New Administrators Orientation 4 August 2016 Student Success Initiatives Finding Data John Smail Associate Provost for Undergraduate Education & Dean of University College

1. Student Success Initiatives New Student Induction (Get ‘em in) Develop and implement an integrated set of experiences, messages, and processes designed to engage incoming students in the academic and cultural fabric of the institution. The Graduation Initiative (Get ‘em out) Develop and evaluate processes and mitigate unnecessary barriers to ensure that students can graduate in a timely fashion

New Student Induction -- Pre-Enrollment SOAR New Student Convocation (22 August) Week of Welcome … Working on Coordinating Department/College and University communication with new students Improving Convocation / WOW experience

New Student Induction -- First Semester (Year) Prospect for Success (QEP) Freshman Academic Engagement Curriculum (College – specific) INTENTIONAL, CURIOUS and AWARE … Working on Maintaining coherence Leveraging its potential as a foundational experience

New Student Induction -- First Year (Two) “Top 40” Courses = Gen Ed + Early Progression Expectations Course Redesign Early Alert (and Mid-Term Grades) … Working on Fully Engaging Top 40 Faculty Ensuring Capacity General Education Revision

General Education (Current) 37-43 hours Distribution model (mostly) Faculty from academic colleges Managed by University College

Critical Thinking and Communication General Education  Integrated Education Revisions to First Year Writing & LBST Effective Fall 2017 Curriculum development and planning from Fall 2016 LBST 2301 Second Year Critical Thinking and Communication UWRT 1103/04 First Year Writing

New Student Induction -- Transfers 50% + of Undergraduate Students From both Community College (w/ & w/o AA) and 4-year schools More diverse, more needy … Working on “Early Launch” Transfer SOAR Creation of a Transfer Center Seamless Transfer

Graduation Initiative -- Unnecessary Barriers Analysis of possible graduation barriers Declaring the major Early evidence of potential success Hurdles and Hoops Course sequences (eg. Fall / Spring only) Course availability … Working on “Environmental Impact” of Curriculum Changes Predictive Analytics

Graduation Initiative -- Metrics Unit-Level Metrics Year 1  2 Retention in Major, College, University Year 2  3 Retention in Major, College, University Graduating Juniors … Working on Setting Targets for Unit-Level Metrics Developing Metrics for Transfers

Graduation Initiative -- Advising Advising Summit IPASS Project Graduation Oriented Advising (4th Semester) … Working on Building a University-wide System Harnessing the Power of Advising Systems Leveraging Advisors’ Expertise

WHY?

2. Data Resolving Student Issues Faculty Questions Course Scheduling Program Analytics Student Success Advising

2. Data – Banner (self service*) @ my.uncc.edu Access to student – class - schedule information Student Transcripts (unofficial and advising) Degree Audit Class lists Grading (Mid Term / Final / Changes) Permits and Authorizations and Course Summary Search (semester class schedule) Petitions / Approvals Guest Access (NEW) * ≠ Native Banner (INB)

2. Data – Catalog @ catalog.uncc.edu Official University Catalog University Policies Major / College Requirements Course Descriptions Searchable Bookmarks

2. Data -- Factbook (Institutional Research) @ ir.uncc.edu Access to official information on programs Application, Admission, Enrollment #s Undergraduate / Graduate headcount Total By class SCH generated Minors and 2nd Majors Degrees awarded Faculty data

2. Data – Report Central @ reportcentral.uncc.edu * * Must request access Access to a variety of pre-formatted reports Enrollment Admissions Advising Catalog/Schedule Cohort Course Grades GPA/Credit Hours Graduation NOTE: Institutional Research will prepare custom reports on request

2. Data – Starfish @ starfish.uncc.edu Access to advising history, notes, early alerts Advisor Assignments Advising appointments Notes / Documents from appointments Early alerts and mid term unsatisfactory grades Tutoring services available NOTE: Developing the capacity to create custom reports

2. Data – Student Success Collaborative. @ https://webauth. uncc Access to graduation analytics platform Student information Probability of graduation, intended major Probability of graduation, alternate major Degree Progress Milestones (completed / missed) Program information Graduation by student attribute Predictive Courses Major Switching Patterns * Must request access