Here is a list of the articles and research that we used to help inform our recommendations for this committee:

• What matters to student success a review of lit 3 strategies close equity gaps in resource usage at colleges
• 3 strategies close equity gaps in resource usage at colleges
• using incentives to increase participation in programs
• increasing use of online tutoring
• Supporting-Black-Student-Excellence-
• reducing community college stigma
• The-State-of-Black-Students-at-Community-Colleges Promoting career services to first-year college students Eliminating The Stigma Around Asking For Help
• Eliminating The Stigma Around Asking For Help
• Promoting career services to first-year college students
• Inside Higher Ed Survey- College Students Don’t Know About Support
• Times Higher Education- 4 Ways to Improve Student Support
• Inside Higher Ed- Success Coaches Increase Likelihood of Re-enrollment

• Flink, P., & Leonard, T. (2019). Students with disabilities: Experiences attending a two-year community college. Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 41(12), 891- 903. https://doi.org/10.1080/10668926.2018.1554514
  • Fink and Leonard’s (2019) study is a phenomenological study that looks at the lived experiences of 10 students with disabilities attending two-year community college and is grounded in the framework of student involvement theory. Many of the experiences recounted by these community college students with disabilities have underlying themes that certainly impact their mental health and wellbeing as well as academic success. The discussion section of the article does an excellent job of explaining how different interactions (in and outside the classroom) shaped these students’ experiences in either a negative or positive way.
• Morris, P., Deickman, J., McIntyre, K., Roberts, V., & Bohlig, E. (2023) Engagement and withdrawal for community college student veterans, Community College Journal of Research and Practice. DOI: 10.1080/10668926.2023.2189180
  • https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/10668926.2023.2189180 This study used responses from 17,354 student veterans on the Community College Survey of Student Engagement (CCSSE) to investigate the relationship between student engagement and likelihood of withdrawal. Childcare, academic readiness (or lack thereof), and employment status were all factors found that impacted student veteran’s reasons for withdrawal while studying at community colleges. I find this to be helpful in understanding how universities can support student veterans to better utilize campus resources and ultimately support their retention and success.
• Johnson, C., Gitay, R., Abdel-Salam, A. G., BenSaid, A., Ismail, R., Naji Al-Tameemi, R. A., Romanowski, M. H., Kazem Al Fakih, B. M., & Al Hazaa, K. (2022). Student support in higher education: campus service utilization, impact, and challenges. Heliyon, 8(12), e12559. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e12559
  • https://studentsuccessjournal.org/article/view/2588
  • This article is a great look at the factors which can impact and promote student use and awareness of academic services on campus.
• Voisin, L. E., Phillips, C. ., & Afonso, V. M. (2023). Academic-Support Environment Impacts Learner Affect in Higher Education. Student Success, 14(1), 47-59. https://doi.org/10.5204/ssj.2588
  • This article goes through the factors that make up a positive academic support environment.

Here is relevant Kirkwood-specific data from Institutional Effectiveness:

• Kirkwood 2023 Data on Academic Service use and satisfaction kirkwood-federal-cohort-average-graduation-and-transfer-rates-financial-aid_access Retention Rates at Kirkwood kirkwood-graduation-and-transfer-infographic-2023_access
• kirkwood-federal-cohort-average-graduation-and-transfer-rates-financial-aid_access
• Retention Rates at Kirkwood
• kirkwood-graduation-and-transfer-infographic-2023_access