2020 USSI Summit Agenda

Registration opens at 8:00 a.m. Take some time to network and engage with colleagues before opening remarks.

Alessandra Ferriso - Student Emcee

Dr. Natchee Barnd, Associate Professor of Ethnic Studies
Indigenous Land Acknowledgement

Dr. Alix Gitelman - Vice Provost, Undergraduate Education                                  

Dr. Dwaine Plaza – Faculty Senate President – AM Keynote
Re-engaging Faculty in the Student Success Model at OSU

A feature documentary from Three Frame Media filmmakers Jaye & Adam Fenderson, Unlikely investigates America’s college dropout crisis and the barriers students face in their pursuit of an education and meaningful career. Set in the cities of Akron, Atlanta, Boston and Los Angeles, five individuals navigate the college journey, fighting for a second chance at opportunity. Click here to view a trailer for the film Unlikely.

Best Practices for Empowering Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students through Effective Feedback Methods in MU 215
Loveita Morrison, INTO OSU | Jeff Fowler, INTO OSU | Rochelle King, INTO OSU
Learn about feedback methods and tools tailored towards supporting autonomous skill development among linguistically diverse students.

Black Student Access and Success Initiative in MU 109
Dorian Smith, Educational Opportunities Program | Jason Dorsette, Educational Opportunities Program | Kim McAloney, Educational Opportunities Program |Terrance Harris, Black Cultural Center
This Session will discuss the work of the Black Student Access & Success Initiative (BASI). There will also be time to ask questions or talk about partnering to increase the reach of BASI to make OSU a campus where Black Minds Matter.

Bridging the Hidden Gaps: Improving Student Success in Targeted Online Courses through GTA-Led Revision Projects in MU 222
Katherine McAlvage, Ecampus | Erica Curry, Ecampus | Zoe Alley, College of Liberal Arts | Thaddaeus Buser, College of Agricultural Science
Fellows from Ecampus pilot project, GTA Innovations for Student Success, will share identified barriers, experiences, and key lessons learned from working to identify and address hidden barriers in high DFWU and high impact online courses. Ecampus will share about course selection and pilot coordination.

Building Career Champions: Bridging the gap from education to employment for first-generation, high-financial need, and students of color at OSU in MU 208
Charlene Martinez, Student Experiences & Engagement | Tamara Mitchell, College of Science
Representatives from the UIA's Bridging the Gap from Education to Employment project will share findings using human-centered design to support historically underrepresented students on their academic and career pathway. Attendees will learn about an emerging pilot program geared toward career preparation and share feedback.

Describing the impacts of field based experiential learning on a modern university in MU 207
Justin Fleming, University Motor Pool | Loren Davis, School of Language, Culture, and Society, Adventure Leadership Institute, College of Forestry, Department of Geology
We want to explore the role outdoor experiential learning plays in engaging students with course concepts and how it can differentiate the brick and mortar experience from online learning formats.

Developing & Cultivating Sustainable Healthy Habits in MU 212
James Taylor, INTO OSU
We will examine the four quadrants for good health and evaluate where each of us are at, and then take action steps, even if they're only baby steps, for each of us to improve!

Dive into Delivering Experiential Learning at the Oregon Coast in MU 221
Kristen Milligan, Marine Studies Initiative | Jack Barth, Marine Studies Initiative | Itchung Cheung, Hatfield Marine Science Center | Cynthia Leonard, Marine Studies Initiative
Explore opportunities and resources at the Oregon coast for experiential education. Learn about the Hatfield Marine Science Center and the developing community of learners focused on the ocean and coasts. Topics include approaches to courses at the coast, research experiences and internships, and extracurricular student activities.

Effect of Supplemental Instruction on Student Course Grades at Oregon State in MU 211
Nicholas Martens, Institutional Research | Chris Gasser, Academic Success Center
Supplemental Instruction (SI) provides peer-led tutoring to students in historically challenging courses. Institutional Research analyzed the impact of SI on student course grades, finding that while SI participants differ from non-participants, SI contributes to students receiving better course grades.

Getting Them Early: Strategies for Utilizing Technology to Enhance International Student College Readiness in MU 13
Grace Atebe, Office of International Services | Emiko Christopherson, Office of International Services | Cindy Nair, Office of International Services
Every term, OSU welcomes new international students to campus. All they know about OSU and Corvallis is what they have seen online, heard from friends, siblings, or their recruiting agent. How and when will they learn all the things they need to know about these strange new place, people and educational system. Using technology, checklists, and self-paced engaging modules, we changed the onboarding experience of new international students.

Indigenous Student Leaders Speak on their Advocacy Work in MU 213
Qay-liwh Ammon, Native American Longhouse Eena Haws | Kobe Natachu, Native American Longhouse Eena Haws
Indigenous students face many challenges in attending higher education and finding their place on college campuses. Students will discuss the work they do as student leaders at OSU and their work in advocacy and assertion of Indigenous presence on campus. During their time at OSU these students have been involved in creating strong bonds between student groups and have maintained a strong community space for students to call home.

Lightning Talk Forum in MU 49

• Pathways to Careers through OSU Team Design Projects
  Nancy Squires, School of Mechanical, Industrial, and Manufacturing Engineering
  A pathway to exciting engineering careers in industry is through collaborative and interdisciplinary team design projects and competitions. Find out how to get involved and make connections with industry and partnerships with other students at all levels.
• Experiential Learning, Holistic Wellbeing, & Career Readiness: A Scalable and Agile Approach to Advancing, Identifying, Reflecting and Articulating Students’ Transferable Skills
  Danielle Caldwell, Recreational Sports
  On a road paved by experiential learning and holistic wellbeing, take a ride with us as we share a scalable and agile approach advancing students identifying, reflecting and articulating transferable skills to be career-ready college graduates.
• Get Acquainted with Sparkshops: Feed up, Feedback and Feed Forward
  Funmi Amobi, Center for Teaching and Learning
  CTL Sparkshops in LINC! Lunch, Learn, Reflect, Renew, Refocus: Bring a friend and join us for Friday afternoon conversations on teaching and learning. Teaser: How could you use feed up, feedback and feed forward to align course assessments with student learning outcomes?
• Transfer Transition Classes: Meeting Students Where They Are
  Amy Neuman, College of Business | Lauren Caruso, College of Business
  When students transfer into the College of Business, they're greeted with a course tailored to their experience. The course, designed to welcome students to the college, explain resources, and integrate them into a community, is paired with required professional development content and missed coursework.
• BEaver Kind
  Callie Kennel, OSU Alumni Association
  A word of encouragement from someone who has been in your shoes can make all the difference when facing a challenge, this is why OSUAA introduced BEaver Kind in 2019. BEaver Kind is simply the first step of an innovative digital alumni engagement initiative designed to harness the power of positivity to support student success.
• Life Balance: Creative Downtime for Wellness and Student Success
  Susan Bourque, OSU Craft Center | Angela Purviance, OSU Craft Center
  The discussion will focus on ways to build a welcoming and inclusive space, the importance of identifying barriers to participation in a program, and how we addressed financial barriers. We will address the importance of providing students a SAFE space to build community.

Reinvigorating your Programmatic Curricula through Faculty Engagement in MU 104
Adam Chouinard, Integrative Biology | Nate Kirk, Integrative Biology | Lori Kayes, Integrative Biology
We will discuss Integrative Biology’s approach to engage faculty in the assessment process through review and revision of outcomes and curricula. Attendees will gain practical insights into how to make continuing progress and come “full cycle” with assessment. (Bring your programmatic outcomes if you can!)

Student Care Team Q & A: Trends in Supporting Distressed & Disruptive Student in MU 206
Aubrie Piper, Office of the Dean of Students | Martha Smith, Disability Access Services | Reilly Nobel - Office of Equal Opportunity & Access | Jill Childress, University Housing & Dining Services | Kerry Kincanon, University Exploratory Studies Program | Ismail Warsame, Office of International Services
Join members of the Student Care Team as we discuss the complexity in supporting our students. We’ll review trends from the past year and engage in rich dialogue on strategies and roadblocks we’re navigating. Audience members will be encouraged to ask questions and provide their perspective. 

The Power of Informal Networks for Student Success (interest form) in MU Lounge – Family Friendly Room
Sara Caldwell-Kan, Student Health Services | Gabrielle James, College of Science | Alex Aljets, University Information & Technology | Sahid Rosado, College of Engineering | Reed Davis, TRIO Student Support Services | Bethany Ulman, Ecampus
The Student Engagement Community of Practice meets monthly to share information and discuss topics from developing student employees to communication strategies. Hear from participants about this community's impact on their student success work and learn how you can get involved or create your own network.

The Who, What and How: Defining Success for Online Students in (MU) East Ballroom
Marleigh Perez, Ecampus | Jessica DuPont, Ecampus
This session will highlight online enrollment trends at the institutional and national level, share data to help attendees better understand who Ecampus students are, and show how Ecampus is defining and tracking online student success.

Agile Teaching - Tools to Make Your Assessments More Effective, Interactive, and Easier to Grade in MU 213
Tasha Biesinger, University Information & Technology | Katy Dumelle, College of Science | Lindsay Biga, Integrative Biology | Kirsi Peltomaki, Art | Paula Weiss, Chemistry
Agile Teaching means making instructional decisions based on insights surfaced from data to maximize student learning. Our panel of OSU instructors will discuss their use of Gradescope and Top Hat (which integrates with Canvas) to improve teaching agility.

Building a Teaching Team with Learning Assistants: Fostering Relationships in MU 104
Devon Quick, Integrative Biology | Lori Kayes, Integrative Biology
Are you interested in best ways to foster a productive and effective teaching team with undergraduates? Join us to discuss how faculty and undergraduates can work together to understand and execute the intended goals of the teaching team while also improving student learning outcomes.          

Centering Student Voices: Reflections on High Impact Experiential Learning Program in MU 208
Emily Bowling, Student Experiences & Engagement - Community Engagement & Leadership | Josh Norris, Recreational Sports | Sophie Pierszalowski, Office of Undergraduate Research, Scholarship, & the Arts | Caine Francis, Office of Global Opportunities
This panel session will center the voices of OSU students who have participated in various forms of experiential learning. Students will share a summary of how they have been changed by their experiences and ideas for how to grow and improve experiential learning on campus.

Determining Zones of Proximal Development to Enhance Student Learning in MU 212
Dennis Bennett, Writing Center
This interactive session will review Vygotsky's work and then transition into a workshop format. Participants will identify and reflect upon their roles as more knowledgeable others (MKOs) and the means through which student Zones of Proximal Development (ZPDs) are determined.

Faculty Leader Insights on the Transformative Effects of Study Abroad in (MU) East Ballroom
Julie Walkin, Office of Global Opportunities | Bryan Endress, Eastern Oregon Agriculture & Natural Resource Program – Palau | Nordica MacCarty, Mechanical, Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering – Guatemala | James Sterns, Applied Economics - France
Engaging students in global opportunities: Faculty will discuss the rewards and challenges of  designing and leading a program abroad; how their philosophy toward teaching and learning has evolved as a result of such programs; and how international experiences have the potential to accelerate transformative learning.

How Academic Advising Supports Student Success in MU 13
Erin Heim, College of Public Health & Human Sciences | Heather Arbuckle, College of Science | Nicole Kent, College of Forestry
Head Advisors across Colleges will discuss Academic Advising at OSU its impact on the USSI’s focus areas. Attendees will leave the session with a better understanding of advising practices and how advising can partner with other units to advance effective student success interventions and strategies.   

Leadership in the Fitness Space: Developing Career-Readiness and Transferable Skills in Our Students in MU 222
Cathy Sullivan, Recreation Sports | Dee Gillen, College of Public Health & Human Sciences
This session will discuss the strategies and models used in the creation of this collaborative effort, and the intended outcomes of students' participation in this leadership program. We will explain how and why we strive to create opportunities for equitable access to the leadership program, and this extends to the creation of opportunities for participants to access to Rec Sports programs.

Lightning Talk Forum in MU 49

• Digital Innovation for Excellent Data Science Instruction
  Robin Pappas, University Information & Technology | Shawn O'Neil, Center for Genome Research & Biocomputing
  This session will introduce a campus-wide collaboration to enhance instruction and student learning in data science. The presenters will share processes followed to date regarding curriculum as well as an OSU-developed digital platform to support data instruction across the colleges.
• Communities of Practice as a Transformational Learning Intervention: Study Summary
  Rachael Cate, Electrical Engineering – Computer Science
  Communities of Practices (CoPs) are spaces to come together in the discipline of engineering to share knowledge, support learning, experience professionalism, build networks, and drive their own agendas. Our longitudinal study demonstrates the effects of the CoP program as a transformational experience that promotes critical thinking and an increased sense of belonging among participants.
• Leveraging Your Role to Support Student Use of Office Hours
  Marjorie Coffey, Academic Success Center
  In each of our roles on campus, we have the opportunity to support students in understanding and using office hours. This lightning talk will name barriers to office hours use and offer specific strategies to help students make effective use of this important resource.
• Graduate School Planning Starts Now
  Karen Hanson, Graduate School | Lindsay Loebig, Graduate School
  In a world of competitive graduate school admissions, how will your students stand out? Join the Graduate School as we discuss factors including grades, experience, test scores, faculty connections and more. We’ll share strategies for building a strong application starting early in the undergraduate career.
• Alumni Career Programs
  Alex Leon Hall, OSU Alumni Association
  OSU alumni and students have lifetime access to webinars, in-person and online networking opportunities, job shadow program and other professional events. The OSU Alumni Association has the tools to help Beavers find workplace success.
• Center for the Advancement of Financial Education (CAFE)
  Prem Mathew, College of Business
  The College of Business is launching the Center for the Advancement of Financial Education (CAFÉ). The Center will provide financial literacy curriculum for all OSU students; and, through workshops, counseling, a peer mentorship program and other resources, provide services and support to students at OSU.

Living-Learning Community Panel in MU 221
Ben Medeiros, University Housing & Dining Services
Research on Living-Learning Communities has long been considered a high impact practice (Kuh, 2008; Tinto, 2003). But no one LLC size fits all (Inkelas, Jessup-Anger, Benjamin, & Wawrzynski, 2018). Join us for a panel discussion with a few of the LLC partners at Oregon State.

Reimagining Student Success through Radial Community Building in MU 206
Luhui Whitebear, Diversity & Cultural Engagement | Jason Tena-Encarnacion, College of Education | Sarah Garcia, Diversity & Cultural Engagement
Focusing on collaborations between Student Affairs and academic programs to build community with the students we serve. This session focuses on the ways in which Dia de los Muertos was reimagined as a community engaged project versus a single focus event that also re-centers Indigeneity.

Student Employment as Experiential Learning: Creating a Supportive Culture for Student Success in MU 215
Max Cohen, Client Services | JoAnne Bunnage, Assessment & University Accreditation | Todd Cross, Facilities Operations and Maintenance | Janet Nishihara, Educational Opportunities Program | Zach Colbert, OSU Student | Leonora Huynh-Watkins, OSU Student | Muhammad Shah Meer, OSU Student | Lana Klipfel, OSU Student | Jack Woods, OSU Student
Panel discussion of student engagement from the perspectives of student employees and employers. Participants will hear from student panelists about how campus employment and connecting with staff increases their feelings of belonging, motivation, confidence, and academic success. 

We Are All Beavers: Reimagining the Transition Experience for Online Learners in MU 207
Brittni Racek, Ecampus | Bethany Ulman, Ecampus
Learn how Ecampus updated the online orientation to better support the transition of online students. We’ll share how we addressed common challenges such as motivation, online readiness, and navigating the university. Attendees will learn how they could approach building a similar site.

What Works, When, and For Whom? Understanding the Evidence Behind Psychological Interventions in Higher Ed in MU 109
John Edwards, College of Liberal Arts | Regan Gurung, Center for Teaching and Learning & School of Psychological Science
Interventions based on psychological science and designed to boost student learning, retention, and success have become widely accessible in recent years. In this session, we explain basic psychological research with examples of popular interventions and a focus on practical information for anyone considering using these interventions.

Academic, Social and Competitive Experiences for Students through a Collegiate Esports Program and Arena
Joseph Agor, School of Mechanical, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
We will provide information on what collegiate Esports is today, how it can benefits students both academically and socially, and discuss how a program like this can work to address the challenges associated with collegiate gaming.

Adding a Lab Section to a Class to Provide Hands-On Learning Activities for Industrial Engineering Students
Hector Vergara, School of Mechanical, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
We will discuss lessons learned from the process of adding a lab section to a lecture-only course to provide more hands-on learning activities for Industrial Engineering students and enhance the achievement of course learning outcomes.

Addressing Barriers to Student Success in High-Enrollment Courses at OSU
Todd Pugatch, School of Public Policy
We conducted an experiment to encourage use of academic support services among OSU students. Messages varied randomly in the type of support encouraged (tutoring, coaching, extra practice), medium (email/text), frequency, timing, and inclusion of an incentive. We report preliminary results and reflect on lessons for practice.

Applying Journey Mapping to Visualize Student Transitions
Alex Aljets, University Information & Technology | Melody Riley, University Information & Technology
Better understand the experiences of new first-year and transfer students as they transition into the university. This interactive journey map illustrates actions, connections, technologies, and pain points of OSU student experiences based on findings from the Navigating the Student Transition report.

Bringing Active Engagement and Peer Instruction to Online Learners
Kenneth Walsh, Physics
Come see how OSU Physics is bringing real-time Active Engagement to distance learning through our Virtual Classroom and how we provide over 50 hours a week of real-time support through our Virtual WormHole helpdesk.

Collage in College: Adding some Art to your Sci Course (handout)
Stephen Atkinson, Microbiology
Collage is a straightforward "art" activity that can be incorporated into any course to add a hands-on learning opportunity. Collage is not as intimidating to non-artists as painting or sketching, and can be used to add a touch of creativity to ANY classroom.

Experiential Learning through the Oregon Research & Teaching Security Operations Center
Dave Nevin, University Information & Technology | Rakesh Bobba, College of Engineering |Matt Jansen, ORTSOC
The ORTSOC provides experiential learning opportunities for students in EECS's cybersecurity applied track to help meet the cybersecurity workforce gap. Come see how students in the program benefit from the hands on experience and how the ORTSOC not only helps meet OSU's information security needs but improves the cybersecurity posture of Oregon and the region.

Fostering Success for Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students
Sarah Chaney, INTO OSU | Audrey Bailey, INTO OSU
How do we create conditions for international and multilingual students to succeed? Come away with easy-to-implement tips to help these students contribute more meaningfully in group projects, understand your assignments, and follow your lectures more effectively.

How ROTC Helps Foster Undergraduate Student Success
Trey Sisson, Naval ROTC | Michael Rue, Air Force ROTC | David McRae, Army ROTC
Learn how the ROTC programs on campus contribute to undergraduate student success at OSU. Attendees should leave with a better understanding of the opportunities available for OSU students in ROTC, as well as take away best practices that could be applied in other departments.

Innovating the First Year in Engineering: LEGO Mindstorms Robotics Labs for MIME 101
Nordica MacCarty, College of Engineering | David Nembhard, College of Engineering | Liam Cassidy, Graduate Student, College of Engineering | Jennifer Parham-Mocello, College of Engineering
This poster will highlight the addition of LEGO Mindstorms robotic design challenges to recitations in the MIME 101 orientation course.

Kognito: Conversations that can Change Lives
Aubrie Piper, Office of the Dean of Students | Tessie Webster-Henry, Counseling & Psychological Services
Students face increasing pressures that can lead to distress, depression, anxiety, substance abuse, and thoughts of suicide. As staff, we can take small steps that make a big difference. OSU has adopted an online conversation simulation to help us learn to notice signs of distress, discuss our concerns, and refer students to appropriate resources by practicing conversations through role-play with virtual students.

Racial Justice Movement Building at OSU: Healing the World One Retreat at a Time
Charlene Martinez, Student Experience & Engagement | Emily Bowling, Civic Engagement & Leadership | Wiliama Sanchez, University Housing and Dining Diversity Programs and Initiatives | Cassady Gilroy, Diversity & Cultural Engagement | Shaznin Daruwalla, Counseling & Psychological Services
Does race matter to university students? This poster highlights OSU’s social justice retreats: Racial Aikido, Multiracial Aikido, International Student Social Justice, and Examining White Identity. Learn about the retreat histories, outcomes, and key themes in navigating racism at a historically white institution.

Rethinking the International Student First-Year Experience at OSU: A New Model
Kate Kerish, INTO OSU | Ernie Shirosky, INTO OSU | Elena Sapp, INTO OSU
We will present the themes and unique challenges associated with the international student first-year experience and the new International Direct model. In addition, we will address strategies for supporting first-year international students that help them adjust to a new academic culture at Oregon State University.

Students and Their Data: In Their Words
Robin Pappas, University Information & Technology
This poster session will introduce preliminary results from OSU's first-ever survey of students about student data and share findings about their perceptions about the data OSU collects, their comfort with our collection and use of that data, and the students' own ideas about what we might do with the data to enhance their learning and experience at OSU.

Supporting Research Connections through Dialogue: You Are Our Students' Greatest Resource
Kassena Hillman, Honors College | Rebekah Lancelin, Honors College | Leanna Dillon, Honors College | Beau Baca, Honors College
Undergraduate research is essential to the Honors experience. We see collaboration as crucial to supporting students as they undertake research. Learn how the Honors College works to build faculty-student connections and how we can work together to support our shared students.

Third Culture Kid (TCK) Transition Experience: Same Same But Different
Weam Elsheikh, College of Liberal Arts
Discusses the nuances of the emerging, unique and globally mobile Third Culture Kid (TCK) student population with specific emphasis on their transition experiences into college or university. Recommendations to student affairs professionals will be provided to learn strategies for supporting TCK students’ needs.

Understanding & Improving Student Experiences via Journey Mapping
Alex Aljets, University Information & Technology | Melody Riley, University Information & Technology
Journey maps are a powerful tool to understand and improve the experiences of students as they interact with our offices and programs. Learn about how to create a journey map, the possible styles, and the types of insights that can be derived from these maps.

What Students Want Instructors to Know About Cheating
Daniel Dietz, Office of Advocacy | Molly Chambers, Office of Advocacy
Oregon State students will present research on the factors that determine why students cheat. We offer these observations in hope that our instructors may use them to design courses and policies that reduce academic misconduct.

Workshops to Diversify the Applicant Pools and Increase the Success Rates of Traditionally Underrepresented Students Applying to Oregon Sea Grant Programs
Jenny Engels, Oregon Sea Grant
Oregon Sea Grant pays undergraduate interns to conduct coastal, marine and sustainability projects. In 2019 we conducted 6 internship application workshops in partnership with cultural centers and minority-serving groups on Oregon campuses. We will report on the effectiveness of this model for recruiting underrepresented students.

Undergraduate Student Success: Comprehensive Student Support Services
by Leticia Oseguera, Ph.D., Associate Professor and Senior Research Associate, Department of Education Policy Studies & the Center for the Study of Higher Education, College of Education at Penn State

A feature documentary from Three Frame Media filmmakers Jaye & Adam Fenderson, Unlikely investigates America’s college dropout crisis and the barriers students face in their pursuit of an education and meaningful career. Set in the cities of Akron, Atlanta, Boston and Los Angeles, five individuals navigate the college journey, fighting for a second chance at opportunity. Click here to view a trailer for the film Unlikely.

Advancing Quality Teaching in MU 207
Devon Quick, Integrative Biology | Janell Johnson, Animal & Rangeland Science
Participants in this forum will discuss the Quality Teaching (QT) Framework. The Quality Teaching (QT) Framework is a set of guiding principles in teaching excellence to inform instruction and teaching evaluation. This session is open all members of the teaching, learning or teaching evaluation community.

Career Readiness Project, College of Business in MU 221
Dan Ziriax, College of Business | Lillian Beck, College of Business
During this session, we will share results from the Career Readiness Project. The goal of this project is to measure, assess and track the mastery of the 8 NACE competencies for the College of Business Students participating in academic credit internships.

Equity and Inclusion in Digital Student Experience in MU 104
Melody Riley, University Information & Technology | Allison Davis-White Eyes, Office of Institutional Diversity | Anita Sarma, College of Engineering | Tasha Biesinger, Academic Technology
This session will explore the unintended biases and barriers that students may experience digitally during their OSU journey. The panel will discuss strategies to address these challenges and share successful examples of groups who have factored this into their design. 

First Year Findings from the Faculty Student Mentoring Program (FSMP) in MU 109
Gloria Crisp, College of Education | Caitlin McVay, Office of International Services | Maureen Cochran, Student Affairs Assessment | Kevin Dougherty, AVPSA & Dean of Students | Kayleen Eng, Provost Office | Roy Haggerty, College of Science | Jen Humphreys, Student Affairs | Gabrielle James, College of Science | Dan Larson, Vice Provost for Student Affairs | Nathan Petitti, College of Liberal Arts | Matthew Tradewell, Graduate Schoo
Our presentation will share evaluative findings for the OSU Faculty Student Mentoring Program (FSMP). The presentation is expected to benefit Summit attendees by providing ideas about how faculty and students can work together to support new and transfer students in transitioning to OSU.

Lightning Talk Forum in MU 13

• Incorporating Service Learning in an Intensive One-Week Class: The Case of Families and Poverty
  Tasha Galardi, College of Public Health & Human Sciences
  Learn about ways to incorporate service learning into a week-long class to challenge students' beliefs, increase student engagement, and improve student learning about core concepts.
• The Power and Importance of Integrating Civic Engagement, Social Justice, and Leadership Education
  Emily Bowling, Student Experiences & Engagement - Community Engagement & Leadership
  This lightening talk will summarize strategies for integrating civic engagement, social justice, and leadership education. Thoughts on how these areas are enhanced by the other will be shared as well as how this approach yields positive student learning outcomes and aligns with OSU’s strategic plan.
• OSU's Undergraduate Research Mentoring Agreement: Building Clear Expectations from the Start
  Sophie Pierszalowski, Office of Undergraduate Research, Scholarship, and the Arts | Kameron Kadooka, LSAMP
  Do you mentor undergraduates in research? Join us to learn about a new tool - the Sample Mentoring Agreement - that can be used to make expectations and communication clearer and more effective from the start.
• Sales Excellence with the Oregon State Sales Academy- How Will YOU Stand Out In a Crowd Post Graduation?
  Caitlyn Gill, College of Business
  At OSU's Sales Academy, students will gain valuable real world skills that are applicable in and outside of the classroom to ensure success post-graduation. Students across all majors can earn a Certificate in Professional Sales through Sales Academy as well as take part in sales competitions, network with leading industry professionals, have access to exciting internship opportunities and develop leadership skills that employers have identified as desirable.
• Learning by Doing: Learning Business by Doing Business
  Stephen Hodges, College of Business
  Learn what happened when all first-year College of Business students were required to join our living learning community – retention, satisfaction, and making money!
• Peace Literacy Skill Development for Faculty-Student Engagement in Liberal Arts, Science, and Engineering
  Sharyn Clough, School of History, Philosophy, and Religion | Elisar Barbar, Biochemistry/Biophysics | Devlin Montfort, College of Engineering
  Come away with easy-to-implement tips to help these students contribute more meaningfully in group projects, understand your assignments, and follow your lecture more effectively.  

Lightning Talk Forum in MU 49

• Building Confident Leaders: Teamwork Makes the Dream Work
  Susan Bourque, OSU Craft Center | Angela Purviance, OSU Craft Center
  Successful practices from hiring to graduation. How to create a diverse team. Ways to bond the team. A mentor's role to build confidence through positive leadership experiences. Building trust in your team.
• Innovation from Junk: Turning the University's Waste into Products
  Dale McCauley, College of Business
  BA160 Launch Pad is an entrepreneurship experience for first-year students of all majors and in Fall term student took on a difficult design challenge: How do we manage our waste? This interdisciplinary course forms students into teams, drops several hundred pounds of university waste onto their desks, and challenges them to first develop innovative products from materials destined for the waste stream.
• Using Rapid Evidence Assessments (REA's) to Expand Experiential and Research-based Learning by Collaborating with University and Industry Partners
  Larry Gilley, College of Public Health & Human Sciences
  We can expand Experiential and Research-based Learning opportunities for students, by collaborating with University and Industry Partners, using Rapid Evidence Assessments (REA's). Administrators and Academic and Professional Staff will benefit by considering and implementing similar collaborative efforts with University and Industry Partners in their areas of responsibility and authority.
• Lessons Learned from the Land of Electronic Communication
  Sarah Norek, Academic Success Center
  The Academic Success Center emails timely advising and academic success content to first-year and transfer students throughout each term. Join us to hear about our communication strategies and takeaways, and to access easily shared, high-traffic academic success tools.
• Transforming the OSU Digital Experience
  Derek Whiteside, OSU Web & Mobile Services
  The Digital Experience Initiative will transform online interactions with OSU by creating modern, intuitive, personalized and assistive touchpoints with our institution. Learn what is happening now and what we are planning to do to bolster student success with these new tools!
• Tales from the Learning Circle: First Lessons from Teaching-and-Learning-in-the-Round (talking points)
  Jon Dorbolo, Academic Technology
  OSU is the first university to implement Teaching-and-Learning-in-the-Round with the 360 degree circular spaces of the Learning Innovation Center (LINC). This session will present findings from the Geometry of Learning project focused on how faculty leveraged this unprecedented design to increase pedagogical value.

munk-skukum & Nia: Cross-community Solidarity & Student Support through Living Learning Communities in MU 206
Luhui Whitebear, Diversity & Cultural Engagement | Dorian Smith, Educational Opportunities Program
munk-skukum and Nia are two Living Learning Communities launching Fall 2020 with the goal of supporting the Black and Native-Indigenous communities. We offer this presentation for others to learn what is possible when we work in solidarity for the students we serve.

Stepping Up Student Success through High Quality Canvas Course Design in MU 208
Cheridy Aduviri, College of Education | Raven Chakerian, School of Language, Culture and Society | Cub Kahn, Center for Teaching and Learning
Are you an advisor, GTA, instructor or administrator involved with hybrid/blended or online courses? Join us to explore course design and effective practices to increase student success by applying OSU peer review of online and hybrid teaching guidelines. Bring your laptop to learn with us!

Transition Lens: Academic Exploration in the First Year (handout) in (MU) East Ballroom
Kerry Kincanon, University Exploratory Studies Program | Joanna Abbott, University Exploratory Studies Program | Megan Roegner, University Exploratory Studies Program | Shannon Shivers - University Exploratory Studies Program
All OSU educators encounter students who are in the process of academic exploration. Join University Exploratory Studies Program advisors for a discussion on exploration strategies and come away with a stronger lens for supporting exploring students as they define their academic journey.

Writing to Learn: Engaging Students with Informal Writing in MU 222
Marjorie Coffey, Academic Success Center
In the classroom, we have opportunities to help students understand course content and develop critical thinking skills. Writing to learn. (WTL) is an active learning strategy that accomplishes both. Join this session for WTL activities and strategies for implementing WTL across disciplines and class sizes.

Beyond Privilege Walks & Identity Wheels: Centering & Supporting Marginalized Student Staff at OSU in MU 206
Sarah Garcia, Diversity & Cultural Engagement | Cindy Konrad, Diversity & Cultural Engagement
We will engage participants in roundtable discussion on centering student staff with marginalized identities in our supervision and mentorship, cover a training we facilitated focused on empowering student staff to identify and embrace their strengths, and provide tools/handouts for participants to take and implement in their practice.

Building Community through Critical Quilt Making: We Are OSU in MU 212
Susan Bourque, OSU Craft Center | Angela Purviance, OSU Craft Center
What does it mean to be part of the OSU Community? Quilt making will be used as a narrative tool. After the workshop, digital images of individual quilt squares will be compiled into a cohesive "quilt," representing a snapshot of the OSU community.

Creative Field Courses and Excursions: Enhancing Experiential Learning for All Students in MU 104
Selina Heppell, College of Agricultural Sciences | Dwaine Plaza, College of Liberal Arts | Justin Fleming, OSU Motor Pool | Itchung Cheung, Hatfield Marine Science Center
Our panelists will share examples of course-based field activities that have enhanced student learning, then lead a discussion on creative ways to fund these activities, support faculty and departments who foster them, and encourage student participation.

Demystifying Online Learning in MU 221
Karen Watte, Ecampus | Cyndi McCarley, Ecampus
Learn about the world of online education at OSU and how instructors in online courses can significantly impact student success through thoughtful course design and research-based teaching practices.

International Student Recruitment in MU 13
Omar Trinidad, College of Business | Casey Glick, INTO OSU
This panel discussion will expand on effective ways to recruit and retain international students. We will also discuss how to collaborate with INTO OSU to reach our strategic goals.

Lightning Talk Forum in MU 49

• Implementing a Metacognitive Learning Strategies Workshop
  Paula Weiss, Chemistry
  Effective student learning strategies are crucial to success. I devote most of the lecture following the first exam to a discussion on learning strategies. I plan to share an overview of the workshop, surveys given to students, and some of the survey results.
• Memory as Equality
  Stephen Summers, College of Business
  Hear about simple memory strategies to offer students that may help reveal college's "hidden curriculum" and level out classroom learning. These processes can foster more efficient studying for all students, especially for those transitioning to the university.
• Building Bridges; Internship and Professional Growth Program in Wood Science and Engineering
  Michelle Maller, Wood Science & Engineering
  We are eager to support you on your career journey, to help you stay connected with OSU alumni and university and reach your career goals.
• Rethinking the Live On Experience for Upper Division Students
  Shelley Griffiths, University Housing & Dining Services | Ben Medeiros, University Housing & Dining Services
  A brief look at the different initiatives Residential Education is implementing to better support the needs and experiences of upper division students who live on campus, which includes second year and above undergrads, graduate students, transfer students, and family housing.
• "I've Seen Those Posters!
  Clare Creighton, Academic Success Center
  Curious about the “Ask for Help” posters you’ve been seeing around campus? Learn about the process that led to the design and messaging, and find out how you can contribute to or amplify this message moving forward.
• Supporting Students through Peer Mentoring in the First Year Experience
  Marcella Flores, College of Business
  Research shows that having a mentor throughout college can lead to a more fulfilling college experience. In order to create a sense of belonging, increase graduation rates, and improve the academic performance of our students, the College of Business launched a first year mentor program.

Responsive Teaching in Upper-Division STEM in (MU) East Ballroom
Elizabeth Gire, Physics | Corrine Manogue, Physics
In this interactive session, we will demonstrate and discuss responsive teaching strategies we use in our upper-division Paradigms in Physics courses. These strategies encourage students to communicate to the instructor what they already know and help instructors refine and build on their students' ideas.

Simple Strategies to Encourage Student Retention/Success (Online and On-campus): Time Icons, Study Plans, Reflections, Video Tutorials, and Additional Resources in MU 213
Meta Landys, Integrative Biology | Tiahong Shi, Ecampus
How can you increase student retention/success in your courses? This session will identify several simple strategies: time icons, study plans, metacognitive reflections, video tutorials, and additional resources. We will also invite participants to analyze their courses and create customized strategies based on the above.

Strengthening Your Core: CTL's Evidenced-Informed Practices for Teaching in Higher Education in MU 208
Regan Gurung, Center for Teaching and Learning | Funmi Amobi, Center for Teaching and Learning | Brooke Howland, Center for Teaching and Learning | Cub Kahn, Center for Teaching and Learning | Ann Sitomer, Center for Teaching and Learning
The session provides an introduction to the state of the art and science of teaching in areas such as course design, assessment, blended learning, and inclusive teaching.

The Hidden Cost of Learning Materials: How Textbook Costs Impact Student Success and What You Can Do About It in MU 109
Stephanie Buck, Ecampus | Nicole Hindes, HSRC | Zach Welhouse, OSU Libraries & Press
Join us for a conversation on the relationship between the cost of learning materials and student success. Participants will learn strategies to help reduce the cost and increase student success and discover resources available on campus for students who cannot afford their learning materials.

Grace Burks – Student Poet
Why don’t you?
Won’t you please?
Take me for a walk as we swim through the sea of graduates to be.

Dr. Regan A.R. Gurung - Professor of Psychology & Executive Director, CTL

Brenna Gomez - UIA Fellow

Closing remarks by student emcee, Alessandra Ferriso.