The Place Where Every Student Can Succeed. WalMart AIHEC-HACU-NAFEO Student Success Collaborative Presented by Wiley College Dr. Joseph L. Morale, Project Leader Dr. Haywood L. Strickland, President and CEO

Wiley College: Who Are We? Private, Historically Black, Liberal Arts, United Methodist Church Affiliated Institution located in Marshall, Texas 1,325 – total full-time student enrollment 1,239 – total number of African-American students 1,041 – total number of Pell-eligible full-time students 993 – total number of first generation full-time

Program Description Ensuring Minority Students’ Access, Retention and Persistence to Graduation Program Aims: Strengthen the academic skills of almost 75% of each year’s entering freshman class Increase the retention rates Ensure that students remain in good academic standing Increase their graduation rates Facilitate their enrollment into graduate or professional school programs

Program Description – A Holistic Approach Student Success Academic Programs Co-Curricular Programs Student Life/Personal Development Programs

Program Description - Academics First-Year Experience Developmental Education Program Student Support Services Program The Tutorial Center

Program Description - Academics Course Connections Linked Courses Freshman Seminar Major Curriculum and Associated Faculty

Program Description – Co-Curricular Learning Communities FYRST (First Year Residential Students Succeeding Together

Program Description – Student Life Emerging Leaders Ethical Student Leadership Conference Student Leadership Retreat Freshman Leadership Program

Program Strengths Institutional Leadership Class Performance Data President Executive Vice President and Provost Vice President for Academic Affairs Vice President for Student Affairs and Enrollment Services Class Performance Data Nationally-normed, standardized instruments Qualitative Data

Program Challenges/Concerns The need to compile the data the College collects through ongoing campus-wide assessments for control cohorts

Highlighted Success Retention Graduation Retention rate for first-year to second-year students for the last three years (2007 , 2008, 2009) are 78%, 70%, and 78% for all first-time students which includes transfer students. Graduation The six-year graduation rates for the past three years (2007, 2008, 2009) are 53%, 57%, and 60%.

Building Character While Preparing Students for Life.