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The First Year The First Year Success Program:Success Program:
Smooth transitions for student successSmooth transitions for student success
AACRAO Annual Conference 2009AACRAO Annual Conference 2009
Why are we here?Why are we here?“Co“Co--curricular life has its potential maximum impact curricular life has its potential maximum impact
during the first year of college when students during the first year of college when students most need to make a campus connection...most need to make a campus connection...””
~Policy Center on the First Year of College~Policy Center on the First Year of College
In the beginning…In the beginning…
FYSP to the rescue!FYSP to the rescue!
Factors that Predict Student Factors that Predict Student RetentionRetention
PreparationPreparation InvolvementInvolvement
InteractionInteraction CommitmentCommitment
FYSP GoalsFYSP Goals
SatisfactionSatisfaction Learning Learning PersistencePersistence
FYSP as a recruitment toolFYSP as a recruitment tool
FYSP ExpectationsFYSP Expectations
Higher GPA Higher GPA AttendanceAttendance
Studying Studying ParticipationParticipation
Components of FYSPComponents of FYSP
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Registration statisticsRegistration statistics
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Why do students sign up?Why do students sign up?
Results of the first two cohorts…Results of the first two cohorts…
•Participation•GPA•Retention
FYSP Participation & CompletionFYSP Participation & Completion
GPA GPA –– How did they do?How did they do?
Thought more about it….Thought more about it….
FYSP FYSP vsvs other FTother FT--FT StudentsFT Students
FA 07FA 07--FA08 RetentionFA08 Retention
Retention Retention
Student Learning OutcomesStudent Learning Outcomes
Through involvement in the First Year Through involvement in the First Year Success Program, 75% of FYSP Success Program, 75% of FYSP participants will be able to:participants will be able to:
1)1) set one SMART educational or career set one SMART educational or career ))goal and communicate the steps needed goal and communicate the steps needed to accomplish that goal. to accomplish that goal.
2)2) demonstrate personal connections made demonstrate personal connections made while participating in eventswhile participating in eventsor organizations on campus or organizations on campus in a portfolio. in a portfolio.
Student Learning Outcomes Student Learning Outcomes (continued)(continued)
Through participation in high school Through participation in high school presentations, Open House Programs, and via presentations, Open House Programs, and via information presented in printed publications information presented in printed publications t d t ill d id t ti i t i th Fi tt d t ill d id t ti i t i th Fi tstudents will decide to participate in the First students will decide to participate in the First
Year Year Success Program.Success Program.
FYSP SelfFYSP Self-- Assessment resultsAssessment results
What have we learned?What have we learned?
Contact me for more info!Contact me for more info!
Candace EdwardsCandace EdwardsDirector of AdmissionsDirector of Admissions
[email protected]@carrollcc.edu410.386.8405410.386.8405