{"id":2091,"date":"2024-08-26T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-08-26T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/blogtest\/fall-2024-office-of-student-success\/"},"modified":"2026-04-15T11:15:17","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T16:15:17","slug":"fall-2024-office-of-student-success","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/president\/fall-2024-office-of-student-success\/","title":{"rendered":"Fall 2024 Office of Student Success"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Office of Student Success is responsible for facilitating, coordinating, and leading the implementation of MTSU\u2019s Quest for Student Success. The office works to enhance the institution\u2019s persistence, retention, and graduation rates. It does this by focusing on primary strategic initiatives that include enhancing advising, promoting and facilitating course redesign, ensuring that effective tutoring is available to students, and establishing a system to communicate student success initiatives and performance metrics.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

MTSU seeks to become a national thought and practice leader in student success. This endeavor will require joint efforts of the student, faculty, and broader campus community and the integration of our student-centered support services and data-informed best practices. The goal is to facilitate degree completion while cultivating students who are committed to critical inquiry and lifelong learning in a changing global society.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Here are some recent student success updates:<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Scholars Acadamy<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The Scholars Academy welcomed 142 new MTSU students into its 2024 cohort Aug. 11\u201322. Assistant Director <\/span>Monique Ward<\/span><\/strong> and Associate Vice Provost<\/span> Michelle Arnold <\/span><\/strong>participated in extensive efforts to build this year\u2019s cohort. They attended the MTSU True Blue Tour and Preview Day events and organized several informational Zoom sessions to discuss and recruit for the Scholars Academy. Arnold made it a priority to build relationships with high school counselors and programs within local school systems. They have been working with the Nashville Chamber of Commerce and the New Skills Ready Grant to build partnerships with the community and specifically the GEAR UP program. Arnold and Jonell Hinsey were recently appointed permanent associate vice provosts for student success.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

This year\u2019s Scholars Academy included an outside presenter focusing on goal setting, time management, and study skills. Scholars also got an introduction to colleges, departments, resources, and organizations on campus.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Upward Bound Program<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The MTSU Upward Bound program wrapped up its six-week Summer Academy on July 11. Beginning June 3, the Upward Bound program consisted of a three-week virtual learning component in which students took core classes (math, science, reading\/language arts, and foreign language) and workshops on being a successful virtual student. Upward Bound participants then had the opportunity to attend the two-week residential component, where students gained the experience of living on a college campus. MTSU Upward Bound is a grant-funded pre-college program through the Department of Education that serves first-generation and\/or income-eligible students from the following high schools: Community (Unionville), LaVergne, Shelbyville Central, and Smyrna, and target areas of Rutherford County and Bedford County. The program is funded to serve 60 students each year from September to August.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Academic Advising<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The Advisor Mastery Program (AMP) is MTSU\u2019s in-house certification for professional development created and sustained by academic advisors to foster communication, commitment, and continued professional growth for the benefit of students, the University, and academic advisors. The Advisor Professional Development Committee works to provide multiple opportunities each month for professional development, collaboration, and training. In the 2024\u201325 academic year, the committee will focus on \u201cDeveloping as a Professional Academic Advisor.\u201d We have broadened our reach to incorporate more than professional development by creating the Blue Raider Academic Advising Network to share resources and allow for more cross-college collaboration and consistency in academic advising across MTSU\u2019s campus with an updated Mission Statement for Academic Advising and the rollout of a campuswide Academic Advising Syllabus in the fall.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Year in review for May 2023-May 2024:<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n