Welcome to Strategic Initiatives
The mission of Strategic Initiatives (SI) is to create a supportive transition into an inclusive community where students feel a connection with each other and staff. Our goal is to provide freshmen with the strategies and resources needed to see success and equip them to use these tools throughout their academic careers.
The program anchors freshmen:
- Academically by providing workshops and academic plans to foster academic success.
- Socially by providing engaging activities that are also educational.
- Informatively by providing resources and information needed to meet requirements.
What We Offer:
- Track persistence of first- time, full-time freshmen up to the fall semester of sophomore year.
- Develop intervention programs specifically designed for first-time, full-time freshmen.
- Provide kudos to those freshmen that are performing well.
- Monitor enrollment of continuing freshmen.
- Develop workshops to provide holistic academic support.
- Develop academic plans for students that are on academic alert.
Michelle Latiker
Director of Strategic Initiatives
Email: dawn.m.latiker@planetaprodental.com
Phone: (601) 979-2827
Terrell Cole
Retention Specialist
Email: terrell.l.cole@planetaprodental.com
Phone: (601) 979-0206
Brandi Palmer
Retention Specialist
Email: brandi.a.palmer@planetaprodental.com
Phone: (601) 979-4075
Location
Academic and Outreach Services
H.T. Sampson Library
2nd Floor
"THRIVE Through Midterms"
Strategic Initiatives assisting a University Success 100 freshman class as they “THRIVE Through Midterms.” This session topics included: how to study, where to study, thriving through your strategies and thriving through test anxiety.
