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A constituent institution of The University of
North Carolina
Advisement in the Majors (AIM) Presentation for
College/School Faculty February 4 - 7, 2008
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Higher Education and Future Needs

• By 2014 North Carolina will need 400,000 new
  workers with at least a bachelors degree. NC
  institutions (public and private) are projected
  to have 254,000 graduates.
• By 2015, 85 of new jobs in the US will require
  some post secondary education.
• By 2020, the shortage of workers with
  college-level skills in the US will increase to
  over 14 million.
• Source UNC Tomorrow Website
  www.nctomorrow.org/content.php

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Higher Education and Future Needs

• US ranks second in the world in percentage of
  older adults with college degrees, but ranks
  seventh in the world in younger adults with
  college degrees.
• US has high rate of college participation 35 or
  5th in the world.
• Degree completion rate in US is 17 - in the
  lower half of industrialized nations.
• Source 2006 Report Card on Higher Education

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FSU and Regional Needs

• Approximately 28 of US residents age 25 and
  older have earned a college degree.
• Approximately 26 of NC residents of age 25 and
  older have earned a college degree.
• The percentage of adults with college degree in
  Cumberland and all surrounding counties is lower
  than the state average.
• Source US Census Data, 2000 2006 estimates

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Higher Education Imperative

• The emphasis on retention and graduation rates
  marks a shift in the role of higher education.
• From weeding out undeserving students to taking
  responsibility for helping admitted students
  succeed.

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UNC Campus Goals Summary
Goals to be achieved at the end of 5 years
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The Challenge 80, 30, 50

• In the next five, years FSU must achieve
• 80 one-year retention rate
• 30 four-year graduation rate
• 50 six-year graduation rate
• Retention and graduation rates refer to the
  percentage of students who enter as first-time,
  full-time students who re-enroll in subsequent
  years and earn a degree.

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Retention and Graduation Rates Goals
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Retention and Graduation Rates Goals
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Retention and Graduation Rates Actual

• Average one-year retention rate for past seven
  years 73.2
• Average four-year graduation rate for past five
  years 17.5
• Average six-year graduation rate for past five
  years 38.5

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Strategies to Achieve Goals

• Admission standards revised
• CHEER Program revised to serve conditionally
  admitted students with SAT scores between 750
  800 AND HS GPAs between 2.0 2.5
• 575,000 grant from UNC GA for CHEER
• Reduce number of underprepared students and
  strengthen preparation of those at greatest risk
  of attrition

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SR CHEER Program Summer 2008

• Target population rising high school seniors
• Goal To improve student preparation for
  university-level studies
• Two-week summer camp that will strengthen
  reading, writing, mathematics, science, major
  choice, emotional maturity, standardized test
  preparation, and critical thinking and study
  skills
• Follow-up meetings with students at high school
  and FSU throughout senior year

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Strategies to Achieve Goals

• Continuous improvements of existing programs
• Freshman Seminar University College
• Learning Center University College
• Supplemental Instruction University College
• Second Year Initiative (SYI) University College
  and academic departments
• Learning Communities University College and
  academic departments
• Core Curriculum Review University College and
  academic departments

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Strategies to Achieve Goals

• Saturday Academy and other faculty development
  efforts CITL
• Foundations of Excellence All
• Writing Across the Curriculum All
• Retention in the major All
• Early Alert System University College/ALL
• Advisement in the Majors (AIM)

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AIM Initiative

• To meet the catalog requirement that all students
  communicate with advisor at least twice this
  semester
• Communicate meeting, email, phone
• Mass email to all advisees is NOT communication
• To ensure that all students are on track to earn
  degree as soon as possible
• To inform students of university regulations and
  major specific requirements

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Deadlines

• First report from advisors March 25
• Review current courses and academic status
• Discuss impact of course withdrawals on ratio of
  earned to attempted hours (Graduates have 85
  ratio.)
• Discuss possible course withdrawals March 20
• Chairs reports due to deans March 28
• Deans reports due to provost April 4
• Second report from advisor April 25
• Help students select courses for summer/fall
• Encourage students to complete Advisement Survey,
  NSSE, and SSI
• Chairs reports due to deans May 1
• Deans reports due to provost May 8
• Advisor reports considered in comprehensive
  evaluation
• Advisement Survey results in annual report

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Sample Advisor Report
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Sample Advisement Report
http//www.uncfsu.edu/fsuretention/samplereport2.x
ls
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Advisor Checklist

• http//www.uncfsu.edu/fsuretention/AIMchecklist.do
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Corrections

• Ask students to declare majors
• (60 hour rule is being enforced)
• Identify and correct students listed incorrectly
  in Banner (program, advisor)
• Submit corrections in the system to Admissions,
  Registrar, others

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Early Alerts
http//www.uncfsu.edu/fsuretention/Interimreportsa
mple.xls
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Assistance to Advisors / Chairs

• Based on questions and problems that arise as
  faculty meet with advisees, we can conduct
  workshops, provide documents, websites, and other
  assistance
• Banner workshops

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Discussion/Questions