Student Success Leaders (SSL) Scheme

The SSL program started in 2015 and has been very successful since.

Goals of CNHS Student Success Leaders program:

• Enhance college students' leadership skills
• Improve college major students’ academic standing
• Facilitate learning and advising processes in the College
• Promote college majors
• Promoting and supporting student policies and procedures across the college
• Assist/support college advising team to organize and participate in student events
• Liaise with college advising team (Academic Success Advisor, Assistant Dean and Student reps) to effectively communicate their fellow student concerns related to particular major.

Participation

Participants: College male and female students with above 3 CGPA (students in semesters 5, 6, 7).

A group representing each major:

• A total of 3 majors within CNHS
  • ESS major
  • PHN major
  • PHS major
• For the male students, only one group of ESS major
• Each group selected at the start of every academic year.
• Each group with a leader and a minimum of 2-3 students needed for each group

Roles

Under the supervision of the Assistant Dean and Academic Advisor, the CNHS SSL will:

• Organize a welcome meeting for students and faculty at the beginning of the year and a welcome meeting for new students together with faculty in spring semesters.
  • The first meeting will be in August/September
  • The next meeting will be in February
• Run workshops for at-risk students (students with CGPA of 2.39 and below). Each group will do one workshop in one of the below categories. Designed outlines will be given to the students.
  • Effective time management
  • Goal setting and academic accomplishments
  • Good communication and writing skills
  • Analytical and research skills
  • Groups will handle organizing workshops during both semesters
• Participate in the Academic Integrity Open Day for CNHS
  • Design flyers for ZU Honor Code and Academic Integrity
  • Explain to students the ZU academic integrity and the consequences of violating it
• Promote the CNHS majors
  • Participate in the Majors Day, Parents Evening and Open Day for high school students
  • Major representatives of UC students doing career exploration class
• Assist the Assistant Dean and the Academic Advisor with the advising workshops
  • The Assistant Dean and the Academic Advisor will run advising workshops for returning and new students:
    • General advising processes and student policies
    • Grades First
    • Degree Works
• To organize Graduation Event with the college advising team

Incentives

• Gifts including prizes, trophies, and certificates. Digital badges points, On campus employment option