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The Next Generation of Student Success Support at MSU is Arriving

From the Associate Provost 2022-06-30

Time-tested student support programs will work hand-in-hand with new ones to drive retention and meet our goals.

Welcome Christina Bridges and Justin St. Charles: APUE's New Strategic Retention Managers

Story 2022-06-29

The Office of the Associate Provost for Undergraduate Education has hired two new Strategic Retention Managers, who will be approaching retention with a multidisciplinary, whole-student paradigm.

MSU’s First-Generation College Student Initiative Website, firstgen.msu.edu, Is Live

Story 2022-06-29

MSU has launched the First-Generation College Student Initiative website in partnership with the Neighborhood Student Success Collaborative.

UURAF 2022 Grand Prize Winners Announced

Press Release 2022-06-17

by Greg Teachout

Undergrad Research Mentors of the Year Announced

Story 2022-05-26

This annual award is completely student-driven, and only undergraduate student researchers can submit nominations.

Finding the Start: Where Recent Graduate Carmen Calvillo Found Support at MSU

Story 2022-05-26

by Harrison Nelson

“My Door is Always Open” Isn’t Enough

From the Associate Provost 2022-05-26

If Student Success is predicated on an institution’s capacity to serve the needs of the students it matriculates, then changes in students’ expectations and needs must be met with corresponding changes to the structure and functions of the university.

After a Year of Surveying Students About Their Needs, What Did We Learn?

Story 2022-05-26

by Renata Opoczynski, Assistant Dean for Student Success Assessment and Strategic Initiatives

May Action Items and Resources for Students

Story 2022-05-05

The following email was sent to all MSU undergraduates and contains action items and resources. It is reposted here for your convenience. This online version is updated for accuracy.

MSU Hosts Knowledge Exchange with University of Pretoria

Story 2022-04-28

Assistant Dean Jim Lucas and many APUE colleagues hosted the University of Pretoria’s Kgadi Clarrie Mathabathe and Hestie Byles for a week on MSU’s campus for a week of reciprocal learning.

Lessons from a Flipped Classroom with Jon Keune

Story 2022-04-28

by Emma Kolakowski

We Are Creating a Retention Data Task Force

Story 2022-04-28

by Renata Opoczynski, Assistant Dean for Student Success Assessment and Strategic Initiatives

Telling Normal Stories

From the Associate Provost 2022-04-28

There is a difference between prestigious accomplishments and admirable ones. We can talk about both.

April Action Items and Resources for Students

Story 2022-04-11

The following email was sent to all MSU undergraduates and contains action items and resources. It is reposted here for your convenience.

Dread Into Delight: the Fascinating Redesign of MTH 101

Story 2022-03-31

by Greg Teachout

A Guide to Supporting Spartans in Distress

Story 2022-03-31

Knowing how to effectively support a distressed student can be nuanced and difficult.

It's Not Them, It's Us

From the Associate Provost 2022-03-31

Eschewing the old notion of student success and adopting a twenty-first century vision for Student Success shifts the focus from the student to the institution.

March Action Items and Resources for Students

Story 2022-03-15

The following email was sent to all MSU undergraduates and contains action items and resources. It is reposted here for your convenience.

The Loneliness of the Long Distance Zoomer

From the Associate Provost 2022-02-28

In place of unbridled optimism about the future, I have adopted a tendency to see the incredible gains we have made.

Taking the Initiative — February 2022

Story 2022-02-28

by Renata Opoczynski, Assistant Dean for Student Success Assessment and Strategic Initiatives

Entry Level to Executive Director: FinAid's Keith Williams

Story 2022-02-28

by Claire Bahorski

After 2nd Place Finish, ROTC Program to Compete at the National Sandhurst Competition

Story 2022-02-23

By Annie Dubois

My Spartan Story: Overview and Upcoming Opportunities

Story 2022-02-23

by Sarah Schultz, Director of My Spartan Story

A New Definition of Well-Being to Move Us Forward

Story 2022-02-23

by Greg Teachout

February Student Voice Survey

Story 2022-02-18

This email was sent to students on February 18, 2022. It is published here for reference.

February Action Items and Resources for Students

Story 2022-02-17

The following email was sent to all MSU undergraduates and contains action items and resources. It is reposted here for your convenience.

What’s Old is (Finally!) New Again

From the Associate Provost 2022-01-31

The new repeat policy incentivizes students to “run through the finish line" while contributing to more equitable outcomes.

First-Generation Reflections: Shondra Marshall

Story 2022-01-27

As part of our celebration of first-generation students and their experiences, the Office of the Provost presents a series of reflections from first generation faculty and staff.

Student Perspective: the Credit Hours to Workload Relationship is More Art than Science

Story 2022-01-27

by Emma Kolakowski

January Action Items and Resources for Students

Story 2022-01-13

The following email was sent to all MSU undergraduates and contains action items and resources. It is reposted here for your convenience.

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The Next Generation of Student Success Support at MSU is Arriving  2022-06-30

Time-tested student support programs will work hand-in-hand with new ones to drive retention and meet our goals.

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