1. Retention at Baylor University  Baylor 2012: Imperative I Establish an environment where learning can flourish Create an Academic Success Center to improve retention and graduation rates by ten percent

2. University Initiatives Improve transition from high school  Freshman to-do lists Enhance academic services  New tutoring program Engage faculty & staff in retention efforts  Early alert referral system

3. Dr. Tricia Tolbert From LSU to BU (2001) Formerly Director of Success Center Currently Research Analyst for Enrollment Management Soon Will Be Director for Academic Assessment and Compliance Office of the Provost

4. Retention by the numbers

5. Summary of Success Initiatives Spring 2005, Week 13 Spring 2006, Week 13 Tutoring Number of Students Hours of Tutoring Number of Students Hours of Tutoring Tutoring CenterNA 197744 Smarthinking Online Tutoring130256198517 Totals1302563951261 Other Academic Services Number of Students Served Supplemental Instruction 842 students in 24 sections of 8 courses 1253 students in 16 sections of 11 courses Probation Services237 received mentoring 152 enrolled in EDC 1200; 299 receiving mentoring Faculty ReferralsNumber Faculty making referrals 1964 Freshmen258 Sophomores536 Juniors943 Seniors845 Totals24182

6. Top Courses and Subjects for Tutoring Tutoring Center Number of Students Hours of Tutoring CHE 130139138 MTH 132130111 CHE 13022660 MTH 13041468 Smarthinking Online Tutoring Number of Sessions Hours of Tutoring Calculus315152 Physics276176 Chemistry9571 Essay Center6658 Tutoring by Classification Class Tutoring Center Smarthinking Freshmen108 109 Sophomores42 56 Juniors28 22 Seniors17 7 Others2 4 Totals197 198