Retention Goals The retention task force agreed to the following quantified goals and indicators during their meeting on May 8, 2008. The populations to target for improvement were selected on March 5-6, 2008 by the larger planning group. Two populations were removed from the goal statements but retained as indicators because of the perceived indirect relationship between them and the seven priority strategies. Those two populations are students whose first term GPA was less than 2.99 and underprepared students. Overall population of freshmen Achieve an annual return rate of 62% for first-time, full-time baccalaureate degree seeking freshmen entering the institution in the fall of 2008. Late admitted students (last to come-first to leave) Achieve a 78% retention rate for new degree seeking freshmen who apply for fall term 2008 after May 31, 2008. Exploratory Achieve a retention rate of 50% for new degree seeking students with an exploratory major who enroll fall 2008. Retention Plan Indicators (for tracking purposes) Students who earn a first term GPA less than 2.99 The retention rate average for new baccalaureate degree-seeking students whose first semester GPA was between 2.0 and 2.9 and were part IU East fall 2002-04 cohorts is 58%. Underprepared students The retention rate average for new baccalaureate degree-seeking students who took remedial coursework and were part of IUE fall 2002-04 cohorts is 61.1%. Retention Strategies An essential step in the retention planning process is the formulation of appropriate key retention strategies designed to achieve the goals that have been established. Strategies represent the broad class of actions with long-term outcomes and are followed by detailed action plans which represent the immediate, short-term action steps that collectively form each strategy. IU East planning participants reached consensus that the following seven few” strategies “vital should be implemented: Improve the freshmen year experience to include a required seminar course.
Retention Goals The retention task force agreed to the following quantified goals and indicators during their meeting on May 8, 2008. The populations to target for improvement were selected on March 5-6, 2008 by the larger planning group. Two populations were removed from the goal statements but retained as indicators because of the perceived indirect relationship between them and the seven priority strategies. Those two populations are students whose first term GPA was less than 2.99 and underprepared students. Overall population of freshmen Achieve an annual return rate of 62% for first-time, full-time baccalaureate degree seeking freshmen entering the institution in the fall of 2008. Late admitted students (last to come-first to leave) Achieve a 78% retention rate for new degree seeking freshmen who apply for fall term 2008 after May 31, 2008. Exploratory Achieve a retention rate of 50% for new degree seeking students with an exploratory major who enroll fall 2008. Retention Plan Indicators (for tracking purposes) Students who earn a first term GPA less than 2.99 The retention rate average for new baccalaureate degree-seeking students whose first semester GPA was between 2.0 and 2.9 and were part IU East fall 2002-04 cohorts is 58%. Underprepared students The retention rate average for new baccalaureate degree-seeking students who took remedial coursework and were part of IUE fall 2002-04 cohorts is 61.1%. Retention Strategies An essential step in the retention planning process is the formulation of appropriate key retention strategies designed to achieve the goals that have been established. Strategies represent the broad class of actions with long-term outcomes and are followed by detailed action plans which represent the immediate, short-term action steps that collectively form each strategy. IU East planning participants reached consensus that the following seven “vital few” strategies should be implemented: Improve the freshmen year experience to include a required seminar course.