Student Success is Everybody’s
Business: Bridging the Work of
Academic Affairs and Student
Affairs
Andrea Lisa Nixon, PhD
Director of Educational Research
Curricular Uses of Visual Materials
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Mixed-Method study 2007-2008
Student researchers in case studies
Support-Intensive assignments
Core Findings:
– Differences in where students studied by class
year
– Ensure curricular support is perceived as a
resource for all students not just those who are
struggling
Student Engagement with Academic
Support (SEAS)
• 10-Minute Survey
• 2008-2011 longitudinal, 2014 cross-sectional
• Clustered two-stage sampling for class year and
gender resulting in samples of 200 for class years
2008 through 2018
• Response rates 46-48%, 1026 longitudinal, 391
for cross-sectional
• Describe recent experiences working on familiar
and challenging assignments
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Learning to Learn
• Interviewing alumni 5 and 15 years out
• What are one or two of the most
educationally powerful experiences that come
to mind?