Boiler Success Team to host Campus Conversations on Tuesday

The Boiler Success Team will host a Campus Conversations event from 10 to 11:15 a.m. Tuesday (March 27) in Stewart Center, Room 302.

The event is a chance to learn from different campus partners about updates on issues related to undergraduate student success.

Six presenters will provide five-minute updates to participants. Those attending can then pick two 15-minute time blocks to engage further with two of the topics. These 15-minute sessions will be more interactive, potentially allowing for audience Q&A as well as feedback and input to the presenters.

The presenters will be:

* Kristina Wong Davis, vice provost for enrollment management, discussing challenges related to growing undergraduate student enrollment.

* Katie Sermersheim, dean of students, and colleagues from the Office of the Dean of Students discussing student mental health.

* Ed Berger, associate professor of engineering education and mechanical engineering, discussing the student success-related initiatives sponsored by the Mechanical Engineering Education Research Center at Purdue.

* Amy Childress, director of undergraduate research, discussing initiatives and opportunities for faculty who want to involve undergraduates in their research activities.

* Michael Shettle, director of administration for University Residences, discussing how University Residences is planning to address continued increases in the number of students choosing to live on campus.

* Jenna Rickus, associate vice provost for teaching and learning, discussing the next phases of BoilerConnect implementation, which could include predictive analytics, success markers and faculty progress reports.

For more information, visit http://www.purdue.edu/provost/bst/what-we-do/events/index.php.