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Update on Retention Efforts December 9, 2011 UWF Board of Trustees Dr. Kevin W. Bailey, Vice President for Student Affairs Dr. Michael Jasek, Associate.

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1 Update on Retention Efforts December 9, 2011 UWF Board of Trustees Dr. Kevin W. Bailey, Vice President for Student Affairs Dr. Michael Jasek, Associate Dean of Students & Director of Student Transitions UWF Football Feasibility Committee Meeting

2 University Level Current retention rate = 73% Convened a small work group DATA, DATA, DATA! Bolster early warning results and follow- up Investigate a summer bridge program for “academically under-prepared” students What connotes success in the 1 st year?

3 Living Learning Communities

4 Foundation Delphi First-Year Living-Learning Community Martin Hall 292 Students Establishing Identity Academic Success, Civic Engagement, Interpersonal Development

5 Foundation Oracle Second-Year Living-Learning Community Heritage Hall 252 Students Developing Purpose Academic Development, Career Development, Leadership Opportunities

6 Survey Fall 2011 Delphi ▫Academic Support Services Oracle ▫Certainty of Major

7 Living-Learning Success Booklets Conducted four times a year by RA’s Reflection on experience in the LLC and at UWF Focus on the pillars Analyzed for themes of strengths and weaknesses “Everyone is friendly. The classes are small. There is a lot to do. Martin Hall has movies to watch and people to study and hang out with.” -Member of Delphi

8 Quantitative Data GPA ▫General: Spring 2011 2.69 ▫Delphi: Spring 2011 2.63 Credit Hours Earned ▫General: 11.79 ▫Delphi: 11.64 Retention ▫General: 73% ▫Delphi: 76% “Friends help with study groups and homework.” -Member of Delphi

9 Data To Be Collected For Delphi Cohorts High School GPA SAT and ACT Scores Home Town

10 Future Plans Connect Oracle to the Pensacola Community Increase faculty involvement with Oracle Establish Oracle Mentors Day of Declaration for Oracle Full Time Hall Director for Delphi and Oracle

11 “Campuses pay thousands of dollars for consultants to tell them how to build such programs. You have premier programs here. You need to educate others on what you are doing.” - Norb Dunkel Associate Vice-President of Student Affairs University of Florida


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