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Supporting Online Student Success

Professional Development

Find your next step in supporting online student success through community, coursework, or conference.

SUNY Communities of Practice

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Online Student Success Collaborative

(OSSC): Connect with colleagues across SUNY who are working on the full spectrum of online student success, from early alerts to advising to holistic support.

Digital Academic Support Solutions

(DASS): Join a community for SUNY staff who work with early alert systems and digital tools to proactively support student success.

SUNY Online Courses

Online Student Success Certificate Program: Gain practical, SUNY-developed strategies for supporting online students, from proactive outreach to continuous improvement, in a hands-on certificate program built for the people doing this work every day. 

Coaching in Higher Education Certificate: Build real coaching skills grounded in ICF standards and designed specifically for the SUNY context, so you can drive meaningful change for students and your institution. 

Upcoming Conferences

WCET 2026

Oct 14-16; sparking critical conversations, exploring advancements in digital learning, and navigating the regulatory landscape.

OLC Accelerate 2026

Gather with colleagues, recharge your practice, and celebrate the work shaping the future of digital learning at #OLCAccelerate2026

Nov 16-19. 

SUNY Online Summit

Join online education professionals, February 22 – 26, 2027, for this free virtual conference focused on online program leadership, teaching and learning, student support, instructional design, and educational technology. 

CIT 2027

SUNY’s annual ed-tech conference will be held in-person May 25-28, 2027 at SUNY Polytechnic Institute. Stay tuned for details and learn what’s next in teaching, technology, and student success.

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Professional development in online student success is always evolving … and so is this site! If you know of a resource, event, or community we should add, or have a suggestion about something we should develop, we’d love to hear from you. Send us a suggestion and we’ll keep building together.