Enhanced Student Engagement through Strategic Campus Initiatives
Student Affairs Three year strategic plan
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Background
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Consolidation of campuses
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Transforming the student experience
Three year strategic plan
I. Leverage new facilities on the
Pleasantville Campus
II. Student Affairs programs and
services will seek to improve first
year student persistence
III. Link co-curricular programming
and services to learning experiences
IV. Create and nurture a vibrant and
supportive campus environment
V. Create a safe environment with
services that support the mental
health and safety of our students.
VI. Partner with Enrollment
Management and University
Relations to highlight campus life as
a priority in recruitment efforts.
Student Affairs measurements
Satisfaction, program attendance,
facility tracking, use of space,
involvement and swipe data,
student learning assessment
(rubrics, etc.), analytics, academic
performance, co-curricular
transcript, 1
st
to 2
nd
year
retention, and graduation rate.
Leveraging our facilities
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26 classes in Alumni FY16
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Tracking using of FIG lounges & Study lounges
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Honors used the most
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FIR
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Joint effort to study writing
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Students presented at two conferences
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Writing Center Satellite Office
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Average 15 students participate each Suncay
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Collaboration with Honors College
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Leveraging our facilities – FIG Program
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FY students self-reported higher rates of interactions with
peers than their counterparts at the University, as compared
to the national average
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FY students self-report higher than the Upper-class and
national averages that they would choose Pace again
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Academic Success
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Academic Achievement Banquet
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Campus Wide Tradition
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“This is the best event on campus.”
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Attendance has grown by 25% in 3 years.
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The number of FY year residential students achieving a GPA of
3.85 for the fall semester increased by 23% since the year prior.
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Fall to Fall average GPA for residential students
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Fall 2015 3.13
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Fall 2016 3.15
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Create a vibrant campus
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Program numbers
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FY 16 we had 9286 students attend 444 programs compared to FY
15 where we had 7480 students attend 489 programs.
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Of those programs 1403 students attended programs that were
FIG focused and 2587 student attended SELF programs. (Upper-
class programming model- Service, Experiential, Leadership and
Foundations for the Future).
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Meaningful conversations
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Increase engagement
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Measured through swipe technology
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Results for the last three years
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Goal this year and 3 week intervention
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Swipe/Involvement Data
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Overall participation (F14, F15, F16) 472, 513, 480
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# of events – 309 events using card swipe
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# of unique attendees – 1933 unique students (not filtered for just
first year students!)
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First year Student (6 week data F14, F15, F16) 74%, 76%, 78%
Housing – 89%, 93%, 93%
Commuter – 42%, 37%, 46%
Rate of Growth – 2% overall growth last two years- Residents
have remain the same, 4% growth for commuters (addition of
Commuter Assistants and Commuter Programming)
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FY17 Intervention calls
Results 3 week
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230 students had not attended an event at the end of our 3 weeks,
of which 78 were residential, 151 were commuters
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We had 20 callers call each student (about 9-11 students each), at
least once, and follow up with an email
Results 6 week
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135 students had not recorded attending any events that we tracked,
Pace Connect spoke to 48 of these students
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162 students had attended at least 1 event that we tracked, Pace
Connect spoke to 30 of these students
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Pace Connect was able to call all students at least twice, netting a
total of 78 responses between the two surveys
10
Rate of Change (3 to 6 weeks)
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26.9% change, our goal was 15% - this only relates to a growth
rate to those that were engaged in 0 swiped events
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10% moved from not engaged, to engaged in at least 1 activity
in relation to the entire first year class (62 out of 615)
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First Year Retention
OPAIR’s Housing Metric report
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Fall to Spring
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Spring 2014 – 94.3%
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Spring 2015 – 94.4%
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Fall to Fall
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Fall 2014 – 80%
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Fall 2015 – 81.1%
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Moving forward
…
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Further analytics of a successful student using
swipe/involvement data, Cocurricular data by the OPAIR
office.
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Reviewing demographics of those who participated in
activities and who did not to determine if we should be
offering further services and programs.
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Round table!!
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How are you using metrics on your campus to assess
engagement and retention? Why are you using those
methods?
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What successes have you had in measuring engagement and
retention?
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What might be one idea or objective that you
took from today that your campus will look to
implement?
BOT 100 million project
Reason three years plan to demonstrate impact of the facilities.
Student Affairs' three-year strategic plan focuses on consolidating campuses and enhancing the student experience through various programs and services. Leveraging new facilities, improving first-year student persistence, linking co-curricular activities to learning, fostering a supportive campus environment, ensuring student safety, and collaborating with enrollment management are key priorities. Measurements include satisfaction, program attendance, facility tracking, student learning assessments, and retention rates. Initiatives such as leveraging facilities, vibrant campus programs, and enhancing engagement through technology aim to create a dynamic and engaging campus community.
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Student Affairs Three year strategic plan Background Consolidation of campuses Transforming the student experience
Three year strategic plan I. Leverage new facilities on the Pleasantville Campus II. Student Affairs programs and services will seek to improve first year student persistence III. Link co-curricular programming and services to learning experiences IV. Create and nurture a vibrant and supportive campus environment V. Create a safe environment with services that support the mental health and safety of our students. VI. Partner with Enrollment Management and University Relations to highlight campus life as a priority in recruitment efforts.
Student Affairs measurements Satisfaction, program attendance, facility tracking, use of space, involvement and swipe data, student learning assessment (rubrics, etc.), analytics, academic performance, co-curricular transcript, 1st to 2nd year retention, and graduation rate.
Leveraging our facilities 26 classes in Alumni FY16 Tracking using of FIG lounges & Study lounges Honors used the most FIR Joint effort to study writing Students presented at two conferences Writing Center Satellite Office Average 15 students participate each Suncay Collaboration with Honors College 4
Leveraging our facilities FIG Program FY students self-reported higher rates of interactions with peers than their counterparts at the University, as compared to the national average FY students self-report higher than the Upper-class and national averages that they would choose Pace again 5
Create a vibrant campus Program numbers FY 16 we had 9286 students attend 444 programs compared to FY 15 where we had 7480 students attend 489 programs. Of those programs 1403 students attended programs that were FIG focused and 2587 student attended SELF programs. (Upper- class programming model- Service, Experiential, Leadership and Foundations for the Future). Meaningful conversations 7
Increase engagement Measured through swipe technology Results for the last three years Goal this year and 3 week intervention 8
Swipe/Involvement Data Overall participation (F14, F15, F16) 472, 513, 480 # of events 309 events using card swipe # of unique attendees 1933 unique students (not filtered for just first year students!) First year Student (6 week data F14, F15, F16) 74%, 76%, 78% Housing 89%, 93%, 93% Commuter 42%, 37%, 46% Rate of Growth 2% overall growth last two years- Residents have remain the same, 4% growth for commuters (addition of Commuter Assistants and Commuter Programming) 9
FY17 Intervention calls Results 3 week 230 students had not attended an event at the end of our 3 weeks, of which 78 were residential, 151 were commuters We had 20 callers call each student (about 9-11 students each), at least once, and follow up with an email Results 6 week 135 students had not recorded attending any events that we tracked, Pace Connect spoke to 48 of these students 162 students had attended at least 1 event that we tracked, Pace Connect spoke to 30 of these students Pace Connect was able to call all students at least twice, netting a total of 78 responses between the two surveys 10
Rate of Change (3 to 6 weeks) 26.9% change, our goal was 15% - this only relates to a growth rate to those that were engaged in 0 swiped events 10% moved from not engaged, to engaged in at least 1 activity in relation to the entire first year class (62 out of 615) 11
First Year Retention OPAIR s Housing Metric report Fall to Spring Spring 2014 94.3% Spring 2015 94.4% Fall to Fall Fall 2014 80% Fall 2015 81.1% 12
Round table!! How are you using metrics on your campus to assess engagement and retention? Why are you using those methods? What successes have you had in measuring engagement and retention? 14
What might be one idea or objective that you took from today that your campus will look to implement? 15
