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Student Fees Advisory Committee: Enabling Student Success

SFAC FY2018 supports student success through inclusive advocacy services, workshops, and resource referrals for a diverse student community.

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Student Fees Advisory Committee: Enabling Student Success

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  1. STUDENT FEES ADVISORY COMMITTEE (SFAC) FY 2018 REQUEST

  2. Mission: What We Do CSD equalizes our students’ learning, discovery and engagement by fostering self-advocacy, inclusion, and success.

  3. How This is Accomplished Academic accommodation recommendations, support, education, and advocacy services are provided on many levels.

  4. Who We Serve • Prospective and current students • Faculty • Staff • Parents/family • Community schools & organizations • Alumni

  5. Activities • Services • Outreach • Advocacy • Education & training • Resource & referral • Accessibility assistance • Consultation

  6. Alignment with Other DSAES Departments CIR Health Center CDI CAPS Campus Rec Admissions A.D. Bruce Religion CSD Student Financial Services LGBT Resources UCS ResLife Veteran’s Services Urban Experience Fraternity & Sorority Life Enrollment Services And many other valuable departments travelling together…

  7. Strategic Initiatives • UH Strategic Goal: Student Success • DSAES 1: Create new opportunities for student success through learning, engagement, and discovery. • CSD 1:Provide comprehensive, quality, individualized services to all students registered with CSD. • CSD 6:The number of students receiving CSD services will increase by 5%.

  8. Strategic Initiatives • UH: Student Success. • DSAES 4: Develop a culture of innovation and accountability in the redesign of Division policies, processes, and procedures. • CSD 2.Fully Implement the new online student accommodation form, monitor user satisfaction, and modify as appropriate.

  9. Strategic Initiatives • UH: Student Success. • DSAES 2: Actualize and leverage the fiscal, human, technological, and facility resources that enhance the student experience. • CSD 3: Advocate for inclusion, equal opportunities, and improved accessibility for students who have disabilities.

  10. Strategic Initiatives CSD 4:Increase the knowledge base of UH students, faculty and staff about CSD services and disability-related issues. CSD 7:CSD will serve and increased number of students from a diverse range of ethnic and cultural backgrounds. • UH: Student Success. • DSAES 3: Foster the creation of a global learning community that actualizes and embraces inclusion while preparing students to become active citizens.

  11. Strategic Initiatives • UH: Student Success/ Community Advancement. • DSAES 3: Foster the creation of a global learning community that actualizes and embraces inclusion while preparing students to become active citizens. • CSD 8.Seeking resources and collaborating with appropriate departments, community organizations, and businesses to help increase the retention and graduation rates of our students, and improve and/or expand services. • CSD 10. (Added) Coordinate a “seamless” transition for College of Nursing students and faculty pertaining to accommodations and testing at the Sugar Land Campus.

  12. Strategic Initiatives • UH: Student Success/Community Advancement. • DSAES 4: Develop a culture of innovation and accountability in the redesign of Division policies, processes, and procedures. • CSD 5: Improve CSD processes, procedures, student satisfaction surveys, and communication.

  13. Strategic Initiatives • UH: Student Success. • DSAES 6: Create and engage in strategic partnerships. • CSD 9: Improve communication and relationships with faculty and staff.

  14. Accomplishments • 515 students scheduled new intake appointments, a 42% increase over last year (385). • 91.50% student retention rate. 3.818 students enrolled in fall 2016– 4% increase over last fall. 4.425% increase in the number of faculty and staff who participated in training (63). 5.Seven (7) scholarships awarded at $1,000 each.

  15. Accomplishments, Cont. 6.Progress towards online accommodation form implementation. * Quick Guides * Training * Video * Marketing/outreach 7. The new policy on accommodations for students received final approval and has been implemented. 8. 198 graduates

  16. Accomplishments, Cont. 9. Increased staff training. 10. Coordinated accommodations and exam administration for UHSL Nursing and other CSD students, and provided orientation and training for Nursing students faculty and staff. 11. Increased collaborative events, to include Project Semi-Colon, Healthy Coogs, CDI events, and more.

  17. Accomplishments, Cont. 12. Interpreter and captioning services coordinated 120 “extra” activities, in addition to classes. 13. Increased collaboration and consultation with other DSO’s, particularly other UH’s.

  18. Progress • The online student accommodation form will go live in the Spring 2017 semester. • An additional scholarship fund is nearly in place. The donor is a UH-CSD alumni. • In the process of updating requirements pertaining to medical documentation and accommodation renewal. • Working with RHL to update P&P’s relating to housing accommodations.

  19. Evaluative Data to Demonstrate Success

  20. Evaluation andData Collection A. Retention & graduation rates • 198 graduates (8% decrease) • 91.50% retention rate B. Scholarship feedback • 7 scholarships awarded. “It is such an amazing honor to receive this scholarship, and my feelings of gratitude are even further amplified by the intents and efforts of this scholarship.” “It was a pleasure and allowed a much desired breather to receive funds that your scholarship has generously invested, thank you.”

  21. Evaluation and Data Collection, (cont.) C.Training • Post-training survey • 94% of the respondents answered the questions correctly (407 out of 431). D. Student Feedback • “I am scheduled to graduate in December, Yeah! Thank you CSD we made it…” • “We know you do a lot for our children. We appreciate all that CSD does to help our [son].”

  22. Per Student Cost • Ledger III annual expenditures = $433,840 • 1,219 active students • Per student cost = $355.90 • Ledger II annual expenditures = $1,124,001 • This designated tuition fund pays for interpreter and captioning-related services, including these services and the Interpreter Coordinator’s salary. • 31 students received interpreter and/or captioning services • Per student cost = $36,258.10

  23. Response to Issues Identified in Last SFAC Report • Comment: “SFAC… wholly endorses the fundamental role the center fulfills on our campus.” • Response: “Thank you!”

  24. Response to Issues Identified in Last SFAC Report, Cont. • Budgetary shortfall request for $8,276 was denied. • Expenditures were kept at minimum to cover shortfall. • Interpreter and captioning needs are unpredictable and continue to increase. • Lapsed salary- has been very helpful!

  25. Unit Challenges & Needs • The greatest challenge is meeting the needs of students in a timely matter, particularly since we lost 2 full-time staff this year. • Benchmark comparisons with other institutions: Counselor to Student Ratios CSD: 1/406 UHCL 1/100 UH-D: 1/300 UH-Victoria: 1/103 UT-Austin: 1/225 Texas A&M: Varies according to type of caseload • An additional challenge has been the delay in implementing the online student accommodation forms due to: • Several form adjustments. • Delays in obtaining all needed approvals and feedback. Most of these issues have been resolved, or will be in the near future. We are scheduled for implementation in the spring, 2017 semester.

  26. Potential Solutions 1. Updating/revising documentation guidelines and accommodation renewal process. 2. Interns 3. Redistributing some of the new intake appointment tasks to new staff member.

  27. Budget Base Budget Request: 2016-2017:$439,842 2017-2018: $439,842 Ledger II 2016-2017: $716,228 2017-2018 $716,228

  28. Other Funding/Budgets

  29. Stanford & Joan Alexander Foundation • CSD was awarded a gift of $75,000 from this Foundation in 2011. • To date, these funds have paid for the following: • 26 student scholarships ($26,000) • 65 assessments at CAPS (ADD/ADHD, LD or both) ($23,650) • Two MSW intern stipends ($10,000)

  30. Additional Funding Sources • Dr. Frank & Martha Tiller Endowment- $1,000 year support to Adaptive Athletics • One Step Closer Scholarships -- Four $1,000 scholarships awarded in both FY 15 and FY16

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