BREAKING THROUGH THE NOISE: PROACTIVE APPROACHES FOR STUDENT SUCCESS Code#: 101 Presenter: John Glatz, Director of Advising Co-presenter: Liz Friedman, Assistant Dean of Student Services

DePaul University Nation’s largest Catholic institution Private Located in Chicago, IL College of Computing and Digital Media (CDM) 13 undergraduate degrees Freshmen in Fall utumn&term=1&termnum=1&termlaw=7 N=259 Average HS GPA 3.5 Average ACT 25.8 Average SAT % are in the top 10% of their HS class PROFILE

THE MODEL

Assistant Dean of Student Services Director of Academic Advising advising + admission + marketing + outreach academic success center Staff Academic Advisors

ADVISING RESPONSIBILITIES Faculty Advisor  Conversations about curriculum as it pertains to major primarily  Conversations about career Staff Advisor  Conversations about curriculum as it pertains to major, general education and graduation requirements  Referrals to other campus units

THE PLAN

WHAT WE LEARNED The Good  works  Annual audit  Quarterly workshops  Registration holds  Query building for early intervention The Bad  Too many s = SPAM  Poor attendance at freshmen events  Overloaded incentives does not equal motivation to participate

THE UGLY

NEW INITIATIVES  Meet Your Advisor Day (2010)  Open house with lunch  Informal conversation with faculty advisors  New workshop schedule (2011)  Quarterly sessions  Topic specific rather than class specific  Restructuring of summer orientation (2012)  Combined parent-student piece  Separated parent-student piece

Today’s Plan

DATA

GRADUATION RATES 4-year Graduation Rate

FRESHMAN RETENTION 1-year retention

FRESHMAN RETENTION 2-year retention

PROBATION First Quarter Freshman Probation

INCREASED STUDENT CONTACTS Total # of scheduled appointments and walk-ins

QUESTIONS

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