FSU Student Success Strategies Sally McRorie Provost APLU/CIMA Workshop  July 9, 2017

Retention Increases and Interventions Enrollment Management Graduation Specialists Coaching Career Center Liaisons PASS Take 15 Office of National Fellowships

Cohort Calendar – Circa 2005    

Public 4-yr Graduation Rates

Public 6-yr Graduation Rates

Study identified FSU as having one of the highest graduation rates of African-American students of nearly 700 universities  We have virtually erased graduation rate disparities between all categories of underrepresented students and our traditional students Making FSU the highest-ranked public university to attain this distinction.

Our Strategy: “Broad-Based & Targeted” Broad-Based – Eliminating barriers to graduation by improving processes and optimizing academic pathways. Targeted – Identifying unique and at-risk populations and developing programs to address their particular interests and challenges.

Choice Architecture: Academic Maps, Major Clusters, & Proactive Advising

Academic Guides, Job Data, & Nudging

Take 15 We researched existing, national 15 hour and Finish in 4 efforts We learned that students who were taking 15 hours as opposed to 12 had Higher GPAs Higher Retention Rates Shorter Time to Degree Results were consistent across groups Increases Academic Engagement

Average GPA by Credit Hour Load

Center for Academic Retention & Enhancement (CARE) Summer Bridge for Traditionally Underrepresented Students Transition, Support, & Engagement for First- Generation and Low- Socioeconomic Students

Unconquered Scholars Nationally only 2% of students who age out of foster care graduate with a bachelor’s degree. Foster care, homeless, & wards of the state Face additional barriers to college completion Receive 1-on-1 Support from CARE Staff Crisis Support Group Meetings and Socials Volunteering

The Investment New People – roughly 75 – 100 Advisors, Coaches, Career and Graduation Specialists, Tutors New Programs – CARE, PASS, Undergraduate Research, ACE, Center for Teaching Excellence Applications and Software – EAB Campus, Guide Over 200,000 face-to-face interactions and over one million communications

Key Student Success Metrics % Employed/Enrolled Retention Rate Median Wages of Graduates Actual vs Predicted Graduation Rates Net Tuition and Fees Pell Access Rate 6-Year Graduation Rate Minority Grad Rates 4-Year Graduation Rate GPAs and Test Scores

Dean's Evaluations & Budget Requests How are you improving student success metrics? How will new faculty: reduce bottleneck classes increase student engagement activities improve time to degree promote student post-graduation outcomes? 

Higher Expectations Expectation that every student has at least one applied learning experience Part of our graduation requirements Develop funding support for low-income students and sufficient opportunities for all

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