Best Practices: Monitoring Academic Progress and

Improving Student Retention

Brian Willison, Academic DeanCarolyn Kent, Life Management Director

Herzing University – Madison, WI

Name, Title, Institution, Retention Rate

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AveIn School ( End of Month) 891 891 865 835 818 789 833 794 984 953 0 0 721.1Gross Drops 14 35 29 75 23 17 36 25 12 44 0 0 25.8Reentries 21 0 18 45 0 0 21 0 55 0 16 0 14.7Net Drops (Line 2 - Line 3) -7 35 11 30 23 17 15 25 -43 44 -16 0 11.2Net Drop Rate (Line 4 / Line 1) -0.79% 3.93% 1.27% 3.59% 2.81% 2.15% 1.80% 3.15% -4.37% 4.62% #DIV/0! #DIV/0! 1.55%

98.45% YTD

What is Retention? Assessing yourself. Our Practices. What are other effective approaches? Q & A

academic and social integration with the formal and informal academic and social systems of a college.

Discuss Assessment Tool Results

Retention = Connections!

Career

Staff

FacultyService

Learning

Administration

CampusSocial

Enrichment

Academics

Student

Retention

Connections with Students

Social Media – Facebook, etc.Pre-Start ActivitiesAdmissions Interviews News LettersCampus ToursMailingsPhone ContactsRegistrationPlacement Test Student GroupsCareer Goals Intake Form

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Noel-Levitz College Student Inventory (CSI)OrientationAdmissions OutreachStudent Success Skills Class Mentor Program Faculty Advisor – program based FEWS = Faculty Early Warning System High Academic Standards SAP Procedures – start with first semester

Student OrganizationsStudent CouncilAcademic AssistanceStudent Activities FEWSAcademic AdvisingWorkshopsSAPOffice Hours

•Enrollment•First Semester•Ongoing

(Brainstorm and Discussion)

Open discussion & comments.

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