1. Staff Development Workshop Series: Transitioning Students
Marcus Langford – Director of Student Life & Engagement
Sarah Wolfe – Assistant Director of Orientation & Leadership

2. Learning Outcomes
Review historical data of UC Blue Ash student enrollment and success
Understand changes in student experience in recent history of UC Blue Ash
What has been the experience for transitioning students?
Brainstorm how we can better support transitioning students
Opportunity to create a comprehensive “transition map” which incorporates all components that contribute to student success.

3. Historical Review: UC Blue Ash College
Who are we? What do we look like to new students?

4. UC Blue Ash College Established 1967
Originally Raymond Walters College (UC Regional)
Open Access
Primarily 2-year degree programs
40% career-orientated
60% transfer-oriented
2 Baccalaureate programs added (since 2012)
5,000-6,000 enrolled students/semester
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5. Mission
The University of Cincinnati Blue Ash College provides an excellent and accessible education for students from a wide array of educational and cultural backgrounds.  Our student-centered approach to teaching and comprehensive services engage students so that they can acquire the knowledge and skills needed to succeed academically, personally, and professionally. We promote innovative scholarship and creative works, free inquiry, lifelong learning, and service beyond the classroom.
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6. A changing student body
As of 2010 & 2011 (UCBA Enrollment Report, IR)
The amount of traditional-age students continues to grow
The fastest growing student age group is: 19 & younger: up 66% in past 5 years
Greatest decline by age group: is down by 9% in past 5 years
More students are attending full-time:
Full-time enrollment is up 10%
Minority enrollment has grown 8% over last year
African-Americans are the largest minority group (16%)
Multi-Race is the fastest growing minority group with a 62% increase
Hispanic is the 2nd fastest growing minority group with a 32% increase
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7. Historical Review: Enrollment and Student Success
Knowing how our students succeed when they enroll will help us support them into and through their education at UC Blue Ash and to transition and eventual graduation.

8. Enrollment

9. Student Success: Persistence

10. Student Success: Retention

11. Student Success: Transition

12. Student Success: Graduation

13. Qualitative Initiative: Increase Student Success
Aligns with our student success data
Meet needs of changing student population
Capitalize on increased enrollment
Increase % persistence and retention
Improve student success
Increase % transition and graduation
Create seamless transition experience

14. A movement in redefining “open access”
Since 2011
College Name Change
Semester Conversion
Required First-Year Orientation
Professional Advising Center
Conditional Admission
Reverse Transfer
Honors Program
Center for Pathways Advising & Student Success

15. Initial Results
Although early, we can begin to review data to see if the efforts UC Blue Ash has launched have been successful.

16. Persistence & Retention at UCBA
Initial Fall Enrollment/Spring Persistence/Fall Retention
Entering Cohort
# Attendees Enrolled
Avg. 1st Term GPA
Persisted %
Avg. 1st year GPA
Retained
Avg. GPA
Fall 2012
918
1.96
750
81.7%
1.97
507
55.2%
2.21
Fall 2013
1034
2.06
834
80.7%
2.12
596
57.6%
2.27
Fall 2014
1296
2.03
1055
81.4%
2.09
741
57.2%
2.31
Fall 2015
1212
2.14
936
77.2%
685
56.5%
2.00
AVERAGE
4460
2.05
3575
80.2%
2.10
2529
56.7%
2.20

17. CPAS
Average Cumulative UC GPA after 2 semesters for persisting CPAS (FS15) and CPAS similar cohorts (students w/ HS GPA < 2.0)

18. Graduation Rate

19. Next Steps: Supporting Transition Students
Our first initiatives have focused on entering students and graduation. What can we do to continue supporting the students in the middle that are transitioning to complete their bachelor degree (and beyond)?

20. Transition Rate

21. Transition to Clifton Retention
UCBA Students Transitioning to Clifton
Transitioning Cohort
# Students
Retained
Retention %
Avg. GPA of retained
Fall 2012
570
430 75
2.996
Fall 2013
558
416
3.122
Fall 2014
614
434 71
3.1
Fall 2015
767
N/A
Fall 2016
854

22. Transition Student Summary
Overall, the number of students transitioning to Clifton campus is increasing each year
The most common Clifton academic areas for students to transition to in each cohort include Psychology, Criminal Justice, Communication, Biological Sciences, and RN/BSN programs
Students are more likely to be retained in their first year on Clifton campus if they did not graduate from Clermont or Blue Ash campuses than if they did graduate from those campuses
The average first-year GPA is higher on the Clifton campus if they graduated from Clermont or Blue Ash campus before transitioning to Clifton
The majority of students who transition to Clifton campus have enough credit hours to have junior or senior class rank
Of the students who transition to Clifton campus, 15.6% graduate in less than one year
When looking at the average graduation rate for the cohorts, the graduation rate for Full-Time Baccalaureate-Seeking Transition students is higher (80.3%) than the graduation for First-Time Full-Time Baccalaureate-Seeking students (64.6%)
Students who transition as First-Years have a lower graduation rate (56.0%) than
First-Time Full-Time Baccalaureate-Seeking students (64.6%)
The majority of transition students finish their Baccalaureate Degree in two years
Adapted from UC Institutional Research parison/SummaryofPoints?:iid=5

23. Next Steps: What can YOU do?
As faculty and staff, we each offer a unique perspective about what students need to do to be successful throughout their education.

24. “Fostering a Transfer Student Receptive Ecosystem” Eileen Strempel
Admissions
Student Affairs
Academic Affairs
Financial Aid
Housing
Communications/Operations
Information and Analytics Support
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25. Student Success Timeline
Use the timeline provided to include notes about what students can do in your department throughout their tenure to remain successful. We will compile all timelines in a “map” which will be vetted for future publication for our students.
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26. Please turn in your timeline and take some blank ones for your next department meeting.

27. College Name Change
2011: Raymond Walters College becomes UC Blue Ash College
UC Community
Blue Ash/Cincinnati Community
#findingRaymond

28. Semester Conversion
2011: University of Cincinnati moves from quarter- system to semester-system
Opportunity to re-align pre-programs with baccalaureate degrees
Individualized Education Plans (IEPs)

29. Orientation Prior to 2011 2011-2012 2012-2014 2014-2016
No formal orientation
Admission and confirmation deadlines after semester began
Retention on shoulders of faculty
58% Retention
1.52 Average GPA
Orientation coordinator hired
Mandatory orientation (registration block, can be lifted by faculty)
Loose admission deadlines
Introduce spring start orientation
Mandatory orientation (Strict registration block)
Earlier deadlines
Earlier orientation sessions
Introduce transfer orientation
Introduce placement test deadline
Mandatory orientation
Major verification
Introduce summer start orientation
Student Coordinators facilitate sessions

30. Advising Center
Hire Director of Advising Center
Move from 1 to 8 full-time staff academic advisors
Create IEPs for semester conversion
Move from 8 to 10 full-time staff advisors (inc. Transition Advisor)
Add registration block for all first-year students (completed less than 24 credit hours)
Use Starfish for Early Alert
Students must complete 24 credit hours at UCBA before enrolling in main campus courses
CPAS Program; designed to provide more advising for at-risk students (less than 2.0 HS GPA)

31. Conditional Admission
2015: College Program for Academic Success (CPAS)
HS GPA <2.0 automatically enrolled
To maintain enrollment, students must:
Meet CPAS Advisor 7 times/semester
Earn 67% of attempted courses
Meet GPA requirement (1st=1.75 , 2nd=2.0)

32. Reverse Transfer Students
2015: Grant graduation to transfer students
UC Blue Ash students transition to Clifton before completing their associate’s degree
Associate’s degree was either completed at UCBA or completed after a few additional courses in Clifton
Grant the degree post-transition
Mutually beneficial

33. Orientation
Downward trend in GPA and course completion by orientation date

34. Confirmation Deadline Placement Test Deadline
Orientation
Earlier/enforced application and confirmation deadlines
Term
Application Deadline
Confirmation Deadline
Placement Test Deadline
Orientation Deadline
First Day of Class
Fall 2011
September 23
None
(September 15)
September 21
Fall 2012
July 31
August 24
(August 23 + Late Registration)
August 27
Fall 2013
July 15→
August 15
August 22 + Late Registration
August 26
Fall 2014
July 15
August 1
August 19
Late Orientation:
August 21
August 25
Fall 2015
July 1
August 10
August 13

35. Other Initiatives Quick Start
Partnership with high schools and community agencies
CPAS Waitlist
Transition Student Support
Selective Admission Programs