Accreditation Highlights Commitment to Student Success
By Cyndi Cunningham
Cal State San Marcos’ Supplemental Instruction program received accreditation from the International Center for Supplemental Instruction, becoming one of the nine California State University campuses to join the nationwide list.
This national recognition confirms that CSUSM’s Supplemental Instruction (SI) program upholds the ICSI’s commitment to academic excellence and student success, demonstrating that it meets national standards for quality peer-led learning and support.
Vice Provost Mary Oling-Sisay credited the efforts of Adam Petersen, assistant dean of the Office of Undergraduate Studies; Evan Smith, director of Learning and Tutoring Services; and Alex Picasso, SI coordinator. She also noted that the recognition would not have been possible without the collaboration and support of faculty partners, including Lenuta Gonzales, Yasmine Sheraft, Robert Iafe and Alexander Buyain, all of whom provided strong recommendation letters to the accrediting committee.
Offered through Learning and Tutoring Services at CSUSM, SI provides students with opportunities to collaborate with their classmates and deepen their understanding of course content.
The goal of an SI program is to promote success by positively impacting the way students learn in challenging courses, such as upper-level psychology, physics and speech-language pathology. Through SI, students can meet with their peers for in-person and online tutoring sessions.
SI was created at the University of Missouri-Kansas City, providing a non-remedial approach to learning that supports success by integrating various learning methods tailored to students’ needs.
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