Undergraduate Student Success

Cornelia Lang

Associate Dean for Undergraduate Education

Goal: Build a strong community of undergraduate learning and engagement

Strategy 1: Increase undergraduate student success through high-impact learning strategies and evidence-based practices

Strategy 2: Expand undergraduate recruiting and retention efforts to ensure sustainable student enrollments

Strategy 3: Enhance undergraduate student retention efforts to increase student success and help students maintain their time to degree plans

Strategy 4: Increase academic, peer and career mentoring opportunities for all undergraduate students

Expanded CLAS Academic Advising
- Established advising leadership team
- Defining 4 focal areas of CLAS
- Increased partnership with Academic Advising Center
Strengthened CLAS curriculum and enrollment:
- Assessed International and Global Issues GE area
- GE courses in AY 22-23 had > 95% of seats filled
- Began academic assessment coordinator search in summer 2023
- Developed 10 WLCE courses and a Faculty Learning Community
Strengthened student-centered policies and outreach
- Mental health training for faculty/staff
- Began reviewing and revising academic outreach- low rates of probation, dismissal
- Prepared WL Pathways requirement for summer ‘24 start
Strengthened CLAS recruitment
- Established team to support events
- Partnered with CLAS Marketing and Communications on academic program recruitment marketing
- Restarted student ambassador program

Implement “Future of CLAS Advising” plan (advising for all undergraduate students in CLAS)
Establish and expand faculty training for career advising, mentoring and supporting students
Evaluate and support online and innovative undergraduate courses and programs
Develop and strengthen academic program assessment processes, with a focus on areas that CLAS has recently reviewed through the charges
Assess and revise undergraduate writing/communication/literature requirements in light of new technology tools and the Writing University brand