How to Succeed in College

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It Takes A Campus (it really does!) Student
Success Office
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Two Prongs
It Takes A Campus Student Success Office

• College Services and Commitment
• Student Services and Commitment

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Some Things You May Not Know
It Takes A Campus Student Success Office

• Established in 1888 in Peoria, Illinois
• Accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and
  a member of the North Central Association of
  Colleges and Schools
• Offer Bachelors, Associates Diplomas
• Primary Study Areas Business, Law Medical
• 600 Students (80 female), most are
  non-traditional studentsstudents range from
  Business Executives to high school graduatesand
  everywhere in between

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Philosophy
It Takes A Campus Student Success Office

• Enhance the individuals feelings of self-worth
  and dignity through education
• Continual development of graduates who are
  successful in their work and their personal lives
• We accept responsibility with pride.

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And so we work together
It Takes A Campus Student Success Office

• At Midstate College every member of our family
  is dedicated to your success. From your first
  moments on campus to the day of your graduation,
  our caring, and helpful faculty and staff will be
  with you every step of the way. You are so much
  more than a student to us. You are a member of
  our family.

Meredith N. Bunch
President, CEO
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from the beginning to the end
It Takes A Campus Student Success Office

• Culture Personal Attention
• New student orientation (all departments
  represented)emphasize goal setting
• Admissions
• One-on-one meetings with Financial Aid
• eLearning orientation
• Meeting with Individual Department Directors
• Aim for SUCCESS!

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Student Success Office
It Takes A Campus Student Success Office
Three full-time employees
Brett Hammer Tutor
Lydia Gilmour Coordinator
Vicki Draksler Director
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Academic Success
It Takes A Campus Student Success Office

• Academic monitoring, intervention, advocacy
• absence reports
• instructor referrals
• intense contact
• one-on-one meetings
• reasonable accommodation
• referral to community resources
• warning/probation
• midterm D/F follow-up

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Student-Focused/Action Oriented
It Takes A Campus Student Success Office

• Visibility is Vital
• Presentation at Orientation
• Information Flyers visible in all campus areas
• Encourage HUM 110 (Human Potential) early in
  academic program
• Presentation in classes
• Reasonable accommodation

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Supplemental Intervention
It Takes A Campus Student Success Office

• Individualized peer tutoring
• Professional tutoring in math, accounting, and
  writing
• Tutoring (all classes arranged)
• Advising in the following areas
• Study Skills
• Taking Tests
• Time Management
• Organizational Skills
• Note Taking
• Writing a Paper

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It Takes A Campus Student Success Office
Avoid Plagiarism Leaflet
Checklist for College Success
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The Inside Skinny
It Takes A Campus Student Success Office

• for our own faculty and staff
• D/F final grade follow up registration and
  sequencing purposes
• In-service training i.e., generations
• In-class presentations (MLA/APA Library
  Navigation etc.)
• Disability accommodation
• One-on-one consultations
• Student referral follow-up
• ETC.

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Where it all comes together.