Topics• Strategic Plan Priority 1• Quick Stats

– Spring 2008– Fall 2008

• Retention Teams• Student and Faculty Services• Q&A

Strategic Plan Priority 1

Implement a strategically focused, campus-wide effort to improve recruitment, retention, and graduation rates.

Quick Stats:Enrollment and Recruitment Update

Spring 2008

Total Enrollment Resident Only (Reported to Chancellor's Office)

SP 08 Hd Ct

SP 08 FTES

FA 07 FTES

AY FTES

Sum 07 FTES

CY FTES

CY Target

Dif % Dif.

27,271 21,677 22,859 22,268 598 22,866 22,970 -104 -0.45%

Recruiting Fall 2008

Admissions Status Report: fall 2008 vs fall 2007Feb 29th 2008

Applicants

  FTF FRTR SOTR JRTR SRTRTotal

UndergradGrad/

Postbac Total     

Fall 08 17,614 328 627 4,543 633 23,745 2,734 26,479     

Fall 07 16,076 230 454 4,323 569 21,652 2,371 24,023     Change 1,538 98 173 220 64 2,093 363 2,456     % Change 10% 42% 38% 5% 11% 10% 15% 10%

Admits     

Fall 08 9,030 62 136 2,599 268 12,095 223 12,318     Fall 07 5,342 5 14 1,287 162 6,810 48 6,858     Change 3,688 57 122 1,312 106 5,285 175 5,460     

% Change 69% 1140% 871% 101% 65% 78% 364% 79%

Recruitment and Retention Audit

October 10 & 11

October 24 – 26

1. Self-Assessment and Visit Preparation2. Student Service Inventory (SSI) 500 Sac State Students3. Two Visits – Meetings and Focus Groups4. Exit Presentation5. Final Report in Early November

Retention Teams

Retention Groups

1. Freshman Programs Committee

2. Retention Working Team

3. Advising Policy Implementation Team

Spring 2008 Deliverable:

Integrated Retention Plan

Next Steps

• Freshmen Programs Committee – work with co-chairs to coordinate efforts for spring

• Retention Working Team - Continue Disaggregation of data to be disseminated later this spring (IR Fact Book already delivered)

• Advising Policy Implementation Team – First Meeting set for Monday, March 10

Student and Faculty ServicesEnhancement Project

Student Services and Lassen Hall

• Re-Position Undergraduate Admissions

• Re-Organize Incoming Traffic in Lassen Hall

• World Class Service Training for all Enrollment Services Staff

Department and Faculty Services

• Reporting Clearing House (Data Warehouse Project)

• Service Needs Assessment

Telephone Services and SRTM

• Integrated Call Center– Admissions– Records and Registration– Financial Aid– Financial Services– General Student Questions

• Student Response Tracking System

On-Line vs. In-Line

MySacState

• Degree Progress (audit) Feb 2008

• Portal Project– Portal will be an on-line 'one-stop-shop' – Will greatly expand My Sac State– Will integrate both student email and

access to WebCT through single sign-on

Questions