Equity in Excellence – Update
One Year Later
Presentation to the Board of Trustees
June 5, 2015
By Vicki L. Golich, Ph.D., Provost/Vice President of Academic and Student Affairs
Background
• 2013-14 –
 Completed 3rd round of USC’s Equity Scorecard work identifying
equity gaps in graduation rates of African American/Black and
Hispanic/Latino students
 Identified 3 goals:
1. By 2017, the graduation rate for African American/Black
students will be 44%
2. By 2017, the graduation rate for Hispanic/Latino students
will be 44%
3. Every year between now and 2017, MSU Denver will collect
6-year graduation data disaggregated by race/ethnicity to
monitor progress towards achieving outcomes equity in
graduation rates.
 Targeted 4 areas:
1. First Year Success
2. Academic Advising
3. Department of Mathematics and Computer Science
4. Metro Summer Scholars Program
Update
• 2014-15 –
 Convened EiE Steering Committee to support
implementation of Task Force recommendations
 First Year Success:
1. More intentionality in meeting the needs of student of
color
2. More training, instruction, and information on FYS
programming, background, and parameters to faculty
teaching in the program
3. Upgrade website with assistance of expert to create
more user-friendly content and design.
4. Implement year-long learning communities
Update
 Academic Advising
1. Cultural competency training for all advisors to improve
advising interactions with students from diverse
backgrounds
2. Upgrade website
 Mathematics and Computer Science
1. Reduce math anxiety and increase student confidence
2. Enhance developmental/basic skills courses
3. Faculty development, cultural competency, course
relevancy
 Metro Summer Scholars Program
1. Substituted this year with a Summer Spring to Fall
program
2. MSSP to be re-imagined and re-introduced as the MSU
Denver Bridge Scholarship Program in summer 2016
Progress
By 2017, the graduation rate for
First-time, full-time freshmen sixyear graduation rate
Transfer, full-time six-year
graduation rate
African American/Black students will be 44%
• 13.2% Fall 2008 cohort
• 16.1% Fall 2007 cohort
• 16.9% Fall 2006 cohort
• 27.6% Fall 2008 cohort
• 27.4% Fall 2007 cohort
• 33.3% Fall 2006 cohort
Hispanic Latino students will be 44%
• 21.1% Fall 2008 cohort
• 23.0% Fall 2007 cohort
• 23.6% Fall 2006 cohort
• 40.7% Fall 2008 cohort
• 50.0% Fall 2007 cohort
• 43.2% Fall 2006 cohort
Progress
Every year between now and 2017, MSU Denver will collect 6year graduation data disaggregated by race/ethnicity to monitor
progress towards achieving outcomes equity in graduation rates.
First-time, Full-time Freshmen Six Year Graduation
45.0
40.0
35.0
30.0
25.0
20.0
Fall 2006
15.0
Fall 2007
Fall 2008
10.0
5.0
0.0
American
Indian or
Alaskan Native
Fall 2006
White
Non-Resident
Alien or
International
Students
Others
23.6
26.2
0.0
20.4
16.1
23.0
28.5
30.0
21.2
13.2
21.1
27.3
0.0
15.2
Asian
Black or African
American
Hispanic or
Latino
25.0
38.7
16.9
Fall 2007
21.1
14.7
Fall 2008
19.2
28.9
Full-time Six-Year Graduation Rate for Transfer Students
80.0
70.0
60.0
50.0
40.0
Fall 2006
30.0
Fall 2007
Fall 2008
20.0
10.0
0.0
American Indian
or Alaskan
Native
Fall 2006
White
Non-Resident
Alien or
International
Students
Others
43.2
46.9
75.0
52.0
27.4
50.0
49.1
62.5
52.1
27.6
40.7
47.8
61.9
45.9
Asian
Black or African
American
Hispanic or
Latino
31.8
50.9
33.3
Fall 2007
45.8
39.3
Fall 2008
31.6
41.2
Lessons Learned
1. Critical to identify academic content and student affairs areas
that will have the requisite impact on student success in
articulated timeframe
2. To identify and implement useful recommendations is at
least a two- if not a three-year process; one can only begin to
analyze the impact of those changes then in the third or
fourth year at the earliest.
Conclusion
1. Steering Committee and Advisory Council continuing their
work into AY 2015-16
2. Goals:
 To continue to support efforts in current four areas as
needed
 To identify new areas to target, e.g., possibly
 Content area English
 Student Affairs areas  B2B, Veterans, ALANA, SASC,
Financial Aid
 To analyze data from student cohorts of 2007, 2008, 2009
to determine trends and understand the “why” behind
those trends