PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOP

Retention Planning on Your Campus (pdf 4mb)
Dr. Watson Scott Swail and Dr. Peter Dietsche

BREAKOUT I

What Really Matters: Part II
Dr. George Kuh, Indiana University

New York State’s HEOP: A Model for Academic Success
Stephie Mukherjee and Biswa Bhowmick, Fordham University

Getting Started: New Retention Efforts in a Two-Year, Multi-Campus Institution
Dr. Norvell H. Jackson and Dr. Stephen E. Joyner, Georgia Perimeter College

Doctoral Student Retention: Taking Roads Less Traveled (pdf)
Dr. Marianne Di Pierro, Western Michigan University

BREAKOUT II

Latino Students and The Pathways to College (ppt)
Dr. Alberto Cabrera, University of Wisconsin

Setting the Cornerstones: Institutional Commitment to Student Engagement
Elizabeth Freelandt and Sonia Del Missier, Cambrian College of Applied Arts and Technology

Overview of the Pan-Canadian Study of College Students, the College Experience and Determinants of First Year Outcomes
Dr. Peter Dietsche, Mohawk College

Introduction to Speech Communication: The First Year Experience
Dr. Esther Rumsey, Gregory Schwab, Helen Crane, and Suzanne Harris, Sul Ross State University

BREAKOUT III

Strategic Enrollment Management in the European Context: An Ongoing Study in Portugal
Dr. James S. Taylor and Dr. Maria de Lourdes Machado, Center for Research on Higher Education Policy, Portugal

Improving Retention and Transfer through Faculty-led Virtual Interest Groups (ppt)
Dr. Louis A. Lucca, LaGuardia Community College

Financial Aid, Persistence, and Degree Attainment Among College Students from Foster Care (ppt)
Ken Redd and Ryan Davis, NASFAA

Using Longitudinal Mixed Method Research to Address Persistence Disparities Among Students of Color
Dr. John Matlock and Dr. Margaret Scisney-Matlock, University of Michigan

BREAKOUT IV

Closing the Gaps: Part II
Raymund Paredes, Higher Education Texas Coordinating Board

Monitoring Retention On-Line: Using Email, Text Message, and Web Chat Techniques to Track College Students
Dr. Kristan M Venegas, University of Nevada, Reno

The Student Satisfaction/Engagement Survey, Student Diaries, and Student Interviews as Assessment and Self-study Tools
Dr. Robert Wilkinson, Pittsburgh State University

Introduction to the FIT System
Dr. Peter Dietsche and Dr. Watson Scott Swail

BREAKOUT V

Deal or No Deal: Helping Students Avoid Financial Pitfalls and Stay in College (ppt)
Matthew Short and Kristin Boyer, Texas Guaranteed

Who Pursues Postsecondary Education, Who Leaves and Why (ppt)
Mr. Patrick Bussière, Human Resources and Social Development Canada

Attrition of Women Business Majors in an Urban Community College: Assessment and Action (pdf)
Dr. Janice M. Karlen and Dr. Clarence C. McMaster II, LaGuardia Community College

Improving Student Success by Using Longitudinal Data (ppt)
Dr. John Lee, JBL Associates
Dr. Lee will discuss how to use longitudinal data to develop effective strategies and policies that improve students’ performance and persistence.

BREAKOUT VI

A Qualitative Meta Analysis of Latina/o Student Success (pdf)
Dr. Raymond V. Padilla, University of Texas San Antonio

Under-represented Populations, Two-Year Colleges, and the Academic Pipeline: Lessons Learned from Black Male College Graduates
Dr. Rhonda Wilkins, Georgia Perimeter College

A Systematic Approach to Addressing Retention and Graduation
Dr. Henry Villeneuva, Nevada System for Higher Education
Dr. Villeneuva will address how the Nevada System of Higher Education will collaborate with each of its college to address the retention and graduation rate of students enrolled in the two year and four year institutions.

How does a Four-Year Proprietary University Retain First Generation Minority Males: The Student’s Perspective
Carole Comarcho, Florida Atlantic University

BREAKOUT VII

Toward a Sensing/Thinking Pedagogy: New Agreements for Teaching and Learning
Dr. Laura Rendon, Iowa State University

Finish What you Started: Getting Students In and Out of College Through Collaboration (.ppt)
E. Morralee Holzapfel, NCAN, Jennifer Blatz, OCAN and Dr. Matt Kinkley, James A. Rhoades State College

Retention: Student Centered and Data Driven
Dr. Robert Wilkinson, Pittsburgh State University

Empowering Students for Success: One Student at a Time
Dr. Saskia Knight, Chapman University and Dr. J. Michael Thompson, InsideTrack

BREAKOUT VIII

Enhancing Understanding between International and Domestic Students at Texas Southern University (ppt)
Dr. David Olowokere and Deola Shoyombo, Texas Southern University

Winning Retention and Graduation Strategies at the University of Connecticut: A 10 Step Process (ppt)
Dolan Evanovich, Gary Lewicki, and John Barry, University of Connecticut

Improving Retention for Career and Technical Students and Retaining Students: The TOP Scholar Learning Community (ppt)
Dr. Virginia Taylor and Mary Jane Shon, Genesee Community College

Home, Church, Business, & School: How to Recruit/Retain Black Students at Predominately White Institutions
Dr. Johnny D. Jones, University of Arkansas