The key results for this objective have been fulfilled and there is no longer an active committee associated with this work. If you have any questions, please reach out to Dr. Cindy Cogswell or the Office of the Vice President for Student Affairs.
The OHIO Division of Student Affairs will work to engage all students in meaningful programs, services and activities to increase retention and graduation rates.
Sense of Belonging Best Practices [Word]
A Sense of Belonging Question Bank [Word] was developed to better assist you in understanding the impact your program, service, event or student group has on developing participants’ sense of belonging.
The first 40 days are an integral part to creating a sense of belonging for students on campus. Previous research and various programs at universities across the world attribute increased academic performance and retention to these extended new student orientation program.
Addressing College Students’ Basic Needs [PDF]
Housing and Homeless Students – Benchmarking [Word]
Financial Wellness Recommendation [Word]
Financial Literacy Programs [Word]
What type of information can I find within the Basic Needs folder?
Does this resource include contact information for resources offered through Ohio University and the Athens Community?
Does the Basic Needs folder include information on how to recognize someone who may be experiencing housing or food insecurity?
How can I make a referral for a student who needs assistance with Basic Needs?
What is the Basic Needs Faculty Syllabus Statement?
Where can I find an electronic version of this resource?
What is the Housing Intake form?
How do I know if a student is experiencing housing insecurity?
Who should I contact if a student is experiencing housing insecurity?
What types of community resources are available to students experiencing housing insecurity?
How can a student access the Housing Intake form?
The Student Employment Sub-Committee researched, created and developed a student employment best practices resource guide. Included in the guide are recommendations for student employee performance evaluations, integrating learning goals in supervision discussions, mentoring, onboarding, offer letters, and exit interviews.
Student Employment Best Practices [Word]
Yes. The Division of Student Affairs uses a common student employee performance evaluation.
Please see pages 9-11 of Student Employment Best Practices [Word]
Yes. The Division of Student Affairs encourages supervisors to discuss the eight learning goals with their student employees and identify how the student employee can further develop in those priority areas.
Please see pages 9-11 of Student Employment Best Practices [Word]
Yes. The Division of Student Affairs has a template offer letter, which includes important information that should be communicated.
Please see page 2 of Student Employment Best Practices [Word]
Yes. Supervisors are encouraged to complete an exit interview with student employees.
Please see pages 7-8 of Student Employment Best Practices [Word]
A repository of mentoring resources and best practices has been compiled. Please see page 5 of Student Employment Best Practices [Word]
Our committee has developed a question bank to better assist you in understanding the impact your program, service, event or student group has on developing participants’ sense of belonging.
You may remember sense of belonging as defined by feeling welcomed, safe, connected, and integrated into a community, cared for and supported by its members, and valued for personal identities and attributes at Ohio University. In order to determine if our programs are helping students’ sense of belonging, we have created a question bank for you to use on assessments/evaluations to gather data on our impact. When it makes sense to include one or more of these questions on your assessment forms, please do so.