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Presentations 1:50 p.m. to 2:50 p.m.

Exploring Academic and Support Services to Increase Success in Nontraditional Student
Population - A Panel Discussion

Alaina Ryan, Student Success Advisor, Tompkins Cortland Community College
Joanna Huyck, Professional Lecturer, Marist College
Nicholas Kent, Project Assistant, Tompkins Cortland Community College & Graduate Student; Harvard University
Patty Tvaroha, Student Success Advisor, Pathways Coordinator; Tompkins Cortland Community College
Nontraditional students are on the most successful yet least supported or acknowledged student populations in modern education.
Join this interactive panel conversation to discuss the unique strengths and challenges many nontraditional students face. The panel
will discuss the definition of nontraditional student and how they impact the academic institutions they belong to. The discussion
will analyze how higher education academics and administrators can smooth the path of success for the growing population of adult
students through investments to time, money, and resources. The panel will illustrate how these investments can enrich the entire
college community and enhance the resources available for all student populations. The following topics are also included in the panel
discussion:
1. Academic enhancements to nontraditional education as implemented by the School of Professional Programs at Marist College
a. Academic support services like virtual advising, benefit of study abroad classes, internships (including virtual internships),
how learning via professional or personal experience can earn college credit (Prior Learning Assessment.
2. Enhanced student support services like the Pathways program at Tompkins Cortland Community College
b. Students support services which include intrusive advising, personal advocacy, financial support services, enhancing and
tailoring student orientations to the nontraditional population, and lastly providing both campus and community resource.
3. The Road to Success for the nontraditional students

The Role of Motivation in Student Retention: Implications and Practices for Advisors
Gerri K. Connaught, LMSW, Student Success Academic Advisor, The New School
Recent research on student persistence has shown that there is a strong correlation between emotional intelligence and retention
among college students. One aspect of emotional intelligence that of motivation, has been shown to be a predictor of student success
and persistence. As advisors, how can we help strengthen motivation among students as a way to build resiliency and to support them
in facing obstacles on their academic journeys? This presentation will discuss the role of motivation in helping students persist in
college and will provide practical ways in which advisors can increase motivation among students to ensure both student success and
retention.