Ever seen teenagers at a dance party? Self conscious, arms crossed, watching the dancefloor from afar. At the twitter party this has been us, until Today! Henceforth, WE DANCE! Expect regular updates on our work and research in understanding and improving student Retention. 🕺💃

A small but critically timed gesture such as a phone call or personal tutoring session can mean the difference between success and failure and can also aid a student in feeling supported. Learn more! Kelly Linden Retention Team bit.ly/3ANdMh3

The CSU Retention Team is very excited to be presenting at the upcoming NCRRRE conference!

Great presentation today by Kristen Locke and Dr Sarah Teakel at the Regional Universities Network Learning and Teaching Showcase for 2022 - "A collaborative approach to embedding equity”

Tutors aren’t new, but technology is allowing them to be more effective and efficient. Our Embedded Tutors Program continues to demonstrate how we can support students in their first year of university. Check out our practice report in Student Success: doi.org/10.5204/ssj.23…

A fantastic opening day at the National Conference for Regional, Rural and Remote Education. 1 of 3 Retention Team presentations complete- don't miss the remaining 2 tomorrow!! SPERA #ncrrre

Playing around with the amazing Indigital Storytelling app live during Mikaela Jade’s keynote address. A koala in real time! #NCRRRE

Action shot from CSEdX. We were chefs, working out of “The Retention Restaurant” serving up a data degustation. Our entrée (student failure) dragged on and we had to rush through our mains (Response to Student Protections Legislation) and dessert (Embedded Tutors Program)! 😜

A great talk today from our lab head Prof Jade Forwood on the nuclear import of MERS-CoV ORF4b #AVS11 Aust'asian Virology

Congratulations to the ‘Embedding English Language Program’ team UTS and the ‘Retention Charles Sturt University' team for each winning a 2022 #AAUT Award for Programs that Enhance Learning! Universities Australia

Woohoo! We are honoured to receive a 2022 #AAUT Program award! We are proud of our Team’s hard work and would like to thank everyone who has supported the Team’s efforts over the past years! Kelly Linden Neil van der Ploeg Tabitha Sailsbury Dr Sarah Teakel Ben Hicks

AAUT Charles Sturt University so proud to support our Retention Team with their national award? Recognition of our commitment to the success of our students. #wedontleaveanyonebehind

Leading the way for ⁦Charles Sturt University⁩ #StudentRetention our amazing team nationally recognised tonight Retention Team Kelly Linden Neil van der Ploeg Tabitha Sailsbury Dr Sarah Teakel ⁦Ben Hicks⁩ #grahambrown

The Accord interim report is out! Our Embedded Tutors Program gets a mention on page 73. We now have a more up-to-date reference for anyone interested! #accordinsights tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted. In our latest paper, discover how kindness-driven support fosters student success and enhances academic integrity. Transforming higher ed with kindness!! #EduKindness #AcademicSuccess #HigherEd journals.sfu.ca/jalt/index.php…

What a privilege & joy to be back in the #FYE room w the Fabo #Unistars #FYENetwork This year… -UTS Kathy Egea -Charles Sturt University Retention Team Kelly Linden @jacqsreport Dr Sarah Teakel Neil van der Ploeg➕Noelia Roman Yay!!

Interesting CSU paper on 'nudge' measures prior to the census date for at-risk students. Key point of interest for me was high fail rates among those students who, after the nudge, chose to remain enrolled. tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

Our latest paper on using nudges to reduce student failure and debt. tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…