assist in the success of their educational careers.
The FRIENDS Program staff also participated in the “Kickoff Festival and Open House” at the Paul Sawyer Library in KSU's Frankfort/ Franklin County Initiative.
For the upcoming semester, the Supervisor of the FRIENDS program is preparing to move forward with a mentoring program targeting KSU's nontraditional student population.
CAPS held 408 advising/counseling sessions during this quarter, including one-on-one meetings and pre-registration for Summer and Fall 2013.
In efforts to improve knowledge and promote best practices in advising, CAPS staff has undergone several training opportunities that include webinars on intrusive advising and best retention strategies. Additionally, special training sessions have been conducted by departments within the institution to familiarize the CAPS staff on specific services and resources to assist them in better serving students, including Disability Resource Center on servicing students with disabilities and the Registrar Office on conducting degree audits. Lastly, the Director and two Persistence Officers attended the NACADA regional conference, which is the national organization for academic advising.
CAPS staff participated in several divisional and university-wide events in support of retention, including but not limited to: Open House, Epilepsy workshops, New Student Orientation, AWA Orientation, SEM Works planning, Ellucian training, and SSEM meetings and trainings.
The Director attended CPE meeting on Deliverology through Education Delivery Institute, representing the University's Deliverology committee.
CAPS staff collaborated with the University's new Frankfort/Franklin County Initiative to work with the Capital Downtown Expo and Capital City Reading Camp for literacy efforts.
■ CPCP and Placement Testing staff served 328 students for professional testing in several national exams, including PRAXIS, SAT and ACT (National and Residual).
CBT's-Computer Based Test (CLEPs, Correspondence and Miller Analogies) served five students.
During this quarter, approximately 707 students attended the Lab or received services from CPCP, with a total of 1,433 for the entire semester.
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