1. Student Success Center College of Natural Sciences

2. Student Success Center (SSC)  From acceptance to graduation and beyond  Unique and holistic student experience  Learning  Purpose  Connection

3. SSC Goals  Student development and high academic achievement  Increased retention and graduation rates  Diminished student, peer, faculty, and alumni isolation

4. SSC Official Structure Dean Associate Dean Faculty Specialists From CASSAS From Biology Student Success APTs Biological Sciences Physical Sciences VA/Financial Aid

5. SSC Program Breakdown  Prospective/Incoming Students  Current Students  Outgoing Students/Alumni

6. SCC Programs: Prospective/Incoming Students

7. Incoming Student Reception Started Fall 2013 384 Attended

8. Natural Sciences Residential Learning Community

9. Future Initiatives  Mandatory Registration – Summer 2015  Hoa‘āina Program – Summer 2015  NatSci Ambassadors – Fall 2015

10. SCC Programs: Current Students

11. SSC Academic Advising Direct Contacts for Departments Cross-Trained in all CNS Majors Dean Associate Dean Faculty Specialists From CASSAS From Biology Student Success (SS) APTs Biological Sciences Physical Sciences VA/Financial Aid

12. Liaising With Departments SS APT (Biological Sciences) Professional Advisors Life Science Majors SS APT (VA and Financial Aid) SS APT (Physical Sciences) Department/Faculty Advisors (ICS, Math, Physics, Chemistry)

13. Department of Biology Life Science Advising Faculty Specialist APT 3-4 Manoa Peer Advisors Original Population Biology Marine Biology Zoology Spring 2014 Microbiology Summer 2014 Botany Ethnobotany Molecular Cell Biology

14. College-Department Integration  Departments are primary contact  Enforce Mandatory Advising

15. Streamlined Processes  Electronic Records  Online forms  Workflow Management  STAR Training

16. Future Initiatives  NatSci Social Events – Fall 2014  Research or Internship Experiences – Fall 2014  Student Learning Communities/Mentorship Programs – Fall 2015  Academic and Career Development – Fall 2015

17. SCC Programs: Outgoing Students/Alumni

18. Graduation Reception Started Fall 2013

19. Future Initiatives  Alumni “Brownbag” Events – Fall 2014  NatSci Alumni Chapters – Fall 2014

20. Exciting Developments  Department of Biology  ‘Oikela Advising Unit of the Year 2014  Kathleen Normandin  Pakele Academic Advisor of the Year 2014