STUDENT SUCCESS CONFERENCE 2022
Monday, April 11, 2022
More than 300 Arizona staff, faculty and students gathered to learn about and discuss high-impact practices to increase persistence and degree completion for undergraduate students. Participating both virtually and in-person, attendees heard from keynote George Kuh, and then attendees breakout sessions covering a variety of practices that impact student success. 2022 CONFERENCE MATERIALS AND RECORDINGS
Award Winners
| Outstanding First-Generation Professional Award | Recognizes someone who identifies as a first-generation faculty or staff member that is also working to increase access, and or persistence for the first-generation community. | Karla Cruze-Silva |
| Outstanding Graduate Assistant Awards | Recognizes graduate students for their contribution to higher education through their graduate assistantship or internship position. | Sophie Alves |
| Outstanding Graduate Assistant Awards | Recognizes graduate students for their contribution to higher education through their graduate assistantship or internship position. | Ari Montes |
| Outstanding Mentor Awards | Recognizes someone who provides outstanding mentorship and guidance for new staff/employees | Dr. Jessica Retis |
| Outstanding Mentor Awards | Recognizes someone who provides outstanding mentorship and guidance for new staff/employees | Jessica Hill |
| Inclusive Excellence | Recognizes an individual for their contributions to higher education and student persistence through creating access for marginalized populations and prioritizing diversity and inclusion in their department. | Dr. Jessica Retis |
| Outstanding or Innovative Programming Award | Presented to a program addressing a specific campus concern or need. Each program's success has led to an increase in student engagement, success, and retention. | ENGAGED- College of Engineering |
| Outstanding or Innovative Programming Award | Presented to a program addressing a specific campus concern or need. Each program's success has led to an increase in student engagement, success, and retention. | First Cats |
| Wildcat Achievement Award | Awarded to someone who has demonstrated a strong commitment to the University of Arizona, student success and retention. | Dr. Alexei Marquez |
| Wildcat Achievement Award | Awarded to someone who has demonstrated a strong commitment to the University of Arizona, student success and retention. | Jackie French |
| Trellis Progress Champion Award | Recognizes someone who is an active participant and advocate for Trellis Progress | Dr. Lisa Rezende |
| Trellis Progress Department Achievement Award | Recognizes a valued partner in Trellis Progress. | Department of Mathematics |
| Trellis Progress College Achievement Award | Recognizes a College that has operationalized and institutionalized the use of Trellis Progress. | College of Science |
George Kuh is adjunct research professor of education policy at the University of Illinois and Chancellor's Professor Emeritus of Higher Education at Indiana University (IU).
George has more than 400 publications and made several hundred presentations on topics related to institutional improvement, college student engagement, assessment strategies, and campus cultures. His recent books include Using Evidence of Student Learning to Improve Higher Education (2015), Ensuring Quality and Taking High-Impact Practices to Scale (2013), High Impact Practices (2008), Piecing Together the Student Success Puzzle (2007), and Student Success in College: Creating Conditions That Matter(2005, 2010). He has been a consultant to about 400 institutions of higher education and educational agencies in the United States and abroad. A past-president of the Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE), he served on the National Leadership Council for the Association of American Colleges and Universities multi-year “Liberal Education and America’s Promise” initiative. In 2013, The Chronicle of Higher Education described George as a "towering figure" who "really launched the field of assessment of institutional quality."
His contributions have been recognized with awards from various groups including the American Educational Research Association, Association for Institutional Research, ASHE, Council for Adult and Experiential Learning, Council of Independent Colleges, National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA), and National Center on Public Policy in Higher Education.
George earned the B.A. from Luther College, M.S. from St. Cloud State University, and Ph.D. from the University of Iowa and has received eleven honorary degrees.
Colleagues from across campus will present 55 minute sessions regarding high-impact practices to promote student success, persistence and graduation.
| SESSION ONE IN PERSON | SESSION TWO IN PERSON |
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Bringing Insights to Action: Data Informed Approaches to Addressing Student Basic Needs Presenters: Bridgette Riebe, Dani Carillo, Deven Wiser, and Dr. Kendra Thompson-Dyck |
Presenters: Jennifer Cubeta, Laura Andrews, Megan Forecki, and Dr. Lucas Schalewski |
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COVID Reflection Workshop: Moving Forward with New Teaching Practices Presenter: Dr. Byron Hempel |
Universal Design at University of Arizona Presenters: Dawn Hunziker, Eric Bell, Barbie Lopez, and Angeline Carbajal |
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Creating Cultural Change to Support Wellbeing in Higher Ed Presenters: Stacey Cochran |
Engaging International Students to Promote Global Student Success Presenters: Amanda Agate |
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Culturally Responsive Mentoring Communities Presenters: Elia Bueno, Dr. Regina Deil-Amen, Kimberly Sierra-Cajas, and Dr. Jenni Batchelder |
From Experiential Learning to Career Readiness Presenters: Mary Cantor |
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Learning From Men of Color: Serving at-potential populations Presenter: Dr. Newton Miller |
Thriving @ The University of Arizona: Continued success through college Presenter: Dr. Victoria Capin |
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Trellis CRM Technologies and the Student Experience MOVED TO VIRTUAL Presenter: Nikolas Hodge |
Transforming Informed Course Design Using a DEI Course Audit Rubric Presenters: Dr. Iris Obille Lafferty, Dr. Newton Miller, and Tricia Lauer |
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You Are Welcome Here: Re-envisioning International Student Support During COVID-19 Presenters: Liane Eugenio Pinto, Nguyen Dang, and Maritza Marquez Olague |
University Policy Roadmap to impact Persistence and Graduation Presenters: Alex Underwood and Abbie Sorg |
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Presenters: Dr. Lisa Elfring and Dr. Mascha Gemein |
| SESSION ONE VIRTUAL | SESSION TWO VIRTUAL |
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An Introduction to Universal Design Presenter: Dr. Ana Fierro |
Strengthening Our Success and Building High-Impact Relationships Presenters: Serena Valle, Amanda Armendariz, and Breanna Watkins |
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A Mindfulness Approach to Building Capacity Presenter: Dr. Lysette Davi |
Flexibility as a Specialized Need for Non-Traditional Student Success Presenters: Matt Phillips, Dr. Allison Rief, Dr. Tony Farrell, and Dr. Maja Zelihic |
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The Value of PowerNotes in Reading and Writing Across Disciplines Presenters: Shelley Rodrigo, Catrina Mitchum, Dr. Arin Haverland, Kayle Skorupski, Anna Leach, Leslie Sult and Jeremiah Paschke-Wood |
Design for Momentum: Meaning-making through Reflection in LifeLab Presenters: Carly Croman and Jordan Thornton (JT) |
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Accelerating Student and Community Engagement: A Faculty Model for Experiential Learning Co-Design Presenters: Megan Forecki and Annie Kurtin |
Undergraduate Research and Inquiry_ Increasing Equity, Engagement, and Success Presenter: Dr. Kelley Merriam-Castro |
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The CALS Learning Lab_ Powered by the SALT Center Presenters: Laurel Grigg Mason, Nancy Rodriguez Lorta, Danielle Flink, Shawnda Garcia, and Keely Donovan |
Deliverology as a Framework to Drive Student Success Presenters: Morgan Johnson and Marie Henderson |
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Trellis CRM Technologies and the Student Experience Presenter: Nikolas Hodge |
Schedule At-A-Glance
April 11, 2022
| 8:00am | Check-in and Breakfast |
| 8:45am | Welcome- Christine Salvesen, PhD, Associate Vice Provost for Student Success & Retention Innovation (in-person and virtual) |
| 8:50am | Awards (in-person and virtual) |
| 9:05am | Keynote Introduction & UGES - Greg Heileman, PhD, Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education (in-person and virtual) |
| 9:15am | Keynote - George Kuh, PhD (in-person and virtual) |
| 10:10am | Break |
| 10:20am | Session 1 (Multiple Options for virtual and in-person) |
| 11:15am | Break |
| 11:25am | Session 2 (Multiple Options for virtual and in-person) |
| 12:20pm | End |
Student success is the product of thousands of small gestures extended on a daily basis by caring, supportive educators sprinkled throughout the institution who enact a talent development philosophy. -George Kuh