The Universities of Wisconsin administration is partnering with UW institutions and EAB to implement the Navigate360 student success management system. Navigate is EAB’s advising workflow and student planning management software that UW universities are incorporating into their student success and advising programs. The project empowers students with information and tools and helps advisors, faculty and staff build more effective, timely support to improve student outcomes.
While Navigate360 users extend beyond advisors, this project supports Universities of Wisconsin 360 Advising priorities and strategies to expand high quality, proactive advising to improve retention and guide students to graduation.
Navigate Project Objectives
- Facilitate, leverage, and enhance the EAB services to foster networking and sharing of best practices to drive student success
- Leverage Universities of Wisconsin system resources to partner with EAB for change management and successful expansion of the use of Navigate360 functions
- Promote the development of a common set of data and analytic models across institutions to support data-driven processes and decisions and ensure improved student success
System Investment
- UW System Board of Regents approved the initial investment in December 2018 to lower the cost to four UW institutions already using the EAB system at the time and to provide an affordable entry for eight additional UW institutions to adopt Navigate, which now is called Navigate360.
- The Board of Regents in June 2023 approved the renewal and extension of the EAB contract for another five years from Dec. 31, 2023, through Dec. 30, 2028.
- The investment aligns with the UW System 2023-2028 Strategic Plan, including to “champion student success across the higher education life cycle.”
- Navigate360 supports advising—particularly 360 Advising strategies to improve retention and graduation—as well as enrollment management and the provision of strategic data to administrators, faculty, and staff at all levels.
What users say about Navigate360
“It’s really helpful when Navigate gives me notifications on the home page for when I need to do things. The progress report function is also really helpful, so that I can know how I’m doing in my courses.”
Lucy P., Psychology Major, UW-Milwaukee
“Navigate has allowed us to break down multiple silos. It allows us to quickly alert other staff on campus about students who need extra support. We continue to increase the number of notifications issued each year in an effort to get students connected quickly.”
John Reichert, Director of Academic Advising, UW-Eau Claire
“I have participated in the Early Alert system for the past several years for my Psych 101 (General Psychology) class. This is a large class (more than 200 students) and one in which students can easily ‘fall through the cracks.’ I have found the Early Alert system to be quite effective in letting at risk students know that: 1) I have noticed that they may be struggling and 2) I care about their success at UW Oshkosh. Ultimately, I strongly encourage faculty to take the time (it doesn’t take long!) to complete the Early Alert system forms.”
Quin Chrobak, Ph.D., UW Oshkosh Psychology Department
“Navigate has allowed us to coordinate student support in new ways and collaborate with offices across the university. The platform connects faculty concerns, advising conversations, and student services, fostering and improving our ecosystem of student support.”
Gretel Stock, Dean, University College, UW-Stevens Point
UW universities websites
News and Resources
- Find UW Program Owner meetings and Community of Practice convenings for Navigate app administrators and those working with analytics–and find EAB’s Navigate360 fall schedule (through December 2024)–at Navigate Meetings | wisconsin.edu.
- EAB’s CONNECTED25 conference will be Oct. 13-15, 2025, in Orlando, Fla.; more information will follow and registration will open soon.
- Watch the EAB Bite Sized Best Practices video series–including the three-part September 2024 series on Automations; Relationship Types; and Case Management, Success Markers, and Nudges–at Project Team Resources – Professional Development|wisconsin.edu.
- Read UW-Milwaukee’s Moon Shot for Equity success story in EAB’s 2024 Case Study Compendium |wisconsin.edu.
- Find information from UW universities/external universities and EAB on automated actions and Hand Raise at Project Team Resources Functionality |wisconsin.edu.
- Find resources on career and major exploration and on wellness at Project Team Resources – Advising and Student Support | wisconsin.edu.
- Find resources on training, including materials from EAB’s App Admin 2024 Summer Retreat, in Project Team Resources – Training | wisconsin.edu.
- Read Advising & Navigate News |wisconsin.edu. To receive these newsletters by email, Universities of Wisconsin colleagues are invited to fill out this Subscription Form|wisconsin.edu.
- Read EAB’s August 2024 blog post on 5 ways to communicate with students about the Fall 2025 FAFSA, and check out other EAB FAFSA submission, communications, and training materials at Resources | eab.com.
- Find Navigate Highlights| wisconsin.edu from UW universities.
- Learn about the Universities of Wisconsin work to support holistic advising at 360 Advising|wisconsin.edu.
CONNECTED 2024 Conference
The Universities of Wisconsin participated in EAB’s CONNECTED24 conference Jan. 21-23 in Aurora, Colo. Pictured here are, from left at the conference: Taylor Walkky-Byington of UW-Superior, Kristen Jasperson and Sandy Kallio of the Universities of Wisconsin Administration, Amy Foley and Interim Provost Wayne Weber of UW-Platteville, and Angie Kellogg of the Universities of Wisconsin Administration. The UW-Whitewater Navigate team presented on “How a Residence Life and Housing Care Unit Provides Holistic Student Support,” several UW universities highlighted success stories through posters, and the entire UW contingent met to share their takeaways from the conference.
The agenda, select conference slide decks and posters/artifacts, and a photo gallery are available with a UW log-in on this website in the EAB Connected Conferences section at Project Team Resources – Professional Development|wisconsin.edu.
Board of Regents Presentation
The Universities of Wisconsin EAB Navigate Update for the Board of Regents was December 8, 2023, in Madison. Find details in the Board of Regents Day 2 News Summary|wisconsin.edu. Watch the meeting presentation recording at UW System Board of Regents Meeting|youtube.com, and find the presentation slide deck at Find Navigate Highlights|wisconsin.edu from UW universities, a document shared with Regents, Chancellors, and Provosts at the meeting. Participants in the presentation and discussion are pictured above. Click on the title to reach a gallery of additional photos.