Fayetteville State University

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Fayetteville State University

• Update on Retention Initiatives
• AAHE Summer Academy
• July 12, 2004

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Enrollment Data
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1998-2002 One Year Retention Rates
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Four-Year Six Year Graduation Rates
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2003-2004 A Year of Transition

• University College - On going efforts to
  strengthen experience of first-year students
• Freshman Seminar
• Reading Skills Improvement Strategies
• Excellence Centers (Mathematics, Reading,
  Writing)
• Advisement and Mentoring
• Student Satisfaction Inventory and NSSE data
  suggest strategies are effective

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2003-2004 A Year of Transition

• Admissions - Comprehensive revision of student
  recruitment strategies
• More targeted, data-driven recruitment
• Student and Parent Receptions throughout NC
• Training program for Alumni
• Cultivating stronger ties with area high school
  and community college counselors
• Hispanic-Latino outreach counselor

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2003-2004 A Year of Transition

• Office of Financial Aid
• Worked with external consultants
• Increased cooperation with Admissions
• Communication, communication
• Faculty, prospective and current students,
  families
• Streamlined award process
• Developed strategies for issuing refunds on first
  day of class

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2003-2004 First Steps with the University

• Academic Orientation One day academic
  orientation (new first-time students participate
  in Freshman Orientation for week prior to classes
  beginning) profile testing, campus tours,
  academic advisement administrative offices
  (Admissions, Business, Financial Aid, Student
  Health Services) are open to assist students and
  families
• In the five sessions presented to date, student
  and family evaluations have been very favorable

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2003-2004 Outcomes

• Supplemental Instruction (SI)
• Offered SI in 30 classes (14 different courses)
  Accounting, Biology, Computer Science, English,
  Math, MIS, Natural Sciences, Philosophy, Spanish,
  Speech, Zoology
• 679 of 2312 (29.4) eligible students attended at
  least one session
• Program provided 3,496 hours of SI

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Fall 2003 Outcomes
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Spring 2004 Outcomes
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Impact of SI on Final Grades
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Project CHEER - 2002(Creating Higher
Expectations for Educational Readiness)

• Summer Enrichment Program Reading, writing,
  mathematics educational/cultural trips eligible
  students enrolled in Student Support Services
• Nine students Avg SAT and HSGPA lower than for
  the entire class
• As of Spring 2004
• 3 are on track to graduate in four years (60
  earned hours and 2.0 GPA)
• 6 have cumulative GPA of 2.0
• Average GPA for group 2.42

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Project CHEER - 2003(Creating Higher
Expectations for Educational Readiness)

• Math course for credit (based on review of
  students entry level skills)
• Intensive tutoring in math enrichment activities
  in reading, writing, and computer science
• Cultural trip to Washington, D.C.
• Eigible students enrolled in Student Support
  Services
• 20 students Avg SAT slightly higher (875 868)
  HSGPA lower than for the entire class

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Project CHEER - 2003(Creating Higher
Expectations for Educational Readiness)

• As of Spring 2004
• 19 (95) eligible to return in Fall 2004
• 11 (55) are on track to graduate in four years
  (30 earned hours and 2.0 GPA)
• 15 (75) have cumulative GPA of 2.0
• 7 (35) have cumulative GPA of 3.0
• 30.4 average earned hours (22.7 for class)
• 2.67 average GPA (2.34 for class)

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Project CHEER - 2004(Creating Higher
Expectations for Educational Readiness)

• 64 students enrolled
• Enrolled in two courses for credit math and
  English
• Cultural trip
• Eligible students enrolled in Student Support
  Services

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Initiatives for 2004-2005

• Honors Program
• Learning Communities
• Improve coordination of academic support
  resources and classroom instruction (Boylan
  report)
• Sophomore Year Initiative
• BEAMS NSSE (Use e-learning to enhance student
  engagement)