2. Who are our students today? 2 yr and 4 yr students; graduate students Generation X, Y Nontraditional Students Distance learners

3. Generation X,Y Students Racially/Ethnically diverse Technologically comfortable Risk-Takers - extreme sports Big Consumers – ATM and credit cards, pagers, cell phones, cars Familiar with/prefer fast-moving stimuli View themselves as customers to colleges Freshmen not always accurate in their assessment of academic or psychosocial needs

4. Nontraditional Students 1995 44% all UGs 25+ years old most employed while enrolled tremendous diversity in age differing reasons for college attendance wide range in preparation level not as interested in traditional campus activities

5. Distance Learners Video, live satellite, computer/internet formats Wide range of reasons for enrollment mostly nontraditional age some reports that women like better, have higher retention rates we don’t yet know a lot about effectiveness of distance learning compared to traditional classroom

6. Characteristics of UD Undergraduates

7. UD Facts & Figures- Fall 2001 http://www.udel.edu/IR 20,949 students About half Newark undergrads live in campus housing 1,049 full-time faculty Student faculty ratio of 16:1 122 undergraduate, 75 master’s, 34 doctoral programs 4,079 degrees awarded in 1999-2000 FY 2000 total operating revenues $487.7 million

8. UD Students Fall 2001 20,949 students: 16,307 undergrads 2,942 graduate students 1,700 Continuing Education 60% undergrads were nonresidents 59% undergrads were women Ethnicity for Undergrads: 87% White; 6% Black; 7% other 36% FT freshmen received some financial aid

9. Fall 2001 Freshmen SAT Verbal571 (Nat. Ave: 506) SAT Math588(Nat. Ave: 514) 18,209 applicants; 3,379 enrolled (35% yield) 86-90% return for sophomore year 70% graduate in 5 or fewer years Many will participate in study abroad, undergrad research, honors classes, co-op/internships Tuition, fees & other expenses: $13,124 / $22,214

10. UD Undergraduates Would choose UD again Above norms on satisfaction with computing, library resources, food services Some evidence of sophomore/junior slump (sophomore classes the most difficult in some depts) On average study about 15-16 hrs/week Many work at least part-time ~16% participate in Greek organizations Anecdotally- ‘nothing to do around here’ Counseling & Health Cntr well used, but get especially busy near exam times when student stress is high; after Spring Break for HIV testing

11. Fall 2000 Freshman Needs Survey IR&P, 2000 UD Freshmen said they need help with: Acquiring knowledge & skills for grad school Identifying coo-op and internship opportunities Expanding their volume of literary works read Public speaking Synthesizing and applying ideas Quantitative and math skills Need least help with: Using computer as learning tool Working in groups to solve problems

12. Student Engagement NSSE, Spring 2001 Compared to national norms: –More UD freshmen & seniors use email to communicate with instructor –Fewer freshmen made a class presentation –Fewer freshmen and seniors work on campus for pay

13. What Do Freshmen Fear the Most??? Choose the top five fears: Will not have enough money Not able to manage time Difficulty meeting friends I will become depressed College will be too difficult Trouble with roommate I will become homesick Trouble understanding professor Will be tempted to cheat in class I will not appear as sophisticated as other freshmen I will get lost on such a huge campus

14. What Freshmen Fear Most from Jeweler & Gardner, 1987; Gardner, 1992. I won’t be able to manage time. I will become depressed & will affect performance. College will be too difficult. I’ll be homesick. I won’t develop good study habits. I will have trouble understanding the professor.

15. Undergraduate Behaviors… from Bishop, 1992 Students don’t always behave in ways that are consistent with their values & knowledge 40-90% admit academic dishonesty Some, but not high community activism Majority have consumed alcohol Many report feeling depressed Many women report negative body image Date rape and dating violence are reported

16. Research on Undergraduates from Pascarella & Terenzini, 1991 Change does occur– gains in factual knowledge, cognitive skills, values, attitudes, socially, morally Become better writers, speakers, thinkers More culturally and aesthetically aware Generally more liberal, sociocentric Better self-identity, more comfortable with their decisions

17. Characteristics of UD Undergraduates

18. UD Facts & Figures- Fall 2001 http://www.udel.edu/IR 20,949 students About half Newark undergrads live in campus housing 1,049 full-time faculty Student faculty ratio of 16:1 122 undergraduate, 75 master’s, 34 doctoral programs 4,079 degrees awarded in 1999-2000 FY 2000 total operating revenues $487.7 million

19. UD Undergraduates Would choose UD again Above norms on satisfaction with computing, library resources, food services Some evidence of sophomore/junior slump (sophomore classes the most difficult in some depts) On average study about 15-16 hrs/week Many work at least part-time ~16% participate in Greek organizations Anecdotally- ‘nothing to do around here’ Counseling & Health Cntr well used, but get especially busy near exam times when student stress is high; after Spring Break for HIV testing

20. What do you think undergraduate students expect of student life professionals???