On April 7, 2014 the Center for Research on Lifelong STEM Learning and the Office of the Associate Provost for Academic Success and Engagement1 launched the Undergraduate Success Initiative with an invitational workshop entitled Redefining Undergraduate Success. A small planning team convened a group of 32 faculty and administrators with a wide array of perspectives and experiences. The goal of the workshop was to define “success” or “derived benefits” of an undergraduate OSU experience, a definition that will form the foundation for a comprehensive framework that ties student outcomes with OSU facilitated experiences within and outside of classrooms and laboratories. Ultimately, this report will serve as the basis for a well-reasoned and supported research agenda that will directly contribute to understanding and measurably improving student success. The research agenda will be part of an overarching initiative to reform undergraduate education at OSU through design-based implementation of evidence-based educational and learning practices at OSU
