Faculty engagement in student success is critically linked to improved student outcomes, with outsized gains for low-income, minoritized, and first-generation students. The ability to connect with students and guide learning directly impacts retention, persistence, and ultimate progress toward graduation and post-graduate success. How faculty teach and interact with students can play a huge role in student perceptions that they matter and belong at the university, and that they can succeed academically. One of the aims of the Western Coalition cluster is to provide faculty with actionable strategies and tools for connecting with students, identifying early warning signs, and targeting support to student needs.