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Navigating Student Supports in 2020 and Beyond

Update | Wednesday, November 4, 2020

The Office of Student Academic Success is proud to work with faculty, staff, and students across campus to present the virtual 2020 Student Success Summit on Thursday, November 12.

Virtual Event (Microsoft Teams)
Morning Session: 9 a.m.-1 p.m. 
Afternoon Session: 1-5 p.m. 

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Each session will feature a keynote session, followed by breakout sessions.

This year’s theme is: Navigating Student Supports in 2020 and Beyond. We will kick off the virtual summit with our opening session providing overviews of academic and non-academic Student Supports in 2020 and the new Single Parent Initiative. The summit is broken into two ½ day sessions.  Sessions will also be recorded and posted on the Student Academic Success web page for those who can’t attend on November 12.  Student Academic Success is able to pay approximately 120 tutors, adjunct faculty (meeting rate), and part-time staff for the sessions that are attended on November 12.

Presentations on the following topics will be available, with more being added all the time!

  • Single Parent Initiative and Navigating Student Supports in 2020 (keynote address)
  • Self Care During COVID
  • Career Services
  • Holistic Supports
  • Student Success Data
  • Setting up your course for the term in Blackboard
  • Tutoring
  • CARES Advocate Training (Part I)
  • Online, Real-Time Teaching with Collaborate and Zoom
  • Counseling Services
  • Building an Inclusive Classroom

 

 

 

 

 

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