1. Betsy Barefoot, EdD 40 th Anniversary AIHEC Conference August 9, 2013 Santa Fe, New Mexico Helping New Students Along Their Higher Education Journey: - - - Keeping Them on Track - - -

2. What We Share A belief in the value of higher education

3. From High School to and through College Some students ride an express train through college – in and out in two or four years. Many students are on a much slower train that makes lots of stops or sometimes gets derailed.

4. Helping Students Maintain their Momentum The Twenty-Hour Rule Bachelor’s degree earners by 2000 who graduated from high school in 1992 Of students who earned 15 – 19 credits hours in the first calendar year, 35% earned bachelor’s degrees. Of students who earned 20 or more credit hours in the first calendar year, 78% earned bachelor’s degrees. Source: NCES: NELS:88/2000 Postsecondary Transcript Files

5. Bachelor’s degree earners in 2000 by number of credits earned in summer terms (1992 h.s. grads) Race/ ethnicity No credits 1 – 4 credits > 4 credits All56.2%68.1%79.7% White59.8%74.2%82.2% Af.Amer21.2%42.5%78.2% Latino48.6%28.3%56.4% Asian66.8%70.0%77.9% Source: NCES: NELS:88/2000 Postsecondary Transcript Files

6. Students Who Stay on Track Higher-level socioeconomic status Strong pre-college preparation Females Full-time students Students who work no more than 20 hours/week Students who have a regular high school diploma

7. Students Who Get Off Track Lower socioeconomic status Poor pre-college preparation Males Students who work full-time Students with a GED First-generation students Students whose lives are pressured and filled with distractions

8. Students Who Get Off Track Developmental students Making slow progress Never seeing the light at the end of the tunnel

9. “Look to the Right, Look to the Left”

10. Separation

11. Adaptable Best Practices Substantive Orientation Summer Bridge Programs First-Year Seminars Learning Communities Service Learning Intrusive Advising and many others

12. Where Are We Heading: Trends that Will Affect Higher Education

13. Rethinking Developmental Education Remedial education is the Bermuda triangle of college education. “Too many students go there never to be seen again.” (Complete College America website) Alternatives to developmental education. See http://ccrc.tc.columbia.edu

14. Dual Enrollment/Early College Helping students attain college credits as quickly as possible.

15. Tightening the Rules and Regulations No late entry Must participate in orientation Must take a first-year seminar Must attend class Must follow the educational path we set for you

16. Transfer Currently 1/3 of all students (nearly 2.8 million) will transfer during the undergraduate years. Vertical transfer Lateral transfer Transfer in reverse Taking courses from more than one higher education institution at the same time

17. Increased Use of Adjuncts Reasons Lower cost Practical expertise of adjuncts Availability Overusing adjuncts can have a negative impact on retention

18. Technology Social media Smart phones Online courses

19. Critical Juncture, Defining Moment, Crossroads To college To a menial job To dropping out of high school To drug addiction or prison

20. Be Alert for These Critical Junctures that Can Derail Your Students’ Progress When statements are made that predict failure, or success, in college When college expectations are set for students and families When students make a decision to attend college for reasons unrelated to education Placement exams; placement into provisional or developmental status. Major selection End of term academic disappointment (probation)

21. Critical Junctures in Social/Personal Life Elimination from an athletic team Romantic breakup Other forms of rejection Personal or family problems (divorce, mental or physical illness, financial reversal, pregnancy)

22. Providing Help Finding the balance between too much and too little assistance for students

23. The Purpose of Higher Education at Your Institution How will your students be different when they leave your college or university? What will you add to the knowledge they already have?

24. Engaged Citizenship Standing for social justice Advocating for marginal individuals and communities Speaking out rather than remaining silent Entering the political arena Owning their individual and collective power

25. Your Comments or Questions

26. Betsy Barefoot, EdD Vice President & Senior Scholar Gardner Institute for Excellence in Undergraduate Education barefoot@jngi.org 828-475-6018 Contact Information