The Daily Bulletin

During the 2020–2021 academic year (year three of the grant), the Title III Task Force and Design Teams worked on developing and implementing various grant activities. The following is an overview of the Title III activities:

Year Three Implemented (2020–2021)

• Refined Online Summer Engagement Program (Countdown to College!) for all first-year students
• Refined implementation of the Noel Levitz College Student Inventory
• Piloted First-Year Intrusive Academic Advising Plan that consists of minimum of three comprehensive academic advising interactions
• Piloted First Year Engagement Program (ROAR to Success!) that consists of regular interaction with completion coaches and BEAT peer mentors during students’ first year at Buffalo State
• Designed Targeted Tutoring plan to pilot during year four of the grant
• Developed digital repository to share Digital Supplement Instruction Modules (DSIM) with faculty

Year Four Focus (2021–2022)

• Implement Online Summer Engagement Program (Countdown to College!) for all first-year students
• Implement Noel Levitz College Student Inventory 
• Refine First-Year Intrusive Academic Advising Plan that consists of minimum of three comprehensive academic advising interactions
• Refine First-Year Engagement Program (ROAR to Success!) that consists of regular interaction with completion coaches and BEAT peer mentors during students’ first year at Buffalo State
• Pilot Targeted Tutoring plan
• Pilot two cohorts of Digital Supplement Instruction Modules (DSIM) for selected high D, F, W, gateway courses
• Pilot digital repository to share DSIM with faculty
• Continue work on the Predictive Analytics Framework

We thank the Title III Task Force and Design Team members for their work and commitment to the design and implementation of the grant activities. Please visit the Title III website to review detailed plans for each activity and a list of people involved.

All questions regarding the Title III grant can be directed to Agnes Zak-Moskal, interim assistant provost for academic success.