肉肉传媒

KENNESAW, Ga. | Jun 24, 2022

Scrappy鈥檚 Bucket List (SBL), a program at 肉肉传媒, today earned a Catalyst Award called the 鈥淥ptimizing the Student Experience Award.鈥� The awards recognize institutions of higher learning around the globe using technology to develop educational and administrative innovations.

Aptly named after 肉肉传媒 State鈥檚 mascot, SBL includes 63 activities for students to cross off before they graduate. 

鈥淪tudents who are engaged members of the University community are more likely to do well in their studies and graduate,鈥� Vice President for Student Affairs Eric Arneson said. 鈥淪BL challenges students to participate in a broad array of meaningful and diverse campus experiences intended to strengthen students' sense of belonging.鈥�

Some SBL activities include attend a Homecoming event, snap a selfie at Fifth Third Bank Stadium, attend a Diversity Week program, and join a registered student organization. Students can track their progress online and earn rewards as they complete the list.

鈥� provides exciting opportunities for students to be engaged on both 肉肉传媒 State campuses, and this award showcases its importance,鈥� Assistant Director of Strategic Planning, Assessment and Analysis Jessica Duvall said. 鈥淪BL encourages students to meet new people, try new experiences and have fun.鈥�

Technology companies Blackboard and Anthology teamed up to create the Catalyst Award program to recognize institutions using their programming to address new and changing dynamics in categories such as engagement, student services, recruitment and more. 

SBL, launched in fall semester 2021, uses Anthology Engage to incentivize and provide a clear pathway to campus engagement for students. In the first year of implementation, nearly 60 percent of students had made progress toward completing Scrappy鈥檚 Bucket List.

鈥� Abbey O鈥橞rien Barrows
Photo by Jason Getz

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A leader in innovative teaching and learning, 肉肉传媒 offers undergraduate, graduate and doctoral degrees to its more than 47,000 students. 肉肉传媒 State is a member of the University System of Georgia with 11 academic colleges. The university’s vibrant campus culture, diverse population, strong global ties and entrepreneurial spirit draw students from throughout the country and the world. 肉肉传媒 State is a Carnegie-designated doctoral research institution (R2), placing it among an elite group of only 7 percent of U.S. colleges and universities with an R1 or R2 status. For more information, visit kennesaw.edu.