Building Bridges for Student and Institutional Success

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Building Bridges for Student and Institutional
Success
NASPA International Assessment and Retention
Conference June 7-10 2007 St. Louis MO
Presenters

• Stephen Roche, VP for Student Services
• Dr. Don Williams, Senior VP for Academic

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Florida Hospital College of Health Sciences

• Young 15 years old
• Small 2000
• Faith-Based
• Mission
• Nurture
• Excellence
• Spirituality
• Stewardship

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The External Expectations

• Demands of Health Care Institutions
• Critical thinking
• Advanced clinical preparation
• Increased number of graduates
• West Point

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How the bridge was built

• Administrative Support
• Increased and reallocation of Budget Dollars
• Space for Student Success Center
• Student Services change of Focus
• Change in attitude
• Mission Driven
• Recognition of natural tensions

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How the bridge was built

• Commitment to relationships
• Standing Meetings
• Joint initiatives
• Committee memberships
• St. Service to Academic
• Academic to St. Services
• Senior Administration

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The Challenges

• The Student
• Academic Preparation
• Grade inflation
• ACT
• Academic Record/Expectations
• Boredom
• Study skills
• Decrease in study time
• Non-traditional

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The Non-traditional Student

• Changing expectations of the student
• Knowledge to Application
• Local to global
• Lower to higher ordered thinking
• The Student Body Profile
• More diverse
• Older Student
• Tech savvy

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The Charge

• Increase retention in all academic programs
• If relevant pedagogy is identified and
  implemented for each course of study and
  appropriate student support systems are in place,
  then retention in the identified courses of study
  would increase.

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Relevant Pedagogy

• Problem Based Learning
• Service Learning
• Critical Thinking
• Blended Learning

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Student Support Systems

• Instructor to Support Personnel dialog
• Advising and Tracking System completes the
  feedback loop
• Probationary contracts
• Strategic Hiring
• Assistant Academic Dean for Distance Education
• Director of Student Success
• Student Intervention Specialist

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Student Support Systems

• Assistance with Life issues
• Financial
• Relational
• Spiritual
• Assistance with School issues
• Stress
• Anxiety

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Student Support Systems

• Professional Tutoring
• Supplemental Instruction
• On-line Tutoring
• Focused and Tailored
• Group or Individual

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General Education Tutoring 2006-2007
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General Education Tutoring 2006-2007
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Results
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Nursing Retention
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Building Bridges between Academic Affairs and
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Contact Information

• Dr. Don Williams
• e-mail Don.Williams_at_fhchs.edu
• Stephen Roche
• e-mail Stephen.Roche_at_fhchs.edu