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Strategies:

1. Create student experiences for both face-to-face and online students that are dynamic and lead to meeting student goals (graduation, certificate, job) – connect with Board of Regent’s Meauxmentum Approach
2. Enhance advisor training on personalized student success strategies to be completed within six months.
   1. Move to centralized model
   2. Implement an early alert system to identify and support at-risk students within the first month of the academic year
3. Develop a Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching (CELT), addressing pedagogy, classroom culture, student-centric campus culture, in both face-to-face and online classes
   1. Define what constitutes high-quality teaching and learning in each class at LSU Shreveport
   2. Implement best practices across classes
4. Review ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½ pathways for all academic programs to ensure that curriculum maps, scheduling, transfer processes and advising are all clear and efficient
   1. Curriculum maps for all programs: Post curriculum maps for all programs by May 31, 2025
   2. Develop and implement process for maintaining currency of curriculum maps by December 31, 2025
   3. Develop process to ensure that schedules reflect curriculum maps (pressure-testing of schedules, ensuring that courses are offered when expected by students) and are student-centric by May 31, 2026
   4. Introduce flexible course scheduling options (evening, weekend classes) by December 31, 2026.
   5. Increase credit transfer opportunities (both from other colleges and universities, as well as military training) and streamline transfer credit evaluations, with improvements implemented by December 31, 2026.
5. Launch new student engagement initiatives (e.g., leadership programs, student clubs) by May 31, 2026.
6. Implement peer mentoring programs, matching mentors and mentees by May 31, 2026.
7. Analyze student enrollment patterns and identify peak demand times for face-to-face courses, with a report completed by May 31, 2026.
8. Revise course scheduling procedures to better align schedules with demand, implementing new scheduling protocols by December 31, 2026.
9. Review all policies for barriers to student success
   1. Student survey to identify barriers: Develop process for reviewing and acting on identified barriers by May 31, 2026
10. Streamline communications, trained/cross-trained professionals to stop run-around
    1. Consolidate communication channels into a single platform, with the new system fully operational by May 31, 2027.
    2. Automate routine support processes to enhance efficiency, with automation tools implemented by May 31, 2027.
    3. Provide staff training on effective communication strategies and the new support system, completed by May 31, 2027.