VP of Student Affairs | Higher Education Leader | Champion for Student Success at the Intersection of College and Career
Grateful for the opportunity to present at this past week’s Ruffalo Noel Levitz conference alongside my RNL friends Sherri Erkel, Ph.D., Brandi Phillips, and Stephanie Miller on the topic of enhancing student success with holistic advising. If you follow the evidence trail, then you understand how holistic advising can enhance student outcomes. More broadly, an intentional focus on advising redesign can serve as a strategic lever for improved organizational and mission effectiveness. I was impressed by the many attendees who shared a general understanding of the historical roots of whole student support, leading back to the many access and financial aid programs borne from legislation in the mid to late 60s. (Great attendance, even better engagement!) With an increasing focus from expanded access to students’ completion, we would do well to draw from these historically successful approaches to student learning, development and success. When combined with and informed by the intentional use of data (ie, to identify which students need support and when), new tools and differentiated models of support, we can increase the impact of whole student support, bring efforts to scale, and help more students achieve their educational goals. I was also happy to share how The State University of New York's current system-wide effort to bring its CUNY ASAP replication initiative to scale, of which SUNY Westchester Community College’s enhanced advising program, Viking ROADs, is an illustrative example of what's possible. Where to start? Begin with an informed understanding of your current students and gain a clear understanding of their goals. In other words, begin by truly centering your students’ success. #StudentSuccess #AcademicAdvising #StudyTheData
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