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DIVISIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS
STUDENT TRANSITIONS & SUCCESS (CENTRAL)
Work With Campus Stakeholders To Complete Milestones Required In The First Scholars Program
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More than 20 UW Tacoma colleagues representing 11 different stakeholders contributed insights on how to improve outcomes via the First Scholars Insights Tool. Additionally, NASPA (Student Affairs Administrators in HIgher Education) First Scholars is covering 1.5 years of membership for the National Student Clearinghouse PDP (Postsecondary Data Partnership) program for the UW Tacoma campus, which allowed for the use of new data insights in onboarding new staff leadership.
Milestones included reclassifing leadership position from Program Coordinator to Assistant Director and successfully engaging stakeholders in the process of hiring for this new leadership role.
SUPPORT HEALTH AND WELL-BEING THROUGH COVID-19 TRANSITIONS
Student Transitions & Success implemented recommendations to offer in-person and virtual program offerings to support student engagement and student and staff health during the various COVID-19 operational transitions that occurred in 2021-2022.
Additionally, a “welcome back to campus” postcard was created and sent to all registered students for the Autumn quarter. The postcard included QR codes for quick access to COVID-19 safety information and Welcome Days programming.
In Winter quarter, with the brief return to remote operations, a centralized help desk was created to support students who needed in-person assistance. To minimize the number of staff who had to be present, attention was put into creating a directory of resources and using Microsoft Teams to better support this UW Tacoma Student Service hub to help students quickly reach online services.
