THE CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY STUDENT SUCCESS NETWORK
Cross-campus Community Run by Middle Leaders
for Middle Leaders
The CSU Student Success Network creates spaces for middle leaders to collaborate, experiment, and share evidence
We each have power to positively affect student success, but we need relationships and evidence to expand existing efforts and maximize our impact.
Participants come together to support campus and system goals:
- Increasing graduation rates
- Closing critical opportunity and outcomes gaps
- Supporting evidence-based, equity-focused inquiry and action
Activities
Evidence-Based Innovation and Experimentation, Collaboration, and
Shared Responsibility for Student Success
Convenings
Convenings provide opportunities for middle leaders in the CSU to come together across institutions and roles to focus on issues of practice that affect students. Participants explore key issues, discuss evidence-based strategies, and take steps to create action plans. Convenings support the cultivation of cross-campus, cross-role relationships and resources that can strengthen equitable student success efforts.
Middle Leadership Academy
The year-long Academy gathers campus-based teams in a collaborative and supportive environment to work on equity-based problems of practice.
Equity in Action Grant Program
The Network’s Equity in Action Grant Program invested resources back into the system to identify, understand, and disrupt inequities, so that students can learn, engage, progress, and complete a degree on time.
CALENDAR OF ACTIVITIES
Upcoming Events
Faculty as Career Champions in the CSU: Transforming Pedagogy to Prepare Students for a Changing World
October 28, 2026 • 10:30 AM to 12:00 PM PT
Faculty play a crucial role in supporting the social mobility and post-graduation success of their students through intentional efforts to prepare students for careers. From embedding skill competencies in their course objectives to hands-on training and industry networking, faculty can create opportunities and experiences that complement and reinforce the work already underway in career advising. Together, faculty and career advisors can be part of a shared career ecosystem where they can build on one another’s efforts to advance post-graduate student success.
Learn MoreKNOWLEDGE CENTER
Practical Resources for
Equity-Focused Approaches
The Knowledge Center is an online resource for curated, synthesized, and succinct evidence-based information to support CSU middle leaders in adopting equity-minded and student-centered approaches on their campus.