Who Are Our Students? Students on Academic Probation Facilitator: Jeff Minneti Stetson University College of Law

Objectives O Discuss how we: O identify probation students, O define their needs, and O address their needs O Explore the challenges we face in working with students on probation O Identify the challenges O Discuss responses to the challenges

Identification of Probation Students O Stetson’s Policy O Student subject to probation O If student has attempted credit hours and cumulative gpa is 2.25 or lower O If student earns a semester cumulative gpa of 2.0 or lower O If student fails to pass 50% of credits attempted O If student overcuts a class

Probation Students’ Needs O Resilience O Academic improvement O Academic counseling O Career counseling

Addressing Probation Students’ Needs O Stetson’s Policy O Meet with Academic Success Director O Generate Academic Action Plan O Provisions O Assess academic skill strengths and weaknesses O Define steps for improving academic skills O Map course selection O Plan for restricted involvement in extra-curricular activities O Sample plan O Comply with Academic Action Plan O Documentation O Consequences for failing to comply with Academic Action Plan O Subject to exclusion

Addressing Probation Students’ Needs O Stetson’s Policy O Participate on Further Required Curriculum O Adds 6 courses to list of required courses students must take O Courses include O Multi-state strategies (MBE prep course) O Business Entities, Corporations, or Family Law O Federal Criminal Procedure or Florida Criminal Procedure O Federal Con Law 2 (First Amendment) or Florida Con Law O Commercial Transactions or Sales O Trusts and Estates or Survey of Florida Probate

Challenges O Students’ challenges O Overcoming stigma of remediation O Overcoming lack of resilience O Developing work ethic O Developing time management skills O Cultivating a healthy self identity O Our Challenges O Exam integrity issues O Coordinating with faculty O Obtaining “buy in” from students

Responses to Challenges O Students’ challenges O Build relationships with students O Encourage engagement in class O Our Challenges O Build relationships with faculty O Partner with them to meet students’ needs

Review Objectives O We discussed how we O identify probation students, O define their needs, O address their needs, and O We explored the challenges we face O We discussed our responses to the challenges