January 13-15, 2015 | Costa Mesa, CA. Welcome to the Symposium!
-
Upload
melina-taylor -
Category
Documents
-
view
213 -
download
0
Transcript of January 13-15, 2015 | Costa Mesa, CA. Welcome to the Symposium!
OverviewWhere Do I Find . . . ?
Lay of the Land
Who is Working With Us? The Gardner Institute Staff
Why Are We Doing This? The Goal and Objectives
How Will We Do This Review of Agenda & Materials
What Else Will We Do? The Principles
Questions?
Why Are We Doing This?
To Gather Information &
Establish a Foundation for
Creating an Evidence-Based Retention Plan
The Goal
Why Are We Doing This?
Symposium on Student Retention:Building Foundations for a Highly
Effective, Evidence-Based Retention Plan
Symposium on Student Retention:Building Foundations for a Highly
Effective, Evidence-Based Retention Plan
Why Are We Doing This?
Symposium on Student Retention:Building Foundations for a Highly
Effective, Evidence-Based Retention Plan
Why Are We Doing This?
Objective #1
Learn about the various problems that lead to low retention and/or graduation rates as demonstrated by:
• Participation in presentations and concurrent sessions
• Participation in discussions
• Your Team• Other Teams• Gardner Institute
Staff
Why Are We Doing This?
Why Are We Doing This?
Objective #2
Inform institutional leaders about promising practices associated with student success as demonstrated by:
• Participation in and discussion about the promising practices and student success sessions
Why Are We Doing This?
Objective #3
Enable institutional teams to begin building an evidence-based plan to address retention and graduation challenges on their home campuses as demonstrated by:
• Work with Analyze & Plan Templates
• Participation in Analytics & Student Success as well as Assessing Retention Plan sessions
Why Are We Doing This?
Objective #4
Consult with a Gardner Institute staff member about your institution’s retention needs as demonstrated by:
• Individual and/or group discussions with Gardner institute staff members during the Symposium
• Post Symposium follow up discussion
Why Are We Doing This?
Objective #5
Contribute to the formulation of Principles of Good Practice for Improving Retention analogous to the Seven Principles of Good Practice for Student Success Partnerships as demonstrated by:
• During & Post-Symposium Contributions to the Creation of the Principles