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University Of Maine Academic Affairs Annual Report 2019, Office Of The Executive Vice President For Academic Affairs & Provost

General University of Maine Publications

The 2019 Academic Affairs Annual Report is organized around the three strategic values identified through the strategic planning process: Fostering Learner Success; Discovering and Innovating; and Growing and Expanding Partnerships. As in previous reports, what appears in the following pages is not a comprehensive list of accomplishments. Rather it is a summarizing and sampling of the work carried out across campus, throughout the state and, indeed, around the world by UMaine’s talented faculty, staff and students.

First-Year Success Program: Financial, Financial Working Group, Office Of The Executive Vice President For Academic Affairs & Provost

General University of Maine Publications

Student success is central to UMaine's mission, values, reputation and fiscal health. Improving first-year student success is a major focus for Academic Affairs and Student Affairs in 2018-2019. The goal is to develop an integrated plan of actions that will result in improved first year student success as defined by first year retention.

Financial

Develop a set of recommendations about ways financial aid might be used to increase first year student retention. In completing this work, consider the following questions:

1. What global evidence is there that financial factors impact first year retention at four-year institutions?

2. How do financial …

First-Year Success Program: Academic Support Services, Academic Support Services Working Group, Office Of The Executive Vice President For Academic Affairs & Provost

General University of Maine Publications

Student success is central to UMaine's mission, values, reputation and fiscal health. Improving first-year student success is a major focus for Academic Affairs and Student Affairs in 2018-2019. The goal is to develop an integrated plan of actions that will result in improved first year student success as defined by first year retention.

Academic Support Services Charge

Develop a set of recommendations about ways that our student academic support services can better serve first year students. Existing services include the Writing Center, Math Den, Academic Support Services for Student Athletes, the Tutor Program, and our three TRIO programs. As you …

First-Year Success Program: Navigate Committee, Navigate Committee Working Group, Office Of The Executive Vice President For Academic Affairs & Provost

General University of Maine Publications

Student success is central to UMaine's mission, values, reputation and fiscal health. Improving first-year student success is a major focus for Academic Affairs and Student Affairs in 2018-2019. The goal is to develop an integrated plan of actions that will result in improved first year student success as defined by first year retention.

First-Year Success Program: Student Success Hub, Student Success Hub Working Group, Office Of The Executive Vice President For Academic Affairs & Provost

General University of Maine Publications

Student success is central to UMaine's mission, values, reputation and fiscal health. Improving first-year student success is a major focus for Academic Affairs and Student Affairs in 2018-2019. The goal is to develop an integrated plan of actions that will result in improved first year student success as defined by first year retention.

Student Success Hub

Develop a set of recommendations about ways in which UMaine could develop a centrally located resource hub for students. The vision is a single location, virtual and/or in person, where students could come with questions/concerns and have them addressed no matter what the content …

First-Year Success Program: New Student Orientation, New Student Orientation Working Group, Office Of The Executive Vice President For Academic Affairs & Provost

General University of Maine Publications

Student success is central to UMaine's mission, values, reputation and fiscal health. Improving first-year student success is a major focus for Academic Affairs and Student Affairs in 2018-2019. The goal is to develop an integrated plan of actions that will result in improved first year student success as defined by first year retention.

New Student Orientation

All incoming first year students are invited to a New Student Orientation in the summer prior to the fall of their first semester. Students who start their UMaine studies in the spring semester are invited to attend an abridged version of the orientation before …

First-Year Success Program: Living Learning Communities, Living Learning Communities Working Group, Office Of The Executive Vice President For Academic Affairs & Provost

General University of Maine Publications

Student success is central to UMaine's mission, values, reputation and fiscal health. Improving first-year student success is a major focus for Academic Affairs and Student Affairs in 2018-2019. The goal is to develop an integrated plan of actions that will result in improved first year student success as defined by first year retention.

Living Learning Communities

Develop a set of recommendations for how living-learning communities can support first year student success at UMaine. Please consider the following questions as you complete this work.

1. What is the current status of living learning communities at UMaine?
a. How many communities are …

First-Year Success Program: First-Year Success Courses, First-Year Success Courses Working Group, Office Of The Executive Vice President For Academic Affairs & Provost

General University of Maine Publications

Student success is central to UMaine's mission, values, reputation and fiscal health. Improving first-year student success is a major focus for Academic Affairs and Student Affairs in 2018-2019. The goal is to develop an integrated plan of actions that will result in improved first year student success as defined by first year retention.

First-Year Success Courses

All University of Maine students have access to a so-called first year success course. Develop a set of recommendations for ways to improve the quality of students' experiences in these courses. Please consider the following questions as you complete this work.

1. What are …

First-Year Student Success Initiative: Steering Committee Members, Office Of The Executive Vice President For Academic Affairs & Provost

General University of Maine Publications

The roster of 14 University of Maine administrators, faculty members, and graduate students who served on the First-Year Student Success Initiative steering committee as it appeared on the university's website.

First-Year Curricula Review: College Of Liberal Arts & Sciences, College Of Liberal Arts & Sciences, Office Of The Executive Vice President For Academic Affairs & Provost

General University of Maine Publications

Student success is central to UMaine's mission, values, reputation and fiscal health. Improving first-year student success is a major focus for Academic Affairs and Student Affairs in 2018-2019. The goal is to develop an integrated plan of actions that will result in improved first year student success as defined by first year retention.

First-Year Curricula Review: College Of Engineering, College Of Engineering, Office Of The Executive Vice President For Academic Affairs & Provost

General University of Maine Publications

Student success is central to UMaine's mission, values, reputation and fiscal health. Improving first-year student success is a major focus for Academic Affairs and Student Affairs in 2018-2019. The goal is to develop an integrated plan of actions that will result in improved first year student success as defined by first year retention.

First-Year Curricula Review: College Of Education & Human Development, College Of Education & Human Development, Office Of The Executive Vice President For Academic Affairs & Provost

General University of Maine Publications

The goal of this initiative is to improve first year student success as defined by first year retention. Improved student success contributes to the fulfillment of our mission and will allow for strategic investments of resources.

First-Year Success Program: Placement, Preparation, And Progress, Placement, Preparation, And Progress Working Group, Office Of The Executive Vice President For Academic Affairs & Provost

General University of Maine Publications

Student success is central to UMaine's mission, values, reputation and fiscal health. Improving first-year student success is a major focus for Academic Affairs and Student Affairs in 2018-2019. The goal is to develop an integrated plan of actions that will result in improved first year student success as defined by first year retention.

Placement, Preparation, and Progress

Develop a set of recommendations that help to address the challenge of students being academically prepared to succeed in their first-year courses. The primary focus of your recommendations should be around prerequisite mathematics skills. In addressing this charge, please explore the following questions: …

First-Year Curricula Review: College Of Natural Sciences, Forestry, & Agriculture, College Of Natural Sciences, Forestry, & Agriculture, Office Of The Executive Vice President For Academic Affairs & Provost

General University of Maine Publications

Student success is central to UMaine's mission, values, reputation and fiscal health. Improving first-year student success is a major focus for Academic Affairs and Student Affairs in 2018-2019. The goal is to develop an integrated plan of actions that will result in improved first year student success as defined by first year retention.

First-Year Success Program: Faculty Support/Development, Faculty Support/Development Working Group, Office Of The Executive Vice President For Academic Affairs & Provost

General University of Maine Publications

Student success is central to UMaine's mission, values, reputation and fiscal health. Improving first-year student success is a major focus for Academic Affairs and Student Affairs in 2018-2019. The goal is to develop an integrated plan of actions that will result in improved first year student success as defined by first year retention.

Faculty Support/Development

There is considerable evidence that quality of instruction is a significant factor in student success. This group's charge is to develop a set of recommendations for ways to support faculty success in first year courses. Academic Affairs will provide a list showing the success rates …

First-Year Curricula Review: Undergraduate School Of Business, Maine Business School, Undergraduate School Of Business, Maine Business School, Office Of The Executive Vice President For Academic Affairs & Provost

General University of Maine Publications

Student success is central to UMaine's mission, values, reputation and fiscal health. Improving first-year student success is a major focus for Academic Affairs and Student Affairs in 2018-2019. The goal is to develop an integrated plan of actions that will result in improved first year student success as defined by first year retention.

First-Year Success Program: Summer Preparation, Summer Preparation Working Group, Office Of The Executive Vice President For Academic Affairs & Provost

General University of Maine Publications

Student success is central to UMaine's mission, values, reputation and fiscal health. Improving first-year student success is a major focus for Academic Affairs and Student Affairs in 2018-2019. The goal is to develop an integrated plan of actions that will result in improved first year student success as defined by first year retention.

Summer Preparation

Develop a set of recommendations about summer programming designed to help students entering their first year to be successful. As you carry out this work, please consider the following questions:

1. What is currently being done in the summer to prepare students for success in …

First-Year Student Success Initiative Webpage, Office Of The Executive Vice President For Academic Affairs & Provost

General University of Maine Publications

Student success is central to UMaine's mission, values, reputation and fiscal health. The first year of a student's academic experience has a particularly significant impact on their academic success or failure. A variety of factors contribute to students' success (or failure) in their first year. Throughout the 2018-2019 academic year the Divisions of Academic Affairs and Student Life collaborated on the development of plans to optimize the first-year student experience.

On September 27, 2018, Provost Hecker led an Academic Affairs Faculty Forum at which he shared background data and analyses related to student success and failure as well as a …