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An Engaged CAO and CBO on How They Collaboratively Moved the Needle in Student Retention and Graduation
The Wayne State University Perspective
August 2014
Wayne State University Profile
• Location: In the “D”!• Enrollment: 28,000 (2/3 Undergrad; 1/3 Grad)• Schools / Colleges: 13• Faculty: 1,750 FT & 1,030 PT• Current Funds Budget: $930 M– General Fund Budget: $580 M
• Research Expenditures: $250 M
Challenges WSU is facing• Demographics:
– Enrollment increased steadily 2000 to 2010; decreased over last four years– Have relied relatively small geographic area for enrollment– Declining 12-18 year old population in Detroit and loss of over all Detroit population
• Competition:– Everyone wants Detroit students– Aggressive Financial Aid Packages offered at undergrad, grad and professional– Campus Encroachment—Other institutions adding locations in Detroit
• Students:– Significant amount of students require financial aid– Majority of student are commuters---making it challenging for living / learning communities– Retention & Graduation—1st year retention “OK”, but 4-Year and 6-Year graduation rates are not good
• Funding– State Performance funding factors are student related, but they are historically based upon factors
from initiatives 4 to 8 years ago• These indicators do not reflect and do not incorporate all the recent initiatives. WSU Student mix has changed
drastically– Pressure to limit tuition increases, but State Appropriations (per student) are at FY 1993 levels– Have pressures to funds both the academic and research enterprises
• Workforce:– Aging Faculty– Heavily Unionized Environment
Recruitment Initiatives• Financial Aid Packages
– Providing merit based financial aid packages to more students
• Expansion of Social Media• Getting Students to Campus
– The “Detroit” image• Community College Dual enrollment programs• International Recruitment• Student Surveys
– Of the students who were admitted and did NOT come
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• Mathematics Enhancements
• Gen Education Curriculum Review
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• Additional Advisors
• Proactive Advising• Advisor Training
• Advising Tools Teac
hing • Expansion of the
Office for Teaching and Learning
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s • Admission Standards• Develop Summer
Bridge Program• Supplemental
Instruction• Success Courses Firs
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r • Learning Communities
• Enhanced Orientation
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l • Finishing Line Scholarships
• Promote Financial Literacy
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Retention Initiatives
Other Student Success Initiatives are Underway without Breaking the Bank?
• Examining various tuition structures to enhance academic performance or time to degree– To Plateau or not to Plateau– Summer Incentives
• Redistributing Financial Aid Allocations to enhance Net Tuition Revenue and ROI
• Development of “One Stop Shop” for Student Services
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