Office of the Registrar

• Coordinated registration for spring 2013 semester; 1,800 students registered
• Produced 1,221 transcripts

RETENTION MANAGEMENT AND ADVISING SERVICES

Student Success

Research of freshman year programs reveals successful programs have the following elements in common:

1. In-depth involvement in the entire process by Academic Support Divisions including Student Affairs, Academic Affairs, the Office of Admissions, and the Office of the Registrar.
2. The most successful first-year programs start the process before classes officially begin.
3. The early involvement of students as active members in a learning community.
4. An intimate and an active advising process throughout the freshman year.
5. Learning support and other provisions of academic services that reinforce and support the courses in which the students are enrolled.
6. Encouraging participation in co-curricular activities that bond the student to the institution.
7. A conscientious effort to deliver a strong message of success.

Programmatic Priorities/Strategies for Student Success

The university has initiated the acquisition of Course Signals software from Elucian to integrate into its Banner system. Course Signals is an innovative early intervention that warns students who are at risk of underperforming in a course. An intuitive stoplight tells students if they are performing well, holding steady, or underperforming in a course, and prompts at-risk students to take action. Using Course Signals, faculty can also intervene more easily with suggestions on actions students may take to improve their grades.

Development of a comprehensive plan to communicate with students throughout the semester regarding academic performance

Acquisition of Elucian Software Suite to promote retention, degree completion, and student success