• Student success is a key contributor to a more equitable society. Studies have shown that student success in college can increase economic mobility, reshape opportunities, and transform the lives of both students and their families.
• There is empirical evidence that changing institutional practices and policies can increase student success outcomes and narrow achievement and opportunity gaps among all students.
• Provosts are critical agents of the president or chancellor in transforming their institutions to achieve greater student outcomes.
• Provosts are charged with overseeing the academic enterprise of an institution, while also building and managing effective relationships with their student affairs counterparts.
• Academic and Student Affairs leaders are critical agents of the president or chancellor in transforming their institutions to achieve greater student outcomes.

Provosts, Associate/Vice Provosts, and Vice Presidents for Student Affairs who participate in the SSI will:

• be able to assess and develop their leadership styles to more effectively drive positive change at their institutions. 
• deepen their understanding of student success practices and further develop their skills to effectively implement promising practices. 
• understand the specific roles data play and how to leverage data to increase and accelerate student success initiatives at their institutions. 
• understand and be able to articulate the critical role of teaching and learning and supporting faculty development for equitable student success. 
• critically reflect on their own implicit biases and build their skills to become equity conscious leaders. 

The 2023 SSI will take place from February 2023 to July 2023.

Programming will be delivered in a blended format, with in-person and virtual programming. Virtual programming will take place on select Fridays (exact dates TBD) between 2 and 4 p.m. ET. Workshops will be two hours in length and small group discussions will be one hour in length. In-person programming will not be livestreamed or otherwise recorded. One-hundred percent attendance and participation is expected.  

• Program Onboarding (virtual): January 2023 
• In-Person Meeting (Washington, D.C.): February 2023 
• Virtual Workshops: March, April, and June 2023 
• Virtual Small Group Discussions: March, April, and June 2023 
• Closing gathering scheduled in conjunction with the AASCU 2023 Academic Affairs Summer Meeting (Baltimore, MD): July 18 and 19 2023 

Dates for future SSI cohorts are to be announced. 

In addition to the above meetings, all SSI participants will apply their learnings to a self-directed student success plan. 

• Leadership 
• Student Success 
• Equity 
• Data 
• Teaching and Learning 

The Student Success Institute (SSI) is a leadership development program tailored to the  needs of campus leaders driving student success initiatives.  Participants include provosts, vice presidents of student affairs and others driving student success initiatives.  Participants must have at least one year in their current role.  

All eligible members will be admitted as space allows. Nonmembers who are eligible will be allowed to register if space is available. Multiple participants working from the same institution are encouraged to participate together as they will work together to develop or refine the campus student success plan.

• No formal application is required. Upon registration, participants will be asked to share their leadership and student success goals.

2023 Registration Fees

• Participants from AASCU member institutions: $3,500
• Participants from non-member institutions: $4,500 (admitted if space allows)
• The registration fee covers program administration, meals during the in-person intensives, and all materials. Participants are responsible for their own travel and accommodation. 

Scholarships

• Limited scholarships are available to accepted applicants from AASCU member institutions.