Institutional Effectiveness Report

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Institutional Effectiveness Report Plan

• AY 2005 2006

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Success Starts Here!

• Our Commitment
• University College will provide effective and
  efficient services to our students, colleagues
  and publics in a friendly and professional
  manner.
• Fiscal resources will be used and leveraged
  effectively.
• Space will be allocated to improve service,
  program coordination and efficiency.
• Programs and services will be improved based upon
  authentic assessment and according to national
  standards.

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Institutional Effectiveness Report 2006-2007

• Developmental education
• Retention Services
• Academic advising Texas Success Initiative
• Undeclared majors (LBAR)
• Supplemental Instruction Tutoring
• University Honors Program
• Freshman Convocation

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SCH Production in Developmental Education
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Enrollment Trends in Developmental Education
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Student Preparedness in Language Arts
Mathematics Changing
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Enrollment Efficiency Continues to Improve
Maximum SCH Capacity / Classroom - 72
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University College Advising Traffic(AY 06
Through March 31 only)
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LBAR Enrollments Declining
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Academic Success Rates Related to Supplemental
Instruction
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Retention Rates Related to Attending Tutoring _at_
LAC
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Retention Services Increasingly a Predominant
Component of College
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University Honors Program

• Limited / no assessment data available for AY
  2005 2006
• Inactivity likely linked to declining retention
  of honors-eligible freshmen
• Of particular concern to Colleges with larger
  enrollments of honors-eligible students

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Freshman Convocation

• Held on September 5, 2006
• 86 of freshmen surveyed reported satisfaction
  with Freshman Convocation
• Measure Achieved
• Only 44 of freshmen were in attendance
• Measure Not Achieved (90)

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Performance Measures and Assessment

• AY 2005 - 2006

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College Performance Measures
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University Performance Measures Related to
Retention Graduation
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Freshman Retention, 2000 - 2005
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College Preparedness, 2000 - 2006
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Time to Kick It Up a Notch

• University-wide performance measures in retention
  and persistence to graduation moving in the right
  direction
• Academic Advising
• Learning Assistance Center
• Supplemental Instruction
• College-Specific Efforts
• Early Alert Interventions

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Need to Connect the Dots

• Our challenge Increasing student utilization of
  retention services
• Better communication
• By policy and practice
• Our challenge Use technology effectively to
  serve students better
• Make it work for us and not vice versa

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Institutional Effectiveness Plan

• 2006-2007
• Data-Driven Learning Retention Services

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University Goal 1Broaden the base of productive
and educated citizens

• College Goals
• 1.1 Increase student retention through the
  advising services of University College
• 1.2 Strengthen and enhance the University
  College developmental education program
• 1.3 Provide high-quality services to students
  which enhance their academic success

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College Goal 1 Emphasis Areas

• Implement Academic Advising Fee
• Additional Academic Advisors TSI Compliance
  Officer
• Professional Development
• Stipends for faculty advisors during Hoggie Days
• Tools to improve service and student success
• College Scheduler, e.g.
• College Student Inventory, e.g.
• SARS Grid implement, e.g.

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College Goal 1 Emphasis Areas

• Initiate annual advisor audit process
• Target LBAR students through retention services
• Mandatory advising for all LBAR students until
  successfully transitioned to a major field of
  study
• Expand Early Alert pilot to entire freshman class
• Provide web-based reporting process to faculty
  teaching first year classes
• Focus on success component of College Success
  Seminar

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Retention Rates Related to 1201 College Success
Seminar
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Retention within 1201 Classes Varies
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College Goal 1 Emphasis Areas

• Learning communities residential interest
  groups
• SOCI 1301 READ 0300 learning community on board
  for fall 2007
• Discussions with residence life ongoing for
  residential interest groups
• Increase access to Supplemental Instruction
  Tutoring
• National Association for Developmental Education
  accreditation for key programs
• Developmental Education
• Learning Assistance Center

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University Goal 4Promote the development of
scholarly, research and creative activities that
are nationally recognized.

• College Goal
• 4.1 Increase University College performance in
  professionally-recognized scholarly activities

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College Goal 4 Emphasis Areas

• Promote participation in scholarly activities for
  University College faculty and staff
• A new goal for University College
• An Action Research approach is being implemented
• Currently developing baseline within 2006-2007
  academic year
• To date, four regional / national / international
  presentations made or accepted by University
  College faculty this year (7 faculty total)

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University Goal 5Provide a learner-centered
environment in which the contributions of
students, faculty and staff are valued.

• College Goals
• 5.1 Enhance and strengthen campus traditions
  through Freshman Convocation
• 5.2 Enhance the undergraduate experience of
  talented and ambitious students from all Colleges
  within the University Honors Program
• 5.3 Engage high-achieving students in an honor
  society culture
• 5.4 Increase campus engagement through a common
  freshman reading program.

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College Goal 5 Emphasis Areas

• Evolve Freshman Convocation Committee to a
  Traditions Council
• No change in membership however, identification
  of Student Government Association president or
  his/her designee as Council co-chair
• Continue investment in University Honors Program
• Tentative date for Honors Laboratory / Lounge in
  Eckhardt Hall June 6 (Commemoration Day)
• Explore dedicated welcome activity for
  honors-eligible students
• Continue outreach to undergraduate parents
  through blogs and newsletters

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Retaining Our Well-Prepared Students a Priority
2001
2000
2005
2004
2003
2002
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College Goal 5 Emphasis Areas

• Develop honor society culture on campus
• Alpha Lambda Delta freshman honor society
  initiation on April 19
• Alpha Chi junior-senior honor society initiation
  next September
• Application for Lambda Sigma sophomore honor
  society to be submitted this summer
• Interest grows for Omicron Delta Kappa honor
  society
• Freshman Common Reading pilot to begin fall 2007
• READ 0300 and Honors Student Organization
  students targeted during pilot semester
• Out-of-class activities to be included

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Enriques Journey

• To enhance student understanding of
  AM-Kingsvilles academic expectations
• To enhance connectedness on campus

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Near-Term Resource Requests
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Near-Term Resource Requests
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Long-Term Resource Requests
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HEAF Funds Requests