Help and a Home Base: Retaining at Risk Students for Degree Completion
Presenters Lilly Sanchez-Saqib Dean’s Office, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Dr. Poppy Capehart Department of Nutrition and Food Science, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
AGLS sets students on the path to success
Texas four year graduation averages for four year public universities is: 49.3% National average is : 29.9 % Texas rates are better than the national average but we are still lagging significantly behind our peer schools nationwide. 1.University of Virginia: 85% graduation rate 2.College of William & Mary: 82% 3.University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill: 76% Can we do a better job?
The AGLS Retention Model
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Vice Chancellor Executive Dean Associate Dean AGLS AGEC ALEC ANSC BCBP BAEN ESSM ENTO HORT NUTR PLPM POSC RPTS SCSC WFSC
Admission Process Student brings AGLS sponsorship contract Signatures from student and Academic Advisor Change of major Removal of registration holds Paper work Registration of designated courses
AGLS Program Highlights
Questions?? Q & A