1. Students in Transition: A Holistic Approach
Capital University
Bexley, Ohio
Bruce Epps, Director of Academic Success
Ashley McCabe, Associate Director of Student Success
Ashley Sasala, Associate Director of Academic Success
Jennie Smith, Dean of Students

2. Learning Outcomes Attendees will be able to…
Learn about Capital University
Understand how a holistic approach can be implemented to facilitate student success such as the model used at Capital University
Explain specific programs designed to support students at Capital University as they transition into and persist through college
Ask questions and share ideas throughout the session
Learning Outcomes

3. About Capital University

4. About Capital University
Oldest university in Central Ohio, founded in 1830
Serves a diverse student body of nearly 3,500, including traditional undergraduates, degree- completion and graduate students
Offers 60 majors and more than 50 minors in the areas of Music, Arts and Communication, Business and Management, Education, Humanities, Natural Sciences, Mathematics and Computer Science, Nursing and Health, and Social Sciences
Offers graduate degrees and/or post-degree certification in Education, Law, Nursing, Business and Music Education

5. About Capital University
Mission: Transforming lives for a brighter world
Vision: Purposeful people, courageous community, and hopeful humanity
Values: Free inquiry, ethical stewardship, challenging boundaries, authentic contributions, open community and embracing hope

6. Student Success History

7. Student Success History
Background
Silos and open loops
Early alerts and CELT
Capital’s Strategic Plan
Student Success Initiatives
Support
G2C
FoE
G2G
FoE

8. Capital University Student Success Initiatives
Implement best practices within a holistic University experience to enhance student success, retention, and graduation rates
Develop a University-wide student success initiative focusing on early identification of barriers and direct intervention by staff and faculty
Develop planned experiences for undergraduates, graduate, and nontraditional students as they progress through their educational career

9. Turn and Talk
What student success initiatives (if any) are you currently implementing at your institutions?
What initiatives would you like to implement?
What student success issues are you seeing?
What are some potential barriers to pursuing a new initiative?

10. Guiding Theories of Student Success at Capital University
Erikson: Psychosocial Development Theory
When dealing with a crisis or turning point,
new skills are developed.
Sanford: Challenge and Support Theory
There must be a balance of challenge and support for students to develop.
Chickering: Seven Vectors of Identity Development
The stage of development of the student (competence, emotions, interdependence, relationships, identity, purpose, integrity) must be considered.

11. Student Success Model: Where We Are Now
Strategies
Student Success Committee
Office of Student Success
Collaborations

12. Student Success Office
Ashley McCabe, Associate Director of Student Success
Alora Conner, Graduate Assistant
-Oversee Student Success Committee and coaching program
-Address barriers to success and set up action plans for improvement
-Connect students to campus and community support services
-Monitor student attendance and manage early alert system

13. Student Success Committee

14. Student Success Committee
Academic Success ● Admissions ● Career Development ● Center for Health & Wellness
● Dean of Students ● Diversity and Inclusion ●Disability Services ● Financial Aid ● Global Education ● Library Services ● Public Safety
● Residential and Commuter Life ● Student and Community Engagement ● Student Accounts
● University Pastor ● University Provost
Success Coaching Form

15. Student Success Coaching
16FA
17SP
17FA

16. Campus Collaborations
Community Reporting Form
Parent and Family Programs
Student Success Workshop Series
UNIV 199
UNIV 199 and FYS Merger
Law School
Learning Communities Working Group
Faculty/Staff Professional Development Series
ASSA Committee Membership
Admissions Review Committee

17. Parent and Family Programs

18. Parent and Family Programs
50-minute Summer Orientation presentation for incoming Capital University students’ families and guests
Families are provided with realistic situations their students may encounter
Discuss possible ways to address the scenarios
Give families “insider trading” information
Discuss ways that families can support their students from afar

19. Scenario #1

20. Scenario #2

21. The Snow Globe Factor
Imagine a snow globe. Envision your student’s college campus inside the dome. Now imagine taking that snow globe and shaking it up. The frenzy that results inside represents everyone scrambling to find friends, to find their classes, and just to find their place on campus. This is what the first few weeks (or months, for some) of college life are all about.

22. Student Success Series

23. Student Success Series
Offered beginning week one of the semester
Available to all students
Optional; voluntary
Offer a wide-variety of topics (holistic)
Schedule posted in stall talks, as well as distributed via to students across campus; faculty also promote

25. UNIV 199: College Success Strategies

26. UNIV 199: College Success Strategies
Background
Started as a non-credit, non-required “nuts & bolts” study strategies course for “at risk” populations
Began to see more emerging “non-academic” issues that were creating barriers to student success
Growth from three to eleven sections
Buy-in from upper administration for course to become required for all first-years

27. UNIV 199: College Success Strategies
Sample syllabus
Class outline
Common textbook: John Gardner and Betsy Barefoot’s Your College Experience: Strategies for Success
Additional texts referenced in class

28. UNIV 199: College Success Strategies
Signature Learning Assignments
Engagement Reflection and Plan
Self-Reflective Study Strategies Assignment
College Success Research Paper and Presentation
Sample activity (by request)

29. UNIV 199: College Success Strategies

30. Turn and Talk
Which of the student success approaches at Capital University could be implemented at your institution?
Student success team
Professional staff success coaching
Parent and family Summer Orientation program
Early alert system
Student success workshop series
UNIV 199: College Success Strategies
Recalling the initiatives you identified earlier, what else would be needed to implement a similarly holistic approach to student success at your institution?

32. Additional Questions?
Contact Information
Bruce Epps:
Ashley McCabe:
Ashley Sasala:
Jennie Smith: