MAPworks, the neighborhoods, and what faculty can do to improve student retention and successKristen A. Renn, Professor Higher, Adult & Lifelong Education Cori Fata-Hartley, Academic Specialist, Microbiology and Molecular Genetics
Wednesday, April 16, 2014 11:30 - 1:30
3405 Engineering (Dean's Conference Room)
Lunch Provided
Abstract
An ecological systems model of student success focuses
attention on interactions among personal, interpersonal, and organizational
features of the learning environment. This holistic approach to success allows
for consideration of diverse student experiences and backgrounds while also
attending to the common teaching and learning environment of STEM education. In
this workshop we will use MSU's on-campus Neighborhood Engagement concept as a
model for integrating academic and student support systems. Student Success
Teams within the Neighborhoods use data about students psycho-social,
non-cognitive, and behavioral characteristics along with information about
their academic performance to design individual and group interventions. In
this workshop we will discuss resources for STEM instructors who are interested
in integrating their work with into the teaching and learning ecologies of the
Neighborhoods.
About Kristen RennKristen Renn is Professor of Higher, Adult, &
Lifelong Education and Associate Dean of Undergraduate Studies/Director for
Student Success Initiatives. She is currently leading the Neighborhoods
Initiative, a residentially-based student success program at MSU. Her teaching
and research are in the areas of college student learning and development,
particularly in relation to students' racial, gender, and sexual orientation
identities.
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