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A2S: MAP-Works and First Year Student Retention

A2S: MAP-Works and First Year Student Retention. Student Success Center Office of Assessment and Institutional Research. Welcome. Jeff Meece Associate Vice Chancellor of Enrollment Management.

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A2S: MAP-Works and First Year Student Retention

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  1. A2S: MAP-Works and First Year Student Retention Student Success Center Office of Assessment and Institutional Research

  2. Welcome Jeff Meece Associate Vice Chancellor of Enrollment Management

  3. Ericca RollandDirector Student Success CenterKeri DuceStudent Success CoordinatorMarianne GuidosOffice of Assessment and Institutional Research

  4. Overview • Student Profile (handouts) • Fall Transition Survey • Time management, balance, peer connections and finances • Degree Attainment • Commitment to Institution • First Semester Grades • Academic Performance • Fall to Fall Retention • The Big Picture

  5. Fall Transition Survey 2011 2012 (11/9/12) Response Rate – 79% 90% of students have a contact/note/referral logged Reports viewed – 30% so far (largest increase- commuter students) 71% viewed by faculty/staff • Response Rate – 81% • 100% of students had a contact/note/referral in 2011-12 • Reports viewed - 26% in 2011-12 leading to .4+ GPA • 99% of students viewed by faculty/staff in 2011-12

  6. Fall Transition Survey Respondents 2012

  7. Fall Transition Survey Respondents 2012

  8. Current Risk Indicators

  9. MAP-Works Intervention Plan 2012-13

  10. Fall Transition Survey Priority Matrix

  11. Fall Transition Survey Concerns 2012 1444 students with Early Warnings Top Concerns: Financial Concerns Balance Academics Time Management Test Anxiety Creating a Plan Peer Connections

  12. What do students like most about college? • 837 – Freedom/Independence • 638 – People • 289 – Classes • 273 – Campus/Environment • 212 – Learning • 181 – Social Life • 117 – Schedule

  13. What do students like least about college? • 641 – Workload/Stress • 280 – No sense of belonging • 207 – Class • 176 – People/Roommates • 159 – Residence Halls • 137 – Expensive • 112 – Transportation/Parking

  14. Points of Interest • 22% of students do not know what percentage of their tuition is covered by financial aid. • Majority of students do not intend to get involved in campus or community service organizations, intramurals, etc. • 68% of students do not work. Less than 10% work over 20 hours per week.

  15. High Impact Practices • 45% of students are extremely interested in studying abroad • 26 % of students are extremely interested in research with a faculty member • 542 students are in 22 Living Learning Communities • 901 students are in 45 Learning Communities

  16. Time management, balance, peer connections and finances continue to be a major concern for our students. What specific strategies can we implement to address these areas of concern?

  17. Degree Attainment

  18. UWM First-time Student Profile % with ACT < 21 % with developmental need

  19. Fall 2011 75% of students are extremely committed to completing a degree . . .

  20. . . . just not at UWM Fall 2011

  21. But, students are more committed to completing a degree at UWM this year than last.

  22. Commitment to completing degree at UWM

  23. Only 54 out of 298 students who indicated they would transfer intended to transfer when they started in the Fall.

  24. Where do the potential transfers say they are going via MAP-Works? • 50 respondents who intended to transfer shared more information: • 30 plan to transfer within UW System • Top 3: UW-Madison, UW-Whitewater & UW-Stevens Point • 5 plan to transfer to two year schools • 25 plan to transfer to four year schools • 20 plan to transfer out of the UW System • 14 to out-of-state institutions

  25. Non-Targeted Transfers via the Clearing House Targeted

  26. UWM First-time Student Fall to Fall Retention and Transfer to Other Schools Targeted Non-Targeted

  27. 72% of students who indicated they would transfer at the end of this year did not intend to transfer when they started. Why? What do we do differently through the recruitment process & first six weeks? How do we address the gap between targeted and non-targeted students?

  28. How do first semester grades affect their decision? First Semester Grades

  29. What do you think your GPA will be this term? Students Expect High Grades

  30. But, Their Expected Grades Don’t Match Earned Grades

  31. But what is interfering with attendance or completing homework? • 47 – Work/School/Life Balance • 37 – Personal/Health Issues • 29 – Time Management • 13 – Living Environment • 13 – Poor Study Skills • 10 – Transportation/Parking • 6 – Financial Difficulties • 2 – Athletics

  32. Who Are the Students Most Likely to Do Worse than Expected?

  33. And How Does that Impact Retention?

  34. Students who visited tutoring centers had higher grades No visits: 2.56 gpa 1-2 visits: 3.12 gpa 3-5 visits: 3.17 gpa 6-10 visits: 2.99 gpa 11+ visits: 3.10 gpa

  35. Students who participated in mentoring had higher grades

  36. In which courses do students struggle?

  37. Is it academic? N=58 N=332 N=701 N=615

  38. Is it academic? N=993 N=664 N=42

  39. Is it academic? Fall to fall retention N=12 N=394 N=437 N=864

  40. How do we support students academically?How do we increase faculty connections?

  41. Fall to Fall Retention

  42. UWM First-time Student Fall to Fall Retention

  43. MAP-Works risk indicator is associated with retention (Fall 2011) Fall to Fall Retention

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