The Luckyday Success Program: A holistic approach to academic training for first year success Luckyday Program University of Mississippi Presented by: Dr. Patrick Perry Senora Miller Logan

Frank Rogers Day Educated in the Mississippi Public School System Graduate of the University of Mississippi Created the Luckyday Foundation to provide scholarships for Mississippi Residents to attend college

Purpose of the Luckyday Success Program The role of the Luckyday Success Program is to complement the educational mission of the University of Mississippi. This is accomplished by providing students with structured academic support services that broaden the dimensions of learning. The Luckyday Success Program embraces a partnership approach to student development and academic success. The partnership includes students, parents/guardians, and members from all sectors of the University community.

Goal of the Luckyday Success Program The goal is to encourage students to persist to graduation with the ability to think critically, communicate effectively and engage in lifelong learning.

Components of the Luckyday Program Signed Contract Learning Community (Residential College, 2010-2011) Peer Mentoring Tutoring Assistance with Campus Resources Service Learning

Components of the Luckyday Program Luckyday Sponsored Social Events First Year Seminar Course Retreat Individual Meetings (every 2 to 3 weeks) Study Hall (Active Studying) Parent Partnership (Release)

Luckyday Retreat 4 day off-campus Retreat Team building Expectations for the first year Peer Leaders/Mentors

Luckyday “Checkups” Two Week, Four Week, Midterm & Post Midterm Leadership and Professional Development Academic Training Social Maturity Career Goals Time Management Campus Resources

Study Hall Requirement 8 Hours Required a Week Active Studying Accountability - Proctors University Library: Sunday – Friday

Parent Partnership (Release) FERPA Release Signed by the Parents and Students Allows for the opportunity to discuss any issue that is affecting the student’s ability to succeed academically

Luckyday Statistics/Assessment Over 400 students at The University of Mississippi receiving the Luckyday Scholarship Luckyday Success Scholars persist from Freshman to Sophomore year at 90+ percent (93% from 2008-2009) The persistence rate of Luckyday Success Scholars has been 10 percentage points higher than the institutional average

Frank Day’s Favorite Metaphor for Life The Essence of Survival Every morning in Africa, a gazelle wakes up. It knows it must run faster than the fastest lion or it will be killed. Every morning a lion wakes up. It knows it must outrun the slowest gazelle or it will starve to death. It doesn't matter whether Luckyday Scholars are a lion or a gazelle. When the sun comes up, you'd better be running.