February 15, 2017  |  News & Events, Timely Announcements

NOTE: This message was sent on Monday, February 13, 2017, to all instructors teaching undergraduate courses for the Spring 2017 term.

Colleagues,

The Student Success Collaborative Campus (SSC Campus) has been successfully launched at UWM.  Sponsored by my office, the SSC Campus enables the development of a coordinated care network for UWM students by streamlining communication between academic advisors, instructors, and students and promoting academic campaigns to increase student retention and success.  One of those campaigns in which you play a vital role centers around progress reports.

Progress Reports (formerly known as Early Alerts or Academic Updates) provide students with an indication of their mid-semester performance.  The information provided by you, the instructor, is shared with each student’s academic advisor.   Combined efforts will provide the opportunity for timely intervention.  Please note:  SSC Campus Progress Reports replaces use of the Mapworks tool.

  • When:  The spring 2017 progress report campaign will run Monday, February 13th through Friday, March 17th.
  • How:  All instructors teaching undergraduate courses will receive an email invitation from SSC Campus on Monday, February 13th to submit progress reports for all students. 
    • Instructors can submit progress reports by following the link in the invitation email
    • You can also navigate to the UWM homepage and select SSC Campus on the Faculty/Staff tab. 
    • Submitted progress reports will be shared directly with students.  As all instructor comments will be shared, mindful construction is important. 
    • Instructors should submit progress reports for all students in their courses, particularly those at-risk of failing.  At-risk students are those with either/or
      • C- or lower
      • 3+ absences or as otherwise determined by the instructor.

A video tutorial, along with additional information about SSC Campus can be found at: https://uwm.edu/academicaffairs/academic_priorities/student-success/student-success-collaborative/.  If you have questions or would like further training on the SSC Campus, contact ssc-support@uwm.edu.

Your feedback and outreach are critical to the success of our students.  I truly appreciate the effort all UWM faculty and staff make to enhance the student success and retention of our students.

Take care,

Johannes

Johannes Britz
Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs