sheridancollege.ca Creating a Definition of STUDENT SUCCESS The Sheridan College Experience Maria Lucido-Bezely Janet Shuh Joe Henry

sheridancollege.ca AGENDA FOR TODAY How we got here and why? The process The next steps. Questions

sheridancollege.ca ABOUT SHERIDAN Approx. 19,000 students 4 Campuses – Oakville (2), Brampton, Mississauga Publically supported institution Certificates to Bachelor Degrees The University “Journey”

sheridancollege.ca “The student retention challenge that post secondary institutions face today will not be solved by effective, yet insular efforts of individual programs or departments. Today’s challenge requires an inclusive institution wide approach, collective problem solving and coordinated efforts that respond to the needs of a very diverse student population.”

sheridancollege.ca IN THE BEGINNING College wide Student Retention Task Force Identify and understand the current picture through evidence and sound data Identify existing internal expertise, programs and supports

sheridancollege.ca Attrition rates per academic school from semester one to two and year one to two Academic performance of semester one students Semester one in-class survey re: sources of difficulty Reasons for first year student failure and drop outs What “needed” data did not exist and how would we build the collection processes moving forward? What Data Existed to help us understand who, when and why students leave, persist and what factors causes difficulty?

sheridancollege.ca What are those primary reasons for first semester “fail outs” and “drop outs”?

sheridancollege.ca “Fail Outs”“Drop outs” 37% Academic30% Career Related 30% Personal24% Academic 13% Financial20% Personal 7% Medical14% Financial 6% Career Related 9% Medical

sheridancollege.ca What is student retention? Student Retention is about: helping student to be successful Student Retention is not about: letting the weak slide by, or losing academic integrity

sheridancollege.ca What is Student success?

sheridancollege.ca Process Asked ourselves what and how do we define “success” Engaged over 500 students, faculty and staff in the process Developed a model that was inclusive of the many facets of success

sheridancollege.ca Sheridan’s Definition Of Student Success

sheridancollege.ca Sheridan recognizes that Student Success is unique to each individual student. Our shared definition encompasses the following:

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sheridancollege.ca Supporting & Enhancing Academic Advising “Operationalizing” Sheridan’s definition of Student Success Career Planning for Prospective Students Project Tailored Preparation and Orientation for Mature/Re- careering Students Defining Student Success at Sheridan Student Finances & Flexible Payment Flexible Timetabling First Year Experience Early Warning Systems Tailored Preparation, Orientation & Transition Program for International Students Building a Sheridan Student Success platform to house and share Identifying & sharing internal data and information on students Student Success (Retention) Team

sheridancollege.ca Supporting & Enhancing Academic Advising “Operationalizing” Sheridan’s definition of Student Success Career Planning for Prospective Students Project Tailored Preparation and Orientation for Mature/Re- careering Students Defining Student Success at Sheridan Student Finances & Flexible Payment Flexible Timetabling First Year Experience Early Warning Systems Tailored Preparation, Orientation & Transition Program for International Students Building a Sheridan Student Success platform to house and share Identifying & sharing internal data and information on students Student Success (Retention) Team

sheridancollege.ca Supporting & Enhancing Academic Advising “Operationalizing” Sheridan’s definition of Student Success Career Planning for Prospective Students Project Tailored Preparation and Orientation for Mature/Re- careering Students Defining Student Success at Sheridan Student Finances & Flexible Payment Flexible Timetabling First Year Experience Early Warning Systems Tailored Preparation, Orientation & Transition Program for International Students Building a Sheridan Student Success platform to house and share Identifying & sharing internal data and information on students Student Success (Retention) Team

sheridancollege.ca Supporting & Enhancing Academic Advising “Operationalizing” Sheridan’s definition of Student Success Career Planning for Prospective Students Project Tailored Preparation and Orientation for Mature/Re- careering Students Defining Student Success at Sheridan Student Finances & Flexible Payment Flexible Timetabling First Year Experience Early Warning Systems Tailored Preparation, Orientation & Transition Program for International Students Building a Sheridan Student Success platform to house and share Identifying & sharing internal data and information on students Student Success (Retention) Team

sheridancollege.ca Operationalizing our definition of Student Success Moving from pilots and projects towards embedding and integrating efforts into strategic and operational plans

sheridancollege.ca An Expanded Definition

sheridancollege.ca Rationale for Expanded Definition Retains integrity of multifaceted individualized definition Reflects the MACRO (versus Micro) facilitators of Student Success Interdependence to Academic Excellence

sheridancollege.ca Operationalizing our definition of Student Success Engaging the entire Sheridan Community – Academic, Institutional & Student Base

sheridancollege.ca Operationalizing our definition of Student Success Student Success … a lense through which to examine challenges and opportunities a common shared value

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