1. Provost J. Ralph Byington October 7, 2015

2. Student Affairs and Retention

3. Freshmen Retention Rates

4. Sophomore and Junior Retention Rates

5. Faculty and Staff Retention Rates

6. Non-Returning Student Survey Major Reasons for Not Returning

7. Information on Similar Schools

8. Academic Affairs and Assessment

9. Student Success Centers Learning Resource Centers

10. Retention by Tutoring Center Fall 2014 First ‐ Time, Full ‐ Time Freshmen Cohort

11. Student Success Centers Colleges

12. 1)Mandatory tutoring implemented for high DFW courses in Economics and Accounting. 2)Faculty initiative of tutoring invitations to selected students during office hours. 3)Use of online 24-7 tutoring options through My ECON lab and My Accounting Lab. 4)Expanded tutoring availability for business courses at night and in the library. 5)Academic success coaching in Hicks by faculty invitation. 6)Centralization of tutoring oversight, availability, and hours in the Wall Center for Excellence. Student Success Centers Business

13. 1)In AY 2014-2015 The Edwards College hosted 681 “Academic Coaching” sessions in the CINO Grill 2)Sessions were conducted by professorial faculty and were targeted at students in high failure-rate classes 3)The retention rate for all students who attended at least one academic coaching session was 76% 4)The retention rate for freshmen who attended at least one academic coaching session was 74% 5)Due to these positive indicators, all freshmen in Edwards College majors are required to attend at least one academic coaching session in fall 2015 Student Success Centers Humanities and Fine Arts

14. 1)Mathematics – extensive program a)HTC drop-in b)Departmental drop-in c)Exam review 2)Psychology a)Psych Stats (PSYC 225) drop-in two hrs/day, five days/week b)Tutor also visits classes to be introduced 3)Biology a)Student staffed tables/posted hours b)BIO 101/121/122/330/340/350/450 4)Marine Science a)Study room in CSCC – staffed Wed-Fri Afternoons b)MSCI 111/112 (and others) 5)Computing Sciences a)8 hrs/day; 5 days/week in CSCC 209 – nine tutors b)CSCC class covered (100 to 400 level) 6)Chemistry Cadre of identified tutors a)More extensive use of Learning Assistants in Labs 7)Physics – on-going drop-in peer tutoring (Physics suite) Student Success Centers Science

15. Student Success Centers

16. B.A. in Anthropology and Geography M.Ed. in Instructional Technology New Programs

17. Existing Graduate Programs Business Master of Accountancy (M.Acc.) – 2011 Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) – 2006 Education Educational Specialist in Educational Leadership (Ed.S.) – 2014 Educational Specialist in Instructional Technology (Ed.S.) – 2015 Master of Arts in Teaching (M.A.T) – 2002 – 6 concentrations Master of Education in Educational Leadership (M.Ed.) – 2009 Master of Education in Learning and Teaching (M.Ed.) – 2010 – 3 concentrations Humanities and Fine Arts Master of Arts in Liberal Studies (M.A.) – 2014 Master of Arts in Writing (M.A.) – 2010 Science Master of Science in Coastal Marine and Wetland Studies (M.S.) – 2003 Master of Science in Sport Management (M.S.) – 2015 Marine Science: Coastal and Marine Systems Science (Ph.D.) – 2014 Graduate Programs

18. New Graduate Programs Two new graduate programs began in Fall 2015: Instructional Technology (Ed.S.) Sport Management (M.S.) In August 2015, the University’s Board of Trustees endorsed the creation of two new master’s degree programs: Health Communication (M.A.) Music Technology (M.A.) Graduate Programs

19. CHE Reports

20. Admissions Report

21. Board of Trustees Report--Final September 25, 2015 Table 1 Fall 2015 Enrollment

22. Fall 2014 ActualFall 2015 Preliminary Mean HS GPA 3.373.41 Mean SAT (Math & CR) 10011006 SAT - SC 978975 SAT - National 10101006 Mean ACT – CCU 2122 ACT – SC 20 ACT - National 21 Table 2 Freshmen by Quality Indicators