The Office of Student Persistence provides support to students, faculty and staff in the pursuit of holistic student success. In our efforts to support the strategic plan, we:
- Coordinate outreach campaigns that monitor and support the academic success of all students
- Initiate academic progress reports and coordinate outreach to students who are flagged as being at risk to fail a course
- Provide oversight for the Satisfactory Academic Progress and Petition for Exception processes
- Act as the administrator of Columbia’s online caseload management/student success tool (SSC Navigate)
- Manage Columbia’s early alerts system, which allows staff and faculty to submit notifications when they are concerned about a student. Concerns can range from falling behind on assignments to a student’s emotional wellbeing. Alerts are not punitive in nature; rather, they indicate opportunities for student growth and resilience support. Student Persistence ensures that the proper support person reaches out to each student.