Timothy Shaal (left) and Kimberlyn Brooks with the awards they won for the innovative software solution they developed to make the Falcon Success and Retention Curriculum more effective.
Shaal, Brooks harness software to enhance communication with students
Bowling Green State University residence halls have come a long way since the days of communicating with residents through bulletin boards and door decorations.
So far, in fact, that BGSU has recently received a Trailblazer Award from The Ohio State University Center for the Study of Student Life for a transformative program developed by Timothy Shaal, senior associate director of residence life, and Kimberlyn Brooks, associate director for undergraduate education. The program uses Big Data to ensure that students receive the timely support they need to stay in school and be successful — and all at no additional cost to the University.
Shaal and Brooks accepted the Assessment Trailblazer award at the 2019 Student Affairs Assessment and Research Conference on June 7. The award “recognizes a person, group or program that has utilized inventive, imaginative or creative assessment, research or data collection methods. This award recognizes new ways or methods of thinking about assessment and/or using data to answer important questions.”
This is the second time BGSU has been recognized for the innovative software solution. In March, Shaal and Brooks accepted the NASPA Excellence Award at the NASPA National Conference in Los Angeles in the categories of Administrative, Assessment, IT, Fundraising, Professional Development and Related Excellence Awards category.
At the recent Ohio State conference, they presented “Capturing Intentional Conversations: A Partnership Between Residence Life and Academic Affairs,” sharing the ingenious way Brooks combined existing software applications to make the Office of Residence Life’s Falcon Success and Retention Curriculum (FSRC) much more effective and usable for everyone from resident advisers (RAs) to hall directors to academic advisers. They also presented it at the Ohio Higher Education Computing Council annual conference, hosted by BGSU, in May. Other universities expressed interest in how they can develop a customized program as well.
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