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Student Success Committee
Minutes of Tuesday, October 24, 2006
Call to Order
Call to order at 2:30 p.m. in UNVH 113 by Paris DePaepe, Chair.
Attendance (*absent) and Introductions
Voting Members
Paris DePaepe, School of Teacher Education (2009)
Clark Closser, English (2008)
Danae Hudson, Psychology (2009)
*Marvin Prosono, Sociology, Anthropology & Criminology (2008)
Cathy VanLanduyt, CIS (2007)
Weston Walker, Agriculture (2007)
Ex Officio Members
John Catau, Office of the Provost
Mike Frizell, Writing Center
Mike Wood, Student Success
Guest
Sandra Darst, Student Success (recorder of minutes)
Committee Charge
To advise and assist the Assistant to the Provost in the management of IDS 110,
Introduction to University Life, and in the operational policies and procedures of
the Writing Center.
Report from Michael Frizell, Director of the Writing Center
 Handout breaking down usage statistics
 New online booking system—WC Online; $800/yr
 Staff recruited primarily by word of mouth; plans to send letter asking faculty
help in recruiting
 No plans to offer online submission of papers
 Updating web site to Web Press Content Management
 Writing Center not open during summer; directorship—9 month position
Report from Mike Wood, Director of Student Success
 Handout regarding instructor interventions and program assessment
 5th week survey (instructor interventions—students with 3 or more absences)
 Workshops for “conditionally admitted” students open to all IDS 110 students
 Study conducted in full-semester classes to see if IDS 110 affects student’s
“intent” to stay at the University
 Considering an external benchmarking assessment, EBI, if budget allows
 Institutional Research to track all Fall 2006 IDS 110 students for retention
 IDS 110 administers a pre-test/post-test survey of how important students
consider goals of general education
 Course evaluation should include questions to assess instructor’s effectiveness
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Action Taken
Motion by Weston Walker, seconded by Clark Closser, and passed by unanimous
voice vote:
Resolved, that Wood should draft and present at next meeting
1. policy statement specifying the chain of command for students to follow
in resolving issues that might develop between student and instructor, and
2. develop a list of potential questions to be included in course evaluation,
which will assess individual instructor’s effectiveness.
Follow-Up Items
Next agenda—Work up a statement of committee’s position on special sections
Next Meeting Scheduled
November 28, 2:30-4:00 p.m., University Hall #113
Adjournment
Motion by Weston Walker, seconded by Cathy VanLanduyt, and passed by
unanimous voice vote to adjourn meeting at 3:45 p.m.