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Volume 1, Issue 4
Comprehensive Expansion:
The Next Phase of Texas A&M University-San Antonio
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JagX (Bridge Program)
Program Goal: The goal is to contribute to retention efforts by introducing students to University expectations and culture through an emphasis on professional, intellectual, and life skills that will enable participants to be successful University students.
News
: The Bridge Program is now called JagX--meaning the Jaguar Experience. The name change was made to better
resonate
with students, faculty, and staff.
Phase III Tasks Completed:
- The five-day JagX program will include daily JagX Studio sessions, which will assess students' intellectual engagement with social issues. "Engaging Social Issues as Scholars" invites students to build an in-depth understanding of a social issue, analyze this issue, brainstorm potential interventions, and write a personal statement of civic responsibility describing their role in responding to social issues both on and off campus. The social issue selected for this summer will be: online harassment
- All JagX sessions will integrate mindset and technology
- E-Portfolios will be introduced in JagX
- An overview of the five-day program and a sample daily schedule are available. Please request an electronic copy from the JagX Committee
Phase IV Tasks:
- Keynote address parameters will be determined in Phase IV.
- Student Choice sessions will be fully developed.
- Assessment of JagX will be determined
- Facilitator guidelines will be identified.
For a complete list of the JagX committee members and contact information
click here.
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Jaguar Tracks
Program Goal: Create the structure and curriculum for the four Jaguar Tracks courses; including but not limited to defining the audience of each course course, writing learning objectives, determining course topics, creating major course assignments, writing curriculum inventory change proposals, creating detail syllabi for consistency across course sections, and other duties as assigned.
News
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The Jaguar Tracks sub-group completed Phase III.
Phase III Tasks Completed:
- Created specific syllabus for each of the four Jaguar Tracks courses
- Draft syllabi are now available by contacting the committee chair
Phase IV Tasks:
- Draft course assignment descriptions
- Finalize academic rubrics
- Weighting of course assignments for each Jaguar Tracks course
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Faculty & Staff Hiring
Program goal: Select and hire the new faculty and staff necessary to support the expansion of Texas A&M University-San Antonio.
News: Searches
are underway to hire approximately 28 additional faculty and 26 staff members.
Phase III Tasks Completed:
- 28 tenured track searches are underway with 17 within COAS, 5 within COB, and 6 within COEHD
- Additional student success coaches, advisors, coordinators, and orientation leaders are being hired
- The search has been re-opened for the executive director of Experiential Learning
Phase IV Tasks:
- Have new faculty start on July 1st to allow for campus/departmental orientations
- Provide support to new and existing faculty for teaching freshmen
- Share campus/departmental expectations to new and existing faculty
For a complete list of the Faculty & Staff Hiring committee members and contact information
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IT Applications
Program Goal: The goal of the IT subgroup is to acquire state-of-the-art software to support the success of faculty, staff and students at A&M-San Antonio.
News
: E-Portfolio bid is posted on State website.
Campus forums will be arranged so that top contenders can present to the University community.
Phase III Tasks Completed:
- Education Advisory Board (EAB) completed the Kick-Off meeting on March 31
- The WebEx recording of the EAB Kick-Off presentation is posted on the Comprehensive Expansion webpage
Phase IV Tasks:
- Campus Presentations from EPortfolio finalists
- Finalize contracts/deadlines/Go Live dates for E-Portfolio launch
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Orientation
Program Goal
: To develop an engaging, interactive and informative orientation program that is tailored to the unique needs of first-time, full-time freshman, transfer students, and their families.
News
: New Student Orientation, Transfer Student Orientation and Family Orientation dates have been announced.
Phase III Tasks Completed:
- Orientations will follow a two-day, face-to-face format and are mandatory for first-time, full-time freshman
- Transfer New Student Orientations are mandatory for students with a cumulative GPA of 2.2 or below
- Online Orientations are available for transfer students with a GPA of 2.21 or higher
- Family Program is offered as a 1-day program on day two of any Freshman/Transfer New Student Orientation
- Draft schedule includes sessions on Title IX, Rec Sports, Advising, ID Cards, Experiential Learning, Student Activities, Traditions/History, Student Rights & Responsibilities, University Police Dept., IT Business Services and more
Phase IV Tasks
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- Refine faculty involvement at orientations
- Further develop Tower Walk tradition
- Review session suggestions - "How to Support Your Student"; Bilingual options
- Develop Student Panel sessions
- Develop Orientation assessment process
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Upcoming Events
April 7-8, 2016
Dr. John Gardner, President and Founder of the John N. Gardner Institute for Excellence in Undergraduate Education,
will be on campus April 7th - 8th to review the progress of our Foundations of Excellence (FoE) subgroups and advise our campus community about our
comprehensive expansion efforts and the development of the National Model for Student and Academic Success. Dr. Gardner is a renowned researcher and founder of the John N. Gardner Institute for Excellence in Undergraduate Education established to strengthen institutional student learning and retention.
Dr. Gardner will be a guest speaker at the Faculty Breakfast scheduled for April 8 and will meet with FOE subgroups individually.
April 15, 2016
National Model for Student and Academic Success Working Group (Super Group) Meeting
May 15, 2016
Phase IV finalized.
For more information on upcoming meetings and events, please contact
Teresa Petersen.
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San Antonio, Texas 78224
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