Collaboration:
Good for
Students
Building Strong Partnerships
between Academic and Student
Affairs
Sandy Calvert
Justin F. Courtney
25th Annual Conference on The First-Ye
ar Experience
Overview
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Ohio Northern University Demographics
Academic Affairs & Student Affairs
Overview
ONU Task Force on Student Assistance
& Retention
Pilot Study
Training Needs of Faculty, Staff and
Paraprofessional Staff
Outcomes & Recommendations
Ohio Northern University
Demographics
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Private Liberal Arts Institution
United Methodist Related
5 Colleges
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Arts & Sciences
Business
Engineering
Pharmacy
Law
3500 students with (2000) residential
students
50/50 male to female ratio
Nearly two-thirds of ONU students live in on-campus housing each year
Average
Average Occupancy
Occupancy vs.
vs. Capacity
Capacity Trends
Trends
Student
Student Residence
Residence Trends
Trends
2,000
100%
1,800
99%
1,600
98%
1,400
1,200
99%
97%
96%
97%
96%
96%
1,000
95%
800
94%
600
93%
93%
400
92%
200
91%
0
90%
1999-00
2000-01
Average Occupancy
2001-02
2002-03
Capacity
2003-04
% Occupancy
•On-campus living has increased from 58% in 2000 to 63% in 2004
•This growth in campus residence has been fueled by the introduction of Campus Village
Apartments and recent renovations of existing facilities
•The student housing policy requires all students live on campus until they reach senior status
(135 credit hours)
Student Assistance &
Retention Task Force
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Catalyst - the appointment of a new Dean in the
College of Arts & Sciences
University wide
6 key members with 24 affiliates
Year long process
Subsequent University recommendations
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Centralization of services
Orientation/First Year Experience
Psychological/Emotional/Spiritual/Holistic Development of
Students
Academic Advising
Curriculum
Our primary focus for this presentation
12 Recommendations of
Task Force
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Initiate conversations to garner support
Assign centralized authority for academic
assistance and retention within Academic
Affairs
Centralize location for academic support
services
Develop stronger standards for college
transition program & implement summer
success program for students
Training standards for Academic Advisors
12 Recommendations of
Task Force…continued
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Implement Campus Toolkit as a pilot
program
Academic Game plan course
Math Lab
Student Referral process – Action Group
Accommodation Services
Revise exit interview process
Mid-term monitoring system
Two Long-Term
Recommendations
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Creation of the Office of Academic
Assistance & Retention
Tutoring
 Advisor training
 Accommodation Services
 CTP
 Monitoring of students
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Creation of the Office for First Year
Programs
The Collaboration
Begins!
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Formation of committee comprised of
Academic Affairs & Student Affairs
Discussion of FERPA issues and specific
needs of each department (Sit and wait
or move?…we chose to move!)
Student Referral Process
Weekly Meetings
Getting the word out
Getting the Word Out…
Student Referral Form
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Pilot Study: Spring Quarter 2005
Tracking of Reports
Academic Affairs & Student Affairs
Response
Lessons from the Pilot Study
Housing Renovation Task
Force
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Simultaneously taking place while
serving the Student Assistance &
Retention Task Force
Looking at overall satisfaction and
needs of students
Comprehensively developing a three
phase housing plan
Training Needs of
Paraprofessional Staf
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Student Referral vs. Incident Report
Intentional sensitivity training
ACHIEVEMENT Programming Model
Outcomes of
Collaboration
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Greater impact in meeting the needs of
our students
More successful partnerships between
Academic & Student Affairs
Greater faculty and staff awareness of
the holistic development of the student
Greater awareness of the need for
centralization of services on our
campus
Conclusion
“Discoveries are often made
by not following instructions,
by going off the main road, by
trying the untried.”
Frank
Tyger
Contact Information
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Sandy Calvert, Assistant Dean
College of Arts & Sciences
Ohio Northern University
[email protected]
419-772-2131
Justin F. Courtney
Assistant Director of Residential & Student
Services
Ohio Northern University
[email protected]
419-772-2401