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February 28, 2018

Date/Time
Wednesday, 02/28/2018
Location
Reaud 312
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Retention Committee

Subcommittee Chairs Meeting

Minutes

In attendance: Ted Mahavier, Jackie Jensen-Vallin, Amy Smith, PJ Couch, Daniel Bartlett 

Minutes of last meeting approved by all in attendance


Chair’s Report

  • Committee changes
    • Data Analysis subcommittee disbanded
    • Student Engagement subcommittee created, to be chaired by Terry Mena
  • Met with Ted Stuberfield about TALH as a recruitment/marketing asset
  • Following the disbanding of the data analysis subcommittee, Bishar Sethna is working on a dashboard. A functional model is underway
  • Working on hiring of a UAC director
  • Working on 3 drop rule
  • Working on university policy on continuous math/English until core complete or before taking any jr/sr courses
    • Issue was raised that this could negatively affect transfer students
    • Suggestion: there can be exceptions to the policy but we still need a policy
  • Core transfer issue put on the top 5 issues list with the consultant Barofsky
  • Working with Bernazani and Palanki and Marquart to mandate STEM evaluative testing

Old Business

Outreach – PJ Couch (2:16)

  • Dr. Nordgren contacted the subcommittee about SAT Prep course at BISD
    • facilitated by undergraduate students
    • supported by software that Stefan Andrei will write
    • $1,000 “Pick LU” scholarship available with satisfactory SAT score
    • Tutorials will be free for students
  • Met with Dierdra and Jim Sanderson about English instructors visiting dual-credit classes at high schools
    • Suggested that math instructors should do so as well
  • Craig Escamilla and Norman Bellard visited the Baker Ripley Community Center in Houston, a model for South Park Neighborhood Partnership
    • Discussed ideas for South Park Neighborhood Partnership
    • Does the scholarship still exist now that Ozan High School does not?

Faculty Engagement (FE) Amy/Jackie (2:28)

  • Faculty awards in progress
  • ALEKS report
    • Representative came to campus and met with many people
  • Large classes in progress with assistance from Paul Bernazzani
    • Looking at Christine Harrington for Kick-Off keynote speaker, author of Active Lecturing
    • CTLE session by Amy Smith on interactive lecturing on Friday, March 2
  • At risk students – kognito software in progress
  • Faculty training about retention/outreach discussed for Provost’s Kick-Off, not yet decided upon

Student Success Initiative & Advising (SSCA)  Kayla (2:31)

  • We need consistent advising across university, not such variation among departments
    • Would allow for more effective training of advisors and mandated use of degree audit for record keeping
    • Faculty advising (a few trained advisors with release time) vs faculty counseling (mentoring that all faculty do) (Derina Holtzhausen raised question to Ted)
  • SSC Steering Committee formed
    • 2 reps from each college, 3 from Arts & Sciences
    • Will set policies across campus based on survey of each department’s practices
    • Survey: Type of advising? Are there specific assigned advisors? What are typical advising times? Is advising required for registration? Do students register themselves or do advisors register them? How are notes maintained? Using degree works or degree audit?
    • Will be broken into two subgroups:
      1. Permissions, Holds, Registration Recommendations, and Success Markers
      2. Progress Reports, Summary Reports, and Outreach Campaigns
  • GUIDE: A mobile app for students that is the student interface with SSC (also has a desktop platform)

 

No new business raised.

 

Meeting was closed at 3:00 pm.