What is the Creating Academic Responsibility (CAR) initiative?
The CAR initiative provides a mechanism by which faculty members can refer students who are in danger of failing academically due to excessive absences, disengagement in class, or failure to complete assignments.  Faculty members teaching 100-400 level undergraduate classes are able to refer students to CAR. 

How can I refer a student to CAR?
            • Log into VIP.  Go to your class roll. 
            • Click student’s name to show student information.
            • Click CAR referral form at the bottom of the page.
            • Complete form.
            • Click submit.

What’s the purpose of CAR?
The Coordinator of Early Intervention Initiatives in the Student Success Center organizes intentional communications and interventions with students referred through CAR. The purpose of these interventions is to help students identify resources available to best meet their individual needs in getting back on track academically. The ultimate goal is for students to take responsibility for their choices leading to academic progress.            

Why does Creating Academic Responsibility matter?
“Students are most likely to succeed in school if they engage in a variety of active learning methods, receive periodic feedback on their performance, are allowed to demonstrate their learning in ways that play to their strengths, and are held to high expectations. When students succeed under those circumstances, faculty shares in the success because they helped create the conditions that allowed both students and teachers to reach their goals” (Hess, 1999).

 Seven  Strategies for Creating Academic Responsibility: 
The Seven Principles for Good Practice in Undergraduate Education outlines key strategies for creating an engaging learning environment in which students take responsibility for their own learning process.