Student Success
Institutionally
High-Impact Practices
Data
Equity
The mission of the California State University is:
- To prepare significant numbers of educated, responsible people
to contribute to California's schools, economy, culture, and future.
- To encourage and provide access to an excellent education to all
who are prepared for and wish to participate in collegiate study.
The CSU has a long tradition of
providing access to higher
education to Californians from
different ethnic, socio-economic,
and educational backgrounds,
making it the most diverse
university system in the country.
The CSU has significant academic
Percentage of California
preparation and outreach
programs increasing
college
baccalaureate
degrees
readiness for K-12
students.
earned
in the CSU
60%
of each year’s
graduating class
transferred to
the CSU
“Our goal, our moon, must be a quality
bachelor’s degree for every Californian
willing and able to earn it – with
an achievement gap of zero.
“That means the same opportunity to
succeed for every student. That is how
we empower the disenfranchised.
“That is how we achieve both
inclusivity and excellence.”
State of the CSU
January 29, 2016
Can we define high-impact practices
so unambiguously that a registrar
would be confident saying whether
or not a student participated in one?
$7.2 million allocation for
Academic and Student Success Programs
San Diego, February, 2014
calstate.edu/engage
San José, November, 2013
High-Impact Practices
Data
Equity
"It gives meaning to their
education," McKnight said.
"It's not just about grades, not
just about graduating.
“They're building self-efficacy."
Cheryl McKnight
CSU Dominguez Hills
course
redesign
intrusive
advising
persistence
GPA
knowledge
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undergrad
research
on-campus
employment
learning
community
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creativity
agency
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record
creation
assessment
record
creation
record management
assessment
costs
- autonomy
- responsiveness
How much
“fidelity to the model”
is enough?
benefits
- degree requirements
- articulation
- research validity
- equity
High-Impact Practices
Data
Equity
Internships
Undergraduate Research
Capstones
Summer Bridge
Learning Communities
First-Year Experience
Peer Mentoring
Service Learning
Public-Sphere Pedagogy
diffusionoflight.wordpress.com
Student Success
Institutionally