34 students registered for the make-up opportunity
All students received a personal call to remind them of their requirements to attend class, turn in attendance sheets, attend 2 additional evening study sessions per week and attend a workshop
8 of the registered students did not attend a workshop
16 attended the study sessions
10 turned in attendance forms signed by professors each day to indicate their attendance in class
| Race to Finish Participants
Math Grade Changes |
| F to W | 1 |
|---|
| F to F | 6 |
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| F to D | 2 |
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| D to D | 3 |
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| D to C | 5 |
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| D to B | 1 |
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| C to B | 2 |
|---|
| B to B | 2 |
|---|
| A to A | 1 |
|---|
| Race to Finish Participants English Grade Changes |
| F to W | 1 |
|---|
| F to F | 7 |
|---|
| F to C | 4 |
|---|
| D to C | 2 |
|---|
| D to B | 1 |
|---|
| C to B | 2 |
|---|
| C to C | 2 |
|---|
| B to A | 1 |
|---|
| A to A | 1 |
|---|
Forty-three percent of the students experienced an improvement in Accelerated Math and forty-eight of the students experienced improvement in English. Results were inconclusive as to whether or not the initiative was truly successful. While no student completed all of the requirements (attending study sessions and workshops and submitting attendance sheets), the grades of the students who completed a portion of the program have varied outcomes. The only consistent variable was attendance at the study skills workshop.
Academic support staff will implement the initiative again in the spring with the following changes:
announce the initiative before mid-term grades;
discontinue additional study sessions in the residence halls but encourage more attendance in ACE; and,
streamline registration process and requirements
Amp! is a retention initiative designed for first-year students on academic probation at the end of the fall semester. The initiative will feature four, 2-hour workshops on January 14-15, 2016, personalized academic plans, small group check-ins and individual coaching. Students received letters informing them of
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