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First-Year Success Program: Navigate Committee, Navigate Committee Working Group, Office Of The Executive Vice President For Academic Affairs & Provost Jan 2019

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: Living Learning Communities, Living Learning Communities Working Group, Office Of The Executive Vice President For Academic Affairs & Provost Jan 2019

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 Curricula Review: College Of Engineering, College Of Engineering, Office Of The Executive Vice President For Academic Affairs & Provost Jan 2019

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.


University Of Maine Common Data Set, 2018-2019, Office Of Institutional Research And Assessment Jan 2019

University Of Maine Common Data Set, 2018-2019, Office Of Institutional Research And Assessment

General University of Maine Publications

The Commons Data Set (CDS) initiative is a collaborative effort among data providers in higher education and publishers to develop a core set of clear, standard data, and definitions regarding student cohorts. The Common Data Set includes information in the following categories:

  • General information about the institution
  • Data on enrollment, persistence, and graduation categorized by gender, ethnicity, and financial aid status
  • Application and selection policy
  • Freshmen academic profile
  • Transfer student data
  • Student life features
  • Annual student expenses and financial aid
  • Instructional faculty and class sizes
  • Disciplinary areas and degrees conferred

OIRA maintains an archive of the Common Data Set for …


Unified Accreditation Documentation, University Of Maine System Jan 2019

Unified Accreditation Documentation, University Of Maine System

General University of Maine Publications

The University of Maine System's unified accreditation documentation.


First-Year Curricula Review: College Of Liberal Arts & Sciences, College Of Liberal Arts & Sciences, Office Of The Executive Vice President For Academic Affairs & Provost Jan 2019

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.


Life After Umaine: The Employment And Educational Status Of Baccalaureat Recipients, 2017-2018, Office Of Institutional Research And Assessment Jan 2019

Life After Umaine: The Employment And Educational Status Of Baccalaureat Recipients, 2017-2018, Office Of Institutional Research And Assessment

General University of Maine Publications

The UMaine Office of Institutional Research and Assessment sends "Life After UMaine" surveys to recent baccalaureat degree recipients in order to solicit information about the employment and the continuing education status of post-graduate alumni.


First-Year Success Program: Placement, Preparation, And Progress, Placement, Preparation, And Progress Working Group, Office Of The Executive Vice President For Academic Affairs & Provost Jan 2019

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 Success Program: First-Year Success Courses, First-Year Success Courses Working Group, Office Of The Executive Vice President For Academic Affairs & Provost Jan 2019

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 …


Rising Tide Center_Webpages_2019, University Of Maine Rising Tide Jan 2019

Rising Tide Center_Webpages_2019, University Of Maine Rising Tide

General University of Maine Publications

Screenshots of the University of Maine's Riding Tide Center webpages.


Bachelor Of University Studies Advisory Committee 2018-19 Annual Report, Division Of Lifelong Learning Jan 2019

Bachelor Of University Studies Advisory Committee 2018-19 Annual Report, Division Of Lifelong Learning

General University of Maine Publications

The function of the committee is advisory to the Director of Bachelor of University Studies. The Committee will review all Programs of Study and Capstone proposals, approve the credentials and qualifications of faculty who will teach UST courses, approve policy recommendations, and advise on matters relating to the Bachelor of University Studies degree.


Digital Communications Newsletter, January To December 2019, University Of Maine Digital Communications Jan 2019

Digital Communications Newsletter, January To December 2019, University Of Maine Digital Communications

General University of Maine Publications

UMaine Digital Communications monthly newsletter for campus website managers. Distributed by email to subscribers.


First-Year Success Program: Faculty Support/Development, Faculty Support/Development Working Group, Office Of The Executive Vice President For Academic Affairs & Provost Jan 2019

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 …


2019, Umaine News Press Releases, Division Of Marketing And Communications, Margaret Nagle, Beth Staples Jan 2019

2019, Umaine News Press Releases, Division Of Marketing And Communications, Margaret Nagle, Beth Staples

General University of Maine Publications

This is a catalog of press releases put out by the University of Maine Division of Marketing and Communications between January 23, 2019 and December 31, 2019.