Student Success: Planning for a Campus That Supports a Diverse Student Body
June 12, 2017 | University of the District of Columbia | Washington, DC
One in five first-year students has difficulty learning course material and getting help with coursework according to the 2016 National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE).
The survey further revealed that students who found it easier to acquire tutoring spent more time studying and made greater use of effective learning strategies. This resulted in higher grades and a greater commitment to staying in school. The report concluded that guidance to students made a greater impact than study time and learning strategies, which signals the importance of providing accessible and effective learning support services.
Creating campus programs and environments, inside and outside of the classroom, that are welcoming, accessible, and functional are fundamental to supporting formal learning support services. Creating environments that meet the social learning needs of our increasingly diverse student populations is challenging but not impossible.
Leaders from Montgomery College, Morgan State University, Towson University, and local design firms will show you how they have created engagement at their institutions to help students from all backgrounds, genders, ethnicities, and orientation succeed in achieving their academic goals and have a positive and enriching experience.
Adapt learning space strategies to better support a diverse student population and integrate those strategies into your institutional planning.
Identify issues, challenges, and opportunities for creating and/or improving programs and environments to positively impact student success.
Translate student success program initiatives into effective physical environments that better meet the academic and social support needs of students.
Explain how the design of the physical learning space contributes to enhanced learning outcomes in an undergraduate active learning class of ethnically diverse students.