Columbus State University
Strengths with respect to student success
For 2022-23, we identified three student success activities in which we were striving to excel:
- structuring at least 3 HIPS into each baccalaureate program,
- encouraging a growth Mindset in students, and
- enhancing the co-curricular experience.
Of these, we are having the greatest success and making the most progress with the last one, enhancing the co-curricular experience, which encompasses a variety of activities:
Determine observational, emotional, and cognitive engagement in and out of the classroom
Cougar Scholars:
- Targets commuter students in the murky middle
- ENGL 1101 supported by wrap around services
- Adding in FYE course + Mindset for SU/FA23
Cougar Launch
- Targets residential students in the murky middle
- Early Move In
- Wrap around academic services and social belonging activities
- Mindset Workshop New for Fall 23
Academic Mindsets are the attitudes or beliefs one has about oneself
in relation to coursework. The four academic Mindsets involve the sense that students belong to an academic community, the sense that (with effort) their ability and competence can grow, the sense that they can succeed, and the sense that the academic work has value to them. In short, the four academic Mindsets involve the sense of belonging, improving, succeeding, and adding value. This initiative is to promote and encourage growth Mindsets in students and in faculty.
CSU plans to promote High Impact Practices by making them a structural part of every four-year program. The goal is for each student to have at least three HIPs before graduating with a four-year degree.
Columbus State University (CSU) is a public (state-supported) institution that offers 114 programs at the certificate, associate, bachelor’s, master’s, specialist, and doctoral levels. Many degrees are conferred in professional areas at both undergraduate and graduate levels in response to student demand and service area needs.
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