360 Student Success News February 2025

Welcome to our 360 Advising & Navigate360 newsletter!

We are providing this edition of 360 Student Success News to update you on two systemwide initiatives: 360 Advising and Navigate360. The 360 degree view reflects holistic approaches surrounding students with strong networks for timely, high-touch, and proactive support to promote their success in college and beyond.

360 Advising News

Academic Advising Assessment Workshop Follow-up

The Universities of Wisconsin, Complete College Accelerator, and Complete College America in partnership with NACADA delivered an Academic Advising Assessment Workshop on Dec. 9 and 10 at UW-Stevens Point. The workshop provided UW universities with strategies, tools, and resources for improving assessment of advising programs. NACADA follow-up consultation with teams in spring 2025 will support their assessment implementation. Find details at Workshop (wisconsin.edu), including a link to assessment resources accessible with UW faculty and staff email log-in credentials.

WACADA Spring Professional Development

The Wisconsin Academic Advising Association (WACADA) will offer a professional development event for members from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. on March 7. The theme is "Advising Reimagined: Empower, Engage, Evolve," with a keynote by Bryan Lewis, UW-Parkside Associate Dean in the College of Natural and Health Sciences. Goals are to:

Upcoming Events

Feb. 20 | Dual Enrollment Standing Committee and Advisory Council

March 7 | WACADA Spring Professional Development (wacada.org)

March 11 | UW Navigate360 Predictive Model Strategy Session (wisconsin.edu)

April 10 | President's Advisory Council on Disability Issues Meeting

April 29 | UW Navigate360 Workshop

April 22-24 | NACADA Region 5 Conference (ksu.edu)

April 27-May 3 | NACADA Global Advising Week (ksu.edu)

Find more events at:

360 Advising Convenings (wisconsin.edu)

Navigate360 Meetings (wisconsin.edu)

Empower advisors with new tools and strategies
Engage advisors with meaningful, practical insights
Evolve advising practices to align with technological advancements and modern student needs

Details are available at Professional Development Events (wacada.org).

2025 NACADA Conferences

NACADA: The Global Community for Academic Advising will host the Region 5 conference April 22-24 in Chicago. The theme is "Building Skyscrapers: The Architecture of Advising." Find details at NACADA (ksu.edu).

The NACADA national conference will be Oct. 26-29 in Las Vegas. The theme is "Viva Advising: Excellence in Student Support." The call for proposals is open through Feb. 27. For information, visit Proposal Submission Resources (ksu.edu).

NACM Survey

The National Alumni Career Mobility (NACM) Survey was conducted across all UW universities between October and December 2024 to gather information on alumni career pathways and mobility at the 5- and 10-year marks. Project managers (wisconsin.edu) from the UWs received a dashboard and raw data files, and will receive reports in June 2025.

Highlights from UW Universities

This is our first “UW Highlights” section which is intended to share successes, expertise, and resources across the advising and Navigate communities. Please submit success stories, tips, and resources to Angie Kellogg at angela.kellogg@wisconsin.edu.

Advising Highlight: UW-Stevens Point Major Maps

UW-Stevens Point created Major Maps to be used as a tool for students to increase awareness of and participation in opportunities that can lead to strong employment outcomes following graduation. The Major Maps provide useful co-curricular learning opportunities as identified by faculty and academic staff and include active links for exploration and referral online.  This project was supported by the efforts of UW-Stevens Point academic departments, academic advisor Rebecca Bevers, and Elijah Allord, a student communications specialist.

For more information, read the "University Spotlight 2023-2024/Academic Advising Spotlight" at Student Success Mini Grants (wisconsin.edu) or contact Annette Hackbarth-Onson at ahackbar@uwsp.edu.

Career Services Highlight: UW-Madison AI Career Toolkit

A working group of career services from across UW-Madison has developed and published an Artificial Intelligence Career Toolkit (wisc.edu) with best practices for using generative AI in students' career development journeys. The toolkit is designed to help students:

Explore majors, careers, and career paths
Apply for jobs, internships, and other workplace experiences
Navigate their future career and the technology-driven world of work

The toolkit addresses career prompt engineering to elicit specific, high-quality responses from AI, for example, to align internship or job application materials with the position description, edit a draft interview thank-you message, create a script for salary negotiation, and much more. The toolkit indicates when the expertise of a career advisor is most important.

The toolkit also highlights Big Interview, which is an online job interview training platform that UW-Madison students can access for free with their log-in credentials. Big Interview uses AI to process students' mock interview videos and provide immediate feedback.

For more information, contact Danielle Marriner at danielle.marriner@wisc.edu.

Advising Resources

"Mapping High-Impact Practices to Advising" is a research brief series published by the National Resource Center for The First-Year Experience and Students in Transition in collaboration with the National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) with grant funding from the Advising Success Network. The four-part series at National Resource Center (sc.edu) includes:

Examining Evidence for HIP Quality Dimensions and Academic Advising
The Role of Advising in High-Impact Practices
Advising as a Pathway to High-Impact Practices
Advancing the Study of Advising and HIPs: Next Steps

Navigate News

Universities of Wisconsin Navigate360 Strategy Sessions

The Universities of Wisconsin Navigate360 Project Team, in consultation with leadership teams from UW universities and their EAB strategic leaders, developed a Strategy Session series that began in fall 2024 and continues in spring 2025. The series responds to strategic priorities of UW universities' Navigate360 leadership teams and provides a venue for their exchange of related successes and challenges.

The Feb. 18 session on "Maximizing Faculty's Impact in Coordinated Care" revisited the core principles of effective coordinated care and explored both proven strategies and innovative approaches for engaging faculty.
The March 11 session on "Revisiting the Student Success Predictive Model" will break down how it generates insights and explore real-world use cases. This session is designed to spark ideas and provide practical strategies to enhance student success efforts.
A second session on the predictive model will be scheduled in April.

Use your UW university log-in credentials to access UW Strategy Session Resources (wisconsin.edu) from the December 2024 session on "Scaling Student Support Through the Mobile App & Self-Service Resources" and the November 2024 session on "Automations are Part of Your Overall Communication Strategy." Spring 2025 resources will be added as available.

Find details on Strategy Sessions and registration at Navigate360 Meetings (wisconsin.edu).

Navigate360 Workshop

The Universities of Wisconsin will host a day-long Navigate360 Workshop on April 29 at the Pyle Center in Madison. As for previous annual workshops, this event will focus on supporting student success at UW universities through the use of Navigate360 and will include sessions featuring both UW and external successes. The content and format will incorporate suggestions from university Navigate360 team leaders. The UW administration Navigate360 team has invited Program Owners to determine participation from their universities and has offered support to offset costs. Details will be added to the event description at Navigate360 Workshop (wisconsin.edu).

UW Universities' Participation in Navigate360 National Conference

EAB's national CONNECTED25 conference will be Oct. 13-15 in Orlando, Florida. The conference includes keynote sessions, networking events, hands-on demos, and workshops designed to provide immediate takeaways. The UW administration Navigate360 team has invited Program Owners at UW universities to form teams and is providing support to offset costs of registration, travel, and lodging.

The conference also offers opportunities to be featured as a speaker, through a poster, or as an award winner, all of which UW universities have done in the past. This year's call for participation is open through Feb. 21.

Find details at connected.eab.com

Mantra Pilot Follow-up

A group of UW universities piloted integration of Mantra Health promotion in the Navigate360 platform in the fall 2024 term. Mantra Health provides telecounseling and telepsychiatry services that serve as a supplement to, and coordinate with, campus-based counseling and psychiatry services. The Universities of Wisconsin Administration hopes to share lessons learned from the pilot participants (UW-Eau Claire, UW-Parkside, UW-Whitewater, UW-Stout, UW-La Crosse, and UW-Milwaukee) across the UW universities using Navigate360 and Mantra.

Navigate360 Resources

See EAB’s "Spring Experiences" schedule of webinars and other virtual events at Navigate Resource Center Meetings (wisconsin.edu).
Find AI Student Success Resources at Navigate Resource Center - Professional Development (wisconsin.edu).
Find recently added student and faculty/staff communication tools from external higher education institutions at Navigate360 Communications (wisconsin.edu).

Other Student Success News

Behavioral Health

A new President’s Advisory Committee on Mental Health and Well-being (wisconsin.edu) has been established with cross-functional representation from across the Universities of Wisconsin. The committee will meet three times per year to provide input on current and new initiatives that support the mental health and well-being of all students. Topics of discussion thus far include mental health skills training opportunities, serving diverse populations, basic needs support, faculty/staff training and support, and student-led efforts.

Digital Accessibility

A systemwide workgroup has been formed to support UW universities in complying with a new ADA Title II Digital Accessibility Rule (ada.gov). This rule will impact all who create or maintain content that appears on university websites and mobile apps. The deadline for compliance is April 2026. The committee is working on digital accessibility policy, guidelines, and practical information and resources that will be forthcoming from the workgroup in spring and summer 2025.

Enrollment News

Transfer Summit

The Universities of Wisconsin Transfer Summit was February 11 in Madison. The Office of Enrollment and Student Success invited Provosts, Senior Student Affairs Officers, Senior Strategic Enrollment Officers, Transfer Coordinators, Admissions Directors, Advising Center Directors, and Registrars. Goals included to:

Learn about national trends and best practices
Identify the UW tools, resources and policies that shape internal and external transfer
Better understand our transfer students
Identify internal and external challenges and barriers to transfer enrollment and completion
Prepare for the launch of a UW Transfer Task Force

The summit included a presentation on Universities of Wisconsin transfer data and orientation to the Transfer Data Hub (wisconsin.edu) developed by the Office of Policy Analysis and Research.

Dual Enrollment Convening

The Office of Academic Affairs and Office of Enrollment and Student Success are hosting a convening on Feb. 20 for the Dual Enrollment Standing Committee and Advisory Council. The goals of this meeting include understanding the dual enrollment landscape for the Universities of Wisconsin and prioritizing the recommendations from last year's dual enrollment task force.

Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)

The 2025-26 FAFSA form (studentaid.gov) is now available to all students. FAFSA Completion Events for students and their families are offered in-person and virtually by College Goal Wisconsin, which is a partnership including the Universities of Wisconsin and many other partners. For information and registration for events around the state, visit Calendar (collegegoal.wi.org).

General Resources

The Center for Research on College-Workforce Transitions at UW-Madison will present a webinar on "Artificial Intelligence, Real-World Experiences: How Experiential Learning Creates Opportunities for All Students to be Prepared for the Future of Work" on March 3 at 1 p.m. Find details and webinar registration at UW-Madison (zoom.us).
The National Institute for the Study of Transfer Students is hosting a free virtual workshop series exploring recommendations of the Transfer Playbook 2.0. The first session is on "Mapping the Path: Unveiling Three Pillars for Transfer Success" on February 20 at 3 p.m. Find details and registration at Transfer Playbook 2.0 Webinar Series: Session 1 (zoom.us).