for International Students
Building a Sheridan Student Success platform to house and share
Identifying & sharing internal data and information on students
Student Success (Retention) TeamSlide20
Operationalizing our definition of Student
S
uccess
Moving from pilots and projects
towards embedding and integrating
efforts into strategic and operational
plansSlide21
An Expanded DefinitionSlide22
Rationale for Expanded Definition
Retains integrity of multifaceted individualized definition
Reflects the MACRO (versus Micro) facilitators of Student Success
Interdependence to Academic Excellence Slide23
Operationalizing our definition of Student
S
uccess
Engaging the entire Sheridan Community – Academic, Institutional & Student BaseSlide24
Operationalizing our definition of Student
S
uccess
Student Success …
a
l
ense
through which to examine challenges and opportunities
a common shared value Slide25
Thank YouSlide26
Questions?