Student Success

Goal 1

Recruit - To recruit a diverse and engaged population of students

Strategies:

1. Expand recruitment pipelines and strengthen connections for under-represented minority populations. 

2. Use predictive analytics to identify and guide student recruitment practices. 

3. Expand and identify additional resources for advising and support for all transfer students. 

4. Expand involvement of, set accountability standards for, and reward excellence by faculty and staff in the student recruitment process. 

5. Enhance orientation initiatives.

Goal 2

Retention/Persistence and Degree Completion - To support the overall success and retention of a diverse student body

Strategies:

1. Provide support structures from recruitment to degree completion focused on underrepresented minority students.
2. Use predictive analytics to proactively identify “at-risk” students to aid in retention.
3. Evaluate the effectiveness of and provide sustained support for services and courses provided to underprepared students in English and math.
4. Utilize comprehensive tools that focus on student success by providing the opportunity for coordinated case management.
5. Implement High Impact Learning Practices (internships/practicums, clinical experiences, student research projects, study abroad, service learning, mentorships) with a goal of all undergraduate students participating in at least one High Impact activity.
6. Provide opportunities for career exploration and planning with a means for students to illustrate academic, engagement and leadership experiences throughout the educational career.
7. Create a first-year experience that includes meaningful academic experiences, cohort-building, leadership and civic opportunities, diversity training, career planning and financial literacy.
8. Expand peer mentoring/coaching groups to increase student success.
9. Evaluate and improve the student employment experiences to ensure meaningful work/career experiences.
10. Provide intentional/intrusive advising for all first-year, sophomore and other key student populations.
11. Develop a campus wide training model for advising (both professional and faculty advising) for all colleges.
12. Create and implement a Sophomore Experience.
13. Improve the process for identifying students who are near degree completion with financial need, distributing funds and monitoring progress of students who receive them.
14. Expand and invest in mental health support services for students.
15. Develop a model to help students navigate and assist with campus-wide communication of University policies, procedures and appropriate contacts.
16. Allocate adequate resources, both financial and personnel, to provide co-curricular experiences outside of the classroom to include campus life, the arts and diversity/multicultural events.
17. Create a communication plan that incorporates campus-wide usage of an interactive calendar.