Expectations for Excellence

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Expectations for Excellence

• University College
• AY 2007 2008 IE Report
• AY 2008 2009 IE Plan

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Success Starts Here!

• Our Commitment
• University College will provide effective and
  efficient services to our students, colleagues
  and publics in a friendly and professional
  manner.
• Fiscal resources will be used and leveraged
  effectively.
• Space will be allocated to improve service,
  program coordination and efficiency.
• Programs and services will be improved based upon
  authentic assessment and according to national
  standards.

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Todays Presentation

• Program highlights will be featured during review
  of University College Progress Report
• Handouts provided which supplement todays
  remarks
• Final thoughts on retention challenges provided
  at conclusion

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Many an opportunity is lost because a man is out
looking for four-leaf clovers.

• Anonymous

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University Goal 1Broaden the base of productive
and educated citizens

• The major focus in University College
• College goals related to academic advising,
  developmental education, academic support
  services and consortium agreement program
• Summary result 14/21 objectives achieved in
  2007-2008

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College Goal 1.1 Academic Advising

• Accuracy of student placement achieved through
  use of technology
• Evolution of orientation advising results in
  improved participation response
• Average wait time to meet with a University
  College academic advisor lt 10 minutes
• Noel-Levitz Student Satisfaction survey results
  promising

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Orientation Advising Registration
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University College Advising Traffic
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Noel-Levitz Student Satisfaction Inventory
Results, Spring 2008
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College Goal 1.2 Developmental Education

• Achieved objectives for improving basic skills in
  reading and writing however, algebra lags behind
• Requiring students to complete DE courses in a
  timely manner will likely improve achievement of
  objectives
• Continue to see greater success in subsequent
  core curriculum course when students are advised
  to register accordingly

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College Goal 1.3 Academic Success Services

• All three objectives achieved
• Supplemental instruction continues to promote
  student success in gateway courses and beyond
• Exciting developments on the way for next year
• Free tutoring at Learning Assistance Center
  enhancing student success in freshman-level
  writing, mathematics, science and
  writing-intensive core curriculum courses

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Academic Success Rates Related to Supplemental
Instruction
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Trends in SI Scheduling, 2004 - 2009
Increase in number of sections for 2009 largely
funded by CCRAA grant (29 sections in STEM
classes).
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Academic Success Rates Related to Tutoring at LAC
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College Goal 1.3 Academic Success Services

• Implementation of J Corp Success Laboratory in
  Eckhardt Hall our next step in academic support
• A modified emporium model providing on-demand
  support for developmental education students in
  an intelligent classroom
• Initiated with a THECB summer grant and
  institutionalized with UC funding
• Results obtained this year very promising

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College Goal 1.4 Developmental Education Success

• Only one of four objectives achieved
  (developmental writing)
• Overall success rates (49.5) exceed five-year
  average in developmental education (47.7)
• Impact of fall 2007 consortium cohort on success
  rates of great interest
• Policies to require completion in a timely manner
  and attendance will improve motivation

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Schools of Thought on Motivating Developmental
Students
See Handout on UC Policies and Procedures
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College Goal 1.5 Partners for Success
Consortium Agreement

• Both objectives achieved
• 82 of fall 2007 Partners for Success students (N
  134) registered for classes in spring 2008
• 55 of this cohort retained to sophomore year
• Del Mar College a wonderful team to work with in
  Eckhardt Hall

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Partners for Success Providing Access to Students
At Risk of Academic Failure
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Partners for Success a Pipeline for Enrollment
and Revenue
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College Goal 1.6 J Corp Math Camp

• Goal of this project is to improve student
  success in first math class at TAMUK
• 71 of summer 2008 participants were successful
  in first math class ALGE 0300, ALGE 0301, MATH
  1314 or MATH 1348
• Average GPA for successful students was 3.00
• Primary goal for this year is expansion of the
  program

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University Goal 4Promote the development of
scholarly, research and creative activities that
are nationally recognized

• Not traditionally considered to be an element of
  University College
• Essential if we are to provide evidence for
  beneficial student success programming
• Summary result 1/1 objectives achieved in
  2007-2008

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College Goal 4.1 Increase University College
performance in professionally-recognized
scholarly activities
Note Teaching load for UC faculty is 5 courses
/ semester.
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University Goal 5 Provide a learner-centered
environment in which the contributions of
students, faculty and staff are valued

• Our opportunity to grow engagement on campus
• College goals related to Freshman Convocation and
  University Honors Program
• Summary result 3/5 objectives achieved in
  2007-2008

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College Goal 5.1 Enhance and strengthen campus
traditions through Freshman Convocation

• 1/1 objective achieved
• gt 1000 students attended fall 2007 Freshman
  Convocation
• Relationship to College Success Seminar playing
  an integral role in improving attendance
• Freshman Convocation funding decreased by Student
  Service Fee committee from 3,500 ? 3,200 ?
  1,000 since 2005

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College Goal 5.2 Enhance and strengthen
University Honors Program.

• 2/3 objectives achieved
• Recruitment to University Honors Program
  increasing under Directors leadership
• 93 of fall 2006 University Honors Program
  students persisted to fall 2007
• Only measure not achieved linked to graduation
  with honors certificate and reflects condition of
  program prior to Directors arrival

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College Goal 5.3 Engage high-achieving students
in an honor society culture.

• 0/1 measures achieved
• While goal was that 40 of Alpha Lambda
  Delta-eligible students would elect to join, only
  12 chose to do so
• Expense of initiation dues a likely factor in
  student choice
• Have moved from spring initiation to fall to help
  off-set end-of-year budget crunches

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University College Significant Accomplishments

• AY 2007 Present

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A Few Highlights

• Course redesign in developmental algebra and
  writing
• Sponsorship of College Academic Support Programs
  annual conference in Corpus Christi
• UC faculty member (Betty Black) appointed
  secretary for National Association for
  Developmental Education
• Honors Student Laboratory renovated and equipped
  in Eckhardt Hall

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A Few Highlights

• Partners for Success exceeding expectations
• Academic Advisor career ladder developed and
  implemented
• Expansion of SARS Grid to all Colleges
• First College graduates received degrees in
  August 2008
• Charter for Lambda Sigma Society received
  (national honor society for sophomores)

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A Few Highlights

• Developing a STEM Success Pipeline at TAMUK and
  Del Mar College US Department of Education,
  CCRAA Grant Program funded for 2.3 million,
  October 1, 2008 September 30, 2010
• Possible extension for five additional years
• First interim performance report due this month

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Performance Measures and Assessment

• AY 2007 - 2008

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College Performance Measures
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Digging Deeper in Remedial Success
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College Performance Measures
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University Performance Measures Related to
Retention Graduation
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Retention by College Describes Opportunities for
Immediate Improvement
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2008 2010 Priorities Resource Requests

• Develop a sustainable model for UC programs and
  services
• Expand BAAS program offerings, including Security
  and Safety Administration option
• Re-envision Freshman Seminar program under UNIV
  umbrella
• Complete redesign of UC web pages
• Embed learning community model in DE
• Support CCRAA program and services
• Complete and submit two additional Title V grant
  proposals for fall 2009

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Snapshot Total Number of DE Sections in
Eckhardt Hall, 2005 / 2008
Due to demand for services, University
College has experienced a 46 increase in the
number of DE class sections since 2005.
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Near-Term Resource Requests
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Long-Term Resource Requests(University College)
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Long-Term Resource Requests(Campus-Wide)
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HEAF Request
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Closing Thoughts

• Freshman attrition is a multi-faceted challenge
  which must be addressed by all
• Retention, indeed, has a local address
• Overcoming normlessness potentially our greatest
  challenge
• Do yesterdays rules regarding the value of a
  higher education continue to apply?

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The best way to predict the future is to invent
it.

• Alan Kay