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Refocus & Retain The Roadway to Student Success Presented by: Brian O. Hemphill, Ph.D. Vice President for Student Affairs & Enrollment Management – PowerPoint PPT presentation

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Title: Refocus


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Refocus Retain
  • The Roadway to Student Success

Presented by Brian O. Hemphill, Ph.D. Vice
President for Student Affairs Enrollment
Management Summer 2009 Cabinet Retreat
2
Retention Myths
  • Reaching out to retain students begins
    after enrollment.
  • A students decision to stay or leave a campus is
    made independently.
  • Retention is all about financial aid.
  • Students are forthright about their reasons for
    leaving school.

3
Retention Realities
  • Retention begins during recruitment and continues
    throughout the students academic career.
  • Retention efforts are most effective when
    families are included in the process.
  • Retention is influenced by excellent support and
    service guided by real people and
    authentic experiences
  • Retention is not easy and requires us to
    collaborate, advise, refer, and
    follow-through we must be
    solution-oriented to avoid attrition.

4
General Persistence Theory
5
Students Decisions to Stay
  • Financial Resources
  • Academic Preparedness
  • Social Academic Integration
  • Commitment to their Academic Goals
  • Campus Climate

6
Taking Action
  • Build meaningful relationships
  • Share the NIU culture
  • Value and praise students
  • Get students involved
  • Provide academic support
  • Be mindful of cultural family influences

7
The enemy of great, is good.
Retention is a by-product of great people,
programs services
8
Taking Action
  • Development of a division-wide retention plan
  • What is already happening? How
    are these efforts being measured?
  • What can be immediately integrated? Think small
    changes, big impact!

9
Act as if what you do makes a difference.
It does. ? William James
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