Student Success Is Everybody's Business

With student debt at an all-time high and low completion rates (a noted problem in higher education, especially for low income students), institutions find themselves actively engaged in conversations around student success as their stakeholders demand better outcomes and accountability. The desire to help students finish their studies in a timely manner has led to the development and use of predictive analytics, redesigned course pathways, and even intrusive advising. New technology systems are making use of analytics to help monitor student progress and alert students to potential issues. These systems are helping develop and measure targeted interventions based on a student's circumstances. Helping students achieve progress toward degree means supporting and improving the educational experience of each student. This session will discuss how information technology, student services, advising staff, and others can and should work together, with the notion that student success is everybody's business.

Outcomes: Explore the advantages and challenges of various IT tools used to "track" student success and measure the effectiveness of targeted interventions * Discuss the role of nonacademic student data in tracking/enabling student success and the pros and cons of including it as part of a student success analytics plan * Advocate for the role of intrusive advising