Student Success Fall 2010Convocation

MatteringSchlossberg (College Impact)

• Marginality — feeling that ones does not belong• Mattering — feeling that one belongs and is

valued by others

Students succeed when they feel valued by others; they “fail” (academically, socially, etc.) when they

feel marginalized.

Kirita Bittinger DSH

Yukiko Coons SIS

Angela Griffin SSTS

Rachel Kepner DSH

Laura Kimble SHS

Lisa Pinamonti Kress ADMTerry Lee Lund

DSHMary Ellen Martinez DSHRichard Osborn, Jr.

Unions

Jonah Painter Unions

Stephanie Preston AAACRhonda Sharp VPSS-

BPRSHeidi Simon ADMTina Gale Smith DSHSheryl Webb SISMichael Wilks DSHBarbara Wilson Unions

Thank You – 10 Years of Service

Amy BraideDSH

Betty ColbertOUR

Donna HurdSHS

Sheri PhillipsSIS

Peggy RobinsonDSH

Thank You – 20 Years of Service

Roxann BlannSIS

Robert BuchananDSH

Kip GrosshansDSH

Gary KampferUnions

Chris RomeroDSH

Thank You – 30 Years of Service

• Chancellor’s Priorities• New Provost Jeff Vitter • Administrative Reorganization• Strategic Planning• Fall Enrollment

University Updates

• Effective recruitment• Student retention through graduation• Strategies:

Use data to provide time-sensitive, personalized service

Work collaboratively within Student Success, across KU

Student Success: Our Focus

Design 4 Success

• Data-Informed• Assessment-Guided• Outcome-Based• Real-Time Interventions

Not Business as Usual

• Matt Melvin, New Associate VP for Recruitment and Enrollment• Key messages being developed• New tools will be purchased• EVERY PERSON IS A RECRUITER

Effective Recruitment

KU’s: • 78% First-year retention• 32% Four-year graduation• 60% Six-year graduation

IU’s: • 88% First-year retention• 50% Four-year graduation• 72% Six-year graduation

Retention Through Graduation

Retention?

Percent of New First-Time, Full-Time Freshman:• Return for 2nd year• Graduate within 4 or 6 years

What Will It Take?• Freshman Class ≈ 4,000• 1% Increase = 40 students

Use Data: Hardwiring

• Retention rates remain unchanged despite our efforts

• Most students don’t ask for help

• Strategy: Use data to provide time-sensitive services

Collaborate

Three Student Success Centers: Recruitment and Enrollment Center Academic and Student Life Center Wellness Center

Expanded Central Support in VPSS: Business Operations Communications Data Analytics and Technology

(DATA)

Real-time Interventions• Expanding prospective

student pipeline• Targeting scholarships for

recruitment rather than rewards• Place for You at KU• Help Desk

Recruitment & Enrollment Center

Real-time Interventions

• 8-Week PRE-101 Course

• Sociogram Project

• Programming Board

• Student Group Officer Training Day

• Bounce Back Sessions for Students on Probation

Academic & Student Life Center

Wellness Center

Areas of Focus

• Unlawful and Excessive Use of Alcohol

• Sexual Assault/Misbehavior

• Healthy Living/Obesity

• Appropriate Use of Prescription Medications (Adderall)

So….What Does This Mean?

• Example: Pilot Study with 6 Budig Courses• N=1438 full-time, first-time freshmen

(39% of the new freshman class)• With 5 of the 6 reporting, 34% “flagged”

34% of 1438 = 489 students Translates to 10%+ retention

• 3 of the 5 courses reviewed as of now64 students (1.5% retention)

64 Students28 (44%) missing course assignment27 (42%) have failing grades7 (11%) no registered “clicker” 2 (3%) no registered clicker in one course and failing a

second course

70% male / 30% female70% live on campusACT average = 23.939 (61%) have an enrollment hold

So….What Do We Do?

• Contact the students to offer assistance– Hawk Link– RAs– Other affinity groups as identified

• Offer additional tutoring groups• Provide faculty with information

Discussion and Questions

• 40 students

• Use data for real-time interventions

• Collaborate

• We make a difference!

We are Student Success at the University of Kansas!

Concluding Comments