Quality schools = Student Success

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Quality schools Student Success

• Best Practices Monitoring Academic Progress and
  Improving Student Retention
• Brian Willison, Academic Dean
• Carolyn Kent, Life Management Director
• Herzing University Madison, WI

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Introductions

• Name, Title, Institution, Retention Rate

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Herzing University Madison
98.45 YTD
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Session Overview

• What is Retention?
• Assessing yourself.
• Our Practices.
• What are other effective approaches?
• Q A

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What is Retention?
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Tinto Says Retention is

• academic and social integration with the formal
  and informal academic and social systems of a
  college.

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Assessing Your Approach
Discuss Assessment Tool Results
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Our Interpretation
Retention Connections!
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Retention is a Collaborative and Comprehensive
Process
Academics
Campus
Social Enrichment
Staff
Retention
Student
Administration
Career
Service Learning
Faculty
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Enrollment Start Graduates

• Connections with Students
• Social Media Facebook, etc.
• Pre-Start Activities
• Admissions Interviews
• News Letters
• Campus Tours
• Mailings
• Phone Contacts
• Registration
• Placement Test
• Student Groups
• Career Goals Intake Form

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First Semester

• Noel-Levitz College Student Inventory (CSI)
• Orientation
• Admissions Outreach
• Student Success Skills Class
• Mentor Program
• Faculty Advisor program based
• FEWS Faculty Early Warning System
• High Academic Standards
• SAP Procedures start with first semester

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Ongoing

• Student Organizations
• Student Council
• Academic Assistance
• Student Activities
• FEWS
• Academic Advising
• Workshops
• SAP
• Office Hours

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Best Practices A Time to Share!

• Enrollment
• First Semester
• Ongoing
• (Brainstorm and Discussion)

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Q A
Open discussion comments.
Thank you for your participation!