Dr. John Sacher will take you behind the curtains of UCF’s puzzling petition process. What’s the difference between a Late Drop and a Late Withdrawal? What type of material does a student need for a Medical Withdrawal? If I never showed up for class, can I get my money back? If the student sitting next to me had a lower average but got a higher grade, can I get my grade changed? Dr. Sacher will provide the answers to these and many other questions as he highlights how UCF makes decisions in the petition and grade appeals processes.
The Societal Benefits of Prison Education and the Study of Justice in Central Florida
Orlando has one of the highest incarceration rates in the nation, and each year 33,000 people are released from Florida’s prisons. Approximately a third of these returning citizens will be rearrested within three years, because they lack the education and training to succeed. Research shows that education increases the likelihood of post-release employment by 58%, reduces recidivism by 40%, and saves taxpayers money. Yet until recently, Florida was one of only 12 states that did not offer any postsecondary educational opportunities to its prisoners. Founded in 2017, the Florida Prison Education Project provides educational opportunities to incarcerated and formerly incarcerated people in Florida, researches the benefits of prison education, and integrates the study of justice into the University of Central Florida curriculum.
What is the “Impact” of HIP Courses? Measuring Student Perception of HIP Designated Courses
Presenter : Elizabeth Horn (HIP Hub)
Cedar Key Room 223
Track: Research and Assessment
High Impact Practices (HIP) designated courses help students excel in and out of the classroom. While administrators and faculty devote energy into the design and implementation of these courses, are students aware of the impact of these courses on their overall education? This presentation will provide an introduction to HIP course designations and what they provide to students in Global Learning, Integrative-Experience Learning, Research-Intensive, and Service-Learning. Through student data, the presentation will demonstrate the ways in which HIP courses provide access and inclusion to HIP experiences to diverse student demographics. Finally, the presentation will share findings from pilot surveys, which measured student awareness of a course’s HIP designation, student perception of course fulfillment of HIP rubric criteria, and overall course satisfaction. The survey data illustrates the strengths and opportunities in UCF’s HIP course designation model.
Overcoming Barriers to Student Success and Graduation: Knights Graduation & Grant Initiative
Presenter : Heather Murphy (Registrar), Brian Boyd (Registrar)
Garden Key 221
Track: Best Practices
The Knights Graduation and Grant Initiative (KGGI) is a university focused initiative designed to not only assist students financially, but also seeks to address any academic or other hardships that maybe preventing a student from finishing his or her degree. For those students seeking financial relief, KGGI has a completion grant, the Knights Success Grant (KSG). KGGI has secured vital partnerships with several offices across campus, and the on-going partnerships allow for a collaborative and innovative approach to providing assistance. For each student, a comprehensive analysis is conducted to best assess the resources needed by that individual student. This presentation will provide a program overview and highlights to continue efforts to spread awareness of the initiative as we work collaboratively across the division on student success, retention, and graduation.