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What we should do to improve retention and student success at UMKC!!!
Look at the top courses with highest D, F, W rates
Evaluate what is happening with the students
*sequencing??
*prerequisite knowledge??
*pedagogy??
Look at course sequencing and identify “Gateway” (killer) courses
Course Offerings
*Year round offerings – intersessions
*D, F, W courses
*Predictable summer offerings – “catch-up”/”get ahead
opportunities”
*Learning Communities
*Living Learning Communities
**must have faculty involvement
Develop Cohort Programs
First Year Experiences
University Level
School/College Level
High Impact Learning Experiences
Undergraduate Research
Service Learning
Study Abroad
Internships/Practicums
Academic Support Services
Supplemental Instruction
Tutoring
Mandate??
Academic Probation - support
Early Alert System
Academic progress
Personal/social adjustment
**
Must have systematic interventions
Advisors are KEY!!
Advising
*Developmental
*Proactive
*Full Academic loads
Campus Climate
Everyone takes responsibility for student success
Classroom climate – teaching and learning – high expectations for
everyone
Follow Guidelines for Effective Undergraduate Teaching