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Taking the Initiative - March Update
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by Renata Opoczynski, Assistant Dean for Student Success Assessment and Strategic Initiatives
From students’ success to Student Success
From the Associate Provost
There are several problems with thinking about student success as merely a measure of individual students’ academic outcomes.
Challenging the Status Quo and Solving Problems: MSU Undergrads Share Their Research
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by Annie Dubois
Chastity D. Gaither, Ph.D. Named University Innovation Alliance Fellow
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by Annie Dubois
Taking the Initiative - February Update
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by Renata Opoczynski and UIA Fellow Dr. Chastity Gaither
MCAN Grant Helps Office of Admissions Connect with Native American High School Students
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by Annie Dubois
Over 3,000 MSU Faculty and Staff Thanked in Recent Student Survey
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by Annie Dubois
A Look at Academic Tools in the New MSU SIS
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The Academic Advising and Tutoring Appointment System, Degree Audit and Planner are just a few pieces of functionality the SIS Project team has been working to bring to campus.
The Students We Have
From the Associate Provost
A strengths-based, student-centric approach to emerging from the pandemic allows us to see our students’ incredible fortitude.
Teena Gerhardt Wins Teaching Award, Zoombombed by President and Provost
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by Annie Dubois
Kognito is MSU's Newest Tool to Help Distressed Students and Faculty
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Knowing what to say and do with a distressed student can be difficult. That’s where the new Kognito program comes in.
Meet Jonelle Golding, New Interim Director of University Advising
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She has consulted on New Student Orientation, trained advisors, and advised students in many capacities from their first semester on campus through completion.
An Invincible Summer
From the Associate Provost
I think that each month of 2021 will be better than the last because of the incredible resiliency and cooperation that I have seen among my colleagues and our students.
General Education with a Twist: Material Culture Research to Festival of Student-Created Films
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by Erica Venton
Latest Student Survey Provides Actionable Data
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The survey of all undergrads identifies both heroes and areas of concern.
Taking the Initiative - January Update
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by Renata Opoczynski, Assistant Dean for Student Success Assessment and Strategic Initiatives
2021 Richard Lee Featherstone Endowed Prize Nominations Sought
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The Richard Lee Featherstone Endowed Prize seeks to identify the most outstanding graduating senior, based on the criteria below, and to grant an award to be used for future growth and development, travel, graduate study, or meditation.
Students are Buried in Email. We're Going to Fix It.
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It is no surprise that in this deluge of emails, important ones are falling through the cracks.
Thankful for Things to Come
From the Associate Provost
Given how difficult the last nine months have been for all of us, I intend to look forward this year and be thankful for what I see on the horizon.
Dr. James Lucas Wins Award for Excellence in Education Abroad Curriculum Design
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Far more than a simple historical tour, the course familiarizes students with a wide range of concepts through the lens of leadership theory.
The launch of the new Campus Student Success Group
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I am excited for the energy the group has and look forward to engaging with them, and all of you, in the years to come to enact a student success strategy on campus.
Spartans Innovate to Stay One Step Ahead of COVID-19
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When innovation, collaboration, and adaptability are called for, Spartans will rise to the occasion.
From Migrant Worker to FRIB Engineer: One Student’s Journey
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A transformative decade changes a student's destiny and, unexpectedly, brings him closer to his father.
Expectations and Progress
From the Associate Provost
Much of our sadness and frustration emerges from unmet expectations, and I have found that naming expectations and talking about them has provided me some relief.
Redesigning the Large Lecture Course at MSU
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A new model for teaching classes at scale in ways that promote equity and student learning by adopting hybrid modes of instruction.
Beyond "Doom Scrolling": In Search of New Perspectives
From the Associate Provost
I've been making a concerted effort lately to replace “doom scrolling” with some more productive reading.
Students Identified Their Needs—How Will We React? Student Success Launch Recap
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To say the student stories and experiences shared were impactful is an understatement.
New Mentoring Program Represents What is Best About MSU Staff
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Circles of Success emerged from many individuals working together toward clearly defined priorities, a little synchronicity, and a lot of eleventh-hour collaboration.
SIS Modernization Project Campus Engagement Webinar, Oct. 15
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You can submit questions you may have for the Project team in the “Questions & Comments” field during registration.
TRIO Student Support Services Program Receives Five Year $3.9 Million Grant
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the U.S. Department of Education grant continues the TRIO Student Support Services (SSS) Program, on campus at MSU since 1974.
Additional Resources
In every arena—academically, socially, interpersonally—Spartans act with integrity. Spartans recognize the value of intellectual work, represent themselves honestly, and prove their trustworthiness in their interactions.
The Office of the Associate Provost for Undergraduate Education (APUE) oversees university-level undergraduate initiatives that support and enhance the undergraduate experience.
