NMSU's Division of Student Success provides programs and services for students, faculty, staff, and constituents external to NMSU that are critical to student success. Our goals outline how we support student success. Learning outcomes are derived from our goals, providing structure for defining and assessing the effectiveness of our efforts to achieve our goals.
This emphasis on learning outcomes requires a deliberate shift from focusing solely on the quantity and quality of programs and services we provide to an emphasis on what our students gain from our efforts. This entails:
- reflecting on our current practices and their effects on student success.
- using this reflection to develop desired learning outcomes for those affected by our practices.
- developing and implementing methods to assess if desired learning outcomes have been achieved.
- conducting ongoing assessment for continuous improvement of our practices.
The Division of Student Success Learning Outcomes are intended to:
- provide an overview of how participants in our programs and services are affected by our work.
- guide staff in creating, aligning, and assessing learning outcomes for their own programs and services.
- frame our interactions with students, faculty, staff, and constituents external to NMSU as opportunities for learning.