KENNESAW, Ga. | May 28, 2024
The Office of Academic Innovation (OAI), housed in the Norman J. Radow College of Humanities and Social Sciences, ended the 2024 Academic Year with its first ever Student Success Summit. The event was designed to create a forum where faculty could gather in a collaborative and celebratory setting to share their most effective practices for engaging students and facilitating their academic success.
Faculty shared valuable content ranging from student-focused topics including, Success from the Students’ Perspective, (In)Flexible Assignment Deadlines: Implications for Student Success, and Understanding Our Students, to technology focused sessions such as, Fostering Student Success Online, CHAT-GPT As a Writing Revision Tool in Foreign Language Education, and Using Flip to Foster Student Interaction in Online Asynchronous Classes. Sessions also covered topics that addressed available resources for faculty, actionable strategies for engaging students, and more.
It is this perspective that underscores the intent of the event published in the Student Success Summit conference guide, which said among its key goals were to: “Encourage collaboration by providing an opportunity for faculty members to connect across disciplines, facilitating a culture of mutual learning and support with the aim of improving student outcomes.”
The Student Success Summit is already in the planning stages for next year. Led by Associate Dean Kris DuRocher, there is full commitment to continue this level of faculty support. Coming fresh off the success of this first summit, DuRocher said, “With over 100 faculty presenters and participants, this event exceeded our expectations, and we hope that this event has created a foundation for ongoing collaboration discussions and initiatives beyond the event itself, which we hope to support with future summits. Mark your calendar as we are already excited for the second Radow College Student Success Summit on May 12, 2025!
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