UCO Commitment to TRIO Programs Students and Institutionalization

Myron L. Pope, Ed. D.

SWASAP Annual Meeting Dallas, TX November 11, 2014

Our Roadmap Today

• • • • • My background and current role A little about UCO UCO commitments UCO commitment to institutionalization What you should consider doing

My Background

• • • • • Math/Science Program at Stillman College First FT job was as Talent Search Counselor at Alabama Southern Community College Served as a McNair Mentor at OU and UCO VPEM in 2005 Fortunate to serve as the VPSA supervising TRIO program

Changes…

• • • • • TRIO programs were under Academic Affairs With the permission of USDOE, Barry Lofton became Executive Director of Undergraduate Admissions and TRIO Programs Victoria Arnold became Director of SSS and Project Persist Commitment to undergraduate research Commitment to diversity, student access, affordability, and success

A True Metropolitan University: Access, Affordability, Commitment to Success

2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 % Diff Caucasian 9,910 African-American 1,487 American Indian 803 Asian Hispanic 514 734 International* Pacific Islander Two/More Races Not Declared 880 38 165 10,530 1,623 786 481 669 1,031 35 488 10,552 1,650 696 491 1,046 1,231 26 840 10,372 1,611 666 522 1,124 1,321 27 988 10,235 1,545 677 517 1,213 1,421 29 1,136 1,561 1,458 707 580 444 3.3

3.9% -15.7% 0.6% 65.3% 61.5% -23.7% 588.5% -71.6%

Total 16,092 17,101 17,239 17,211 17,217 7.0%

Student Profile

• • • • 54% of freshmen expect to work 30 hours or more Almost 50% each year are transfer students 94% of our freshmen are committed to completing their degree …but there are challenges….

Class of 2018

1055 new freshmen surveyed • • What percentage have neither parent with an associate’s degree or higher  36.7% What percentage of those have neither parent who have ever attended college at all  42.6%

Class of 2018

1055 new freshmen surveyed • What percentage have neither parent with a Bachelor’s degree  46.8%

Class of 2018

1055 new freshmen surveyed What percentage have both parents with graduate or professional degree  5.4%

UCO commitments to TRIO

 Any and all TRIO students receive free application fee waivers (applies to undergraduate students)  Each TRIO grant is assigned a grant accountant to help keep budgets on track  Under the Division of SA, TRIO grants will now receive their portion of IDC  UCO commits to providing staff with prominent office locations (University Library)

UCO commitments to Upward Bound and Upward Bound Math and Science

 Discounted rates on housing and dining  Waived tuition for summer bridge students  Scholarship opportunities (Robert E. Burke Scholarship was created specifically for UB or UBMS students that attend UCO)

UCO commitment to McNair: Focus on Undergraduate Research

 After grant was not refunded (2012), UCO continued to provide support for McNair Scholars and support staff  UCO funded McNair Scholars to attend and present research at the National Conference for Undergraduate Research, regional research symposiums, and TRIO Day  UCO provided tuition waivers for undergraduates and continues to provide tuition waivers for graduate students  Hosted an international research exchange program with sister university in India. All costs were paid by UCO. No cost to scholars or program. 4 Scholars in total were able to participate.

*UCO also hosts an TRIO SSS Day for community colleges (No cost to the participant or TRIO programs)

TRIO Day at Central for UB/TS juniors and seniors

• • • • • • Understood the limitations of many UB and TS budgets Past administrations had not advocated for programming for TRIO programs (tours, etc.) No cost to the participants or TRIO programs Further connect our TRIO programs with their peers Transfer office connection with two year SSS programs for “SSS DAY at UCO” Create the pipeline to college (THE GOAL)

SSS Traditional, Est. 2001: TRIO Funded to Serve: 160 SSS-STEM, Est. 2010: TRIO Funded to Serve: 120 Project Persist - Freshmen Retention Initiative, Est. 2014: Institutionally Funded to Serve: 500

TRIO Student Support Services

• • Highlights • Peer Comparisons

Peer Institution Comparison Retention 2012-2013 Graduation 2012-2013 Traditional STEM UCO Boise State University 83% 96% 68% 71% N/A 36% California State University Kennesaw State University Missouri State University Sam Houston State University San Jose State University Texas State University – San Marcos 69% 87% 77% 73% 72% 85% 79% 32% 51% 41% 54% 49% 48% 55% Towson University Wichita State University Youngstown State University 85% 70% 68% 68% 42% 36%

*N/A = Graduation is reviewed at the conclusion of the sixth year of the grant. Future Focus • Beyond the Bachelor’s Grad Prep curriculum • 19.2% of UCO SSS students attend graduate school compared to 9.3% of their peers

Probation and 1 Yr. Retention Rates (%)

FTFT Probation After 1st Semester by Academic Year & Cohort Size

0203 N=1630 0304 N=1796 0405 N=1876 0506 N=1856 0607 N=1909 0708 N=1817 0809 N=1655 0910 N=1598 1011 N=1680 1112 N=1964 1213 N=2168 Total Yes 24.0

26.6

26.1

29.8

30.9

27.1

23.9

23.3

25.1

26.8

28.5 26.7

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76.0

73.4

73.9

70.2

69.1

72.9

76.1

76.7

74.9

73.2

71.5 73.3

• 26.7% of SRTK on probation after 1 st semester.

 2011-2012 example: 525 of 1,964 FTF Only 25.6% of students placed on probation returned for 2 nd  2011-2012 example: 128 of the 525 returned • Compared to 64.1% of SRTK that return for 2 nd year.

year.

Cohort 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07

SRTK

Graduation Rates

Graduated w/in 6 yrs 36.0% 36.2% 35.7% 35.7% 32.5% Cohort 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07

Probation

Graduated w/in 6 yrs 7.4% 7.3% 6.7% 7.0% 6.9% • 6 yr graduation rate average for SRTK Cohort is 35.2% • 6 yr graduation rate average for Probation Cohort is 7.1%

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Project Persist

Highlights • 500 first-time, full-time freshmen with HS GPA < 3.16

• Current fall-to-fall retention for a comparable cohort is 48%, high impact practices project an increase to 65% fall to-fall retention Institutional Support • Four Retention Coaches each serving 120 students • Four funded and dedicated lecturer positions Future Focus • Refine selection and continue to scale • Impact 5 year graduation rates

So….What Now For You???

So….What Now For You???

• Lead from where you are

So….What Now For You???

• • Lead from where you are Tell your story: Everyone loves an underdog story.

So….What Now For You???

• • • Lead from where you are Tell your story: Everyone loves an underdog story.

Collaborate, collaborate, collaborate

So….What Now For You???

• • • • Lead from where you are Tell your story: Everyone loves an underdog story.

Collaborate, collaborate, collaborate Engage TRIO alumni

So….What Now For You???

• • • • • Lead from where you are Tell your story: Everyone loves an underdog story.

Collaborate, collaborate, collaborate Engage TRIO alumni Seek out alternative funding

So….What Now For You???

• • • • • • Lead from where you are Tell your story: Everyone loves an underdog story.

Collaborate, collaborate, collaborate Engage TRIO alumni Seek out alternative funding Tie your outcomes to institutional values/characteristics

So….What Now For You???

• • • • • • • Lead from where you are Tell your story: Everyone loves an underdog story.

Collaborate, collaborate, collaborate Engage TRIO alumni Seek out alternative funding Tie your outcomes to institutional values/characteristics Did I mention that you need to tell your story, especially to new administrators!

Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.

-Chinese Proverb