1. An Equal Opportunity University Third Annual Meeting of the Provost’s Committee on Undergraduate Student Success October 22, 2009

2. Today’s Agenda Introductions all around NSSE 2009 and other data resources Retention and Graduation Rates GEN ED Update Comments/discussion Closing remarks An Equal Opportunity University

3. NSSE AND OTHER DATA RESOURCES

4. An Equal Opportunity University National Survey of Student Engagement Assessment of: – time spent on educationally effective practices – Activities and opportunities supporting academics First year Freshmen and Graduating Seniors Five Benchmarks – 42 contributing items Fifth participation since 2001 See reports and data at Institutional Research website

5. NSSE 2009 Summary CategoryClassUKCarnegie Bench Level of Academic Challenge FR53.853.9 SR 55.2 56.3 Active and Collaborative Learning FR40.941.5 SR48.648.4 Student/Faculty Interactions FR34.132.3 SR41.939.7 An Equal Opportunity University

6. NSSE 2009 Summary CategoryClassUKCarnegie Bench Enriching Educational Experiences FR 27.6 30.1 SR 41.2 42.7 Supportive Campus Environment FR59.860.3 SR 54.3 55.7 An Equal Opportunity University

7. NSSE 2009 Summary Academic Challenge ItemsClassUKCarnegie Class % Saying quite a bit or very much Memorizing facts, etc..so you can repeat them in same form FR 75 71 SR 68 62 Synthesizing and organizing ideas, info into more complex relationships FR 66 71 SR 73 75 An Equal Opportunity University

8. NSSE 2009 Summary Academic Challenge ItemsClassUKCarnegie Class Preparing for class (studying, reading, writing, doing homework or lab work, etc… 8 point scale (4 = 11-15 hr/wk and 5 = 16-20 hr/wk) FR 4.30 4.49 SR 4.06 4.37 Number of assigned books or book-length packets 1=None, 2=1-4, 3=5-10, 4=11-20, 5=More than 20 FR3.243.28 SR 3.10 3.20 An Equal Opportunity University

9. NSSE Enriching Educational Experiences FR & SR - Less frequent serious conversations with students: – Of a different race or ethnicity – Who are very different in terms of religious, political, or personal values SR – less participation in: – Study abroad, independent study, capstone experiences

10. NSSE Supportive Campus Environment Seniors report lower institutional emphasis on: – Providing support services for academic success – Helping students cope with non-academic issues

11. NSSE 2009 - Advising AdvisingClassUKBenchmarks % Saying Good or Excellent Overall, how would you evaluate the quality of the academic advising you have received? FR 81 77 SR 62 66 2007 DATA – SAME QUESTION FR7374 SR 61 65 An Equal Opportunity University

12. NSSE 2009 – College Data Active and Collaborative LearningClassUKCollege of Agriculture Overall, ACL Score FR40.940.3 SR48.650.7 Participated in a community-based project as part of a course FR19.519.6 SR19.626.1 An Equal Opportunity University

13. NSSE 2009 – College Data AdvisingClassUKCollege of Engineering Rating on 4 pt scale Overall, how would you evaluate the quality of the academic advising you have received? FR3.123.32 SR2.753.07 2007 DATA – SAME QUESTION FR2.943.30 SR2.662.86 An Equal Opportunity University

14. Resources of Use to Colleges Student Level Data Student Headcount First-Year Student Credentials (HS GPA, ACT score, and First Fall GPA at UK) Degrees Awarded Course History Retention and Graduation Rates www.uky.edu/IRPE/colleges.html

15. Resources of Use to Colleges Student Surveys National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) Campus Climate for Learning Graduating SR Survey Alumni Survey Graduate Student Survey www.uky.edu/IRPE/colleges.html

16. Other Resources – Example from Graduating SR Survey www.uky.edu/IRPE/colleges.html

17. RETENTION AND GRADUATION

18. UK and War on Attrition, 2007-09 Why focus on retention? – UK rates: between 76%-81% – 20th institution: 92% Resulting graduation rates: – UK rates: between 57-61% – 20th institution: 77.5% An Equal Opportunity University

19. UK Retention & Graduation

20. UK and War on Attrition, 2007-09 Guiding Principles Intentionality with student success as end outcome Systematic communication between colleges and UE Use of best, promising practices Data-driven, evidence-based approach to process refinement An Equal Opportunity University

21. UK and War on Attrition, 2007-09 Investments Faculty and academic advising staff Student scholarships Classroom renovation & library investments Enhanced K-Week activities & peer mentors More UK101s & new orientation courses More tutoring and academic counseling An Equal Opportunity University

22. UK and War on Attrition, 2007-09 Investments More living-learning communities Student learning initiatives BCTC Blue+ dual enrollment program Midterm grades Purpose-driven communication technologies – Hobsons Connect (recruiting/admissions) – Hobsons EMT Retain (Undergrad Ed) – UK Second Life & Big Blue Network An Equal Opportunity University

23. Academic Alert System Fall 07 and 08 - >50% of freshmen on “alert” Fall 09 – alerts on 1698 students so far Fall 09 expanding partnerships: – Residence Life re attendance An Equal Opportunity University

24. Academic Readiness Program 766 Students identified with ACT/SAT Scores in Math, English, Reading below State Standards 175 tested out prior to fall semester Supplemental Reading, English workshops, MA 108R taught by BCTC. 591 distinct ARP students, but, only 335 were enrolled in a remedial or supplemental course.

25. WHAT ARE OTHER UNIVERSITIES DOING?

26. Retention Rates - 2007 An Equal Opportunity University UK

27. A Comparison - 2007 SchoolGrad RateMedian SAT%URMUG Enroll UC-Riverside66107532.414,452 U of AL65110513.518,346 U of KY6111256.618,081 Source: The Education Trust. College Results Online http://www.collegeresults.org

28. Retention Rates UC-Riverside and Alabama – Very large increases in enrollments of incoming cohorts – lower average ACT/SATs than UK – higher retention rates What are Alabama & UC-R doing differently from UK to effect change? An Equal Opportunity University

29. Retention Rates What is Alabama doing? Course redesign initiative – Lowered DEW rate in College algebra from > 50% to ~25% from 1998 to 2004 – Mandatory interactive lab time – Erased differences between AA and White success An Equal Opportunity University

30. Retention Rates What is UC-Riverside doing? use of social networking in student affairs and academic advising learning communities in each college accountability for learning communities An Equal Opportunity University

31. GENERAL EDUCATION REFORM

32. CLOSING THOUGHTS, REMINDERS

33. Mid-term Grades 2786 students w/ D, E, or F so far Compliance – Encourage your faculty to submit – As of Oct 21, 27% reporting I grades? Uncommon usage at mid-term.

34. An Equal Opportunity University