T. Chase Hagood, Ph.D.
Vice Provost for Student Success

Dear Colleagues,

At the University of Utah, our commitment to student success serves as the guiding principle shaping our decisions and priorities. Over the last year, we have refined our focus through a shared responsibility approach to create an exceptional educational experience for every student by identifying and removing obstacles that hinder their academic journey.  Framing our work, is the strategy set we call Navigate U. I’m excited share updates regarding our progress and a vision for where we can go next, together.

Read more in my post on the News and Updates section of us.utah.edu.

As always, Go Utah! 
Chase 

Andrew Gumbel | The New Press, 2024

Ep. 136: Voices of Student Success. GenAI in Teaching and Learning

Paul Fisk, Jill Bavetta, and transfer student leader Josie Hahn presented at the 44th annual conference on the First-Year Experience in New Orleans, LA from 2/16-2/19.

The presentation was titled - “Making the First-Year Matter for Transfer Students” 

Danielle Susi-Dittmore has been selected to facilitate one of five 2025 research workshops for the Association of the Study of Higher Education. Her April 11 workshop, "Using a Critical Disability Studies Approach in Qualitative and Quantitative Research Design,” will engage researchers in inclusive, disability-centered interview protocols and techniques, as well as strategies for designing survey questions that accurately represent disabled students’ experiences, challenging ableist assumptions in research methodologies. 

Dr. Annie Isabel Fukushima of University of Utah and Dr. Alexa Sand of Utah State University, along with USU Graduate student, Sophia Hessami and U of U Undergraduate Nursing Student, Sofia Flowers, joined KRCL's RadioACTive to discuss Research on Capitol Hill.  This year marked the 25th Anniversary of the event where students from the University of Utah and Utah State University showcased their work to Utah state legislators. Read more about the event in @theU. 

The Office of the Registrar received approval from the Academic Senate to change the grade deadline from the current 10-12 days to five calendar days, effective Fall 2025. This aligns with USHE, Big 12 and AAU deadlines and advances student success. The proposal effectively incorporated student, faculty and staff feedback and needs, which will continue to be addressed through new collaborations developed during the process. The change is expected to contribute to higher student retention and success rates.

To boost student success & retention, the University of Utah partnered with InsideTrack to build a scalable coaching model—supporting Pell-eligible & first-gen students. 

Read the case study to learn more about how we did it. 

The UIA has published its 2024 Annual Report, which includes statistics from the year, along with a letter from the CEO and a look toward the future.

Bringing you stories, insights, and experiences from voices across the higher education sector. Hosted by T. Chase Hagood, vice provost for Student Success at the University of Utah, this podcast fosters community and collaboration, highlighting the challenges and successes of leading transformative change in higher-ed. 

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