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SJSU's Six Priorities Supported by the SSETF

1. Student Success Services & Graduation Pathways

Expand support for comprehensive student success services and improved pathways to graduation. For example:

  • maintain access to high demand classes and labs
  • increase comprehensive and coordinated writing, math and tutorial services
  • enable workforce, career and professional development and alumni mentoring
  • implement a new integrative First Year Program
  • implement more high impact practices such as utilize early-warning technology-enhanced advising and tutoring
  • support undergraduate and graduate research
  • increase service learning and community engagement opportunities
  • expand summer bridge
  • enhance services for students with disabilities

2. Academic TechnologY

Enhance support for effective student-related academic technology initiatives that complement, but do not duplicate, technology initiatives identified in CSU’s annual support budget. For example:

  • improve academic technology infrastructure (e.g., LMS support, lecture capture, enhanced classroom technology)
  • improve student access to state-of-the art software (e.g., adoption of digital media software such as Adobe Suite)
  • improve student access to academic technology hardware and devices, including exploration of e-readers, iPads, and increased utilization of effective electronic multi-platform-based educational learning materials (e.g., Pearson MyWritingLab, ETS’ Criterion writing support programs, etc.)

3. 21ST CENTURY TEACHING SPACES

Create 21st century classrooms, labs and learning spaces, including virtual spaces (e.g., lecture capture, eportfolios, social media, etc.)

4. Retention & Graduation

Expand support for all students and work to close the retention and graduation gap for Under-represented Minority students (URM)

5. Course Support

Subsume and continue support for miscellaneous course fees for all courses, with the exception of fees for travel and field trips

6. Instructionally Related Activities

Support for activities that fall under the definition of and statutes related to Instructionally Related Activities (IRA) in Title 5 and the California Education code, including Athletics