Priority #1: Student Success

Enhance the overall student experience to increase engagement and retention, while promoting intellectual achievement and career readiness.

  • Improve graduation rates and close equity gaps.
  • Create an engaging and inclusive student experience.
  • Increase participation in high-impact educational practices (HIPs).
  • Prepare students for successful careers.
  • Make education more affordable and accessible.

With this priority, we aim to achieve the following desired outcomes:

Improve graduation rates and close achievement gaps by taking actions like…

…increasing the number of academic advisors and peer tutors; creating more opportunities for intervention through enhanced early warning systems; and promoting equitable learning by addressing courses where time completion rates are lower for students from underrepresented populations

Create an engaging and inclusive student experience by taking actions like…

…providing a sense of belonging for all students through new affinity centers and affinity-based programs; meeting the needs of our diverse student body through enhanced veteran student services, cultural month activities, and initiatives that specifically support low income, first generation, historically underrepresented student populations; and building a strong feeling of community and Cal State pride through Pioneers athletics

Increase participation in high-Impact educational practices (HIP) by taking actions like…

…enhancing current HIPs, including athletics, undergraduate research opportunities, learning communities and first-year programs, service-based learning, and internships while also further developing and promoting HIPs to ensure every student experiences at least one during their time at ÍÑ¿ã°É Bay

Prepare students for successful careers by taking actions like…

…strengthening career readiness tools like career mapping and employer focus groups and boosting alumni mentorship program to offer real-world support for students entering the workforce

Make education more affordable and accessible by taking actions like…

…connecting more students with grant, scholarship, and loan information and application support; providing new ways to discover financial and educational resources, including the My Compass student portal, extended support hours, and remote access; and serving students facing homelessness, food insecurity, and other crisis situations through our H.O.P.E. (Helping Our Pioneers Excel) program