Momentum Pathways at ISU
Retention/Completion Strategies
Momentum Pathways are comprised of six different strategies - known as "Game Changers" - which will help students achieve success. These are:
- Academic Maps
- Momentum Year
- Math Pathways
- Co-requisite Support
- Proactive Advising
- Think 30
Jan. - Sept. 2019 Momentum Pathways Project Plans
Math Pathways and Co-Requisite Support Project Plan
Academic Maps and Momentum Year Project Plan
Proactive Advising and Think 30 Project Plan
Jan. - Sept. 2020 Momentum Pathways Project Plans
Math Pathways Project Charter Plan
Teaching In The Momentum Year Project Plan and Executive Summary
Classroom Utilization and Scheduling Project Plan
Major Change and Major Declaration Project Plan
Meta Majors and Interdisciplinary Degrees Project Plan
- Laura Woodworth-Ney – Institutional Lead
- Cindy Hill – Steering Committee Chair
- Laura Ahola-Young – Past Faculty Senate Co-Chair
- DeWayne Derryberry – Mathematics Department Chair
- JoAnn Hertz – Advising Director
- Janet Loxterman – Biological Sciences Associate Chair
- Mark McBeth – Political Sciences Professor
- Laura McKenzie – University Registrar
- Laura McKnight – College of Health Professions Dean
- Vince Miller – Institutional Research Director
- Staci Phelan – Interim Enrollment Management Associate Vice President
- Lyn Redington – Student Affairs and Enrollment Management Vice President
- Scott Snyder – College of Science and Engineering Dean
- Brent Wolter – English Department Professor
Math Pathways / Co-requisite Support Project Group Members (2019, 2020)
- DeWayne Derryberry – Subcommittee Co-Chair
- Susanne Forrest – Subcommittee Co-Chair
- Laura Ahola-Young – CAL Representative
- Cory Bennett – COE Representative
- Abbey Hirt – KDHS Representative
- Andy Holland – CoSE Representative
- Chris Hunt – Office of Registrar Representative
- Randa Kress – Math Department Representative
- Michael Matusek – COT Representative
- Teri Peterson – COB Representative
- Craig Thompson – Student Affairs Representative
Academic Maps / Momentum Year Project Group Members (2019)
- Mark McBeth – Subcommittee Co-Chair
- Lance Erickson – Subcommittee Co-Chair
- JoAnn Hertz – Academic Maps Lead
- Sari Byerly – Student Affairs Representative
- Rachel Hulse – KDHS Representative
- Ashley Larson – Student Affairs Representative
- Diana Livingston-Friedley – CAL Representative
- Sarah Mead – Office of Registrar Representative
- Tiffany Mitchell – COT Representative
- John Ney – COB Representative
- Tony Seikel/Chris Owens – KDHS Representative
- Emma Wood – COE Representative
Proactive Advising / Think 30 Project Group Members (2019)
- Janet Loxterman– Subcommittee Co-Chair
- Corey Zink – Subcommittee Co-Chair, COT Representative
- Jacque Baergen – KDHS Representative
- Josh Pak – CoSE Representative
- Phil Pleasant – Advising Representative
- Karina Rorris-Mason – Student Affairs Representative
- Stuart Summers – MarCom Representative
- Jamie Webster – COE Representative
- Jessica Winston – CAL Representative
- Justin Wood – COB Representative
- Paul Bodily – CoSE Representative
Classroom Utilization and Scheduling Project Group Members (2020)
- Jessica Winston – Chair, English and Philosophy, College of Arts and Letters - Chair
- Cynthia Hill – Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs
- Laura McKenzie – Registrar
- Christopher Hunt – Associate Registrar
- Leciel Bono – Assistant Professor of Dental Hygiene, Kasiska College of Health Occupations
- Henry Oh – Chair, Health Occupations, College of Technology
- John Ney – Assistant Dean, College of Business
- Beverly Ray – Professor, Teaching and Educational Studies, College of Education
- Jack Bradley – Computer Systems Administrator, College of Science and Engineering
Major Change and Major Declaration Project Group Members (2020)
- Shawn Bascom – Admissions - Chair
- Cynthia Hill – Academic Affairs, Project Sponsor
- Tiffany Mitchell – College of Technology
- Joann Trimmer – Office of the Registrar
- Dan Woerner – Office of the Registrar
- Adam Smith – Scholarships and Financial Aid
- Cathy Kriloff – Dept. of Mathematics and Statistics
- Lisa Lewis-Mangum – Information Technology Services
- Alicia Tauscher – Information Technology Services
Meta Majors and Interdisciplinary Degrees (2020)
- Bob Houghton – Interim Dean, College of Business - Co-Chair
- Betsy Brunner – Assistant Professor, Dept. of Comm., Media, and Persuasion
- Cynthia Hill – Associate Vice President, Academic Affairs (Charter Sponsor)
- Laura McKenzie – Registrar, Office of the Registrar
- Sarah Mead – Associate Registrar, Office of the Registrar
- Chris Owens – Associate Vice President, Health Sciences
- Debbie Ronneburg – Associate Dean, College of Technology
- Jamie Webster – Advising Coordinator, College of Education
- Corey Zink – Executive Director, Advising
Teaching in the Momentum Year Project Group Members (2020)
- Karen Appleby – Distinguished Teacher, 2010 - Co-Chair
- Mark McBeth – Distinguished Teacher, 2005 - Co-Chair
- Catherine Black – Distinguished Teacher, 2017
- Barbara Frank – Distinguished Teacher, 2015
- Susan Goslee – Distinguished Teacher, 2012
- Andy Holland – Distinguished Teacher, 2018
- Donna Lybecker – Distinguished Teacher, 2013