1. Myron L. Pope, Ed. D. Vice President of Enrollment Management The University of Central Oklahoma Presented at the Higher Education Conference on Enrollment Management February 28, 2008

2.  Funded originally by the Lumina Foundation (original startup and subsequent on-going support)  14 major partners – including AACC, MDC, CCRC, Nellie Mae, Heinz Foundation, etc.  Started in 2004 with 27 colleges (FL, NM, NC, TX, VA) plus coaches and data facilitators/coaches  2005 – 8 colleges (CT & OH)  2006 – 23 colleges (PA, WA, & TX…including 3 open admission 4-year institutions)  2007 – 26 (AR, HI, MA, MI, OK, SC, TX, VA)  1 development yr. & 4 implementation yrs.

3.  Efforts at participating colleges  Research into effective practices at community colleges  Public policy work  Outreach to the communities, businesses, and the public

4.  Focuses colleges and others on understanding and using data better to improve student outcomes  Encourages colleges to have open dialogues about what is happening on their campuses  Tries to foster a culture of evidence at the colleges

5.  Encourages colleges to make every decision based upon student outcomes (from educational teaching strategies to allocation of resources)  Encourages institutions to:  Be open and forthright about current performance  Set measurable goals that focus on student outcomes  Make lasting, institutional change to achieve student outcomes

6.  successfully complete the courses they take;  advance from remedial to credit-bearing courses;  enroll in and successfully complete gatekeeper courses;  enroll from one semester to the next;  earn degrees and/or certificates.  http://www.achievingthedream.org

8. Increase your institutional research capacity

9. Do it for (with) the team!

10. Can we talk?? ( COMMUNICATE )

16. One size does NOT fit all!

17. “Gentlemen, we are going to relentlessly chase perfection, knowing full well we will not catch it, because nothing is perfect. But we are going to relentlessly chase it, because in the process we will catch excellence.” Vince Lombardi

18. Questions???