Author: Kim Sandlin

Faculty and instructors deserve a midterm break, too. Swing by the Starbucks in the Rhatigan Student Center from 8:30 to 11 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 7 and enjoy your favorite drink on Student Success and the Office of Student Accommodations and Testing. Stop by the Student Success and OSAT table to pick up your drink ticket while supplies last.

Offer does not apply to mobile orders. As you recharge, take a moment to connect and learn about the resources available to support you and your students throughout the rest of the semester.

Swing by the Shocker Success Center any time between 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. April 28 or 29 to build your own finals success kit. Items are all free and include a stadium bag, T-shirt, study resources and much more.

Juniors, seniors and graduate students are invited to a pizza party from 4 to 6 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 5 at the President’s Residence. This come-and-go event is sponsored by the Office of the President, Student Success and the Shocker Career Accelerator. Meet in front of the Ulrich Museum if you’d like to walk over with a group.

Warm up with cozy drinks and tasty snacks to celebrate a fresh start to the semester and the new year at Winter Welcome 2026 on Thursday, Jan. 22.

Challenge your friends to a round of bumper cars, show off your skills at curling or snap an unforgettable photo inside the giant inflatable snow globe. Don’t miss this chance to laugh, play and make memories with colleagues and friends.

As you prepare for spring classes and meetings, reach out early to schedule a Student Success presentation that helps students thrive. Faculty can check out options at the Faculty Collaboration Corner, and if you’re hosting a meeting, just use the presentation request link to make it happen. Shocker Success is excited to team up with you this spring to create stronger connections in the classroom and across campus.

Faculty are continuing to use the Student Early Alert System (SEAS) to share feedback on student progress. If you receive a SEAS alert, it means your instructor has noticed something that may impact your success — such as attendance, participation or missing assignments. This is an opportunity to take action and connect with support.

As Student Success progresses through the rest of the semester, instructor feedback in SEAS continues to be a valuable tool for supporting students. Take a few minutes to update student progress. If a student you flagged earlier is now making progress, removing the alert helps Student Success better understand how this intervention is working.

Accessing SEAS is easy:

• Log in to myWSU
• Go to the Home or Teach/Advise tab
• Click the SEAS link

Student Success thanks everyone for their partnership to support student success. For more information about SEAS, visit the SEAS website.

SEAS (the Student Early Alert System) is a tool used by faculty to identify students who, if they continue with their current academic behavior, are in danger of not doing well in a specific course. An instructor will send you an email encouraging you to seek assistance from them or other university resources. If you get a SEAS email, you are not in trouble. It is simply a nudge for you to look at your current habits and see how you can improve. This message will also include a link to connect to the Student Success team if you need it.

This week is a great week for faculty to provide student feedback in the Student Early Alert System (SEAS), the system that enables you to give feedback to all students in your courses on their individual progress in terms of attendance, participation, assignments and exams/quizzes. Also remember to remove the risk for any students making progress whom you flagged in prior weeks to provide the most accurate data on the impact this tool has on student behavior.

For more information about SEAS, visit the SEAS website.

Staff and faculty who want to learn more about the Navigate platform can explore information, training opportunities, data about usage and other useful information on the Navigate360 website. Find the Navigate Nuggets post at the bottom of the page.