Partnering for Student Success: The Bridge to Clemson
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Partnering for Student Success
The Bridge to Clemson University Program
Sue Whorton
Clemson University
National Institute for the Study of Transfer Students
January 23-25, 2008
What will this workshop cover?
Description
Bridge
to Clemson Program
Clemson
Univ./TCTC partnership
Flaga’s
(2002) model of transfer
transition
Bridge
Program student success
and transition strategies
Advising
Orientation
What will you leave with today?
Understanding
Bridge
Program structure and goals
Clemson/TCTC
Flaga’s
of
partnership
transfer transition model
Programmatic
initiatives for successful
transition and transfer
At
least one “take away” idea
What is the Bridge Program?
Collaborative first-year academic and
residential life program between
Clemson University and Tri-County
Technical College (TCTC)
Complete first-year courses at TCTC
Seamless transfer to Clemson for
sophomore year
What are the Bridge requirements?
Apply for Clemson freshman admission
Complete 30 credits with 2.5 GPA
Live in Bridge Program housing
What factors led to creation of Bridge?
High demand for Clemson degree
Increase access to Clemson
Affordable option
Opportunity for increased
collaboration with local technical
college
What are the Bridge goals?
Increase access to Clemson for qualified
students
Deliver high quality first-year experience
Provide opportunity to complete all
required first-year courses
Prepare students for successful
transition to Clemson
Connect students to Clemson
Bridge Model
Expansion &
Sustainability
Assessment &
Evaluation
Access to Clemson University
Internal and External Collaboration
Student Success Programs
It takes a village….
Clemson University
Academic Affairs
Undergraduate
Studies
Admissions
Academic Advising
Academic Success
Center
Student Affairs
New Student
Programs
Housing
Parking Services
Tri County Technical College
Academic Affairs
Arts and Sciences
Division
Academic Advising
Business Affairs
Student Affairs
Office of Collaboration
Admissions
Registrar
Financial Aid
How is Flaga’s (2002) model used?
LEARNING RESOURCES
Tools utilized by students to gain information and learn
about the campus environment and academic system
CONNECTING
Concerned with development of relationships with others
in the academic, social and physical environments
FAMILIARITY
Develops as students internalize information they
gathered and begin to feel more comfortable with their
new environment
NEGOTIATING
Occurs when students adjust their behaviors and
surroundings as necessary to be successful within the
academic, social and physical environment
INTEGRATING
Change that results from student’s processing their
academic, social and physical experiences and
interactions
What assessment tools have been used?
Student Survey
Parent Survey
Review of electronic communications
Review of Bridge Program Documents
Review of grade data
Focus Group
What did students tell us?
Reasons for Selecting Bridge
Provided
opportunity to attend Clemson
Opportunity
to use Clemson services
To
attend a SC university
To
be near friends enrolled at Clemson
Lower
first year costs
Clemson
Liked
is a family tradition
the connection to Clemson
What did students tell us?
Strengths
Instruction
at TCTC
Housing Facility
Orientation
Access to Clemson advising staff
Improvement
Orientation
Academic
Advising
Sense of Connection to Clemson
How have we used the results?
Orientation
Earlier
placement testing
Addressed registration issues
Offered two sessions
Advising
Created
advising manual
Created course equivalency list
Created Bridge-specific worksheets
Monthly visits by Clemson advisors
How have we used the results?
Academic Support
Increased
SI and tutoring services
Communication
Creation
of ePortal
Parent newsletter
Summer Start
Encouraged
students needing
prerequisite courses to enroll in
summer session
How have we used the results?
Connecting to Clemson
Access
to football tickets
Increased communication about
Clemson events
Instituted monthly all-Bridge meetings
Invites to Clemson events
What will be the success indicators?
Percentage of students who have
completed required first-year courses for
their intended major will increase
Percentage of students who successfully
complete Bridge Program requirements
will meet or exceed projections
Percentage of Bridge students enrolling
at Clemson for sophomore year will
meet or exceed projections
What will be the success indicators?
Levels of academic and social integration
will be higher for Bridge students than
non-Bridge transfers
Level of student satisfaction with Bridge
Program services will be at “satisfied” or
higher
**
Comparison Groups: Clemson FTF and TCTC
University Transfer (non-Bridge) students
What are our future plans?
Administer student and parent surveys in
spring 2008
Survey CU Bridge and transfer
sophomores and conduct focus groups in
spring 2008
Review of persistence and graduation data
Develop long-range enrollment plan for
growing Bridge Program
For More Information
Sue Whorton
Director, Bridge to Clemson and Transfer
Academic Programs
[email protected]
864-656-6256
http://www.clemson.edu/prospectivestudents/
undergraduate/bridge/
http://www.tctc.edu/bridge/bridge_prog.htm