Commencement Week: A high-touch approach in a high-tech world
How can universities like CSU engage with students on a personal level, while embracing technology and everything it can provide?
How can universities like CSU engage with students on a personal level, while embracing technology and everything it can provide?
The message was big, bold and clear: Your Success is CSU's success. The Office of the Provost sponsored an end-of-the semester event on the plaza to celebrate students as they prepare for what's next on their journey to academic success. The "State of What's Next" event included photo opportunities with Cam the Ram mascot.
The Student Success Initiative has improved undergraduate education, raised graduation rates, and become a model for other universities around the nation.
The Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities is profiling the student success initiatives of CSU and four other universities in an online course designed for higher education leaders across the country seeking to transform their campuses. CSU has earned a national reputation to envy for student retention and graduation rates.
While first-year students who may be struggling can benefit greatly from attending U-Turn, the event can give anyone an advantage, inside and outside of the classroom.
CSU has truly been a pioneer in its approach to access and success for first generation, limited-income and historically underrepresented students.