Goal 3: Retain & Graduate
Support and increase student retention and graduation.
Objective 1: Provide institutional resources to accommodate all learners.
Action Items:
- Analyze our student population to better understand their strengths,
weaknesses, and resulting needs. - Centralize and enhance student academic success services.
- Enrich academic advising, mentoring, and programming for first- and second-year students.
- Provide additional support for at-risk students.
Objective 2: Offer opportunities for career and major exploration.
Action Items:
- Provide formal opportunities for career and major exploration for students early in their undergraduate career.
- Coach and assist students for the transition to a career or to additional educational opportunities (graduate or professional schools).
Objective 3: Maximize financial support.
Action Items:
- Provide financial education to students and graduates to support their financial independence and educational goals.
- Offer academic and financial incentives for students to return to complete their degree programs.
- Maximize use of scholarships and waivers to support student retention and graduation.
Goal Leadership: VP for Academic Affairs
Metric: By 2023 attain graduation rate* of 50% and retention rate** of 80%.
* Graduation rate defined as the percentage of first-time, first-year, full-time undergraduate students who start during fall semester and graduate within 6 years.
** Retention rate defined as the percentage of first-time, first-year, full-time undergraduate degree-seeking students who start during fall semester and enroll the following fall semester.
