November 2021 Division Meeting: "Fall 2021 Class Update" and "Student Success and Retention"
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Division Meeting - Nov. 5, 2021 UofSC Division of Student Affairs and Academic Support "Fall 2021 Class Update" Presented by: Mary Wagner, Undergraduate Admissions "Student Success and Retention" Presented by: - Silvia Patricia Rios Husain, Student Success - Dana Talbert, Student Success Center - Kimberly Dressler, Student Success Center
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November 2021 Division Meeting: "Fall 2021 Class Update" and "Student Success and Retention"
- 1. DIVISION OF STUDENT AFFAIRS & ACADEMIC SUPPORT November 5, 2021
- 2. NOVEMBER GEMS WINNERS Kayla Young- Leadership & Service Center Elise Lewis- Capstone Scholars Dylan Garren- Undergraduate Admissions Sammie Burt- Student Life Christina Jackson â University Housing Andrea Williams- Student Success Center Elaine Belesky- Registrar Haley Joy- U101 Jordan Lahr- Student Success Center
- 3. NOVEMBER GEMS NOMINATOR ⢠Rachel Taylor â Leadership& Service Center 3
- 4. DIVISION DUOS ⢠6 weeks into our mentorship ⢠Hope you have had the chance to connect with ⢠Lots of upcoming opportunities ⢠Finally hot coffee weather ⢠Winter sports (menâs & womenâs basketball started this week) ⢠Conference season is approaching ⢠Lots of opportunity to share/discuss ideas & trends ⢠Reach out to Jessie or Michelle at sapdteam@mailbox.sc.edu with any questions or concerns. 4
- 5. UPCOMING EVENTS ⢠What's Dennis Reading? ⢠Thursday, November 11th, 9-10 a.m. ⢠Registration link on the PD Team website ⢠Winter Celebration & December LETS ⢠This is a teaser⌠⢠Announcement made at the end of the meeting
- 6. UNIVERSITY 401 -PREPARING FOR A CAREER IN HIGHER EDUCATION (SPRING 2022) ⢠This unique course is designed for juniors and seniors who want to learn more about the variety of career options available in the field of higher education and student affairs. ⢠In this course, students will have the opportunity to reflect on their college experience, receive guidance in the graduate school search and application process, and have firsthand interaction with higher education professionals from across the University in a small classroom setting. ⢠Contact Katie Hopkins (strickkj@mailbox.sc.edu) for more information 6
- 7. STAFF SENATE IS SEEKING FEEDBACK ABOUT COVID-19 ⢠Staff Senate is interested in receiving feedback regarding your COVID concerns for the Spring 2022 semester. The goal is to provide all staff feedback to the COVID Advisory Team for UofSC next week. ⢠Please email the Divisionâs Staff Senator email with all concerns/feedback before or by Monday, November 8: sasenators@mailbox.sc.edu 7
- 8. SAAS DIVISION MEETING: FALL 2021 CLASS UPDATE Friday, November 5, 2021 Mary Wagner, Ph.D. Assistant Vice President for Enrollment Management Executive Director Undergraduate Admissions
- 9. -Bob Bitchin The difference between an adventure and an ordeal is attitude.
- 10. ORDEAL
- 11. THE FIRST PANDEMIC YEAR â FALL 2020 ⢠Very frightening for most schools everywhere ⢠Spring 2021 confirmed many of our fears on the whole: ⢠Community college enrollment way down ⢠Freshmen enrollment on decline nationwide ⢠Low income, BILPOC ď lower enrollment ⢠Men tapping out of college ⢠Transfer populations less reliable source of enrollment
- 12. ENROLLMENT DECLINES ACROSS THE BOARD UofSC Fall 2020 -0.74% Fall 2021 -1.8% Fall 2019-2021 -2.6%
- 13. LESS-SELECTIVE COLLEGES SAW GREATER ENROLLMENT DECLINES
- 14. FIRST-YEAR ENROLLMENT STILL ON THE DECLINE UofSC Fall 2020 -8% Fall 2021 +8% Fall 2019-2021 -2%
- 16. ADVENTURE
- 17. INTRODUCING⌠THE CLASS RECRUITED FROM OUR KITCHENS! âI donât think you guys really worked during the pandemic. You sure did spend a lot of time in the houseâŚâ --Maryâs first husband
- 18. UofSC SYSTEM HEADCOUNT ENROLLMENT Total 52,604 52, 663 51,439 51,130 50,099 49,449 40,510 41,155 42,394 42,883 43,841 43,218 41,868 7,242 7,198 6,922 6,707 6,917 7,481 7,946 1,697 1,746 1,814 1,849 1,875 1,905 1,881 0 10,000 20,000 30,000 40,000 50,000 60,000 Fall 2015 Fall 2016 Fall 2017 Fall 2018 Fall 2019 Fall 2020 Fall 2021 Undergraduate Graduate Professional Source: OIRAA, www.ipr.sc.edu
- 19. NEW UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS FALL 2021* PROJECTING OVER 8,000 *preliminary as of 8/10/21 Freshman 77% Transfer 15% Gateway+Pathway 4% Other 4% Other 8%
- 20. FALL 2021 ENROLLMENT FUNNEL @ COLUMBIA *preliminary as of 8/10/21
- 21. VIRTUAL RECRUITMENT 3,400+ virtual events 12,300+ virtual meetings (60K+ attendees) 110,000+ interactions (Virtual event platform) 24M emails
- 22. F2F RECRUITMENT 2557 Self-Guided Tour Requests (Spring 2021) 1344 In-Person Tours (6298 students) 28 Mini-ASDs (5433 visitors)
- 23. FALL 2021 FRESHMEN BY TESTING PLAN 32% 68% Test Optional Not Test Optional
- 24. APPLICATIONS BY RESIDENCY 13,965 13,759 14,658 16,847 16,383 16,319 20,369 20,776 24,415 30,553 9,130 9,090 8,601 8,889 9,059 9,694 10,514 10,491 10,537 11,480 23,095 22,849 23,274 25,736 25,442 26,013 30,883 31,267 34,952 42,033 0 5,000 10,000 15,000 20,000 25,000 30,000 35,000 40,000 45,000 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Ten-Year Application Trend Non Resident SC Resident Total
- 25. FTFT ENROLLMENT BY RESIDENCY 2,119 2,433 2,550 2,662 2,744 3,036 2,974 3,042 2,412 3,044 2,461 2,569 2,425 2,528 2,360 2,838 3,167 3,218 3,321 3,106 4,580 5,002 4,975 5,190 5,104 5,874 6,141 6,260 5,733 6,150 1,200 2,200 3,200 4,200 5,200 6,200 7,200 Fall 2012 Fall 2013 Fall 2014 Fall 2015 Fall 2016 Fall 2017 Fall 2018 Fall 2019 Fall 2020 Fall 2021* Ten-Year Enrollment by Residency Nonresident SC Resident Total *Active registrations count as of 8/31/21.
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- 27. 2021 FRESHMAN CLASS TOP 10 STATES North Carolinaâ Pennsylvaniaâ New Jerseyâ Marylandâ Georgiaâ Ohioâ New Yorkâ Massachusettsâ Virginiaâ Illinoisâ
- 28. 2021 FRESHMAN CLASS TOP MAJORS Biological Sciences Exercise Science Pre-Nursing Psychology Undeclared Sport and Entertainment Management Business Undeclared Finance Pre-International Business Public Health 10 Majors account for 52% of freshman class
- 29. OPPORTUNITY ABOUNDS FOR SC RESIDENTS 99% Fall 2021 Proportion of SC applicants who are admitted to fall freshman class, Gamecock Gateway, or Palmetto Pathway
- 30. SINCE 2008 RECESSION, RESIDENT ENROLLMENT HAS GROWN FASTER THAN HS PIPELINE AS A WHOLE +17.6% All South Carolina HS Graduates +51% SC Resident Freshmen +68% Freshman Class (Total) Fall 2008-Fall 2021, COL only Source: UG Admissions Annual Report, WICHE
- 31. MORE UNDERREPRESENTED FRESHMEN SINCE 2016 (INCLUDES NON-RESIDENTS) African American + 84% *Unofficial, counts as of 8/17/21 Hispanic + 53% URM + 65% Freshman Class +21%
- 32. PROFILE OF 2021 COHORT 155 Recipients 1. Average family income: $20,609 2. Gender: 70% Female 3. Race: â˘White (38%) â˘Black (25%) â˘Hispanic (16%) â˘Asian (14%) â˘Two or More Races (7%) PERCENT OF GIFT AID ⢠93% Gamecock Guarantee ⢠60% Overall Resident Freshmen PERCENT OF LOAN AID ⢠5% Gamecock Guarantee ⢠39% Overall Resident Freshmen AVERAGE RETENTION 2008 TO 2020 FRESHMAN TO SOPHOMORE ⢠90% Gamecock Guarantee ⢠89% UofSC Columbia Overall GAMECOCK GUARANTEE 72% AVG 6-year grad rate (UofSC overall rate is 73%)
- 33. MORE ABOUT THE FRESHMAN CLASS ⢠Emma and William â Most popular names ⢠51% from South Carolina ⢠60% Female ⢠22% URM ⢠17% First Generation in College ⢠18% Pell Eligible ⢠37 sets of twins, 1 set of triplets ⢠95 Valedictorians ⢠1,807 high schools represented ⢠46 states and territories, including District of Columbia and 31 countries ⢠All 46 SC Counties represented Preliminary as of 8/2/21
- 34. LOOKING AHEAD
- 35. 38,000 40,000 42,000 44,000 46,000 48,000 50,000 52,000 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032 SC High School Graduate Projections Total Students 2010-2032 GRAND TOTAL -8% (2026-2032) -2% (2018 to 2032) -3% (2018-2021) +8% (2018-2026)
- 36. WE DODGE A BULLET ( KIND OF )
- 37. HAS THE CAN BEEN KICKED DOWN THE ROAD?
- 38. FALL 2021 - TOP 10 TRANSFER INSTITUTIONS Midlands Technical College Trident Technical College York Technical College Greenville Technical College Central Carolina Technical College College of Charleston Winthrop University Clemson University Coastal Carolina University Florence-Darlington Technical College
- 39. 2-YR ENROLLMENT - CANARY IN THE COAL MINE ⢠Technical colleges in our state play a critical role in serving higher numbers of low income and minority students, providing a path to 4- year institutions. ⢠2Yr institutions were disproportionately impacted by pandemic, effects were stronger among students in low income and minority groups. ⢠Remains unknown how this will affect future flow of transfer students. When their enrollments are down, we see declining numbers of transfers in the following years. ⢠2 Yrâs, like many 4 Yrâs are deeply concerned about revenue losses. They may work harder to keep, incentivize finishing at their institution instead of encouraging more immediate transfer when student is eligible. Source: Insights shared during 2021 College Board Forum
- 41. STUDENT SUCCESS AND RETENTION Silvia Patricia Rios Husain, Ph.D. Dana Talbert, M.Ed. Kimberly Dressler, M.Ed.
- 42. STUDENT SUCCESS HIGHLIGHTS ⢠First-Year Experience ⢠"UofSC and You" - First-Year Retention Survey ⢠Sophomore Experience ⢠Focused Student Success Initiatives ⢠Impact of Career Engagement ⢠Thought Leadership & Resources
- 44. UNIVERSITY 101
- 45. RECOGNITION AND CONTRIBUTION TO THE FIELD
- 46. FIRST TO SECOND YEAR RETENTION (2018 COHORT)
- 47. SIX-YEAR GRADUATION RATE (2013 COHORT)
- 48. IMPACT â STUDENT PERCEPTIONS
- 49. UOFSC AND YOU FIRST-YEAR RETENTION SURVEY
- 50. UOFSC AND YOU SURVEY Survey Goals ⢠Real-time interventions with first-time, full-time students ⢠Collection of data that to inform university leadership Survey Structure ⢠42 Questions ⢠Questions aligned in categories ⢠Academic Behavior ⢠Adjustment ⢠Community and Living ⢠Financial ⢠Other Administered early in the Fall Semester
- 51. RETENTION SURVEY BY THE NUMBERS Fall 2020 â Fall 2021 Preliminary Retention Rates by Survey Status Survey Status Retention Rate Completed 89% In-Progress 84% Not Started 83% Retention Survey Response Rates Survey Year Response Rate 2018 50% 2019 67.78% 2020 46.74% 2021 62.9%
- 52. RETENTION SURVEY BY THE NUMBERS Item Return Average Non-Return Average I belong at USC. (H) 5.4 4.7 I am participating in student organizations this semester. (H) 4.7 4.0 I am satisfied with the major I selected. (UAA) 5.0 4.5 I am proud to be a USC student. (H) 5.6 5.1 My costs for next semester will be covered. (FA) 4.7 4.3 I like where I live. (H) 5.2 4.8 I believe that a degree from USC is a worthwhile investment. (N/A â H) 5.4 5.0 Fall 2020 â Spring 2021 Returners and Non-Returners by Item Survey Response
- 53. RETENTION SURVEY BY THE NUMBERS 50.0% 55.0% 60.0% 65.0% 70.0% 75.0% 80.0% 85.0% 90.0% 95.0% 100.0% I belong at UofSC. I am participating in student organizations this semester. I am satisfied with the major I selected I am proud to be a UofSC student. My costs for next semester will be covered. I like where I live. Percentage of Agreement Questions Predictive of Return 2019 Agreement 2020 Agreement 2021 Agreement
- 54. RETENTION SURVEY BY THE NUMBERS 60.0% 65.0% 70.0% 75.0% 80.0% 85.0% 90.0% 95.0% 100.0% 105.0% I am participating in student organizations this semester. I get along with my roommate(s) I know where to get help if I'm struggling in a class. I know where to get help if I'm struggling with personal issues. Getting a college degree is important to me. I am motivated to maintain a GPA of at least 3.0. I am coming back to UofSC next semester. I intend to complete at least 15 credit hours per semester. I believe that a degree from UofSC is a worthwhile investment. I get to my classes on time. Percentage Percentage Agreement by Question Fall 2019 Agreement Fall 2020 Agreement Fall 2021 Agreement
- 56. THE SOPHOMOREINITIATIVE ⢠17-year-old initiative emerging from the 2003 Retention Committee ⢠2016 NASPA Excellence Award- Gold Level ⢠Targets students in their 2nd undergraduate year at UofSC through: ⢠Research and Assessment ⢠Programming ⢠Outreach ⢠Communication
- 57. SOPHOMORE SURVEYS AND FOCUS GROUPS ⢠Focus Groups conducted annually since 2004 ⢠Surveys conducted consistently since 2010 ⢠Spring 2021 Highlights ⢠Sophomores have an extremely strong sense of self and a "can-do" attitude ⢠They were extremely frustrated and disappointed with faculty/ the online experience ⢠69% of respondents agreed/strongly agreed that UofSC is a good fit for them given their educational goals (83% in 2017) ⢠88% of respondents agreed/strongly agreed they plan to return to UofSC in Fall (96% in 2017)
- 58. SOPHOMORE SURVEY
- 59. COMPARISON OF FRESHMEN AND SOPHOMORE RESPONSES 50.0% 55.0% 60.0% 65.0% 70.0% 75.0% 80.0% 85.0% 90.0% 95.0% 100.0% I belong at UofSC. I am participating in student organizations this semester. I am satisfied with the major I selected I am proud to be a UofSC student. My costs for next semester will be covered. I like where I live. Percentage of Agreement Questions Predictive of Return 2019 Agreement 2020 Agreement 2021 Agreement
- 60. PROGRAMMATIC ⢠Fall Semester ⢠SophoMORE September- Series of events designed to welcome sophomores back to campus and help them adjust to their second year. Approximately 6,500 students participated in 41 events from August 19- September 30, 2021. ⢠Spring Semester ⢠SophoMORE Life Hacks- series of events to help second year students learn "adulting" skills ⢠SophoMORE Halfway There Celebration- April event celebrating that sophomores have 4 semester down, and 4 semesters to go. Receive a commemorative Class of 2024 garnet and black grad tassel.
- 61. OUTREACH ⢠Second-Year Checklist ⢠One-on-One SophoMORE Success Consultations ⢠Open to all second-year students ⢠Specifically targeted at 2.0-2.49 and 2.5-2.75 GPAs with invitations
- 62. COMMUNICATION ⢠Snail Mail postcard sent to home address in summer ⢠Welcome Back email from previous U101 instructor ⢠Welcome email from the SSC ⢠Monthly emails from the SSC with each month highlighting a different topic of importance in the second year
- 64. STUDENT SUCCESS CENTER USAGE DATA AY 2020-2021Highlights: ⢠49,814 visits to the Student Success Center ⢠6,959 Unique Students ⢠2,729 First Year Students
- 65. STUDENT SUCCESS CENTER- RETENTION Student Success Center: Unique Student Visits and Retention Rate Entering Cohort (First time freshman) Unique Students w/ At Least One Visit to the SSC # Retained to Fall # Not Retained to Fall Retention Rate to Following Fall Semester for Students w/ At Least One Visit to the SSC Fall 2017 (not including Transfers) 3,423 3,119 304 91.1% Fall 2018 (not including Transfers) 2,903* 2,685 218 92.5% Fall 2019 (not including Transfers) 3,878 3,563 315 91.8% Fall 2020 (not including Transfers) 2,729 2,462 266 90.2%
- 66. ⢠Call Center & Targeted Retention Campaigns ⢠Progress Reports & Alerts ⢠Peer Consultations ⢠Money Management
- 67. EARLY ALERT AND INTERVENTION ⢠Current Targeted Retention Campaigns (Fall 2021) ⢠Test Optional Students in Collaboration with Admissions ⢠UofSC and You Retention Survey Intervention ⢠Incomplete Initiative ⢠Sophomores between 2.0-2.5 GPA ⢠Students Retaking Classes ⢠Progress Reports/Alerts ⢠Past Retention Campaigns ⢠Rising Sophomores (Summer 2021) ⢠Hurricane/Natural Disasters (as needed) ⢠Continuing Student Covid-19 Outreach (Summer 2020)
- 68. CALL CENTER DATA Call Center: Total Number of Calls (Incoming and Outgoing) Summer 2020 Fall 2020 Spring 2021 Total AY 2020-2021 Total # of calls 16,149 22,619 12,556 51,324
- 69. CURRENT TARGETED RETENTION CAMPAIGNS Insert Population Name: Admissions Intervention Call Outcome Number Did Not Speak to Student 144 Left Message 244 Parent Call 3 Spoke to Student 337 Number of Calls 728 MISC (include noteworthy call records, themes, etc.) 35 Students Scheduled an Appointment with an SSC Service 13 Students already has an appointment scheduled/attended an appointment at the time of call 164 Students were informed of SSC Services (Tutoring, SI, Success Consultations, etc.) 123 Students declined an appointment 2 Students withdrew from UofSC
- 70. CURRENT TARGETED RETENTION CAMPAIGNS Insert Population Name: Repeated Course Call Outcome Number Did Not Speak to Student 87 Left Message 213 Parent Call 2 Spoke to Student 160 Total 462 MISC (include noteworthy call records, themes, etc.) 1 Student asked not to be called during class and to be removed from our call list because she gets these calls âall the timeâ 1 other student was irritated we called b/c she received several calls already 1 student (on baseball team) said he would look into private tutoring.
- 71. CONTINUING STUDENT CALL CAMPAIGN Continuing Call Outreach Campaign: Call Outcomes Spoke to Student/Spoke to Someone Other than Student 7,012 (43%) (Team Lead Only) Follow Ups 259 Requesting Team Lead Follow Ups 258 Student Did Not Have Any Questions 3,842 Successfully Answered Student Questions/Resource Connection 2,653 Did Not Speak to Student 9,137 (57%) Left a Message (or 42% of total calls) 6,725 Hung Up On 204 Disconnected 355 Voicemail Full 979 Voicemail Not Set Up 609 Wrong Phone Number 265 Total Calls 16,149 Continuing Call Outreach Campaign â˘In Summer 2020, the Student Success Center led a campaign to call students planning to return for the Fall 2020 semester in order to communicate university expectations and identify questions that students and families had regarding COVID-19. â˘The Student Success Center oversaw 170 volunteers who made/received 16,149 phone calls, including the President and Chief of Staff.
- 72. RISING SOPHOMORES CAMPAIGN Call Outcome Total Calls Did not speak to student 894 Left message 1969 Other 40 Parent Call 31 Spoke to student 1880 Grand Total 4814 Main Themes: ⢠COVID-19: 155 (Vaccines, Virtual Classes, Masks, etc.) ⢠Academic Concerns: 56 (transfer credits, major change, etc.) ⢠Financial Concerns: 26 (student loans, MM appointments, scholarships/financial aid, etc.) ⢠MISC: 14 (Housing, Health Insurance, etc) Withdrawals: 8 ⢠692 students were excited about Sophomore September and really appreciated the call checking in!
- 73. PROGRESS REPORT CAMPAIGN ⢠New Progress Reports & Ad Hoc Alerts Process: ⢠College of Arts & Sciences: BIOL 101, BIOL 102, BIOL 243, BIOL 244, CHEM 102, CHEM 111, CHEM 112, CHEM 333, CHEM 334, ENGL 101, ENGL 102, MATH 111, MATH 111i, MATH 115, MATH 122, MATH 141, MATH 142 ⢠College of Engineering & Computing: AESP 101, BMEN 101, BMEN 212, CSCE 102, CSCE 145, CSCE 146, CSCE 190, CSCE 211, CSCE 212, CSCE 215, CSCE 240, CSCE 274, CSCE 350, CSCE 390, ECHE 101, ECHE 300, ECIV111, ECIV 200, ECIV 220, ECIV 320, ELCT 101, ELCT 102, ELCT 221, EMCH 101, EMCH 200, EMCH 201, EMCH 290, EMCH 310, EMCH 354, EMCH 360, ENCP 101, ENCP 105, ENCP 360, ITEC 101 ⢠College of Hospitality, Retail and Sport Management: HRTM 110, HRTM 280, RETL 261, RETL 262, RETL 265, RETL 268, SPTE 201, SPTE 202, SPTE 203, SPTE 274 ⢠Darla Moore School of Business: ACCT 225, ACCT 226, ACCT 324, ECON 221, ECON 222, FINA 363, FINA 365, FINA 469, FINA 470, MGMT 371, MGMT 478, MGSC 290, MGSC 291, MGSC 394, MGSC 395, MKTG 350 ⢠School of Music: MUSC 115, MUSC 117, MUSC 215, MUSC 217, MUSC 518 ⢠University 101 Programs: UNIV 101
- 75. PROGRESS REPORT CAMPAIGN Faculty and Instructors: Course Progress Reports Submitted Summer 2020 (Maymester -August) Fall 2020 Spring 2021 Total AY 2020-2021 # of Total At-Risk Progress Reports 98 2,738 2,031 4,867 # of Unique Progress Reports 96 1,994 1,594 3,684 # of Unique Courses for Progress Reports 9 71 107 187 # of Unique Instructors/Campus Partners for Progress Reports 14 155 120 289
- 76. PROGRESS REPORT DATA Semester # of At-Risk Progress Reports Number Attended Percent Attended Percent #ABC/attended Percent #ABC/non- atended Difference in ABC % Percent #DF/attended Percent #DF non-attended Difference in DF % Percent #W/attended Percent #W/non- attended Difference in W % Fall 2019 3,367 1092 32.43% 49.54% 50.15% -0.6% 26.92% 29.05% 2.13% 25.27% 20.79% -4.48% Spring 2020 1,737 253 14.56% 43.48% 48.99% -5.5% 4.35% 5.39% 1.04% 8.30% 7.61% -0.69% Fall 2020 2,381 1006 42.25% 64.91% 52.77% 12.1% 21.47% 28.50% 7.03% 13.12% -2.48% -15.60% Spring 2021 1,745 679 38.91% 69.07% 62.48% 6.6% 20.18% 26.36% 6.18% 10.16% 10.60% 0.44% ABC- Percentage of students that receive an ABC in the course they received a Progress Report DF- Percentage of students that receive a DF in the course they received a Progress Report
- 78. GAMECOCK SCHOOL SUPPLIES Student Status Number of Visits Freshman 104 Junior 45 Senior 31 Sophomore 37 Grand Total 217 â˘The Gamecock School Supply closet has notebooks, pens, pencils, highlighters, scantrons, blue books, planners, dry erase boards, calculators, iClickers, and more! â˘The Gamecock School Supply closet is located in the Student Success Center on the Mezzanine Level of the Thomas Cooper Library. Supplies can be picked up any time Monday-Friday between 9am-5pm. Donate â˘Donations are highly appreciated and keep our services running. To donate, please visit our Amazon Wishlist or drop off gently used items to the Student Success Center during business hours.
- 79. COURSE SPECIFIC ACADEMIC SUPPORT Peer Tutoring Supplemental Instruction Peer Writing & Communications
- 80. COURSE SPECIFIC ACADEMIC SUPPORT â SUPPLEMENTAL INSTRUCTION Supplemental Instruction Total Visits Unique Students Repeat Students Avg. Visit/Stude nt FA17-SP18 33,186 5299 3600 6.26 FA18-SP19 39,732 5750 4989 6.90 FA19-SP20 35,752 5609 4893 6.37 FA20-SP21 40,016 4857 3651 8.23
- 81. COURSE SPECIFIC ACADEMIC SUPPORT â SUPPLEMENTAL INSTRUCTION * Spring 2020- students had Pass/Fail Option *Spring 2020- Started only assessing DF rate and not Ws due to later W date
- 82. COURSE SPECIFIC ACADEMIC SUPPORT â PEER TUTORING
- 84. CAREER ENGAGEMENT Career preparation and support students receive while at UofSC impacts: ⢠Lifelong trajectory ⢠Earning potential ⢠Social and Economic mobility ⢠The successful continuation of the student lifecycle
- 85. CAREER ENGAGEMENT MATTERS MOTIVATIONS FOR PURSUING A DEGREE Data from the 2020 NACM Alumni Survey at the 5 & 10-year Mark * Higher for UofSC when compared to National data *
- 86. CAREER ADVICE DURING DEGREE Did you receive career advice from your institution while you were there? The career advice I received has been helpful. % responding âyesâ University of South Carolina Peer Institutions U.S. Institutions 2010 58.7% 49.3% 51.0% 2015 60.5% 57.1% 59.2% Overall 59.5% 53.6% 55.6% % agree/strongly agree University of South Carolina Peer Institutions U.S. Institutions 2010 87.1% 84.0% 83.5% 2015 91.8% 85.5% 84.3% Overall 89.4% 84.9% 84.0% Data from the 2020 NACM Alumni Survey at the 5 & 10-year Mark
- 87. ALUMNI INCOME Data from the 2020 NACM Alumni Survey at the 5 & 10-year Mark
- 88. ACCESS TO EMPLOYMENT DATA ⢠Students have access to ⢠employment data through: ⢠Handshake ⢠Navigate Career Exploration (App)
- 89. SAMPLE CAREER INITIATIVES ⢠Federal Work Study in Handshake (partnership with FA & HR) ⢠Career Studio Peer Educators https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xmyPEaqQ6Hs ⢠Redesign of Career Fairs and Employer Engagement ⢠In-person, Virtual, Self-Service, and Hybrid Career Services for Students ⢠Career Champions ⢠Graduate Student Hub (partnership with Grad School & Fellowships) ⢠Partnership with Carolina Closet for a Clothing Rack ⢠Professional Development Support o MCAT Prep o Richter Scholarship and Mini Grants
- 91. THOUGHT LEADERSHIP & RESOURCES NATIONAL RESOURCE CENTER - FYE & SIT ⢠Conferences ⢠Online courses ⢠Journal of the First-Year Experience & Students in Transition ⢠2 electronic newsletters: E-Source for College Transitions and The Toolbox ⢠Books, research reports, and guides ⢠Original research agenda ⢠Presentations, services, and consultation ⢠Major grant initiatives ⢠Universe of social media and online communications ⢠Partnerships with higher education organizations and associations ⢠International collaborations
- 92. QUESTIONS?
- 93. THANKS!
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Editor's Notes
- Doug Conant says pick a quote of the year and aspire to it. Among Yogis, we call this âsetting our intention. Doug is a leadership expert/consultant, formerly of Nabisco, Campbell South, Avon, General Mills and Kraft. Yes, Bob Bitchin is a real person. When I searched for the source of this quote, his name came up. Check him out at bobbitchin.com. I feel bad for his mom, or maybe I feel good. Iâm showing my age here, but sheâs totally bitchinâ!
- Most schools experienced declines in enrollment with some exceptionsâthose with higher rates of selectivity were able to maintain enrollment goals, and there were opportunities for students to earn admission to schools they might not have been able to access without the pandemic. This included higher than usual rates of transfer to more selective colleges that made of up enrollment shortfalls with students. Willing to pay. Wealthier students were the one most likely to benefit. Transfer students - experienced double digit decline in lateral transfer, and decline in upward transfer (only 1.5% over all, but 4 x steeper for those transferring into less selective/broad access institutions). Up to 9% more students transferring into the most selective institutions. There was a lot of opportunity to transfer if you could afford it. Other groups were adversely impacted CCs are struggling, as Iâll show in a minute Freshman ccounts are down in all sectors nationwide Low income students appear to be tapping out Minority students are disproportionate affected by pandemic and economic downturn Men are not attending at the same rate. And transfer students saw some movement but only among those who could afford to. Â
- These stats are focused on UG enrollment only. UofSC COL is really bucking the trend. Thanks to the Fall 2021 class, we have recouped some of our headcount losses on account of attrition in the SO and JR classes, the groups that experienced the most attrition during the 20-21 year.
- Undergraduate enrollment declines weren't even across four-year colleges. They were concentrated at less-selective schools, which saw enrollment drop 4.7% this fall from the year before. Highly selective four-year institutions, meanwhile, saw an overall enrollment increase of 2.1%.Â
- UofSC Freshmen may be up, but most were not, even in this bounce back year. First-year enrollment continued to sink, even though this fall's overall decline of 3.1% is only a fraction of last year's decrease of 9.5%. Despite the year-over-year decline shrinking, first-year enrollment is still down 12.3% since 2019.
- All groups experienced declines, but non-white groups and international students were most adversely impacted
- Updated 10/29/21 MTW OIRRA http://oiraa.dw.sc.edu/enrollment/prel2021/fall/pr101421.pdf System down about 1.46% overall COL UG down 1.84% (about 500 fewer than last year, mostly due to attrition at SO, JR level during pandemic, mostly OOS students. Most of COL Gains are in Grad school
- MTW UPDATED 8/10/21 File path: K:\Data\Annual Reports\10-Year Trend Charts_0801318_Data Much of our focus is on the incoming freshmen class, but thatâs only part of the makeup of our new students. Predicting over 8000 new undergrads for Fall 2021 (preliminary). It will take a few weeks to freeze the fall file before we have official fall data, but: Fall 2021 Estimates Freshmen 6150 Transfers 1325 Other New Student 400+ Pathway+ Gateway 300+ Total 8000+
- ERO Updated 8/11/21 - Excel chart saved: We have to start with a large prospect pool of more than 400,000 students, which reduces down over a 3 year cycle to an entering class of approximately 6000. This year's inquiry and prospect pool increased. Some of the inquiry increase can be attributed to using more web activity and email clicks as a way to move students from prospect to inquiry. We needed to do that to account for students who were not inquiring in traditional ways (visits, score sends, college fairs). We also needed to buy more names because we had less ability to target via testing. Sophisticated marketing and recruiting strategy with multiple communication channels, print, email, phone, text, social media, in-person, on-campus, off-campus, etc. Admissions sent over 9 million emails over the last year. During the 2020-2021 recruitment cycle, we sent more than 24 million emails to prospective students, parents and high school counselors.Â
- Over 60K attendees among virtual events The new online virtual event platform launched in summer 2020 has garnered more than 110,000 interactions. Everything from tours, info sessions, faculty interaction and scholar recruitment had to go online. Our print and digital marketing is enhanced through personalization and face-to-face interaction throughout the college search process. We have regional admissions representatives and admissions counselors attending more than 3,000 events per year in more than 25 different states and several different countries. Additionally, we rely on telecounselors and student workers to call, write personalized notes, email and live chat with prospective students. While our primary focus is on domestic freshman, we also communicate and recruit transfer students, those students who are returning to UofSC and students who previously attended another USC campus.
- 1344 Tours in Spring 2021 (only 2.75% less than spring 2019) Limited guest number on tours 6398 students attended in person sessions/toursâ90% of spring 2019 numbers. Mini-ASD Yield for ASD attendees was 59.5% Compared to 46.8% yield for tour only attendees 17.8% yield on students who made no visit.
- Fall 2021 was first year for Test Optional 42% of applicant pool applied Test Optional and accounted for 32% of all enrollments NR were more likely to apply TO (45%) as were URMs (47%) and 1st Gen (50%) Less than a quarter of SC applicants applied TO, as many students qualify for LIFE and PFELL using test scores. Yield was higher for TO admits across all population types: residency, URM status and 1st Gen.
- MTW UPDATED 7/23/21 File path: K:\Data\Annual Reports\10-Year Trend Charts_0801318_Data App growth driven by non-residents, which have increased 82% since 2012. Â (black line) Record number of applications, both in-state and out of state, in a year when the # of HS graduates has remained flat, nationally. Between 2012 and 2021, HS grad rates have declined by just under 1 %. (source WICHE) Class of 2021 is year 3 of a 3 year national decline in HS graduates, an echo of the 2001 recession following 9/11. UofSC Ten year app growth in-state = 26%, out of state = 119%, overall = 82% Since 2012, SC high school grads have been projected to increase by only 2.3% UofSC app growth is outpacing growth of SC Population overall, even during the pandemic.
- MTW UPDATED 8/17/21 File path: K:\Data\Annual Reports\10-Year Trend Charts_0801318_Data ENROLLED students increased by 34% since 2012 App growth driven by non-residents, which have increased 106% since 2011. Â (black line) Record number of applications, both in-state and out of state, in a year when there are fewer HS graduates nationally. Between 2012 and 2021, HS grad rates have declined by less than 1% (source WICHE) Class of 2021 is year 3 of a 3 year national decline in HS graduates, an echo of the 2001 recession following 9/11. UofSC Ten year Enrollment growth in-state = 34%, out of state = 48% Since 2012, SC high school grads have been projected to increase by only 2.3% UofSC rate of SC enrollment is outpacing rate of increase in SC grads overall, even during the pandemic.
- Updated 8/12/21 MTW 6150 Freshmen 1400 Capstone, 597 Honors 51% SC Resident This profile is a tad better than last year. First year of superscoring ACT and Test optional. Students who applied test optional are not included in the score profile. Gateway and Pathway are bridge programs. They live on campus and are ânew in collegeâ but not taking USC Columbia courses. **About 32% of our Freshman class was admitted without consideration of Test Scores.**
- Updated 8/11/2021 MTW Drop in Fall 2020 due to loss of out-of-state students. COVID resulted in enrolling more SC residents in 2020, a factor that impacted our overall profile. We rely on NR to help lift our profile. 2021 was first year for TO. This profile improvement is promisingâwe were able to recapture most of our NR market. Also, profile reflects only those student admitted with test scores. Beginning Fall 2020, Institution made more intentional effort to ensure that a greater proportion of the class is from SC. This means we have to admit more SC students, go deeper into the pool at a time when the number of HS graduates is not growing quickly.
- Updated 8/11/2021 MTW ACT superscore in effect for first time this year. Note: this practice is part of national trend and intended to accommodate ACT reporting practices/changes launched in 2021. CHE will also allow ACT superscoring for LIFE/PFELL beginning 2022. ACT = 28 is equivalent to a 1310 SAT. ACT equivalent is higher than SAT of 1245 because more SC residents take the SAT and they score lower on average than non-residents (4 points lower on ACT, 107 points lower on SAT) 60% send ACT scores, 76% send SAT scores.
- MTW Updated 7/23/21 Source: S_F21 all Admit types Apps by Capture scores 20210713
- Updated 7/23/21 MTW 10 majors account for 52% of the Freshman class. Listed in order of popularity. Note that Undeclared and business undeclared are #3 and 4, accounting for slightly more than 1 in 10 freshmen. Undeclared â often know what they want but havenât formally declared their majors yet. Most students change majors at least once. Health related majors (bio, nurs, exercise Sci, public health) account for roughly 1 in 5 new students. Biological Sciences 529 Pre-Nursing 496 Undeclared 401 Business Undeclared 390 Pre-International Business 307 Exercise Science 307 Psychology 306 Sport and Entertainment Management 274 Finance 233 Public Health 199
- Three-tiered system in the state, we have created a fourth tier that includes pathway programs.
- MTW Updated 7-23-21 Source: Annual Report, WICHE Since the recession, weâve grown with nonresidents, but we arenât displacing SC students. In fact SC resident enrollments have increased at a faster rateâalmost 3 times faster-- than the increase in SC high school graduates on the whole. Between 2008 and 2021, USC-C has increased SC enrollment in freshman class by 51% and by 64% overall (FR+GG). Within same timeframe, the number of SC graduates has only grown by 18%. Growth in Freshman class since recession is 51% (resident and non-resident)
- MTW Updated 8/17/21 Source: OIRAA, UG Admissions reports File Path: C:\Users\wagnermt\OneDrive - University of South Carolina\Diversity reporting\2016-2019 Columbia Race data_OIRAA 082620 Note: These counts for AA are not AA+. AA are those meeting exclusive IPEDS Definition. There may be some AAâs in the Hispanic Definition. Most of our diversity comes from in-state. Adoption of Test Optional for the 2021 year helped diversify the applicant pool, especially OOS. For example, we saw a 50% increase in # of nonresident AAâs enrolling in the freshman class compared to a 2.5% increase among SC AAs. 2016 was year for 3 Fâs â Flag, Flood, Football Why use this date? To show how far weâve come and how quickly Diversity is outpacing overall growth in the class. 2016 to 2021Â Â Â URM Increase 62% AA increase 85% USC Columbia enrolls more AA than any other 4 year in SC, approx. 21% of all AAâs pursing 4yr degree in SC. One of only 5 colleges in SC with more than 2000 AA enrolled. The other 4 are Tech colleges Half of all AAâs enroll in SC Technical College Hispanic Increase 53% Freshman Class increase 21%
- Updated 7/21/21 by Ashley Bailey-Taylor The 2017 Cohort was our largest to date! This is very reflective of the Overall University Freshmen Class. 36 of 46 counties are represented in the 2017 Cohort. 38% of our 2014 Cohort that graduated within 4 years did so without any student loan debt incurred. We have more eligible students that we have aid to support. 17% of freshmen are first generation college students. 18% of freshmen are Pell-eligible (low income) Guarantee students retain at higher rates than overall, demonstrating that if we can remove financial burden, students can be just as successful.
- MTW Updated 8/2/21 Nationally, women make up 57% of college students. Women passed men in 1979. At UofSC, this is one of the highest proportions of women enrolling in freshman class. Approximately 18% are first-generation college students First time in a long while that weâve have all 46 SC counties in freshman class. Approximately 18% are Pell-Eligible (freshmen) â Confirmed by Jderrick 7/26/21
- SCHC students would be competitive at any school in the country but they chose USC. Student Athletes compete at the highest level: D1, power 5, and they have to be focused, disciplined, and manage time carefully. 8% of undergrads and 4% of graduate students are registered to receive some sort of ADA accommodation. Students come to college thinking that they might not need SDRC services - even if they had them in high school - but eventually find their way to services after poor academic achievement - the point being: faculty can help student access services if they see struggles; and (b) the SDRC serves both undergraduate and graduate students.
- Needs to be updated We are about 12.5 percentage points better than the mean six year grad rate of 59.8% for selective public research, five year rate is 54.8, and four year rate is 34% according to ACT 2011 report. Only 80 public universities in the country have a six-year grad rate of 67% or higher. Only about 50 public universities have higher graduation rate than USC-Columbia (out of about 800 schools).
- MTW Updated 8/12/21 565 4YR+ Public universities offering at least bachelors degree National Avg 6 year grade rate for 2013 Cohort of 4 year is 61.9% For all 4 year colleges in US 6 year grad rate is 59.5% Only 59 public universities (about 10%) in the country have a six-year grad rate of 76% or higher. There are 565 public 4 year schools offering at least a bachelors according to IPEDS. Only about 59 public universities have higher graduation rate than USC-Columbia (out of about 565 schools). (UofSC =76.8%)
- Finally, In addition to conducting personalized outreach, Advisors often have a lot of context regarding why students decide to not return. For those students who do decide to leave us, we have collected a list of reason whyâŚand what led to their decision. For example, for Fall 2020 and Spring 21, here is the distribution of reasons from about 30% of the undergraduate population. (Select all that apply) - transferring to another institution, - financial difficulty - You can see there was a spike in students indicating mental health concerns. - For Fall 2020 we added a few fields such as âonline classes, COVID, travel concernsâ As we know⌠Advising is the only required touch point with every student, every semesterâŚand students are often quick to respond when their assigned advisor contacts them and expresses care. Therefore we want to ensure students get the support and resources they need. Finally, I did want to mention that weâve received a few questions on how these numbers different from the Enrollment Management information shared. This Advising data reflects total number of students eligible to register who do not return â semester to semester. For transferring â of advisors who knew: 15 transferring to 2 years and 28 transferring to 4 years Represents 264 unique students â many have more than one reason selected
- Adjusting the left axis/scale to more clearly illustrate ebb and flow of projected SC graduates. We see that we can expect at least another year where we have a shot at enrolling more SC residents than last year, but in 2020, we will have to go more OOS to make the class, and itâs highly likely that it will be majority non-resident. This will positively impact net tuition revenue but will intensify criticisms from those less familiar with these demographic trends. -3% between 2018 and 2021. There is a trough for about 2 years before it heads upward, then starts dropping off significantly in 2027.
- We dodge a bullet ( kind of ) This is change based on where the student lives, not where the institution is. There is some evidence that many 4 year institutions went deeper into their pools to make their numbers. More selective Public 4 years were most likely to benefit from admitting more deeply. Preliminary review of our clearinghouse data also show that even among those we did not admit, most ended up at another 4 year institution, often within their home state.
- SC has large 4 year institutions and more than we really need given our size. The big three did a good job keeping our own in state, but we also see that preliminary competitor data suggest a lot of students that we denied still ended up at other 4 year schools in SC, not so much at technical colleges. The trend toward enrolling in 4 years was felt among 2 years. Add to that 2 year institutions are the places where LMI are more likely to start college. These are also more diverse populations overall due to widespread structural, educational, and social inequality that is baked into our nationâs education system.
- Note how 6 out of the 10 are TCâs. Our ability to attract more transfers relies heavily on the CC pipeline. Nationally 2 year college enrollment is down by 14% since Fall 2019.
- Unlike other recessions, students did not flock to HIED as a way to wait out the pandemic.
- Survey Details Survey Opened: Monday, September 13 Survey Closed: Wednesday, September 29 Sent to first-time, full-time UofSC- Columbia students Administered through the Navigate Student App 42 questions (6 pt Likert Scale, Yes/No, and Open-ended) Three open-ended questions: What would you change about your experience at UofSC, so far? At least on UofSC faculty or staff member has taken an interest in my success. (this is a yes/no question with the opportunity to list names) You selected youâre not returning next semester, why not?
- Thank campus partners for helping with interventions and encouraging students to take the survey Intervention Leads: Student Success Center, Housing, Financial Aid, Career Center, University Advising Center
- Thank campus partners for helping with interventions and encouraging students to take the survey Intervention Leads: Student Success Center, Housing, Financial Aid, Career Center, University Advising Center
- Call to Action: Encourage students to utilize your office/services that would support these predictive statements of return. Ex: help students feel like they belong at UofSC (services, events, leadership, etc.). Encourage students to use the Navigate Student App
- The Sophomore Initiatives are just one part of the student success center, which is constantly working to retain and help students be successful. I am going to share just a few initiatives that the SSC has been doing to contribute to retention and persistence.Â
- Just to give some context to the breadth of the SSC, this chart combines all of our service usage. You can see in 2020-2021, the SSC has had the most visits in the last 6 years. Almost 50K, 2,729 first year students, which is about 40% of the first year class.Â
- This slide shows the retention rate of the first year cohort. To break this down, this shows that in Fall 2020, 90.2% or 2462 of the students that entered in the Fall 2020 cohort and visited an SSC Service were retained to the next fall (Fall 2021). Now I am going to dive into some of the specific initiatives that the SSC is working on to attribute to this retention rate.
- The first area I want to highlight in the SSC is probably our newest, and most evolving area over the last few years as we hone in on our retention efforts. Early Alert and Intervention. The SSC has done some sort of early intervention for years, however many of the initiatives in place were not accurately identifying at risk studnets and we were falling flat on our efforts. In 2018, we worked with DMSB to pilot a new process for our Progress Reports and found great success. Over time, we have tightened up the way our Early alert team works in tandem to support students through our call center,Â
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- Progress Reports are sent out to instructors affiliated with key courses to identify students at-risk of failing during intentional times of the semester, usually between weeks 4-6 and before the 'WF' deadline. Ad Hoc Alerts- outside of the PR windows, or classes not associated with PRs
- Went through a LEAN Process with the UAC to better collaborate and form a more unified network of collaborative care
- Just to give some context- our revised process for this fall has 4,115. (This is a 50% increase from last year!)
- Non-attended higher in Spring? What happened in Spring 2020?
- Students turn into alumni Alumni begin work or pursue education or do both Alumni demonstrate the value and quality of a UofSC degree Alumni become recruiters for employers who hire more Gamecocks Alumni become mentors who foster professional development of students Alumni become donors supporting the institution Alumni become parents, aunts/uncles, etc who funnel the next generation of Gamecocks to UofSC The career preparation and support a student receives while at UofSC impacts lifelong trajectory, earning potential, social and economic mobility, but most importantly the successful continuation of the lifecycle.
- Actively onboarding Mentorship platform Campus partners involved include: Career Center (practitioner/alumni to student) Nursing (recent alumni to student) College of Engineering and Computing (student to student) Alumni Association (alumni to alumni) TRIO (student to student) UAC (faculty to student) College of Education (alumni to student)