CS Uteach Program The impact of integrated wrap-around student services on retention

1. CSUteach ProgramThe impact of integrated wrap-around student services on retention Joanne E. Goodell, Ph.D., Professor& Co-Director Courtney Nudell, M.Ed., Student Services Coordinator

2. Agenda • Introductions • Background of CSU & CSUteach • Roles of the Student Services Coordinator • Student Support Mechanisms • Student Case Studies • Discussion

3. Student Services in your program • What are the student services your program offers in-house? • Who handles student services in your program?

5. Courtney’s Roles Checklist/Academic Requirements Course Selection Registration Eligibility Requirements Creating a back-up plan 4:3 Conversion General Academic concerns Graduation applications Petitions Academic Warning/Suspension Major/minor exploration Mock interviews Transfer credit evaluations Pre-professional advising Prospective student appointments In-take interviews Resume/cover letters Phone appointments Personal issues FBI/BCI Internship interview Site Visits Other Exit Interviews Concern Conferences Referrals Counseling Out Financial Aid Scholarships Student Expectations Background Checks Course Concerns

6. CSUteach ProgramSpring 2014 – 108 students • 78 undergrads, 30 post baccalaureates • 60 male, 48 female • 45 integrated science, 58 integrated math (6 math/physics) • 14 minority • 3 veterans • 95 students have a 2.5 GPA or higher

7. Student Services

8. Recruitment • Classroom visits • In-take Interviews • Admissions & Standards • Transcript Evaluations

9. University Advising Decentralized Academic Advising • College – general education advising • Faculty – degree and career advising • Specialized – First Year, Honors/Scholars, Athletics, TRiO, etc.

10. Financial Awareness • Financial Aid • Internship Process • Scholarship Placements • Loan Forgiveness Seminars Financial

11. Eligibility • Academic & Non-Academic Requirements • Mock Interviews/Resumes/Letters of Support • Licensure Requirements • Counseling Out • Exit Interviews

12. Curriculum Development • Understanding of University, State and National requirements • 4:3 conversion • Praxis v. OAE • NSTA & NCTM standards • Common Core & Next Generation Standards • Relationships across campus • Collaboration within CSUteach Program

13. Student Support Mechanisms • Recruitment • Student Expectations & Dispositions • Advising • Academic Progress Reports • Semester Updates • Financial Awareness • Internship and scholarship placements • Loan Forgiveness Seminar • Eligibility • Eligibility Checklists • GPA Calculators • Concern Conferences • Database • Exit Interviews • Licensure Procedures • Curriculum Development • Program Checklists • OAE prep

14. Recruitment

15. Possible Answers: Meets Expectations On Track Warning No Answer Advising Semester Updates All education and select content courses

16. Advising

17. Eligibility

18. Eligibility

19. Exit Interview Eligibility

20. Eligibility

21. Curriculum

22. Chris Chris is an undergraduate mathematics major who transferred from another State university after a deployment in Afghanistan. Admitted but did not immediately start because of PTSD. Began program this past year and has been thriving.

23. CSUteach Twist • 13 out of 14 in class of 2012 obtained a teaching position in 2012 • 11 out of 16 in class of 2013 obtained a teaching position in 2013. • CSUteach attracts an equal number of minority students as COSHP • CSUteach students have higher GPAs than their COSHP counterparts

24. Contact Information Courtney Nudell, M.Ed. Student Services Coordinator (216) 687-4583 c.nudell@csuohio.edu Joanne Goodell, Ph.D. Co-Director (216) 687-5426 j.goodell@csuohio.edu http://www.csuohio.edu/cehs/centers/csuteach.html