Mark Your Calendars

• Wednesday, January 17First day of classes – Spring Semester

• Thursday, January 18Winter Session grades are due from faculty

• Saturday, January 20Winter Session grades available to students

• Tuesday, January 23Last day to add/drop classes

• Tuesday, January 30Spring attendance due from faculty

• Monday, February 12Summer course schedule viewable

• Monday, March 5Summer Financial Aid application available

• Tuesday, March 6Fall course schedule viewable

• Sunday, March 11First 8-week courses end

• Monday, March 12Spring mid-term grades due from faculty

• Thursday, March 15SCSU’s priority date for filing 2018-2019 FAFSA

• Monday, March 19Second 8-week courses begin

• Tuesday, March 20Summer course registration opens

• Friday, March 23Community College Counselor Day

• Tuesday, March 27Last day to withdraw from a courseon-line through BannerWeb

• Wednesday, March 28Career & Internship Fair,Noon – 3:30 PM, ASC Ballroom

• Monday, April 2Fall course registration opens

• Tuesday, April 10Last day to withdraw from the universityand receive Ws in your courses

• Thursday, April 12Graduate Open House,3 – 6:30 PM, ASC Ballroom

Carla Flynn, Assistant Director of Admissions, has worked at Southern since May 2014. She brought a wealth of admissions experience,and initially led the University’s Go Back to GetAhead efforts with the System Office. She recruits and reviews applications for both Freshman andTransfer students, as well as handling many international applications. In March 2016 Carla represented SCSU on a recruitment trip to China. For the past two years Carla has been heading up the AdmissionsOffice’s technology implementations of both FolderWave and TargetX.She has led these transitions for Admissions with skill and organization.In addition, Carla has developed procedures, provides training, andcontinues to work to implement these new tools to advance theadmissions process and future communications. In April 2017 Carla and her husband Will became new parents to daughter Ania.

Strategic Enrollment Management Plan (SEMP) UpdateThe initial work of the Strategic EnrollmentManagement Planning Committee (SEMP-C)was recently completed.

The SEMP, believed to be the first planof this type for Southern, provides therationale for multiple efforts which requireenhanced cross-divisional collaboration,intentionality, data, monitoring of outcomes,human and fiscal resources. It connectsmultiple efforts from throughout the campus,as well as explores different ways of thinking about how various endeavorscollectively impact enrollment.

Some of the recommendations buildupon previous plans and efforts currentlyunderway – such as enhancing thetechnology infrastructure. Yet many of thestrategies are new and innovative,designed to address specific opportunitiesoutlined by President Bertolino in his 2017visioning document.

This draft plan provides a short-termstabilization enrollment goal of 10,406.This 2 %, or 200 student increase from the 10,207 headcount in fall 2017will require additional transfer andgraduate students, a consistent number of freshmen, and modest but steadyincreases in retention rates.

Understanding current fiscal constraints,there are several strategies that do notrequire additional dollars. Many of thestrategies, however, cannot be implementedwithout a fiscal investment. This plan and the prioritized recommendations will receive a full review and feedback from the President’s Leadership Team,as well as both the Faculty andAdministrative Senates.

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ENROLLMENTMANAGEMENT NEWSJANUARY 2018

“There are no [enrollment] silver bullets, but there’s lot of silver buckshot.” – Medley, 2018

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Recruitment and Outreach Initiatives The Undergraduate Fall Open House was held on Sunday, October15. Despite the damp weather, weenthusiastically welcomed 564prospective students and their familymembers (over 1,700 visitors in total!)who explored the campus, ouracademic programs and supportservices, and met with faculty, staff andstudents in order to see for themselveswhy Southern is such a great option.

Congratulations to ourtable display winners!

Academic fair table winners:• First place – Sociology• Second place – Theatre• Third place – Earth Science

Student services fair winners:• OLAS & Buley Library

Graduate Open HouseOn October 5, 2017 the Office ofGraduate Admissions held its Fall OpenHouse for prospective graduate students.The attendance at this event surpassedOGA’s goal and was the highest since2014. The OGA thanks everyone who helped make this event such a huge success!

Gradate Coordinators SurveyA survey of graduate coordinators was conducted in September, in order to determine which professionaldevelopment workshops would be ofinterest. Topics ranged from GraduateAdmissions to Graduate Studies. The results informed workshops plannedfor the year in collaboration with theSchool of Graduate Studies, Research,and Innovation.

FALL 2017 INCOMING FRESHMAN CLASS PROFILE

3.07

SAT COMBINED MEAN TEST SCORE

MEAN GPA

1029

DATAPOINTS

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Up from a 3.03 in 2016 and 2.94 in 2015, or

+4%in two years

Equivalent to a 950 on the old test; up from 939 in 2016 and

923 in 2015, or

+3%in two years

Hosting High School Counselors

On December 7, we welcomed nearly 80 high school counselors for a day ofinformative sessions, updates, andinteractions with students. In addition tothe positive feedback received fromsurvey, some notable comments included:

Counselors from community colleges will be hosted on Friday, March 23.

Excellent information andstudent participation.

It was very nice of the President to address the group. Overall excellent day.

I appreciate how organized this event was.

Excellent event and so impressed with SCSU!

Thank you so much for providing such a greatexperience... I enjoyed the

students performing for us –both the singer at the beginning

and the jazz group at lunch!

The financial info was great for my students...

The science building isAMAZING!

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Discovery Day It is now time to focus attention to planning for thenew Discovery Day, scheduledfor Sunday, April 15. This daycombines the previousAccepted Students Day with a broader spring open house,and features more interactionswith faculty. We will alsoshowcase research and exploreacademic departments. Staytuned for additional details.

SAVETHE

DATE!

Thank you to everyone whoparticipated in the day!

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Welcome to Southern!Meet EM’s Newest Team MembersAshley RuszczykFinancial Aid Systems and Compliance SpecialistAshley comes from Norwark Community College,where she had served as the Associate Director ofFinancial Aid since 2015. She has also worked infinancial aid at Hunter College, Lehman College,and Pace University. Ashley holds a B.A. inPsychology from SUNY, Plattsburgh, and a M.A. in Counseling from Pace. She brings a wealth of financial aid experience, understanding ofcompliance, active participation in several state, regional and nationalassociations, and is an avid trainer and proponent of professionaldevelopment.

Amanda DzierlatkaFinancial Aid Counselor/ElectronicsAmanda began her permanent position at Southern – after a short tenure as an emergencyhire – when three vacancies impacted officeoperations. After a stint as a student worker in 2010,Amanda graduated from Southern with a bachelor’s degree inCommunications. She progressed to financial aid positions at Stratford’sPorter and Chester Institute, and Housatonic Community College.Amanda will work closely with Ashley Ruszczyk, Richard Kearney, and the IT staff to implement and modernize the technology infrastructurewithin the office.

Sir SnowdenAssistant Director of AdmissionsSir joins Southern after working as an AssistantDirector of Admissions at Fordham University. Inaddition to other marketing positions, he worked as a senior admissions counselor at Post University. Sir most recently focused on recruiting non-traditional students, includingadult learners and veterans, as well as transfer students from areacommunity colleges. After graduating from Southern with a B.A. inManagement Information Systems, Sir went on to complete a Master’s in Higher Education Administration at Post University.

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Retention and PersistenceSpring 2018 Transfer Student Advising, Registration, and Orientation Process Changes

Based on the success of the individual advisement appointments and the TRANSFERmation program for Fall 2017 students, these processes will be expanded, with the goal of improving the flexibility for ‘on-boarding’ new transfer students.

Enrollment Steps: Transfer students will continue to utilize the Next Steps portal in order to confirm their enrollment, register for housing, learn about the enrollment steps, and schedule an advising and registration appointment.

Advising and Registration: Transfer students will now schedule appointments to meet with a professional adviser to register for courses and receive advisement. This process offers pre-screening, and a more comprehensive and meaningful advising and/or orientation session.

Appointments: 45-minute advising and registration appointments are offered during regularly scheduled business hours AND during evening hours to accommodate non-traditional students. The Academic Advising and Career Center will confirm these appointments and also ask if students would like to make an appointment with a Transfer Student Assistant following their advising appointment. Students will receive a transition information folder which includes information on resources and important dates. Professional advisers will register students for a TRANSFERmation session prior to departing their advising appointments.

Changes to Printed DiplomasThe Registrar’s Office is pleased to announce that Southern’s diploma will now display the student’s major for fall 2017 graduates. In addition to the degree earned, it is important for students to acknowledge the accomplishment in their particular field of study.

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Banner Lift & ShiftThe ‘Lift to the Cloud’ portion of the ‘Banner Lift & Shift’ (also referred to as BannerModernization and Standardization [BMS])was completed in December. Several members of the EM team, under the leadershipof IT, were instrumental in testing andimplementation. Special thanks to Kim Laing,Alicia Carroll, Richard Kearney and Carla Flynnfor their commitment. Though the first part ofthe implementation is virtually invisible to theend-user, we anticipate many improved featureswithin Banner as a result. Preparations for thenext phase of the project will begin soon.

Admission ApplicationPortal The application portal (hosted by TargetX) islive, and Spring 2018 students were notified of their admission decision within the AdmissionApplication Portal. Both undergrad and gradstudents may also now respond to the offer ofadmission (full-timers, by paying a deposit)through the portal.

‘Next Steps’ content for undergraduates is awork in progress. For those who would like tosee the student experience within portal, watchthe video here. As with many newtechnological implementations, the first fewmonths have proved challenging. There is astrong commitment to working through the‘kinks’ and smoothing out the process with thesmaller volume in the spring, in preparation forthe larger volume of the fall applicants.

The Office of Graduate Admissionsconducted several TargetX training sessionsbeginning in September. The training feedbacksurvey showed that 100% of those whoattended and completed the survey hadpositive comments on the usefulness of thetraining. Additional TargetX training isavailable by appointment. Please email MollyMurphy in the Office of Graduate Admissionsor call 203-392-5244.

Campus Advising ToolUpdateOver 12 departments and three administrativeoffices are using the Student SuccessCollaborative (SSC) Campus platform forappointment campaigns. This feature allowsfaculty and advisors to send a group of studentsa personalized email; students can thenschedule an appointment with one click.

The Department of Curriculum andLearning, The Academic Success Center, andAcademic and Career Advising offices haveenabled a Kiosk function so students can swipein for appointments. The plan is to assess itseffectiveness, adjust as necessary, and offer this service to other departments in 2018.

If you or your department is interested inlearning more about appointment scheduling,Kiosk features, or have other questions, pleaseemail Frank LaDore.

New SSC FeaturePINS are now accessible through the SSCCampus. For an instructional video how toaccess PINS, please cick here.

Enhanced TranscriptServicesCurrent and former students may order anofficial eTranscript or printed transcript directlyin Banner Web (current students) or here(former students). Orders are generallyprocessed within one business day. Studentsmay also request an official transcript to beprinted and mailed at no charge through theportal. In addition, students will have access to real-time, end-to-end tracking, so they will know when the transcript has been sent and received.

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Sweater-Theme Day

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tume Day

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Season of Celebrations

To readSeptember’snewsletter, click here.

Spirit Days

WT Holiday Potluck

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