Description
Book SynopsisWhile the most important measure of success for many degree-seeking students is the timely attainment of a Bachelor's degree, there remains a host of other indicators of student success that vary by student population and students' personal goals. Many of these smaller successes lead to the ultimate goal of graduation and are significant triumphs throughout the journey through higher education.
Success for All is a strategic guide for administrators and educators that offers methods for advising students through the myriad of challenges they face. Every bit of success contributes to the accomplishment of a larger goal, and this book highlights success at every level. It provides a specific roadmap to the research, services, and programs at the University of Nevada, Reno and Truckee Meadows Community College that support student success in undergraduate and graduate programs regardless of a student's social, emotional, or prior academic experiences. Contributors discuss how to make students feel welcome in their social and educational environments and how to directly assist them with the timely completion of their degree. Administrators and educators demonstrate how these programs help make a positive contribution to the students and the institutions they serve while implementing practical solutions to increase graduation rates.
Table of Contents
- An Introduction to SuccessForeword
- Introduction to Success at TMCC
- Introduction to Success at UNR
- Part I—Success Beyond the Traditional Classroom
- 1. Home Means Nevada: Students from Across the Country Attend Davidson Academy
- 2. The Shapes and Sizes of Success at Community Colleges
- 3. Creating Credential Milestones for Student Success
- 4. Financial Aid: Fostering Student Success
- 5. Obscure Beginnings to a National Model: Fitness and Recreational Sports' Role in Student Success
- 6. Residence Hall Students Earn Higher GPAs and Have a Higher Graduation Rate: Here's Why
- 7. Dispelling Myths of Studying Abroad
- 8. How to Engage Gen Z? Reinventing Programs to Maximize Student Participation in Group Advising
- Part II—Success Through Outreach
- 9. Dean's Future Scholars: Mentoring Makes College Possible
- 10. NevadaFIT Academic Bootcamps: A Recipe for Student Success
- 11. Closing the Achievement Gap with Nevada First in the Pack
- 12. The Trio Scholars Program: Addressing the Needs of Low-Income, First-Generation College Students Using a Three-Pronged Approach
- 13. Rising by Lifting Others: Peer Mentorship Among Students with Disabilities
- 14. The Journey to Seamless Transfer
- 15. GradFIT: Fully Inclusive Training for Diverse Graduate Students
- 16. The McNair Scholars Program: Augmenting Undergraduate Research Involvement and Graduate School Preparedness
- Part III—Success Through Tutoring
- 17. The Changing Face of Tutoring
- 18. Using Inclusion as a Lens to Support Student Success at Our Writing & Speaking Center
- 19. The University Math Center
- 20. Testing Out of Remedial Math
- 21. Student Success at the DRC: Math 19 — The Leap from Anxiety to Achievement
- Part IV—Success Through Undergraduate Research
- 22. The College Completion Gap: A Nationwide Snapshot
- 23. Assessment and Success: The Role of Foundational Competencies24. The Undergraduate Research Program at the University of Nevada
- 25. On the Road to Success: Achieving an Honors Education at the University of Nevada, Reno
- 26. Student Media Drive Journalism Student Success
- Part V—Success with the UNRSOM
- 27. School of Medicine's Post-Baccalaureate Program
- 28. School of Medicine's Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS) Program
- 29. Wellness Initiatives to Support Student Success in Medical Schools
- Afterword: College Success Community College Student Perspective
- Index
