conclusion of a two-year study of advising models and has committed to a final recommendation no later than January 15, 2020. 4. Transfer and Transition Center: This new center will serve as the focal point of outreach to sending institutions for both recruitment and alignment of curricula across institutions. It will also welcome and mentor transfer students, as individuals and as a distinct student cohort. Within the last month the following activities have occurred: • Startup Budget Approved and Center Director Ad Posted • Positive On-campus Meetings with Highline Community College and Edmonds Community College 5. New Faculty Orientation: All incoming faculty members have received a copy of What the Best College Teachers Do . This book of teaching stories and strategies by top professors nationally will serve as the focus of a year-long orientation program for new faculty. 6. First Day, First Quarter, First Year Campaign: Early and frequent faculty contact with students fosters a sense of belonging and academic purpose. The course “CWU 184, First Year Experience,” our new discipline-based seminar, caps enrollment at 20 students per section. Teaching faculty for this important course have been encouraged to: • Take attendance and speak personally with students who miss two consecutive classes. • Select pedagogies that require out-of-class preparation and in-class participation. • Explore the opportunity of embedding an upper-class student within the class to assist with student engagement. 7. Growth Mindset; Belonging Mindset: These paired mindsets can transform a student’s motivation and ability to succeed in a higher education setting. UNIV 101, taught by staff advisors, will embed these concepts in selected sections of UNIV 101. The advisors will receive instruction from a member of the CWU psychology faculty. 8. High Expectations/High Support/High Effort: This is a trial concept statement that has found interest and support across the campus. It will be folded into work now being done by Vice President Jackson to identify and market essential attributes of the university.
Submitted:
Approved for Submittal to the Board:
James L. Gaudino President
Lynn Franken Provost/Vice President for Academic and Student Life
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