of names of at-risk students. CAPS Advisors intervene to resolve attendance issues and help students formulate a plan to improve performance.

CAPS plans upcoming initiatives that include: Pre-registration Advising Roundtable with department chairs to reduce misadvising. The Roundtable will be held on October 29th. CAPS will enhance the academic warning and probation program to implement interventions that target students receiving a 2.0 or less after the fall semester. This intervention will include:

  1. a mandatory 2-hour session, that uses metacognition to help students improve learning, time, and resource management skills. The workshop will take place January 14-15, 2016 before the 1st day of class so that they will have time to implement strategies
  2. an academic coaching/mentoring option for students who want personal guidance

Furthermore, CAPS and ACE are planning a structured mid-term interventions with 65 at-risk (based on ACT scores, and mid-term grades), first-year students that will include intense, mandatory learning strategy workshops and required check-in with advisors.

Graduation

The overall unit plans for graduation are to determine students who are not currently enrolled at the University. CAPS is currently checking credit hours and current majors and calling students to solicit enrollment intentions for the spring term (2016).

With a target date of October 16, 2015, a list of students will be sent to chairs and advisors to complete a degree audit and document remaining requirements to graduate. After degree audit is complete, letters to students encouraging them to re-enroll and informing them of remaining courses to graduate will be mailed by November 15, 2015.

Finally, an intervention for students in the 2011-2013 cohorts who are still enrolled is being researched. A plan will be presented to Dr. Brown-Wright on November 6, 2015. The intervention will identify obstacles that could hinder or impede graduation.

VI. Programs Accreditation Calendar

The Academic Programs Accreditation calendar is presented in Appendix A.

VII. Update on Department Chairs Search

The following are areas that we will be seeking permanent chairs:

Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences Division of Math and Sciences Division of Fine Arts

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