Shaping the Incoming Class Shaping the Incoming Class Fosters Faculty EngagementFosters Faculty Engagement
Claudia Pinter-Lucke, AVP, Academic ProgramsClaudia Pinter-Lucke, AVP, Academic ProgramsMarten denBoer, Provost and Vice President Marten denBoer, Provost and Vice President Shanthi Srinivas, AVP, Planning, Policy & Faculty AffairsShanthi Srinivas, AVP, Planning, Policy & Faculty Affairs
California State Polytechnic University, PomonaCalifornia State Polytechnic University, Pomona
AASCU 2012 Academic Affairs Winter MeetingSan Antonio, Texas, February 11, 2012
TransformationTransformation
From Direct admission process Use of minimum criteria Sole goal - meeting enrollment FTES
targets To
Finding the “right students” in the “right place” to enhance student success
Enrollment Management Enrollment Management Then and NowThen and Now
Then:Admission based on system-level criteriaAll applicants who met criteria were admitted at same timePrograms with high demand could limit admissions (impaction)
Automatic process with little engagement
Enrollment Management Enrollment Management Then and NowThen and Now
ImpactionInvoked when more applications are received than can be accommodatedTwo levels
Campus Impaction Program Impaction
Higher admission criteria (coursework, GPA, SAT) are applied
Additional information may be required
Enrollment ManagementEnrollment ManagementThen and NowThen and Now
Now:Campus impacted14 programs impactedNon-impacted programs submit suggested enrollment limitsStudents admitted in waves in order of admission criteria
Organizational ChartOrganizational Chart
Vice President Student Affairs
Provost & Vice President
Academic Affairs
Colleges
Admissions RegistrarDepartments
Associate Vice President Enrollment
Management & Services
Associate Vice President Academic Programs
Differing GoalsDiffering Goals
Student Affairs meeting system and University level
goals Academic Affairs
ensuring program and student success
Role of Student Affairs, Academic Role of Student Affairs, Academic Affairs, Colleges and DepartmentsAffairs, Colleges and Departments
Enrollment Management as a Enrollment Management as a Vehicle for Faculty EngagementVehicle for Faculty Engagement
Then: Faculty’s perception that they must
accommodate the students that show up
Now: Faculty’s perception that they have voice
in shaping their incoming class
Faculty EngagementFaculty Engagement
Nature of Engagement Interviews with Deans, Associate
Deans and Department Chairs Examples
Faculty EngagementFaculty Engagement
Lessons Learned Know that asking for voice requires
providing feedback and closing the loop Understand the impact on the program Ensure that discussions are occurring at
the department level Create ownership and buy-in Key to success is communication
Ideal Roles and InputIdeal Roles and Input
Central Academic
Affairs
LOW
Student Affairs
HIGH
From:
Colleges,Departments
LOW
Ideal Roles and InputIdeal Roles and Input
To:
CentralAcademic
Affairs
HIGHStudentAffairs
MEDIUM
Colleges,
Departments
MEDIUM
Persistence and GraduationPersistence and Graduation
201 2005 2010
Persistence(1 -> 2)
78% 90%
2000 2005
Graduation (6 Year)
56% 68%
The Future – Changing RolesThe Future – Changing Roles
Colleges/Departments
From Observation to Voice/Influence
Academic Affairs From Voice to Decision Making
Student Affairs From Decision Making to
Implementation