1. Fostering Student Success and Completion at IU Kokomo

2. INDIANA UNIVERSITY KOKOMO
The Landscape
35% of degree-seeking undergraduates are first-generation, compared with 16% at IU Bloomington.
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The Landscape
75% of students have financial need, compared with 44% at IU Bloomington.
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The Research
AASCU, “Re-Imagining the First Year”
Arum and Roksa, Academically Adrift
Bain, What the Best College Teachers Do
Baumeister and Tierney, Willpower
Duhigg, The Power of Habit
Dweck, Mindset
EAB, “The Murky Middle”
Kuh, Student Success in College
National Survey of Student Engagement
Tinto, Completing College
Tough, “Who Gets to Graduate?”
Yeado, Learning from High-Performing and Fast-gaining Institutions
. . . and more
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The Approach
In our “Re-Imagining the First Year” project, we are using data to foster student success in four ways.
“Institutional Intentionality”
Curriculum
Faculty and Staff
Students
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6. “Institutional Intentionality”
“15 to Finish”
Retreat: “Teaching to New Heights”
Freshman Convocation
Campus employment
Data Dashboard
Inside Track
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7. Data-driven Support System
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Curriculum
Summer Bridge
Freshman Learning Communities
Minor in Personal Development
High-Impact Practices: The KEY
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9. High-Impact Practices: The KEY
AAC&U promotes High-Impact Educational Practices as tools that “increase rates of student retention and student engagement.”
The Kokomo Experience and You
First-Year Communities
Sophomore Sojourns
Undergraduate Research, Internships . . .
Capstone Courses, Study Abroad . . .
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10. KEY: Sophomore Sojourns
“A Ph.D. presented cognitive training info and took questions, and a trainer did the same. Also, the time spent with Dr. Morgan and asking her questions was very valuable.”
“It was a great trip to the [Field] museum. Good learning experience and had fun being with my team and getting to know them better It tied into our lessons in class perfectly.”
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11. Faculty: Student Success Academy
The pedagogy in our Student Success Academy will be based on data.
Growth Mindset
Study Skills in Context
High Standards
Active Learning
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12. Students: Targeted Interventions
Intake Interview
Resilience Instrument
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13. Intervention: Resilience
Resilient students tend to use safer coping strategies than Struggling students
Struggling students can be taught safe coping mechanisms
Study will continue this fall
We may use instrument in spring with incoming students and respond with outreach
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14. Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Indiana University Kokomo
Questions?
Mark Canada
Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
Indiana University Kokomo
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