Status Report 2002 :: Center for Retention Studies :: Division of Student Support and Retention :: Syracuse University

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Table 1: All-School/College Activities that Support Student Persistence
Table 2: Arts & Sciences (A & S )
Table 3: Education (EDU)
Table 4: Engineering & Computer Science (ECS)
Table 5: College of Human Services and Health Professions (HSHP)
Table 6: Information Studies (IST)
Table 7: Management (SOM)
Table 8: Newhouse School of Public Communications (PC)
Table 9: University College (UC)
Table 10: Visual and Performing Arts (VPA)

Status Report 2002 Table 1

This report summarizes existing and new retention initiatives by schools/colleges, per the 5-Year Retention Plan (dated April 2001), up to the 2001-2002 fiscal year. The summary includes project name, description, targeted population, and outcomes. For projects that are relatively new, the author presents anticipated outcomes only. Table 1 presents existing activities found in most or all schools and colleges. Tables 2 - 10 present activities by school or college.

TABLE 1: ALL-SCHOOL/COLLEGE ACTIVITIES THAT SUPPORT STUDENT PERSISTENCE

Project Name	Project Description	Target Population	Anticipated Outcomes	Known Outcomes
Peer Advisor Programs	Upper-class students assigned to mentor incoming first-year students; correspondence often begins the summer prior to first semester	Incoming first-year students Upper-class students		First-years students gain more comfort with campus and community; Upper-class students engage in leadership opportunities
First-Year Student Forums	One- to three-credit course focusing on transition issues and introduction to discipline(s) of the school	Incoming first-year and transfer students		Smoother transition to SU and school or college; information resource as input to students' program-of-study decisions
Professional Advising	One-to-one or small group support to students on issues such as transition and adjustment to college, registration and degree completion mechanics, career decisions, and personal/social growth	All students		Student persistence to degree completion
Faculty Advising	One-to-one advising and mentoring in contexts such as major-to-career decisions, course selection, research and internship opportunities, and professional networks	All students		Student persistence to degree completion
Mid-semester Progress Reports (MSPR)	Instructor-generated progress reports on students in 100- and 200-level courses assessing behaviors of attendance and participation, and outcomes of academic performance	Incoming first-year students		Schools/colleges intervene with at-risk students before semester ends
Probation Reviews	Review and monitoring activities may include weekly meetings with advisors, check-in during registration period, and resource support, e.g., tutoring support	Students on probation		Schools/colleges provided on-going structured support during probation period
SummerStart participation	Six-week summer program (July-August) providing transition and adjustment support in addition to earning college course credits	Incoming first-year students		Smoother transition to SU and school or college
SAIP participation	Summer program and academic-year support for students at-risk for leaving the University	Students identi-fied as at-risk		Participants are more likely to per-sist toward degree completion than non-participants of comparable profile
Spring registration and housing follow-up	Contact students who have not registered for classes and/or requested housing for F02	All cohorts	Identify students who do not presently intend to return in the fall. Determine whether there are appropriate interventions.	Not determinable until F2002
Degree Audits	School/College recorders monitor students' degree progress and communicate results to students with appropriate lead time for students to maintain timely progress toward degree completion	All students with emphasis on juniors and seniors		Students receive systematic and timely degree completion information from authoritative source
Senior follow-up	Contacting Seniors who leave without graduating	Seniors short of a few credits for graduation	Help students complete degrees by discussing ways to complete requirements through transfer credit, etc.	We contact students each semester. Some do complete degrees. Some do not follow up in time to meet 6-year graduation.

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