Persistence and Completion Steering Team Minutes
Meeting 6: June 19, 2014, 3:00 PM
Sherman 205 connected to Riverfront 205
1) Call to Order and Roll Call
GOAL #1: Identify subsets of "at risk" students, then explore what factors allow "at risk" students who
persist to be successful
ACTION 1: Create summary report of "at risk" factors with supporting data
ACTION 2: Identify subsets of students who perform academically and retain better than predicted
ACTION 3: Investigate qualitative factors that allow at risk students to be successful
2) Approval of Minutes from May 22, 2014.
3) Team Updates and Opportunities for Collaboration
i) Macomb
ii) Quad Cities
iii) Off-Campus
iv) Data Facilitation Team
(1) Definition of first-generation status
(2) Availability of first-generation status on the Student Information System
(3) Status of pre-majors in university retention and graduation reporting
(4) Status of students enrolled in Dual Programs in university retention and graduation
reporting.
(5) Status of University Advising students in university retention and graduation reporting
(6) Student Success and Progress Rates using Clearinghouse Data for Total, Macomb, Quad
Cities, and Off-Campus Students
4) Academy Updates
a) Cohort 2 announcement
b) Cohort 3 launch
5) Old Business
a) Contacting Dr. Wilds for changes in errors of fact in his Mentor Report
b)
Do students in each of the University’s 10 pre-major programs receive a degree from Western when
they complete degree requirements at the transfer institution? (Ron)
i) Western has pre-professional programs in pre- agricultural engineering, architecture, chemical
engineering, engineering, forestry, health (Dentistry, Medicine, Optometry, Physical Therapy),
law, MBA, pharmacy, and veterinary medicine.
c) Do students in each of the University’s two dual degree programs receive a degree from Western
when they complete degree requirements at the transfer institution? (Ron)
i) Western has Dual Programs in Arts and Sciences and Engineering and Arts and Sciences and
Clinical Laboratory Science.
d) Status of scheduling future team meetings (Chris)
Persistence and Completion Steering Team Minutes
Meeting 6: June 19, 2014, 3:00 PM
Sherman 205 connected to Riverfront 205
6) New Business
a) HLC approved Distance Programs (Handout)
b) HLC approved Off-Campus Locations (Handout)
7) Announcements
Adjourn
Next Meeting: July 25, 3PM, Sherman 205 and Riverfront 218