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Be guided by both data and consultation with advocates for and representatives of Latinx, African American, Native American, low-income, and first-generation student populations.
About the Advisory Team
The Graduation Initiative Advisory Team led Chico State’s participation in GI 2025 from 2015 to 2025, coordinating campus-wide student success efforts and overseeing the Advancing Equity Project.
This page is maintained as an archive of that work.
GI 2025 Advisory Team Charge
The Chico Graduation Initiative Advisory Team coordinates and advances campus efforts to serve students in making timely progress to a high-quality, meaningful undergraduate degree. We do this through intentional and data-driven efforts to improve learning environments and to identify and remove barriers to student success.
The Graduation Initiative Advisory Team is responsible for:
- Tracking campus progress in achieving first-time freshmen 4- and 6-year graduation targets and transfer 2- and 4-year graduation targets and eliminating the graduation gap between historically underserved students (first-generation, low-income, and students of color) and their better-resourced counterparts.
- Establishing annual data-informed strategic priorities and working in cross-campus collaboration to achieve them.
- Allocating available campus Graduation Initiative funds through a goal-driven and transparent process.
- Engaging with campus stakeholders and reporting regularly on Graduation Initiative activities and progress.
Providing required reports on Graduation Initiative activities and progress to the CSU Chancellor’s Office.
Advancing Equity Project
Launched in 2021, the Advancing Equity Project (AEP) was a university-wide initiative designed to close equity gaps and expand opportunity, especially for students who have been historically underserved, including those who are:
- low-income
- first-generation
- from Latinx, African American, and Native American communities
This work was active, intentional, and grounded in data. Faculty and staff across campus collaborated through Action and Inquiry Teams to test new ideas, scale what worked, and create lasting change. Backed by university leadership and aligned with CSU priorities, the AEP drove measurable progress and several of its initiatives have since been institutionalized as permanent university programs.
Guiding Principles
Four shared principles will guide the work of Action and Inquiry Teams:
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Use a cultural asset framework.
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Build a sense of belonging into all strategies.
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Cultivate a mentoring mindset for all employees.