Equity in Excellence – Update One Year Later Presentation to the Board of Trustees June 5, 2015 By Vicki L. Golich, Ph.D., Provost/Vice President of Academic and Student Affairs

Background – Completed 3 rd round of USC’s Equity Scorecard work identifying equity gaps in graduation rates of African American/Black and Hispanic/Latino students Identified 3 goals: 1.By 2017, the graduation rate for African American/Black students will be 44% 2.By 2017, the graduation rate for Hispanic/Latino students will be 44% 3.Every year between now and 2017, MSU Denver will collect 6-year graduation data disaggregated by race/ethnicity to monitor progress towards achieving outcomes equity in graduation rates. Targeted 4 areas: 1.First Year Success 2.Academic Advising 3.Department of Mathematics and Computer Science 4.Metro Summer Scholars Program

Update – Convened EiE Steering Committee to support implementation of Task Force recommendations First Year Success: 1.More intentionality in meeting the needs of student of color 2.More training, instruction, and information on FYS programming, background, and parameters to faculty teaching in the program 3.Upgrade website with assistance of expert to create more user-friendly content and design. 4.Implement year-long learning communities

Update Academic Advising 1.Cultural competency training for all advisors to improve advising interactions with students from diverse backgrounds 2.Upgrade website Mathematics and Computer Science 1.Reduce math anxiety and increase student confidence 2.Enhance developmental/basic skills courses 3.Faculty development, cultural competency, course relevancy Metro Summer Scholars Program 1.Substituted this year with a Summer Spring to Fall program 2.MSSP to be re-imagined and re-introduced as the MSU Denver Bridge Scholarship Program in summer 2016

Progress By 2017, the graduation rate for First-time, full-time freshmen six- year graduation rate Transfer, full-time six-year graduation rate African American/Black students will be 44% 13.2% Fall 2008 cohort 16.1% Fall 2007 cohort 16.9% Fall 2006 cohort 27.6% Fall 2008 cohort 27.4% Fall 2007 cohort 33.3% Fall 2006 cohort Hispanic Latino students will be 44% 21.1% Fall 2008 cohort 23.0% Fall 2007 cohort 23.6% Fall 2006 cohort 40.7% Fall 2008 cohort 50.0% Fall 2007 cohort 43.2% Fall 2006 cohort

Progress Every year between now and 2017, MSU Denver will collect 6- year graduation data disaggregated by race/ethnicity to monitor progress towards achieving outcomes equity in graduation rates.

Lessons Learned 1.Critical to identify academic content and student affairs areas that will have the requisite impact on student success in articulated timeframe 2.To identify and implement useful recommendations is at least a two- if not a three-year process; one can only begin to analyze the impact of those changes then in the third or fourth year at the earliest.

Conclusion 1.Steering Committee and Advisory Council continuing their work into AY Goals: To continue to support efforts in current four areas as needed To identify new areas to target, e.g., possibly  Content area  English  Student Affairs areas  B2B, Veterans, ALANA, SASC, Financial Aid To analyze data from student cohorts of 2007, 2008, 2009 to determine trends and understand the “why” behind those trends