Engage Faculty to Increase Student Success

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ENGAGE FACULTY TO INCREASE STUDENT SUCCESS

INITIATIVE: Georgia State will form faculty-led task forces to explore and implement best practices in targeted courses aimed at improving completion rates. Modeled after the successful Math Task Force, these groups will focus on replicating positive student outcomes across various disciplines.

KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS

OUTCOMES:

Improvement in DFW rates measured at the end of the term in identified core and gateway courses.
During the first year of implementation, decrease DFW rates by 5% in in-person, hybrid and online courses.
During the second year of implementation, decrease DFW rates by 15% in in-person, hybrid and online courses.
Increase success rates in core and gateway courses that have DFW rates higher than 20%.
Improve retention rates from first year to second year 2% over three years.

PROGRESS & ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

UPDATED: Q1 2025

PROGRESS

Below you’ll find this initiative’s progress tracked by the status of the current phase. This approach shows where the initiative team is investing effort and driving progress to activate the initiative to contribute to our institutional goals.

PLANNING PHASE 100%

IMPLEMENTING PHASE 20%

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ACCOMPLISHMENTS

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UNIVERSITY-WIDE METRICS:

We measure progress and success through university-wide metrics that align with our strategic plan, BluePrint to 2033. Broadly, these metrics highlight our commitment to academic excellence, student success and community impact. The chart below shows how the initiative aligns with the university-wide metrics.

METRIC	SUCCESS	RESEARCH	PHILANTHROPY	CAREER	ENGAGEMENT	GROWTH
ALIGNMENT

PILLAR

The pillars of the strategic plan group our initiatives. Below are the goals within each pillar this initiative supports.

STUDENT SUCCESS 2.0

STUDENT SUCCESS 2.0

GOAL ONE: Build a flexible and interdisciplinary undergraduate curriculum for the future that prepares every student to possess traits that serve as the foundation of academic and lifetime success, like critical thinking, adaptability, communication and evaluation skills, and emotional intelligence.

1.1 Engage creatively with curricula to equip students with the knowledge, skills and abilities to pursue their academic, professional and personal aspirations by developing degree completion programs, reimagining orientation and perspectives courses, and incorporating high-impact teaching practice into core courses.