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\"Advising<\/a><\/p>\n

Advising Excellence Award<\/p>\n

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Wednesday, November 15, 2017<\/p>\n

STEPHENVILLE, Texas—A Tarleton State University academic advisor, Diane Rodriguez, has received one of three national Advising Excellence Awards from the Education Advisory Board.<\/p>\n

Nominated by Tarleton’s Student Success and Multicultural Initiatives (SSMI) area, Rodriguez was selected by EAB for her exemplary commitment to students and integration of EAB technology into her work.<\/p>\n

The university uses EAB’s Student Success Collaborative (SSC@Tarleton) technology, an academic communication and advising tool to help students succeed scholastically, improve study habits, stay on track and graduate on time.<\/p>\n

The technology makes it possible to customize automated text messages to fit the needs of individual students. Academic success coordinators, like Rodriguez, send just-in-time reminders for academic advising appointments and tutoring sessions, as well as notices to apply for financial aid.<\/p>\n

“As an academic communicator, Rodriguez incorporates marketing messages to craft ‘action item’ campaigns through SSC@Tarleton with A\/B testing to discover the most effective types of messages,” said Dr. Jennifer T. Edwards, SSMI assistant vice president. “She works tirelessly to develop campus-wide campaigns to reach all students, especially first-generation, Pell eligible and those from underrepresented ethnic populations.”<\/p>\n

This semester, Rodriguez developed numerous academic communication campaigns, including a three-day, campus-wide early alert initiative resulting in 2,699 alerts from Tarleton faculty. She also launched a 24-hour advising campaign for students in developmental education courses, resulting in 175 students scheduling advising appointments.<\/p>\n

As an SSC@Tarleton facilitator, Rodriguez hosts in-person training sessions and helps faculty incorporate EAB technology like early alerts for their students.<\/p>\n

Dr. Teresa Davidian, executive director of Academic Advising, said, “Through SSC, students receive a reminder to attend the advising appointments they scheduled through the software. Our attendance rate at academic advising sessions has increased significantly.”<\/p>\n

Tarleton is one of only four Texas A&M University System institutions to use the Student Success Collaborative tool. On Friday, Dec. 1, Tarleton hosts a drive-in conference, the Texas Student Success and Technology Meetup, in Fort Worth.<\/p>\n

This meetup will include individuals like Rodriguez who use the technology on a daily basis and who seek to develop best practices in communicating with students.<\/p>\n

For more information on Tarleton’s Student Success and Multicultural Initiatives area, go to www.tarleton.edu\/ssmi<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Tarleton, celebrating 100 years as founding member of The Texas A&M University System, provides a student-focused, value-driven educational experience marked by academic innovation and exemplary service, and dedicated to transforming students into tomorrow’s professional leaders. As a member of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) with campuses in Stephenville, Fort Worth, Waco, Midlothian and online, Tarleton engages with its communities to provide real-world learning experiences and to address societal needs while maintaining its core values of tradition, integrity, civility, leadership, excellence and service.<\/p>\n

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Contact: Dr. Jennifer T. Edwards, Assistant Vice President of Student Success and Multicultural Initiatives
254-968-9638
jtedwards@tarleton.edu<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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