The university's goals for undergraduate success include the expectation that students will achieve the learning goals of their majors, successfully complete their degrees and find pathways forward to their life and career goals. A first step in helping them achieve these goals is identifying and addressing any opportunity gaps across demographics. With that objective in mind, U-M is now considering opportunities to impact student persistence and success by:
- Attending to the number of credits for which undergraduates enroll
- Analyzing student learning patterns in critical gateway courses
- Tracking the timing and content of early feedback students receive on their academic progress
- Focusing on the ways in which schools, colleges and departments holistically monitor and support undergraduate academic progress in the early semesters of degree work
A formal search is underway for a Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education to lead this work along with other efforts relating to U-M undergraduate education.
Responsible Unit: The Office of the Provost