KVR Advising Website

1. ReTHINK
UNST
JR Cluster
Advising
&
Student Success
T.Seppalainen, J.W.Fost, A.Sager, A.Spencer • Philosophy Department • 2013

2. Student Success
Standard Definition = INSTITUTION’s success:
*Enrollment
*Retention
*Grad rates
Students’ Definition = APPLY learned skills in:
*Careers
*Life
*Academics

3. FACTS
• 35,ooo course enrollments/year for UNST & JRclusters
• Bulk of PSU students enroll as JUNIORs
• @ PSU-> UNST= Gen.Ed.= significant investment
• Gen.Ed./UNST/JRclusters = valuable skills
• UNST/JRclusters have NO established advising

4. Main Cluster “Advisor”
=
UNST Office Receptionist

5. PROBLEM :
Students have no interactive support for
connecting JRcluster decisions
w/future goals & opportunities

6. required JR clusters + $ = WHAT?

7. PROPOSAL :
KVR JR Cluster Advising Website
• Self-guided exploration of KVR
courses, skills, instructors, and
career-related assets
• Social networking tools for
curricular decisions
• Lifelong educational cohorts
including alumni networks
• Template for all UNST clusters
SMALL investment = LARGE return

8. THAT’S SUCCESS