ACADEMIC AND STUDENT AFFAIRS LEADERS' INSTITUTE PRE-CONFERENCE SURVEY JOHN N. GARDNER INSTITUTE Sara Stein Koch, PhD.

ACADEMIC AND STUDENT AFFAIRS LEADERS' INSTITUTE PRE-CONFERENCE SURVEYJOHN N. GARDNER INSTITUTE

Sara Stein Koch, PhD

Which of the following reasons best describesyour reason for attending this conference?

62%20%

17%

1%

Enhance (an) ex-isting partnershipDevelop new partnershipsTo learn more about part-nershipsTo come to Asheville

What three undergraduate student success initiatives or issues best lend themselves to partnerships at your institution?

First Year Programs

Academic Advising

Student Success Centers

Living Learning

Communities

Retention Efforts

Academic Support

Skills/Tutoring

Early Alert Systems

Orientation

Curricular Design

When new student success partnerships are proposed, what is the most frequent originating source?

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0.49

0.05 0.010.07

When a new student success partnership initiative is proposed, where do you most commonly find the greatest resistance?

Academic affairs

Student affairs

President or chancellor

Chief financial officer

Admissions officer

Faculty

Other

Not Applicable

11%

6%

1%

6%

1%

47%

7%

21%

How would you best characterize the stance of your president or chancellor towards these partnerships?

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18%

66%

10%

0% 0%6%

What has been the trend on your campus in terms of integration of academic and student affairs functions?

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More Integration

65%

No Change

28%

Less 7%

What are the two greatest factors influencing interest in partnerships on your campus?

Partnership

interestPartnersh

ip interest

Belief that partnerships will yield greater student success 75%

Economic need to achieve greater efficiencies 31%

Does your institution ever hold joint academic/student affairs retreats, summit meetings, special forums, etc?

Frequently 8%

Occasionally 26%

Rarely 27%“YES”

“No” 39%

When you personally look for information/inspiration for models of effective partnership, where do you turn?

Professional Meetings

• NASPA• HLC• FYE• AAC&U• NACADA• AACC• ACPA

Other Institutions

• Peer • Local

state colleges

• Big Ten• Communit

y College systems

Published Literature

• Chronicle• CC Week• ESource for

CollegeTransitions

• Educational Advisory Board

• All things by John N. Gardner, Randy Swing, and ACCT

Which if any of these or other “processes” have you used as a way to jointly explore enhancing partnerships?

Reaffirmation of

Accreditation 31%

Foundations of Excellence

38%

Grant Proposals

22%

Achieving the

Dream 1% Not Sure

8%

How do you primarily classify your position?

Academic Affairs

Student Affairs

Other

49% 44%

7%

At your institution does the chief student affairs officer report to:

Chief Student Affairs Officer

Chief Academic Officer 21%

Chief Executive Officer 58%

Other 17%PresidentChief OperationsChief/VP Enrollment

Is also Chief Academic Officer 5%

Do you have dual reporting lines to both academic and student affairs for some functions on your campus?

AdvisingUndergraduate

StudiesFirst Year

Experience International

StudentRetention

HonorsStudy Abroad

Learning/ Study Skills

Career Center

No 74%

Yes 26%

Who shared their thoughts?

49 Institutions 136 surveys started 108 completed

Thank you for sharing!