Student Learning Intitiatives
Student Learning and Success Initiatives:
Graduate Communication Courses: Integrated Writing and Oral Communication In Science and Engineering
*PPOHA, CLASS, Physics, MechE Faculty and Staff
Graduate Learning Communities
*PPOHA, faculty and staff
Peer Mentoring, Graduate to Undergraduate
*PPOHA
Thesis and Dissertation (Writing) Boot Camps
*PPOHA, CLASS, Math faculty and staff
Undergraduate Living Learning Communities
*SES, faculty and staff
*Introduction to Atmospheric Science—Physics
Center for Innovative Teaching and Learning
*re-energized by SES grant
*Faculty Development workshops
Equipment Upgrades in Classrooms
*PPOHA and SES grants
*Sympodium interactive smart boards, lecture capture systems
Student Research Symposium
*HLC Pathways Improvement/Student Learning Project
organized by administrators, faculty, staff, and students
*Academic Affairs, Student & University Relations, CITL, SES, PPOHA
Writing Center Graduate Tutoring
*PPOHA and CLASS Department
Oral Presentation Center
*PPOHA and CLASS Department
ESL—Integrative Approach
*PPOHA, CLASS Department, CITL
Dual-University Communication Courses
*CLASS Department
Mechanical Engineering Communication Courses
*Grad and UG
*faculty joint-appointment in CLASS and Mechanical Engineering
English Composition Workshop Pilot Course
*SES and CLASS Department
CHEM 109 - To better prepare students for
General Chemistry and thus improving student retention
*Chemistry Department
CHEM 121R & 122R - Restructuring recitation classes for General
Chemistry with the intention of improving student performance in
chemistry and science classes
*Chemistry Department
Assist the Chemical Engineering department in the delivery of their
freshman year Intro class (CH E 110) to better prepare
chemical engineering students for their studies
*Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Departments
Online math placement test for incoming students
*Math Department
1 credit hour recitation per week to our college algebra and trigonometry
*Math Department
Academic Warning Process, initiated in (DATE)
Has decreased the number of suspensions by approximately 33%
(decreased from approximately 60 students each Spring semester to less than 40 students in Spring 2011)
*Academic Standards and Admissions Committee, Registrar, Academic Departments/Advisors
