成功的团队: Step-Up Completion: Collaboration, 证据, Synergies and Support
Stage Two Feedback Requested
请 review a description of each initiative and provide feedback about approaches using the online forms below. The document is currently labeled draft; a final will be emailed with the meeting reminder in early March. The survey links for the three initiative areas are below.
押记摘要
Nationally, higher education faces crises of confidence and enrollment declines. To thrive, universities must adapt to these changing conditions. 越来越多的你.S. universities are working to improve outcomes for students, especially those who begin pursuing a degree program but never graduate. The U of I has already made important strides in improving retention and graduation rates through the Strategic Enrollment Project.
采取下一步行动, President Green has appointed the Step-Up Completion: Collaboration, 证据, Synergies and Support (SUCCESS) Team and charged it to 提高毕业率 从我们现在 61%, which matches the national R2 average, to 77%, matching the current national R1 average. Drawing on successful efforts on other campuses, the team is developing potential student success initiatives to improve retention and graduation rates. 教师 are leading the effort because it focuses on curriculum and instruction. It is expected that proposals showing strong ROI will be funded. 因此, the initiatives proposed offer an important opportunity for U of I to invest in our teaching mission and our students' academic achievement.
教师, staff and students will be invited to provide feedback so your perspectives can guide U of I's investment in teaching and student success. 请 watch for the following notifications and events:
- Week of February 26: Invitation to an all-campus conversation with the 成功的团队 and the 教务长. Information on potential initiatives will be shared.
- Wednesday, March 20 at 3:30 p.m. PT; 4:30 p.m. MT: All-campus conversation, with opportunity to provide feedback to 成功的团队 members, who will use it to draft a proposal to 教务长 Lawrence and President Green.
- Weeks of March 18 and 25: 成功的团队 meets with specific stakeholder groups.
哈拉诺曼, MA, MUCD – Assistant Professor, College of Art & 体系结构
布鲁克·布莱文斯，博士-教授 of Curriculum & 指导和CEHHS院长
蒂姆Boester，博士-临床学系 & Director of Introductory Mathematics
艾琳·查普曼, PhD – Clinical Associate Professor & 教师 Senator, College of Agricultural & 生命科学
丹进行，博士-教授, College of Business & 经济学
安妮特Folwell, PhD - Professor and Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies, CLASS
查尔斯Goebel, PhD - Professor and Department Head, College of Natural 资源
珍妮LeBeau, Executive Director of Academic Success Programs
布莱恩Smentkowski，博士-教授 & Director of the Center for Excellence in Teaching & 学习
比尔•史密斯, PhD - Clinical Professor, CLASS & Director of the Martin Institute
克里斯塔的索里亚, PhD – Assistant Professor, College of Education, 健康 & 人类服务
道邢, PhD, PE – Professor, College of Engineering