DEC 3 , 2010
Undergraduate Success Forum
Agenda
Opening Remarks Provost Subbaswamy, Associate Provost Mullen
Discussion of UG Success IssuesPortraits of UG Success Programming
UG Research Service and Community Based Learning Education Abroad
Reception
Recent National Conferences
Reinvention Center – Nov. 2010
Art is for Everyone – Stanford Univ
Nothing in Education Makes Sense Except in the Light of
Evolution – David Sloan, SUNY Binghamton - EvoS
Sustainability and Student Learning: Education for the Future –
San Diego State Univ.
In Search of Creative Solutions: Mission-centered, Market-
Smart – Robert Zemsky, Univ. of Pennsylvania
National Conferences
Association of Public and Land-grant Universities “Science of Graduation,” Florida State, Georgia State, Cal
State Enhanced Orientation Academic Preparation Courses Academic Enhancement/Peer Tutoring Improved Advising Living Learning Communities Freshmen on Campus Early Alerts from Faculty First Year Seminars First Year Interest Groups Degree Progress Mapping
StudentSuccess
UndergraduateEducation
Academic AdvisingAcademic Support
Academic EnrichmentRetention Services
P-20 InitiativesColleges andDepartments
FacultyDegree Programs
Academic AdvisingCourse Innovation
ResearchEngagement
StudentAffairs
Co-curriculumK-WeekUK 101
Counseling ServicesStudent Organizations
LLCHousing
EnrollmentManagement
Recruit and MatriculateTransfer Services
Financial Aid/ScholarshipsRegistration
Undergraduate Experience
Institutional DiversityAcademic Advising
& Support Student Activities
Engagement
International ProgramsStudy Abroad
International Programming
InformationTechnology
CELT
Libraries
IRPE
InformationTechnology
CELT
Libraries
IRPE
Factors Affecting Student Success
Academic Background HS GPA Standardized Tests Credit for Prior Learning
Attitude and Motivational Institutional Fit Academic Self-confidence and Commitment Time Management Skills
Financial and Socio-economic Background Parent Educational Attainment Family Income Distance from Home
SUCCESS GOALS
90% retention
72% graduation
Shorter time to graduation
First Year Retention and 6-Year Graduation, 2000-2009
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 200955
60
65
70
75
80
85
77.7
79.3
77.1
78.4 78.9 77.8
76.4
81.0
80.3
81.7
59.1 59.8 59.161.4
57.759.6
56.658.9 59.3 60.4
Cohort Year
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BLUE = Projected
Retention Rates vs ACT- 2007
An Equal Opportunity University
UK
Office of Institutional Research
Retention and 6-Year Graduation Rates – UK and Top 20 Benchmarks for 2009
Retention Graduation0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
80.3
59.5
93.8
82.1
Source: UK Institutional Research
TOP 20Georgia TechOhio State UPenn StateRutgersTexas A&MUC-BerkeleyUC-DavisUCLAUC-San DiegoU of FloridaU of IllinoisU of MarylandU of MichiganU of MinnesotaUNC-CHU of PittsburghU of TexasU of VirginiaU of WashingtonU of Wisconsin
Family Cost of Time to Graduate
4 Years 5 Years 6 Years$20,000
$25,000
$30,000
$35,000
$40,000
$45,000
$50,000
$55,000
$34,936 $43,670 $52,404
Total tuition and fees of $4367/semester and assuming full-time enrollment
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$17,468
What have we done so far?
Advising staff additionsK-Week activitiesUK 101 expansionAcademic Enhancement expansionStudent support programsMore freshmen living on campusAcademic Alerts and Midterm GradesFinancial Alerts and Financial OmbudTargeted interventions by cohort
First Generation Status and Enrollment in UK 101 Retention for all Cohorts 2006-2009
First Generation Not First Generation50
55
60
65
70
75
80
85
90
95
70.9
79.9
74.3
82.7No UK 101UK 101
Fir
st Y
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Rete
nti
on
(%
)
Benchmark First Year Retention = 93.8%
Impact of Peer Tutoring at “The Study” on RetentionHigh School GPA - 2009
< 2.5 2.5 - 2.99 3.0 - 3.49 3.5 - 4.00
102030405060708090
100
52.1
68.6 72.7
88.4
72.0 75.983.3
89.6
No Participation Participation
High School GPA
Fir
st
Year
Rete
nti
on
(%
)
Center for Academic Resources and Enrichment Services
First-Year Study Group Impact
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 150.0
0.5
1.0
1.5
2.0
2.5
3.0
Number of Study Group Sessions Attended
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More on the Horizon
Gen Ed revision and implementation
Expand Living Learning Communities & Residential
Colleges
Automate alerts and notification systems
Progress to degree analysis
Consolidate Student Success programs
Campus-wide mentoring programs
Honors, UG Research, Education Abroad, Service
Learning
What can Departments/Colleges do?
Retention and Student Progress
Course redesign, curriculum revision, curriculum
mapping, advising, track student progress, monitor
curriculum bottlenecks
First-year courses and activities in the major
Continued emphasis on alerts and midterm
grades
WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS AND IDEAS?
StudentSuccess
UndergraduateEducation
Academic AdvisingAcademic Support
Academic EnrichmentRetention Services
P-20 InitiativesColleges andDepartments
FacultyDegree Programs
Academic AdvisingCourse Innovation
ResearchEngagement
StudentAffairs
Co-curriculumK-WeekUK 101
Counseling ServicesStudent Organizations
LLCHousing
EnrollmentManagement
Recruit and MatriculateTransfer Services
Financial Aid/ScholarshipsRegistration
Undergraduate Experience
Institutional DiversityAcademic Advising
& Support Student Activities
Engagement
International ProgramsStudy Abroad
International Programming
InformationTechnology
CELT
Libraries
IRPE
InformationTechnology
CELT
Libraries
IRPE
UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH
SERVICE AND COMMUNITY BASED
LEARNING
EDUCATION ABROAD
Selected Program Highlights