Students on academic probation or academic suspension are provided zero-hour, course-based support …
Students on academic probation or academic suspension are provided zero-hour, course-based support for academic recovery. Course curriculum and activities align with activities that lead to academic success in the students' other courses. Students meet with an academic recovery coach, receive coordinated care from other offices such as counseling services, engage with tutors for coursework, and more. All support is available both in-person and virtually. UNIV 2001, for students on academic probation, and UNIV 3001, for students on academic suspension, are designed for students to regain good academic standing, thereby increasing credit accumulation, increasing GPA, and decreasing time to completion.
DELIVERY FORMAT: The program has a hybrid format.
PROGRAM SCALE: Large-scale (reaches more than 25 percent of its intended target population)
APPROXIMATE PARTICIPANTS SERVED IN 2021-22: 1064
HOW TO ENROLL: All students not in good academic standing are able to enroll in the zero-hour course
EVALUATION STATUS: Data related to program outcomes are currently being internally and externally collected
DEPARTMENT(S) OVERSEEING PROGRAM: Academic Success Center
CONTACT FOR MORE INFO: Mary Catherine Breen at mxb079@shsu.edu or 936.294.3147
The Academic Success Center's embedded tutoring program provides equitable access to academic …
The Academic Success Center's embedded tutoring program provides equitable access to academic support by aligning support between the instructor, the tutor, and the course content. Embedded tutors provide support to students enrolled in gateway courses such as MATH 1314 College Algebra, CHEM 1411 General Chemistry I, MATH 1420 Calculus, and more. The Academic Success Center identifies potential equity gaps in end-of-course outcomes and provides scaffolded and aligned academic support using in- and out-of-class tutoring. Tutors provide in-class support during classroom practice and activities, particularly in active learning classrooms. Tutors provide out-of-class support in study groups, one-on-one tutoring sessions, and review sessions. Tutoring services are located in a centralized tutoring and mentoring center inside the campus library to provide access to connect students to different support services. All tutoring is also available online.
DELIVERY FORMAT: The program has a hybrid format.
PROGRAM SCALE: Large-scale (reaches more than 25 percent of its intended target population)
APPROXIMATE PARTICIPANTS SERVED IN 2021-22: 1577
HOW TO ENROLL: Participants are automatically enrolled in this program if they meet eligibility requirements
EVALUATION STATUS: Data related to program outcomes are currently being internally and externally collected
DEPARTMENT(S) OVERSEEING PROGRAM: Academic Success Center
CONTACT FOR MORE INFO: Mary Catherine Breen at mxb079@shsu.edu or 936.294.3147
In order to ensure all students are prepared for success at SHSU, …
In order to ensure all students are prepared for success at SHSU, beginning in Fall '23 all incoming first-time freshmen will be required to arrive a full week early to participate in a set of programming designed to accomplish three goals: Provide comprehensive, thorough academic preparation; build a sense of community; ensure each first-year student has a secure sense of mental health and well-being.
DELIVERY FORMAT: The program has a hybrid format or has both online and in-person components.
PROGRAM SCALE: Large-scale (reaches more than 25 percent of its intended target population)
DEPARTMENT(S) OVERSEEING PROGRAM: Student Affairs
CONTACT FOR MORE INFO: Brandon Cooper at mbc004@shsu.edu or 936-294-3465
Bring Bobcats Back is a formal outreach to undergraduate stop-outs at Texas …
Bring Bobcats Back is a formal outreach to undergraduate stop-outs at Texas State University who have not completed their bachelor's degree. The program started in 2018 by targeting 350 seniors close to graduation but not enrolled in the past year. Due to early success, the university expanded the program in June 2020. The goal was to contact all undergraduate students who stopped out between 1990 and 2018. The list was checked through the National Student Clearinghouse database for degree completion at other institutions. The university developed an external partnership with ReUp Education to scale the operation. We did outreach to over 25,000 students who had attended in the past 28 years. Since 2020, we have enrolled 438 students, currently engaging 2,252 about returning, and 119 have graduated. We have 37 that have applied for May 2022 graduation. We have 256 students enrolled this spring. The persistence rate from fall to spring was 83%. The university applied for and received a three million reskilling grant from the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board to help remove financial barriers. This grant has allowed us to expand the reach to stop-outs, displaced workers, or those who want to reskill. Each semester, after census day, we add any new names for outreach. The feedback data from stop-outs is helping us to be more proactive with retention practices. The six-year graduation rate jumped by 2.8% since 2019. (2013 cohort 54%, 2014 Cohort 55%, and 2015 cohort 56.8%). We expect hundreds more students will enroll and graduate in the coming years from the Bring Bobcats Back initiative.
DELIVERY FORMAT: The program has a hybrid format.
PROGRAM SCALE: Large-scale (reaches more than 25 percent of its intended target population)
APPROXIMATE PARTICIPANTS SERVED IN 2021-22: 240 students enrolled in fall (119 graduated) and 256 students enrolled in spring.
HOW TO ENROLL: Participants must apply to enroll in this program
WEBSITE TO APPLY: https://www.finaid.txstate.edu/more-info/general/texas-reskilling-grant-2021.html
EVALUATION STATUS: Data related to program outcomes are currently being internally and externally collected
Cardinal Communities (CC) is a mentoring program that provides a supportive community …
Cardinal Communities (CC) is a mentoring program that provides a supportive community in which students engage in meaningful relationships with fellow students, faculty, and staff that empower them to develop a sense of community and belonging and gain information to successfully transition to Lamar University. CC serves first time in college students who participate in one-hour weekly non credit-bearing interest or major-based sessions that are led by Peer and Professional Mentors, which are supplemented with individual peer mentoring sessions and social events throughout their first semester.
DELIVERY FORMAT: The program is in-person only.
PROGRAM SCALE: Large-scale (reaches more than 25 percent of its intended target population)
APPROXIMATE PARTICIPANTS SERVED IN 2021-22: 1080
HOW TO ENROLL: All incoming FTIC students are enrolled unless they request an exemption or have a major course conflict.
EVALUATION STATUS: Data related to program outcomes are currently being internally collected
DEPARTMENT(S) OVERSEEING PROGRAM: STAR (Student Tutoring and Retention) Services
CONTACT FOR MORE INFO: Rachel Hoover at rhoover@lamar.edu or 409-880-7202
Career Services aims to support the transition from college to career by …
Career Services aims to support the transition from college to career by training students in marketable skills and providing access to employment opportunities. We seek to facilitate career development for students within their chosen career paths. This is completed by focusing on development through career fairs, workshops, and online resources including resume development, cover letter development, and career counseling.
DELIVERY FORMAT: The program has a hybrid format.
PROGRAM SCALE: Large-scale (reaches more than 25 percent of its intended target population)
HOW TO ENROLL: All stakeholders have access to this program. As such, there is no enrollment process
DEPARTMENT(S) OVERSEEING PROGRAM: Student Affairs
CONTACT FOR MORE INFO: Amanda Barrera at amanda.barrera@sulross.edu or (432) 837-8178
SHSU is a partner of Navigate EAB and utilizes this technology as …
SHSU is a partner of Navigate EAB and utilizes this technology as our primary student success management system. The Coordinated Care Network is a function of Navigate EAB and has been employed at SHSU as a retention-based partnership across several divisions. The Coordinated Care Network supports student success by bridging institutional efforts in receiving and triaging student alerts and referrals through Campus Connect (Navigate EAB). When faculty or staff issue an alert or referral, Campus Connect is configured to enact a chain of technology driven events to connect the student with the expert department who then provides appropriate intervention. Additionally, we target high-needs students to submit an alert or referral on themselves to receive assistance with their particular need(s). Overall, students who are alerted through the Coordinated Care Network and/or self-alert process experience positive gains in credit completion, term GPA outcomes, and persistence rates.
DELIVERY FORMAT: The program has a hybrid format.
PROGRAM SCALE: Medium-scale (reaches between 10 and 25 percent of its target population)
APPROXIMATE PARTICIPANTS SERVED IN 2021-22: 1469
HOW TO ENROLL: All stakeholders have access to this program. As such, there is no enrollment process
EVALUATION STATUS: Data related to program outcomes are currently being internally collected
In the Course Transformation Project, a team of faculty who teach courses …
In the Course Transformation Project, a team of faculty who teach courses with traditionally high D/F/W rates work together to explore ways to improve student learning and performance in the course by incorporating student-centered, evidence-based design and teaching practices as well as disseminating and replicating best practices already in use by individual instructors. The director of the Office of Faculty Development serves as project facilitator. The project includes examining granular, disaggregated course data to identify design and pedagogical strengths and gaps. These data are used by the team to identify research-based design and pedagogical practices that address gaps and enhance strengths. The team integrates these identified practices into the course as disciplinary-appropriate interventions in a pilot phase of the project. In addition, the team designs and implements methods of assessing efficacy of the interventions during the pilot. The team meets weekly during the design stage of the project and monthly during the implementation stage to discuss findings and make any necessary adjustments.
DELIVERY FORMAT: The program has a hybrid format.
PROGRAM SCALE: Small-scale (reaches fewer than 10 percent of its target population)
APPROXIMATE PARTICIPANTS SERVED IN 2021-22: 10 Faculty teaching General Chemistry I and General Chemistry II (This is our pilot year.)
HOW TO ENROLL: Participants are automatically enrolled in this program if they meet eligibility requirements
EVALUATION STATUS: No data related to outcomes have been collected from this program
DEPARTMENT(S) OVERSEEING PROGRAM: Office of Faculty Development
CONTACT FOR MORE INFO: Dr. Candace Hastings at hastings@txstate.edu or 512-245-2112
ELITE (Establishing Leadership In & Through Education) is a minority male program …
ELITE (Establishing Leadership In & Through Education) is a minority male program established in 2010 to help increase minority retention and graduation rates. The purpose of the SH ELITE program is to enable Black & Hispanic males to transcend the status quo in minority male academic, professional and personal success. SH ELITE supports the achievement of members by facilitating personal and professional development through leadership, academic support, civic engagement and mentoring. The components of the program include: (1) small group meetings led by a Peer Mentor; (2) personal and professional development workshops and seminars; (3) guest speakers who are successful professionals who share their life and leadership experience; and (4) social events and activities designed to build community
DELIVERY FORMAT: The program is in-person only.
PROGRAM SCALE: Medium-scale (reaches between 10 and 25 percent of its target population)
APPROXIMATE PARTICIPANTS SERVED IN 2021-22: 203
HOW TO ENROLL: Students apply and interview, no one is denied entry provided that they sign the participation agreement
EVALUATION STATUS: Data related to program outcomes are currently being internally collected
DEPARTMENT(S) OVERSEEING PROGRAM: Division of Academic Affairs
CONTACT FOR MORE INFO: Jose Herrera at jrherrera@shsu.edu or 936-294-2722
EAGLE is a mentoring program that pairs new teachers/adjuncts and facilitators from …
EAGLE is a mentoring program that pairs new teachers/adjuncts and facilitators from partnering school districts (ISDs) with seasoned LIT faculty to immerse them in LIT’s culture and receive any needed support.
Throughout the semester, the mentor will meet with mentee in person and/or online to review processes, policies, procedures, the learning management system (LMS), and the early alert system. The mentor will also generally be available to provide support and assistance, serving as the mentee’s point of contact for immediate assistance and providing instructional support as needed.
DELIVERY FORMAT: The program has a hybrid format.
PROGRAM SCALE: Large-scale (reaches more than 25 percent of its intended target population)
APPROXIMATE PARTICIPANTS SERVED IN 2021-22: 0
HOW TO ENROLL: New teachers, adjuncts and facilitators will be assigned to a mentor during their first semester at LIT.
EVALUATION STATUS: No data related to outcomes have been collected from this program
DEPARTMENT(S) OVERSEEING PROGRAM: Instructional Division, Office of the Provost/Vice President of Instruction
CONTACT FOR MORE INFO: Dr. Angela Hill at ajhill@lit.edu or 409-880-8188
Financial Literacy Workshops Goal: To increase students student success by implementing strategies …
Financial Literacy Workshops Goal: To increase students student success by implementing strategies to build students' financial understanding so that they can make smart decisions about their money.
Objectives: Lamar State College Port Arthur seek to empower our diverse communities for financial success through strategies: (1) Classroom presentations focused on budgeting and credit; (2) Financial Empowerment Workshops that involves community volunteers from local financial institutions that has offered workshops throughout the academic year on topic to include: credit management, pre-employment retirement planning, and budgeting.
Career Coaching Goal: To establish an effective on-ramp to college for Hispanic and low-income students by aligning instructional pathways with high school endorsements.
Objective(s): 1. Students will meet with Success Coaches, who will help students recognize and achieve their educational goals. They help students examine school programs, recognize their academic strengths, and assist in implementing strategies to enhance student retention. 2. Students will increase retention, success, and recognizing their career goals by taking career assessments.
DELIVERY FORMAT: The program has a hybrid format.
APPROXIMATE PARTICIPANTS SERVED IN 2021-22: 50;1500
HOW TO ENROLL: All stakeholders have access to this program. As such, there is no enrollment process
EVALUATION STATUS: No data related to outcomes have been collected from this program
DEPARTMENT(S) OVERSEEING PROGRAM: Trenida Lewis, Title V Pathway to Excellence Department, Lamar State College Port Arthur
CONTACT FOR MORE INFO: Trenida Lewis at lewistd@lamarpa.edu or 409-984-6235
The First-Gen Advisory Board collaborates to support first-gen students with programing and …
The First-Gen Advisory Board collaborates to support first-gen students with programing and mentoring. The board members also provide feedback on first-gen initiatives. All colleges are represented by an advisory board member. The majority of advisory board members are first-gen.
During its first year in existence, the board provided first-gen students with the following: - All colleges hosted a celebration during National First-Gen Week for its first-gen students that enabled students, faculty, and staff to engage in events that created a culture of awareness and understanding of the first-gen college student experience. - Planned and executed the inaugural First-Gen to Grad School event. Board members supported with a first-gen panel and round-table events led by first-gen staff and faculty. - Provided feedback on the First-Gen Center framework (mission, priorities, and vision), glide path for the next 3 years, and first-gen programming.
DELIVERY FORMAT: The program has both online and in-person components.
PROGRAM SCALE: Large-scale (reaches more than 25 percent of its intended target population)
PROGRAM OUTCOMES: Support 53% of students at SHSU who are first-generation. 2021 prior to the establishment of the Advisory Board - 2 events hosted by SHSU (TRiO and COE). 2022 after the establishment of the Advisory Board - 14 events hosted by SHSU to include all colleges celebrating its FG students. - 678 FG students participated in National FG week.
CONTACT FOR MORE INFO: Joe Contreras at jxc200@shsu.edu or 9362943003
Sam Houston State University (SHSU) established its First-Generation Center (FGC) on June …
Sam Houston State University (SHSU) established its First-Generation Center (FGC) on June 6, 2022, as 53% of its students are first-generation students. An SHSU student is considered first-generation if neither parent nor guardian earned a bachelor’s degree in the United States. The SHSU FGC is dedicated to helping first-generation students and their families navigate their university experience.
The FGC operates on the following PRIORITIES, nested under the SHSU priorities of its strategic plan: - Connect and engage the first-gen population to university resources and services. - Enhance an inclusive environment that promotes a sense of belonging and empowers first-gen students to succeed (Proud to be First-Generation). - Advance a culture of engagement and perseverance through first-gen programming. - Known for its commitment to first-gen student success in the State of Texas. - Identify, develop, and strengthen relationships with first-gen alumni, community group/organizations and other entities with a large first-gen focus to support first-gen students.
First-Generation students gain a community, have a transformative experience, and complete a bachelor’s degree.
DELIVERY FORMAT: The program has both online and in-person components.
PROGRAM SCALE: Large-scale (reaches more than 25 percent of its target population).
PROGRAM OUTCOMES: SHSU was recognized nationally (First-Scholars Network) for its commitment to first-generation student success during the FGC’s first year in existence, by the Center for First-generation Student Success (NASPA). To be selected as a First Scholars Network member, SHSU displayed a demonstrated commitment to improving experiences and advancing success for first-generation students.
- 1,165 one-on-one mentoring appointments with professional staff - Personally connected with 49% of first-gen freshmen (1555) - 32 first-gen programming events
CONTACT FOR MORE INFO: Joe Contreras at jxc200@shsu.edu or 9362943003
Recognizing the importance of STEM education in preparing the increasingly diverse generations …
Recognizing the importance of STEM education in preparing the increasingly diverse generations that will make up the American workforce, this project strives to generate STEM student success at Texas State University (TXST) for Hispanic and Low Income (HLI) students who will become our next scientific and technical professionals. There are four primary activities designed to address persistent challenges in STEM education and career attainment for HLI students. Activity 1 will create a Peer Education Program with Success Coaches that will serve all incoming HLI freshman and transfer students in their first year at TXST who are identified through a predictive analytics factor-specific model as needing high-support during their transition to college. Activity 2 will improve the transfer navigation process and increase transfer matriculation to TXST through creation of a Transfer Articulation and Navigation Center. Center staff will initiate new transfer articulation agreements with 2-year HSIs, produce an online repository of course equivalency guides and other information pertinent for transfer students, and provide direct student transfer advising to facilitate the transfer process. Activity 3 will create a STEM Workforce Advisory Council to build collaborations with STEM employers leading to expanded Co-Op and work-based experiences for HLI STEM students; additionally, a new Work-based Experience Preparatory program will be implemented to provide targeted students with professional development improving their competitiveness for employment upon graduation. Activity 4 will provide professional development in culturally responsive teaching methods for STEM faculty teaching core courses that will enable faculty to make lasting changes to their instructional methods to improve HLI students' success.
DELIVERY FORMAT: The program has a hybrid format or has both online and in-person components.
PROGRAM SCALE: Medium-scale (reaches between 10 and 25 percent of its target population)
Faculty are often the first people who know that students are having …
Faculty are often the first people who know that students are having problems in (or out) of your classes that may affect their success or retention. Faculty and staff are asked to report students who are having academic, personal, financial or other concerns (excessive absences, disability services, homelessness) using an online form. The retention team will begin contacting these students within 24 or 48 hours of completing the report. The team includes Academic Advising, Disability Services, Dual Credit and Title V representatives.
DELIVERY FORMAT: The program has a hybrid format.
PROGRAM SCALE: Small-scale (reaches fewer than 10 percent of its target population)
APPROXIMATE PARTICIPANTS SERVED IN 2021-22: 60
HOW TO ENROLL: All stakeholders have access to this program. As such, there is no enrollment process
EVALUATION STATUS: Data related to program outcomes are currently being internally collected
The focus of the project at Lamar State College Orange (LSCO) is …
The focus of the project at Lamar State College Orange (LSCO) is to plan for the creation and expansion of support for students outside of the classroom. Our campus is working to remove barriers for our students and allow them to focus on their course work. Areas of focus include creation of on campus solutions for health care and mental health, academic support programs, peer tutoring and supplemental instruction programming models, expansion of career services and related services, student academic and behavioral alert system, creation of the on-campus food pantry, providing programs to assist first generation student population, and TSI (Texas Success Initiative) prep courses for current and prospective students within in local independent school districts.
DELIVERY FORMAT: The program has a hybrid format.
PROGRAM SCALE: Medium-scale (reaches between 10 and 25 percent of its target population)
Lamar University will be working to assist first time in college students …
Lamar University will be working to assist first time in college students (FTIC) help persist and be retained in their first two years of their academic year.
DELIVERY FORMAT: The program is in-person only.
PROGRAM SCALE: Large-scale (reaches more than 25 percent of its intended target population)
DEPARTMENT(S) OVERSEEING PROGRAM: Office of Retention and Student Success
CONTACT FOR MORE INFO: Victor Davila at vdavila2@lamar.edu or 4098808439
This initiative aims to harness the effectiveness of evidence-informed interventions to target …
This initiative aims to harness the effectiveness of evidence-informed interventions to target mood-related concerns. The goal is to provide campus-wide, multi-modal instruction and engagement in mindfulness, stress reduction, emotional intelligence, and Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) training. This initiative consists of interactive video-based instruction, live workshops, curated on-demand campus reflection/relaxation spaces, self-help resources (individual and utilization in academic classes), campus focused MHFA, and an invited expert speaker or panel event. The expanded dissemination of prevention-focused skills training will serve as a buffer against more severe psychological distress and behavioral concerns, allow students to more fully engage in their academic pursuits/interpersonal relationships, as well as assist the participants in better identifying options to assist those experiencing psychological or emotional distress. These interventions are targeted for both the general student population and numerous smaller student populations that benefit from additional support/attention.
DELIVERY FORMAT: The program has a hybrid format or has both online and in-person components.
PROGRAM SCALE: Medium-scale (reaches between 10 and 25 percent of its target population)
DEPARTMENT(S) OVERSEEING PROGRAM: Counseling Center/ Texas State University
CONTACT FOR MORE INFO: Richard A. Martinez at ram309@txstate.edu or 512-245-2208
During this one-day event, which takes place from 9 a.m. to 1 …
During this one-day event, which takes place from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., students meet with faculty, staff, and other students. Students are able to explore the degrees and certificates LSCPA offers and find their pathway to success.
Students have an opportunity to tour on-campus apartments, take a campus tour, and learn more about the college. During the day, students will also be able to speak with Admissions, Financial Aid, and Enrollment Services teams.
DELIVERY FORMAT: The program has a hybrid format.
PROGRAM SCALE: Medium-scale (reaches between 10 and 25 percent of its target population)
APPROXIMATE PARTICIPANTS SERVED IN 2021-22: 100
HOW TO ENROLL: All stakeholders have access to this program. As such, there is no enrollment process
Peer Mentors are here to help first-year students academically and socially transition …
Peer Mentors are here to help first-year students academically and socially transition to Texas State University during their first year. Peer Mentors are upperclassmen embedded in a first-year seminar course and meet with students twice a semester or more to facilitate a successful first year transition. Peer Mentors are certified through the College Reading and Learning Association International Peer Educator Training Program. Goals and objectives for the program include: maximize student academic and personal success, create a supportive environment, connect first-year students to campus resources, assist in fostering a student's sense of belonging to increase first-year retention rates.
DELIVERY FORMAT: The program is in-person only.
PROGRAM SCALE: Large-scale (reaches more than 25 percent of its intended target population)
APPROXIMATE PARTICIPANTS SERVED IN 2021-22: 5663
HOW TO ENROLL: Participants are automatically enrolled in this program if they meet eligibility requirements
EVALUATION STATUS: Data related to program outcomes are currently being internally collected
DEPARTMENT(S) OVERSEEING PROGRAM: University College - Student Services
CONTACT FOR MORE INFO: Rafael Almanzar at mlb428@txstate.edu or 512-245-5100
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