2. New Faculty and Tenured and Promoted Faculty Members Introductions by the Deans

3. Strategic Plan Initiatives 2015-2016

4. Faculty Excellence Goals

5. Initiatives Internal Research Awards – Mentored Grant Program Center for Innovation in Teaching and Learning – Advisory Board – Spring Event Davis and Coquina Classroom Renovations Minority Post Doctoral Program

6. Distance Learning Funding Plan New Courses Updated Courses Quality Matters

7. Tenure & Promotion Guidelines Deanna Michael – Chair Zheng Chen Deni Elliott Vikki Gaskin-Butler AnnMarie Gunn Terry Rose Thomas Smith John Stanko Nicole Stowell Philip Trocchia Kaya Van Beynen

8. Student Success Goals

9. Initiatives Military and Veterans Student Success Center Convocations and COMPASS

11. Opening Weekend Move-in – 9-12 Peer Coaches – Icebreakers – Pool Party – Sail Signing Saturday  Student Breakfast with Program  Reef all dressed up!  Gratitude Reflection  Parent Breakfast  Chancellor & Deans  Library  Convocation Sunday

12. What is COMPASS?  Integrate new students into the academic and cultural community of the University of South Florida St. Petersburg.  Sets students on a course towards college graduation and is for all first-year students.  Compass Peer Coaches help navigate first year students to be successfully involved in the classroom and on campus.

13. Peer Coaching Structure at USFSP – 25 students per coach – Transmit academic information Registration deadlines How to study Using Academic Advising Approaching faculty – Connect & support Engage on campus Consider employment Build relationships Find (career) purpose Resolve conflict

14. Student Centered Scheduling

15. Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

16. Student Centered Scheduling Four Year Plans College Scheduler Student Centered Scheduling = Scheduling courses based on student need Designed to improve our retention and graduation rates