Strategic Goals of the Department Are the Infrastructure and Catalyst for Our Retention Initiatives

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Strategic Goals of the Department Are the
Infrastructure and Catalyst for Our Retention
Initiatives
Attract Diverse PopulationHighly-talented
studentsVariety of backgrounds
Provide a Superior Academic ExperiencePrepare
students for acctg business careers and grad ed
Provide Extracurricular OpportunitiesEnhance
leadership, social, communication group skills
RETENTION
Maintain Strong Faculty CadreAcademically
prepared with diverse experience
Support Efforts to Obtain Practical Experience
Permanent Employment
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Provide Superior Academic Experience
Strategy Purpose Follow-up Challenges
Multiple Advisors 1. Freshmen 2. Honor Students 3. Transfers Seniors 4. Sophomores Juniors Provide successful transition into college Map and monitor academic goals/progress Counseling Provide interactions (3) w/ faculty End-of-semester student surveys Address areas for improvement Managing students at risk (in trouble) Inclusion in faculty performance evaluation
Mandatory Meetings (Each Class, Chair Faculty) Appropriate Academic Progress Career Paths (CPA GMAT)An Awareness MeetingQ A Session Update student data base Address student concerns Filling gaps identified in Schools Freshman orientation class
Tutorial and Mentoring Programs Provide tutoring for 5 of the 9 accounting core courses (Math tutoring provided) Future Efforts Survey of tutoring and mentoring experience Maintaining small tutor-student ratio Tutoring gt 540 hrs
Student ownership of teaching/learning process personal development Identify level of satisfaction w/ advisement, curriculum other essential Dept activities Distribute findings Meet w/ Student Advisory Council Limited size of focus groups
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Provide Superior Academic Experience(cont)
Strategy Purpose Follow-up Challenges
Provide Unique Classroom Approaches Create a competitive environment Develop learning communities among students Learning assessment results Comparison of withdrawal rates Experimental side effects Addressing the learning needs of Generation X
Students Actively Participate in Advisement Ensure planned, personalized educational experience Evaluation and feedback of students prepared curriculum plan Ensuring follow-up w/ all advisees
Limit Faculty -to- Student Ratio (average class size 25) Provide opportunity for individual attention unique teaching approaches Identify assist at-risk student
Increase Mastery classes and Supplemental instruction To create more learning communities FUTURE EFFORTS Approval and Scheduling
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Attract Diverse Population
Recruitment Enrollment
Strategy Purpose Follow-up Challenges
Periodically Review Scholarship Award and Renewal Criterion Remain competitively selective Recruitment of highly-talented students Rewards for honor students scholars. Strategy plans for non-renewals Student supply Timing and completeness of University data
Award Scholarships to Continuing Students Reward academic improvement Provide counseling and other support -------------
Enforce Test Scores and GPA Requirements (including University requirements) Academically ready student Identify students requiring developmental courses and extended counseling/advisement Monitor/counsel students not meeting entrance tests Supply Students w/ SAT 750 2.5gpa (in) and 980 SAT 2.85 gpa (out) Developmental courses
Transfer GPA Restriction for Business and non-Business majors Academically prepared student Document reasons for transfers-out and transfers-in Strategy plan for non-accepted students Limited Communication w/ NCAT transferring unit
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Provide Opportunities
Enhance leadership, communication group
skills Ensure Practical Experience and
Permanent Placement
Strategy Follow-up Challenges
Required membership in Accounting Organization Toastmasters Faculty monitor level of student involvement Monitoring compliance Highlighting accomplishments of students
Conduct Private Industry Workshop, Meet the Firms Leadership Explosion Provide feedback to students (e.g., interviewing skills, social skills, etc) Ensuring that at least 40 sophomore and junior obtain internships Student Participation from other Business School's
Support professional firm and private industry presentations/workshops community service events Focus on students sense of academic and social belonging Monitoring/scheduling over 40 student events Tracking students required to attend workshops
Support stakeholders efforts in providing academic tools to students Select appropriate learning tools Faculty usage of tools (Criterion Writing Assessment Computerized Homework Manager Trading Room
Notify students about External Dept activities Job opportunities via communication conduits Update student database Monitor attendance in this leadership development programs Selecting most efficient communication conduit (My Space, Phone Tree, Cell Phone) FUTURE EFFORTS
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Dept s Student Retention, RecruitmentCommittee
Director of Student Affairs
Pre-College Summer Program
Future Efforts?
Retention Sidebar
Review Follow-up Student Data (mid-term/final
grades, probation reports)
Retention rates First year cohort to 80. Second
year cohort to 75.
Partnerships Center for Career Success and
University units with proven and/or innovative
retention programs/initiatives