Carol S. Stwalley, Ph.D., P.E.

1. Carol S. Stwalley, Ph.D., P.E. • Diversity & Inclusion Data Analyst • Why URM Students Leave Purdue • December 2, 2013 Story Behind the Story Survey undertaken in Fall 2012/Winter 2013 by the MMPD

2. Historically, Underrepresented Minority (URM) students are retained at a lower rate than the cohort as a whole. OFFICE OF DIVERSITY & INCLUSION Retention

3. Fall 2008 - Fall 2011 Cohorts OFFICE OF DIVERSITY & INCLUSION Urm retention for fall 2012

4. OFFICE OF DIVERSITY & INCLUSION Standing at departure

5. MMPD directors obtained student list with known contacts and retention/grade info from Dr. Stwalley • Directors were responsible for trying three time to reach each student on their list • For students that were reached, the directors read through the questions on a Qualtrics survey. Answers could be: • written as students answered and then entered into Qualtrics • typed directly into Qualtrics as student answered OFFICE OF DIVERSITY & INCLUSION Questionnaire protocol

6. OFFICE OF DIVERSITY & INCLUSION Survey Demographics

7. OFFICE OF DIVERSITY & INCLUSION Major reason for leaving

8. Comparing Major Reason of Voluntarily Withdrawn and Dropped Students Voluntarily Withdrawn Dropped MAJOR REASON COMPARISON

9. OFFICE OF DIVERSITY & INCLUSION Feeling part of purdue

10. OFFICE OF DIVERSITY & INCLUSION Satisfaction with experience at purdue

11. OFFICE OF DIVERSITY & INCLUSION Degree aspirations

12. Dr. G. Christine Taylor, Vice Provost • Diversity & Inclusion • Ms. Guadalupe Acosta-Roberts, Director • Student Diversity Initiatives – Liberal Arts • Dr. Darryl Dickerson, Associate Director • Minority Engineering Program - Engineering • Ms. Terri Donald, Administrative Assistant • Office of Diversity & Inclusion and (Science) • Ms. Teresa Eloff, Associate Director of Student Services • Director of Undergraduate Recruitment– Health & Human Sciences • Dr. Zenephia Evans, Director • Multicultural Science Program - Science • Ms. Lynette Flagge, Director • Diversity Initiatives - Education • Ms. Allene Manning, Assistant Director • Minority Engineering Program - Engineering • Ms. Antonia Munguia, Director • Technology Diversity Program - Technology • Dr. Carol Stwalley, Retention & Recruitment Analyst • Minority Engineering Program - Engineering • Ms. Linnette White, Director • Multicultural Programs - Pharmacy OFFICE OF DIVERSITY & INCLUSION Special thanks to phone surveyors

13. Withdrawn: What was the most significant factor in your decision to leave Purdue? – OR – Dropped: What was the major factor that led to your being dropped from Purdue? • Were there any other factors? • Were you admitted to the first choice college at Purdue? • Did you feel part of the Purdue community while you were here? • Did you seek help or support from any offices/individuals while you were on campus? • Did anyone reach out to you? (staff or professors) • Were any of these people able to assist you? • What were you most satisfied with or successful at while you were at Purdue? • What was your average class load while at Purdue?- and -How many hours per week did you study? • How many weekends did you stay on campus per month?  - and -  What took you away from campus when you left? (family matters, boy/girl friend, job off campus, etc) • Knowing what you know now, what could you have done differently?  - and -  What could Purdue have done to assist you?. • Are you attending school somewhere else?  If yes, do you feel more successful there?  Why? • Are you planning to come back?  - and -  If yes, and there were financial difficulties mentioned -  Do you have a financial plan to continue? questionnaire

14. OFFICE OF DIVERSITY & INCLUSION Desire to return to purdue