Institutional Effectiveness PlanReport and Resource Requests

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STUDENT AFFAIRSTexas AM University - Kingsville

• Institutional Effectiveness Plan/Report and
  Resource Requests
• Tuesday, April 27, 2004

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Student Affairs Focus Impact-Teaching
Learning

• Providing services that help students
• Providing activities that help students learn
• Recruiting students
• Allowing for fun and interaction

• Life skills and commitment
• Retention
• Citizenship leadership
• Connecting students to Alma Mater

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Presentation Outline

• Mission Goals
• Enrollment Management
• Student Development Auxiliaries
• Special Programs
• Resource Requests
• Summary

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Mission

We create a nurturing and collaborative
environment to inspire students, foster personal
growth, encourage community engagement, and
promote global citizenship.
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Goals

• Assist with student RECRUITMENT RETENTION
• Enhance STUDENT LEARNING
• Create a dynamic CAMPUS CLIMATE
• Deliver high quality STUDENT SERVICES

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Goals-What this really means

• Assist with student RECRUITMENT RETENTION
• Enhance STUDENT LEARNING
• Create a dynamic CAMPUS CLIMATE
• Deliver high quality STUDENT SERVICES
• For students to become self-sufficient in their
  critical thought and basic needs on campus.
• For students to appreciate others, including
  learning how to positively interact in an
  academic community.
• For students to have a collegiate experience that
  is memorable and positive.

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Enrollment ManagementAccomplishments that
contribute to Closing the Gaps in the State of
Texas

• Enrollment (Participation)
• Retention (Success)

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Enrollment ManagementFall Historical
EnrollmentsParticipation
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Enrollment ManagementSpring Historical
EnrollmentsParticipation
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Enrollment ManagementFall Historical
EnrollmentFirst Time Freshmen by County of
Origin
44.8
40.6
26.4
23.6
8.6
7.9
654 of 900 students
668-844 students
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Enrollment ManagementAccomplishments in
ParticipationFall 2002 to Fall 2003

• Freshmen students 6.5
• 903 to 844
• International Students 6.9
• 376 to 402
• Graduate Students 6.2
• 249 to 264
• Presidential Series Scholarship Recipients 21.0
• 145 to 115
• Honors Program 60.7
• 56 to 90
• Returning Students 1.9
• 4582 to 4668
• Transfer Students 12.9
• 334 to 377

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Enrollment ManagementAccomplishments in
Participation From Spring 2003 to 2004

• Freshmen Students 19.3
• 119 to 96
• International Students 18.9
• 418 to 497
• Graduate Students 5.0
• 181 to 190
• Honors Program 60.7
• 56 to 90
• Returning Students 2.4
• 5,763 to 5,899

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Enrollment ManagementAccomplishments
Contributing to SuccessFall 2002 to Fall 2003

• Financial Aid awards increased from
• 4,328 to 4,455 2.9
• Texas Grant Awards decreased from
• 1,027 to 869 (number was lower due to smaller
  allocation by the Coordinating Board)
• 1,482,083 to 1,335,113 (-10.0)
• Student Loans increased from
• 2,902 to 3,103 6.9
• 5,971,730 to 6,092,028 2.0
• Be on Time Forgivable Loan

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Enrollment ManagementAccomplishments
Contributing to Success2003-2004 Academic
YearU.S. Department of Education Cohort Default
RateTexas AM University-Kingsville
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Office of Enrollment ManagementWhats Next?

• What are the challenges in Enrollment
  Management/TAMUK--and how can all of us
  contribute to Closing the Gaps?

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Enrollment Management2004-2005

• Future Challenges
• Foreign student admits and 9-11 after effects
• Resources
• Recruitment
• Retention
• Customer Service
• Reducing the Universitys default rate to less
  than 6

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Texas AM University-KingsvilleFuture
Projections for Closing the GapsRecruitment
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Proposed Projections and Percent Increase by Year
at System Center SARecruitment
108.33
80.0
50.0
29.63
11.43
10.26
9.30
8.51
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Enrollment ManagementRecruitment Strategies

• Deliver dual enrollment classes to junior and
  senior high school students at area high schools
• Expand recruitment into Harris County area
  (Project GRAD)
• Develop targeted publications
• Develop Telemarketing Center to be utilized for
  recruitment and retention purposes
• Work with academic deans and Public Affairs
  office to actively advertise, promote and recruit
  undergraduate/graduate students
• Promote scholarships and early awarding of
  financial aid (STARS Foundation)
• Conduct Transfer Day activities per semester on
  community college campuses
• Deliver on-site instruction at community college
  campuses via distance education
• Deliver upper division/master level courses via
  online (BAAS Program)
• Distance Education Wireless Network Initiative

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Enrollment ManagementWireless Network
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Enrollment ManagementRetention Strategies 2004-05

• Tutoring Center University College
• Living Learning Community
• Supplemental Instruction
• Student Support Services
• College Success Courses
• Faculty Interaction
• Campus Housing (Expand Housing)
• Hoggie Days Orientation
• Co-enrollment Project with Coastal Bend College
• New Admissions Criteria effective Fall 2005
• Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP)

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Enrollment ManagementOther Strategies 2004-05

• Utilize Technology in the area of recruitment
• CD Rom for recruitment
• CD Rom for yield
• Software for target-marketing
• Streaming video
• Attractive and eye-catching Publications
• Improve the quality of interactive video
  conferencing (TTVN)
• Create more interactive video conferencing labs
• Focus on developing one to three degrees online
• Engage in partnerships with area community
  colleges

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Enrollment ManagementResource RequestPersonnel
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Enrollment ManagementResource RequestOperating
and Training
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Enrollment ManagementResource RequestScholarship
s
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Enrollment ManagementResource RequestEquipment
Purchases
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Student Development, Services, Auxiliaries

• Dean of Students
• Create a campus environment conducive to academic
  enrichment, student participation and growth, and
  positive interaction between faculty, staff, and
  students
• Life Services Wellness
• Providing for a physical and psychologically
  healthy community
• Health Care, Counseling, Testing, Disabilities,
  Wellness
• Student Union Activities
• Creating Traditions and Establishing Connections
  to the University for life!
• Orientation, Clubs, Greek Life, Recreational
  Sports, Union Operations, ID Card, Post Office,
  and Game room
• Leadership Campus Activities Board

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Student Development Auxiliaries (continued)

• Campus Housing
• Providing a community of scholars focused on
  basic necessities and personal development
• Program for and operate all aspects of the
  residence halls and married student apartments
• Career Services
• Preparing students realize their ambitions beyond
  the university
• Assists students and alumni in planning careers
  and securing employment including developing,
  evaluating, and effectively initiating and
  implementing career, education, and employment
  decisions and plans
• Womens Center
• A place and resource open to all members of the
  TAMUK community - and in particular the community
  of women on campus

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Student Activities

• Importance of New-Student Transition Experience
• Campus Visit
• Hoggie Days
• Javelina Welcome/Orientation
• Camp Hog Wild
• Parent Involvement in Orientation

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Significance of Hoggie Days

• April June I June II July August
• Registered Participants 103 168 213 258 296
• Number of No-Shows 18 11 16 24 37
• Actual Participants 85 157 197 234 259
• First semester Freshmen 38 128 157 213 229
• Average GPA 2.37 2.602 2.576 2.265 1.998
• Number not registered for Spring 2 11 21 26
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• Retention Rate 94.73 91.40 86.60 87.79 81.65
• New Student Average GPA 2.11
• New Student Retention Rate 84.40
• Hoggie Days Average GPA 2.362
• Hoggie Days Retention Rate 88.43
• Non-Participants Average GPA 1.982
• Non-Participants Retention Rate 73.23
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Student Activities (Cont.)

• Increased Leadership Opportunities
• Student Organization Funding Committee
• Student Organization Leadership Retreat
• Leadership recognition program
• Increased participation in Student Government
• Charted two national sororities. Increased
  growth. Importance. Total-10 chapters
• Developing university-wide Honor Code
• Significance of student engagement (clubs
  organizations)

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Student Activities (Cont.)

• University-Wide Programming
• Coordinated and sponsored numerous activities and
  programs (teaching learning)
• Developed, in conjunction with National Volunteer
  Week, a program to recognize community service
  performed by members of the Campus Community
• American Democracy Project
• Student Shuttle
• College Bowl Initiated

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Student Activities (Cont.)

• Recreational Sports
• Cheerleaders placed nationally for All-Girls
  Squad.
• Womens Club Soccer program is in second year.
• Increased participation in IM Sports program
• Increased use of fitness center
• Passed referendum to construct a state-of-the-art
  recreational facility for students.

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Student Union Building

• Completion of Phase II of construction projects
  in SUB this summer.
• Javelina Cafe
• Pizza Hut
• Information desk implemented
• One Card Phase I successfully implemented
  Residence Hall door-access operational.
  Initiating Phase II-III upon completion of
  Banner.
• Enhanced on-line reservation system for campus.
• Bookstore renovations completed summer 2004.
• Established one-stop event planning
• Kinkos Summer 2004

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Life Services and Wellness

• Health care patient visits have increased 47
  over the last 2 years.
• Health Fair participation increased 116
• Development of exit interview program, ADIOS
  (Assisting, Directing, Intervening Objectively
  for Students) which surveys students to
  understand reason(s) for withdrawal from TAMUK.
• An increase of 10 in the number of personal
  counseling sessions conducted from F02 to F03.
• Higher response to greater number of individuals
  with significant psychopathology (I.e. bipolar,
  borderline personality disorder, psychoses,
  eating disordered, major depression).
• 98 of examinees surveys were satisfied with
  testing schedule.
• 80 of examinees completed satisfaction surveys
  and 83 strongly agreed that the testing center
  met their needs
• Increased visibility across campus.

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Life Services and Wellness (Cont.)

• Changes Improvements
• Renovate Health Care front counter to address
  privacy and confidentiality concerns.
• Revamp training program for graduate practicum
  counselors.

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Campus Housing

• Residence Halls
• Reached capacity for housing, housing more than
  1,300 students
• Designing student apartments
• Campus life depends on juniors and seniors
• Completed fire suppression in Martin Hall
• Total attendance for Housing Sponsored activities
  exceeded 12,000
• Card access security cameras for door alarms
  were installed.
• Laundry center in planning for Martin cafeteria.

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• Career Services
• The Etiquette Dinner
• Career Fairs
• Success Classes
• Programs throughout the university
• Placement Services and Internships
• Graduate and Professional School Fair
• Hire a Javelina student employment program was
  initiated in the spring of 2003. This program is
  designed to streamline the on-campus employment
  process.
• Broadened employer outreach.

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Special Programs

• Department of Special Programs consist of 6
  federally funded programs obtained by competitive
  grants host for two top 10 federal grants in
  the U.S.
• Departmental budget 2.6
• Grants slated for submission are the Research
  Initiative Scientific Education NIH grant (RISE)
• Submitted NISPE Title III

• Departments are
• College Exploration Program
• Indirect/Upward Bound
• Student Support Services
• High School Equivalency
• Ronald E. McNair Scholars
• College Assistance Migrant Program
• Upward Bound Math and Science
• Educational Opportunity Center

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Accomplishments High School Equivalency Program
(HEP)

• 2003 Texas State Migrant Student Recognition
  Award Recipient- Juan A. Garcia TAMUK-HEP/CAMP
  (Criminology)
• New HEP Satellite Site at Ramirez serving
  Realitos, Benavides, Concepcion, and surrounding
  areas.
• HEP presented to over 600 parents at the 19th
  Annual Parent Conference in Robstown, Texas
  hosted by Region 2.

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Issues High School Equivalency Program (HEP)

• Continuation of funding of HEP Program
• Build collaboration of HEP/CAMP Association Focus
  on strengthening Commuter Program (e.g.
  transportation, child care)
• Focus on screening process for Residential
  students
• Focus on strengthening liaison between local
  agencies (e.g. Texas Workforce, Department of
  Human Services, Housing Authority)

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College Assistance Migrant Program

• Increased recruitment via presentations at
  Migrant State Conferences, Parent Involvement
  Conferences, and Parent/Student functions
• Third year of CAMP grant having served 155
  college freshmen or transfers with less than 30
  hours
• 80.3 retention rate for students in 1st year
  through CAMP
• 41.2 currently enrolled at TAMUK

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Educational Opportunity Center 2002-2003
Introduction
Trends

• The Changing of Demographics (9.6 million low
  income students
• (from middle school to college) In the next
  decade, demographic trends
• show that this number will grow as more
  low-income students move through
• the education pipeline
• No Child Left Behind
• (Quality Teachers) paraprofessional going back to
  college
• Sluggish Economy
• More displaced workers and more workers to
  upgrade their skills
• (going back to college)
• Texas Closing the Gaps
• To enroll 300,000 additional people into higher
  education by 2015
• A high proportion of the 300,000 will be
  Hispanic, African-American
• and low-income
• TAMUK Enrollment Management Strategic Plan (EOC
  collaboration)
• To achieve participation rate of 10,000 by 2010

The Educational Opportunity Center provides post
secondary access to low income, first generation
nontraditional adult students by assisting them
with the financial aid and the admission
application process and other support services.
Your Opportunity Your Responsibility Your
Community Your Success!
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StudentSupport Services

• PROFILE
• Federally funded program
• Provides assistance to low-income, first
  generation and/or learning or physically disabled
  college students.
• The goal of SSS is increase the retention and
  graduation rate of its eligible students
• Designed to provide additional academic support
  and ensure all academic needs are being met
• Tutoring
• Mentoring
• Academic counseling
• Skills workshops
• Cultural and educational events
• Supplemental grant aid award,
• Assistance with purchase of books

• Accomplishments
• Issues
• Trends

• ISSUES
• Lack of academic preparedness for first year
• Minimal familial financial assistance
• Minimal exposure and orientation to university
  procedures
• TRENDS
• Review of participants files for federal
  eligibility documentation
• Assessed and evaluated application process
• Coordination of events with other Student Affairs
  personnel
• Adult Learners component
• Graduate school preparation

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Accomplishments

• Tracking
• 100 SSS freshmen were assigned mentors and
  counselors
• 89 engaged in social/cultural and academic
  activities
• 27 students from Upward Bound and College
  Exploration Program
• 18 events coordinated for spring 04
• 288 participants progress monitored

• Retention
• 85 enrolled in 02-03 enrolled in fall of 03
• 83 maintained a minimum GPA of 2.0 or better
  (fall 03)
• 35,200 in supplemental grant awards to 82
  eligible participants
• 92 of award recipients enrolled for the fall
  2003 semester
• 2500 in assistance with purchase of books

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Upward Bound Math and Science High Lights

• UTSA Society of Mexican American Engineers and
  Scientists (San Antonio)
• Tides of Leadership Conference/TASSSP Student
  Leadership Conference (Corpus Christi)
• Hispanic Engineering, Science and Technology Week
  (Edinburg)
• 28th Annual Mexican American Engineers and
  Scientists International Symposium Career Fair
  (Anaheim, Cal.)
• Robotic Technology and Engineering Challenge
  (Rochester, N.Y.)
• Tour Rice University, University of Houston,
  University of Texas, Our Lady of the Lake, Texas
  State University, UTSA, TAMUCC,

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Upward Bound Math and Science Center

• Declare Math Science as their major
• Receive Bachelors degree in Math Science fields
• Potential to receive Ph.D. in Math Science
  fields
• Strengthen academic and social skills

• 44 out of 55 are TRIO recipients
• Goal is to recruit, retain, and transition
• UBMS offers seminars, workshops, college
  admissions, and financial aid assistance
• UBMS students take courses in technical writing,
  computer applications and web development to
  connect with their research experience

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TAMUK Work with Faculty Exposure to research
methods
Three graduate students and high school students
in the Upward Bound Math and Science Program
assisted various professors with the summer 2003
program at TAMUK.

• Biomedical Research, Dr. John Perez
• Chemistry Dr. Apu Bhattacharya
• Robotics Mind storms, Dr. David Cecil
• Computer Science, Dr. Donald Varvel
• Biology, Dr. Andres Soto
• Environmental Engineering Dr. Vendatesh Uddameri
• Mechanical Engineering, Dr. Robert McLauchlan

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UBMS and UB Accomplishments

• Retention
• 100 of UB Bridge (23) students transitioned from
  High School to a university setting
• Currently 81 have continued in post secondary
  education
• 75 transitioned to TAMUK
• 95 of UB Bridge students completed summer
  component with 2.3 average GPA

• Tracking
• 52 students from 10 target school
• 2002-2003 UB students were provided with 75
  tutoring sessions at target schools
• 78 of UB participants participated in 9 Saturday
  meetings at TAMUK
• 82 of UB participated in annual UB Academic Bowl
  

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Ronald E. McNair Scholars Program

• Accomplishments
• Only institution in Texas awarded a 5-year grant.
• Summer Research Component Awarded 68K in
  undergraduate research for the summer research
  component..
• 4 Ph D
• 14 Pipeline for Ph D study 16 double national
  ratio
• 18 Masters Degree Awarded
• 92 Bachelors Degree Awarded
• 111 Participants

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Ronald E. McNair Scholars Program Trends

• Develop a comprehensive GRE preparation
  instruction process with the purpose of enhancing
  students participation as well as test scores.
  Instruction received by ETS
• Establish Personal Statement workshops for
  scholars.
• Increase number of cultural activities and visits
  to higher education institutions with the to
  increase scholars enrolling in straight Ph.D.
  programs.
• Promote the McNair Scholars Program throughout
  campus, heavily recruit students with twenty new
  students currently fiscal year and total program
  numbers at 28 students.

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Resource RequestCapital Outlay Renovations
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Resource RequestPersonnel, Equipment, Other
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