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Our Approach

Overall Approach

Motivations

  • Align the student experience with the strategic vision for the U outlined by President Randall
  • Meet performance expectations of USHE focused on student completion and placement

Preliminary Findings

  • Clearly define student success goals and ensure accountability throughout the U
  • Modernize student support systems and services
  • Build data and analytic capacity and utilization
  • Organize, streamline, and coordinate advising and student success efforts

What do students want from an exceptional educational experience?

Community

  • They want to make new friends
  • They want to build a network
  • They want to be around like-minded individuals

Knowledge & Skills

  • They want to learn and retain skills to get a job
  • They want to receive a competitive salary
  • They want to be able to attend a post-baccalaureate program

Transformation

  • They want this journey to matter
  • They want to build confidence
  • They want to be ready to take on new challenges

Impact

  • They want to do something meaningful
  • They want to make a difference
  • They want to have confidence in making change

Navigate U Shared Responsibility

The Navigate U project is a collaboration between the Office of the President, Academic Affairs, individual Colleges and Departments, Student Affairs,  and the Health Sciences. These stakeholders work together to ensure the success of the project, aligning their unique strengths and perspectives to serve the diverse needs of the university. An Advisory Committee with representatives from Enrollment Management, UIT, Student Affairs, Advising, and Faculty, guides usage best practices and policies of the Navigate platform.

Office of the President

Colleges and Schools 

Academic Affairs

Health Sciences

Student Affairs

Our Pillars

 

Awareness and Engagement

Encourage pre-enrollment awareness (campus visits, high school programming, etc.), concurrent education, and Engage U activities.

 

Student Transitions

Optimize orientation to provide students with the best foundation possible to navigate the U--including extended orientation opportunities, student leadership involvement, safety, and wellness.

 

Proactive Academic Advising

Ensure institution-initiated, targeted interventions to students using academic advisors and predictive analytics to positively impact retention, time to degree and graduation rates.

 

Academic Planning and Curriculum Systems

Streamline curricular systems, such as the academic calendar, course wait lists, the DARS system, and student appeals.

 

Financial Structures

Create greater transparency in fee structure, map tuition holds inventory, and use strategically targeted micro retention grants.

 

First Experiences and Experiential Learning

Support students entering into first experiences with early start programs, first-year learning communities, LEAP-explore, cohort programs, first-year seminars, and EL opportunities.

 

Student Pathways and Career Success

Enhance academic pathways by offering meta majors, academic communities, mentor programs, experiential learning, and career success opportunities.

 

Academic and Well-Being Support

Facilitate student success by investing in supplemental instruction, peer education network, student success coaching, and student wellness resources related to leadership, engagement, advocacy, and health.

 

Navigate U: Improving the Student Experience

Watch the video to learn how Navigate U impacts students.

Last Updated: 10/7/24