Transcript New Graduate Student Orientation and Registration

Institutional Collaborations to
Support College Completion
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Founded in 1912 in Nashville, TN
Historically Black College/University (HBCU)
1890 Land Grant University
Enrollment: 8816
• Undergraduate: 6749
• Graduate: 2067
• African-American: 5995
• Non-African-American: 2821
• In-State: 6813
• Out-of-State: 2003
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Complete College America
Complete College Tennessee Act of 2010
• Elimination of remedial/developmental
education at Universities
• Outcomes-Based Formula Funding
• Articulation and Transfer (TBR and UT)
Tennessee Board of Regents (TBR) Completion Agenda
• Progression Benchmarks: 24, 48, 72 credit hours
• Graduation Rates
TBR
Non A2S Students
PELL
PELL and
URM
URM
TSU
Non A2S
Students
PELL
PELL and URM
URM
Adapted from Middlebrooks, C.; Completion Planning PowerPoint –TBR
Adapted from Middlebrooks, C.; Completion Planning PowerPoint –TBR
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Creation of Division of Enrollment
Management and Student Support Services
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University-Wide Retention Committee
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Title III Grants – SAFRA
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Renovation and Reorganization of the Student Success
Center
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Advisement Center
Counseling Center
First Year Students
Math Center
Media Center
Reading Center
Tiger Alert
Tiger Tutoring
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University Honor’s Program
Writing Center
Vision:
The Office of Academic Success will provide services and resources
for the University community to assist students with academic
success strategies and tools while providing a high level of
customer service.
 Advisement Center
 Tiger Tutoring
 Early Alert
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Serves all students under 60 credit
hours
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Registration Hold to Ensure
Advisement
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Coordinates Transfer Advisement and
Dual Advisement
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Develops and Hosts Academic
Success Workshops
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Early Alert System
Focus on first-time freshmen, learning
support, and probation students
Advisement Center advisors provide
initial intervention
Escalation to First-Year Retention
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Focus on General Education
Courses and Tutoring
Staffed with faculty tutors
Hours:
• 4:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Monday – Friday
• 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Saturdays
Mission:
To facilitate the transition of new students into the university
and to acclimate new students to the campus community by
preparing them for opportunities that promote student learning
and development.
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New Student Orientation
Faculty and Peer Mentoring
Freshmen Year Experience Programming
Parent Relations
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Required for First-Time Freshmen
Established Learning Outcomes
One-Day Sessions
New Presentations Offered:
• Academic Success
• Student Life
• Residence Life
• Student Conduct
Diagnostic Testing Changes
Required College Student Inventory (CSI)
Enhanced Advisement and Registration
New Student Orientation Participation
No. of Students
1155
1361
1093
1016
2010
2011
2012
2013
Orientation Date
June 5, 2013 – Total Attendance
Receiving less than 2.0 Fall GPA
June 12, 2013 – Total Attendance
Receiving less than 2.0 Fall GPA
June 19, 2013 – Total Attendance
Receiving less than 2.0 Fall GPA
June 19, 2013 – Total Attendance
Receiving less than 2.0 Fall GPA
Number
% of
Attendants
June 26, 2013 – Total Attendance
91
24
26%
26%
20%
Receiving less than 2.0 Fall GPA
August 22, 2013– Total Attendance
78
24
Receiving less than 2.0 Fall GPA
July 17, 2013 – Total Attendance
118
24
Receiving less than 2.0 Fall GPA
July 10, 2013 – Total Attendance
76
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Orientation Date
31%
Receiving less than 2.0 Fall GPA
Number
% of
Attendants
144
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24%
153
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31%
200
78
39%
295
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44%
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Question
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During New Student Orientation, I met with an
academic advisor to develop my course schedule.
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During New Student Orientation, I registered for my
courses.
95%
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• Partners Faculty Mentors with First- Time Freshmen
• TBR Access and Diversity Grant
• Goals
• To retain 75% of participants
• To promote college completion by ensuring that
80% of participants complete >24 credit hours and
attain a 2.0 Cumulative GPA
• 2012 – 2013 Results:
• 70% fall-to-fall retention
• 77% earned a cumulative GPA of a 2.0 or better in
the first year of college
• 63% earned 24 credit hours or more in the first
year of college
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Improvements for 2013 - 2014:
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Work with academic advisors to enroll students in 15
credit hours per semester
Request early alert data on mentees throughout the
semester
Monitor mentees’ mid-term grades
Referrals by faculty mentors to academic support services
such as tutoring and math, reading, and writing labs
Utilize the College Student Inventory to address
challenges or weaknesses identified by the student
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Part of New Student Orientation
Integrated into Academic Advisement
Financial Aid and Scholarship Requirements
Reduce Debt
Accelerate Graduation
Launch Their Careers Early
Promotes Degree Completion
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Random Sample of Freshmen enrolled in UNIV 1000
Semester
Mean Credit
Hours Earned
Fall 2013
11.03
Fall 2012
9.59
Fall 2011
8.84
• Personalized Snapshot
• Identifies Preparedness,
Concerns, and
Expectations
• Identifies Appropriate
Resources
• Fall 2012:
676 Completed Surveys
• Fall 2013:
- 982 Completed Surveys
- 670 Student Plans Were
Developed with Advisors
• High Dropout Proneness:
- Over 50% of Students are
Identified as High
Dropout Prone
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Required 1 Credit Hour Course
Taught by Select Faculty and Staff
Coordinated through Academic Affairs
Steering Committee is comprised of Senior Level
Administrators, Faculty, and Staff
• Common Learning Outcomes
• CSI and Advisement Modules Integrated in Curriculum
• All Students are Monitored through TigerAlert
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UNIV 1000 Results – Fall 2013:
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1237 Students Enrolled in the Course
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51 Sections Offered
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Average Enrollment per Section: 25 Students
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6876.5 Total Hours of Service
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5.56 Average Service Hours per Student
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New Student Orientation
• Prerequisites – Financial Literacy and CSI Completion
• Smaller Ratio of Staff to Student
Tiger Mentoring
• Expand Number of Mentors to Increase STEM Faculty
• Allow Students to Provide Input on the Selection of Mentor
Take 15
• Expanding the Education of the Importance of the Initiative to
Parents
• Promoting Mini-Semesters and Summer School
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Freshmen Seminar – UNIV 1000
• Integration of Peer Leaders into the UNIV 1000 Team
• Training Peer Leaders to Assist With and Follow-Up with
CSI Goals
• Utilizing Mid-Year Student Assessment (MYSA) as a
Post-Assessment Tool
• Exploring the Feasibility of a Second Semester Seminar
Focusing on Career Exploration and Major Closure
Tiffany Bellafant Steward
615-963-5173
[email protected]
Julie Roberts
615-963-5968
[email protected]
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