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Improving the Experience of New Transfer Students through Collaborative Research and Integrated Program Development

presented by Cynthia Wolf Johnson, Ted Elling, Steve Coppola, Carolyn Blattner, University of North Carolina-Charlotte

Date of webinar: November 11, 2009

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Abstract

Faced with a noticeable decrease in returning student enrollment, the University of North Carolina at Charlotte identified new transfers as the single largest attrition-prone population. Presenters will describe a process that identified barriers to the success and retention of the transfer student population. An inter-divisional working group was formed to research causes of transfer student attrition and to propose an integrated series of programs and services to address issues specific to this population. Sample outcomes included: identification of risk factors, development of data-informed decision-making processes, and increased student success and retention. Programs that were developed and reframed included: admissions, community college support, new student orientation, academic advising, University College to assist new and transitioning students, campus engagement, and career planning. Sample data collection and assessment methods included: real time evaluation of new student orientation, early analysis of social and academic engagement and program participation, academic achievement metrics, and retention. Presenters will share multiple lessons learned and how this process is being examined by the University of North Carolina system and its constituent campuses, of which this institution enrolls the largest number of transfer students.

The Consortium for Student Retention Data Exchange at the University of Oklahoma is a consortium of two-year and four-year institutions dedicated to achieving the highest levels of student success through collaboratively sharing data, knowledge, and innovation.

CSRDE is a sponsored activity of the Center for Institutional Data Exchange and Analysis at