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Faculty involvement A key to Student Retention

Faculty involvement A key to Student Retention. By: James M. Kearfott MSDR Director of Student Retention The Sullivan University System. Cost = “Cheap” Student Life Party/social Athletics Close to home Live at home Close/far plus Where is the Education?.

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Faculty involvement A key to Student Retention

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  1. Faculty involvementA key to Student Retention By: James M. Kearfott MSDR Director of Student Retention The Sullivan University System

  2. Cost = “Cheap” Student Life Party/social Athletics Close to home Live at home Close/far plus Where is theEducation? What criteria did you use to select your college?

  3. Do the things that Students listed as important really work to keep them to graduation? NOT REALLY THEN WHAT DOES?

  4. What Does Work? • *Ret=E Id + (E + IN + C) IV • R – Retention • EID – Early Identification • IN - Intensive • C – Continuous • IV - Intervention • Formula from Dr. Alan Seidman • Executive Director: Center for the Study of College Student Retention • Seidman 2001

  5. Who does this best? • A few years ago, Noel-Levitz, Inc. indicated that:-  “the number one factor impacting    student retention    was the warm and caring attitude    of faculty and  staff."

  6. Summer 08 Lou. 1951 = 76% Lex. 811 = 81% Ft. K. 217 = 68% Fall 08 Lou. 2164 = 84% Lex. 842 = 89% Ft. K. 225 = 80% Summer 09 Lou. 2123 = 80% Lex. 866 = 86% Ft. K. 251 = 85% Fall 09 Lou. 2206 = 83% Lex. 879 = 92% Ft. K. 251 = 91% 6% + mean 08 to 09 Persistence by quarter Summer and Fall 2008 to 2009

  7. Do you ever feel this way?

  8. Retention efforts in place that are working… • The mentor program is important but needs everyone… • Conforming to the probation policy • Campus-based individuals assigned to retention issues: • James Taylor – Louisville ext. 8520 • Anne Moore – Lexington ext. 7624 • Penny Uphaus – Fort Knox ext. 5692 • New documents on the faculty portal making reporting and action easy.

  9. We are all in this together

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