Student Retention and Success Symposium 2024: Retention radiance: Illuminating student success through dialogue - "it's good to talk"

Overview

Across the sector the pursuit of knowledge intersects with the aspirations of countless students. This has led to a focus on collaborative and communicative approaches to foster environments which are conducive to student success. This pivot will resonate for many in their practices. 

Every student’s academic journey is a unique narrative with its challenges, triumphs, and potential for growth. This symposium aims to facilitate space and place to converge many narratives and give power to open dialogue and communication as we support each other towards enhanced retention and success in our own contexts.

The notion that ‘it’s good to talk’ will reverberate through each symposium conversation, workshop, oral or digital presentation, lightning talk and poster, underscoring the potential which is inherent in dialogue. We hope to provide space and place to discuss and share latest practices in student retention and success, focussing on student needs, among a network of peers. The Symposium will spotlight student success initiatives which place student needs at the heart of practice and will address the following themes:

• Learning environment and support services
• Belonging and how we grow competence and confidence
• Digital learning and technology for enhanced student success