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Retention Action Plan - Presentation to Deans Council - 2013 Nov 19
1. RETENTION ACTION PLAN
Executive Summary from the
Division of Undergraduate Education
Presentation by Dr. Ben Withers, Associate Provost for Undergraduate Education
and Bethany Miller, Academic Retention Director
at the
University of Kentucky Deans Council
November 19, 2013
2. Summary of Immediate Actions
• Obtain input on recommendations from a wider
audience
• Conduct focus group regarding student success
• Implement individualized retention plans
• Administer UK Mobile micro-survey
• Implement an Exit Process for Withdrawing Students
• Move Residence Halls inquiries regarding intent to return to October
• Continue and strengthen calling system for non-returning students
• Administer an Attrition Survey in Spring 2014 (scheduled)
• Comprehensive assessment of bottleneck courses
• Analyze the impact of financial aid on upper class student retention
and graduation
4. Summary of Immediate Actions
• Obtain input on recommendations from a wider
audience
• Conduct focus group regarding student success
• Implement individualized retention plans
• Administer UK Mobile micro-survey
• Implement an Exit Process for Withdrawing Students
• Move Residence Halls inquiries regarding intent to return to October
• Continue and strengthen calling system for non-returning students
• Administer an Attrition Survey in Spring 2014 (scheduled)
• Comprehensive assessment of bottleneck courses
• Analyze the impact of financial aid on upper class student retention
and graduation
5. Longer-Term Recommendations
First to Second Year Retention of 87% - 90%
Six-Year Graduation Rate of 70% - 75%
① Promote academic preparation and utilize
effective recruitment efforts
② Use a data-driven approach to tailor
retention strategies
③ Develop centralized system to connect
students with resources needed for
success
④ Strengthen the impact of academic
advising by adopting a comprehensive,
customized approach that fosters college
and faculty involvement
⑤ Establish a bold culture with an
expectation of graduation within four years
⑥ Promote greater engagement among
upper-division students
⑦ Improve evidence-based continuous
improvement to ensure accurate, recent
data is always available
⑧ Integrate accountability at all levels
6. Roles of the Colleges
• Collaborate with Campus Retention Workgroup:
A central coordinating committee situated
strategically to conceptualize and implement
best practices.
• Strengthen college/student engagement during
the first and second years
• Implement best practices for student success in
the classroom
• Enhance advisor/student interaction to teaching
and learning relationship
8. An Equal Opportunity University
Retention Action
Plan
Vince Kellen, PhD
Senior Vice Provost, Technologies & Analytics
vince.kellen@uky.edu
9. An Equal Opportunity University
Analysis Action Items
• Complete the student retention model in HANA
– Allow for college/department drill down to examine individual student records
– Provide for more retention and graduation rate windows, e.g., 3-year graduation
rate analysis
• Complete “List Manager” functionality
– Let units define student cohorts (e.g., first-gen, low entrance math scores, etc.)
and analyze retention and enrollment trends
– Compare/contrast multiple cohorts
– Identify micro-segments for micro-surveys
• Assist with further retention research
– Conduct research into bottleneck courses and other student progression issues
– Analyze the impact of financial aid on upper class student retention
10. An Equal Opportunity University
Data and Systems
• Collect student membership data and include into the HANA models:
– Living and learning programs, honors programs
– Greek organizations, student clubs, sports
• Continue to expand the type of data included in the Advising Hub application
– Add more „tags‟ to the advising notes aiding reporting and analysis
– Collect activity engagement where it is helpful for advisors, e.g., The Study,
TallyCats, myUK Mobile, LMS tools, class attendance
• Add features to myUK Mobile and Advising Hub
– Class attendance, event participation via myUK Mobile
– “Reverse the flow of academic alerts” by automatically identifying students who
may need alerts, allowing instructors/advisors to create the alert if needed