Board of Trustees
December 7, 2012
Update for Academic and Student
Affairs Committee
Student Success: Recruit, Retain and
Graduate
• Recruitment Strategies
– Traditional UG student population
• Scholarship shift, yield, new programs
– Non-traditional UG student population
• Leverage articulation agreements, focused
regional strategy, “finish what you started”
campaign
– Graduate Students (full-time and parttime)
• Marketing, allocation of scholarships, New
programs
– International Grad and UG
• Embassy visits, leveraging alumni, ESL programs
Historic Freshmen Retention Rates (%)
Fall 2011
Fall 2010
Fall 2009
Fall 2008
(As of fall 12)
(As of fall 11)
(As of fall 10)
(As of fall 09)
Number of new students
3,860
3,899
3,142
3,054
BGSU average retention % of all FTFT Freshmen
69.2%
71.8%
76.6%
73.1%
Ave. retention % of declared major during first year
71.8%
73.6%
78.9%
75.6%
Ave. retention % of academic learning communities
79.2%
82.3%
84.2%
83.1%
Engage the student….retain the student
Retain and Graduate
• Academic and Administrative Policies and
Procedures
• Support and Feedback for Students
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Progress Reporting, Learning Commons
Academic and Career Advising (including
programs for undecided majors and preprofessional)
• Academics
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Linked Courses, First-year Academic Seminar
Assessment of Student Learning
Expanding internship programs
Faculty Support and Development (grants and
integration of centers)
Alignment of teaching space to support active
learning pedagogy
Student Affairs Retention Data
Background Information
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Assessment Data and General Data Collection
Purchase of Campus Labs Software
First Year of Cohort Data Collection
Collecting Fall 2011 to Fall 2012 Retention Data on First
Time, Full Time Students Involved in Specific Student Affairs
Programs and Experiences
• Sidney A. Ribeau President’s Leadership Academy 1998- 2008
President’s Leadership Academy
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1998 through 2012 - 393 students
245 have completed the 4 year PLA program
99 are still enrolled
85% retention rate within the 4 year PLA program
224 students have completed degree programs
90.5% graduation rate
One Year Retention Data
• Leaders in Residence - 139 students - 83.5% retained to second year
• Club Sports participants – 115 - 86.1% retained for second year
• Students of Color in Leaders in Residence - retained at 80% compared to
58% who were not in the program
• Students of Color in Club Sports - retained at 93.8% compared to 58% who
were not in the program
• 100% of 33 first year student employees in Rec and Wellness returned for
fall 2012; achieved an average GPA of 3.05
• Leadership Academy - 84 students - retained at 96.4%
• 67 students enrolled in UNIV 1510 Multicultural Success Seminar; retained
at 100%
• First year students who joined a Greek organization – 83%
retention rate
• First year students of color who joined a Greek organization –
76.5% retention rate
• First year male students who joined a fraternity – 77.3%
retention rate
• First year female students who joined a sorority – 87.9%
retention rate
Observations
• Data supports research data indicating that students who
become involved during the first year are retained at a higher
rate.
• Data supports research data that students of color who become
involved in an organization during the first year are retained at
a higher rate.
• Purchase of Campus Labs software was a good decision; will
allow us to track this type of data on an annual basis.
Facilities Update
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Health Center
– Project is moving along well
– Staffing transitions taking place
– Design and construction on schedule
– Significant student input
Student Rec Center
– Planning and design moving along well
– Significant student input
– Beginning to define a timeline
Mc Donald East
– Construction is underway
– On schedule for completion by fall 2013
– New main entrance to the quad
– Two story main lobby
– New front desk and offices
– New student room furniture
– Electrical upgrades
Academic Facilities Update
• Process
• Specific Academic
Projects
– Prototype teaching space in
Olscamp Hall opening Fall of
2013 – Active learning spaces
– Health and Human Services,
Math/Statistics, Media and
Communication, Business,
Architecture/applied design
New Program Development
• Strategic initiatives leveraging
existing strengths
– UG Forensic specializations– Chemistry, Biology
and Criminal Justice
– UG and Grad Analytics program – Business,
Statistics and Information Systems
– Specialized master level business programs – Sales,
Healthcare
– Joint graduate programs with international partner
universities
• New alternative delivery program
– Media and Communications online professional
masters
– Blended Masters in Educational Administration