Office of Student Life (Center for Holistic Development and Programming)
The Office of Student Life is a natural fit with the Academics with Attitude project and its educational goals. The mission of the Student Life Center for Holistic Development and Programming is to complement the academic programs of study at KSU and enhance the overall educational experience of students through the development of, exposure to and participation in social, cultural, intellectual, recreational, spiritual, and governance programs. The Office of Student Life has its own budget and provides structured activities, programs, services, resources and facilities to accomplish this mission. (Link to Student Support_StudentLife.pdf)
The Academic Center for Excellence (ACE) promotes academic excellence by helping students to access the resources and to develop the behaviors, attitudes, and skills that encourage achievement. ACE was formed in 2004 as a merger of the former Communication Skills Center (writing and study skills lab) and Peers Empowering Peers (PEP) Lab for tutoring in mathematics, sciences, foreign languages, and accounting. ACE provides tutoring in a number of academic areas, including, reading, writing, and mathematics, as well as providing workshops to help students with study strategies, test-taking skills, and time-management. In addition, ACE assists students by
serving as a support agency for the University faculty, academic departments, and other entities on campus assisting with supplemental and/or alternative presentations of course content.
The Center is staffed by a Director, Associate Director, five Instructional Counselors, an Administrative Assistant, and approximately twenty peer tutors and supplemental instructors. Because the AWA project will require integration of developmental courses with ACE, the Center's staff needs and training will increase. The budget for the 2008-2009 Pilot Project includes funds for hiring three part-time Instructional Counselors, four Supplemental Instructors, and professional training workshops (see the section below on the budget). Additional software for tracking student performance and assistance in mathematics classes will also be required and is included in the budget. When the number of students under AWA management increases for the 2009 pilot two more part-time Instructional Counselors and four additional Supplemental Instructors will be required. To meet the needs of students for the full implementation in 2010, two more part-time Instructional Counselors and four additional Supplemental Instructors will be required. From 2010-2014, when the number of AWA students reaches its maximum of 240 students, the Center will convert the part-time Instructional Counselors to two full-time positions and add eight more Supplemental Instructors. The Director of ACE is a member of the QEP Committee and will continue on the AWA Implementation Committee.
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