1. Déjà vu! Didn’t we cover this at orientation? A new approach to group advising: Freshmen & Transfer RE-Orientation Brenda Truman, MSU College of Business

2. Freshmen Re-Orientation (FRO)  Group advising session,  Target first semester freshmen,  Strategically scheduled near course registration

3. FRO Program Goals  Reinforce mechanics of registration and course selection, advising, student resources, and academic planning.  Build a sense of community and belonging amongst our students.

4. Promotion  Email  Facebook  BUS 101 in-class announcement  Distribution of Personal Data Forms (PDF) at the event

5. The Program  60 minutes  Welcome from the Interim Dean  Course Selection & Registration  College & MSU Resources  Interactive Online Scavenger Hunt  SurveyMonkey

6. Attendance  About 55% (100 of 183) freshmen  Miracle of ChampChange

7. Freshmen Academic Data Avg ACTAvg SATSp12GPA Attended FRO Business Majors25.261128.463.13 Stop out21.631065.002.24 Change of Curriculum23.331165.003.00 Attended Average24.531126.673.00 Did NOT Attend FRO Business Majors22.721040.002.75 Stop out22.701001.252.06 Change of Curriculum24.251092.502.43 Did Not Attend Averages22.841035.832.52 Overall Freshmen Averages23.801086.302.80

8. Programmatic Changes  Adjust timing  Increase participation  BGEN 194US (formerly BUS101US) student associates bring students – competition  Engage Resident Advisors on Business Floor  Increase advertisement in BGEN 194US

9. Transfer Re-Orientation (TRO)  One-on-one meetings with first semester transfer students,  Review application of transfer work,  Create second semester schedule,  Reaffirm their transition to MSU is complete

10. TRO Program Goals  Answer any remaining questions about transfer credit, formal admission to the College, and advising.  Complete transition to MSU

11. TRO Statistics:  Promotion  Personalized Email  Online appointment scheduling  Flyer attached to Personal Data Form (PDF)  Attendance  About 34% (20 of 59) transfer students

12. FRO/TRO Participant Enrollment: Fall to Fall Retention TotalLeft MSUCoCStill in CoB Still at MSU (CoB + Coc) Attend FRO or TRO FR (183)9913.13%1312.12%1274.74%7486.86%86 TR (59)2020.00%40%080.00%1680.00%16 Total (242)11914.29%1710.08%1275.63%9085.71%102 Did Not Attend FR (183)8438.10%328.33%753.57%4561.90%52 TR (59)3938.46%1510.26%451.28%2061.54%24 Total (242)12338.21%478.94%1152.85%6561.79%76 Grand Total24226.45%649.50%2364.05%15573.55%178 MSU Freshmen Retention rate from first fall to second fall: 74.1% (1st time; full time)

13. Questions? Brenda Truman Assistant Director of Student Services College of Business Montana State University bstruman@montana.edu 406-994-4683