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Retention Track

Making Retention a Campus Priority
Retention is about intentionality.  Intentional structure, processes and content are all important elements in achieving the retention you want.  What are the significant components to each of these and how do you get started?  In this session, we’ll share ideas and best practices for making retention a campus priority.
Presented by Dr. Kathy H. Baugher, Dean of Enrollment Services at Belmont University in Nashville, TN.
Monday, July 21—2:30 to 3:30 p.m.

Doing More with Less to Enhance Student Success
Access, Affordability, Student Learning Outcomes, Persistence, Student success, Quality!  How do we manage all of these issues and make a difference?  During this session we will discuss strategies to maximize partnership with Academic Affairs, Student Affairs, Business Affairs, and Enrollment Services to Enhance Student Success and Persistence.
Presented by Dr. Debbie Ford, Vice President of Student Affairs at University of West Florida in Pensacola, FL.
Tuesday, July 22—9:00 to 10:00 a.m.

Blending High Tech and High Touch Student Services
The best practices in student services blend a high tech and high touch approach to serving students more effectively and efficiently.  Participants will explore the relationship between the student experience and the employee experience and how the alignment of the two determines the institution’s effectiveness in managing the “moments of truth”—every service encounter with the student.  Using some combination of people, processes, and technology, strategies for delivering student services will be shared.
Presented by Dr. Jim Black, President of SEM WORKS in Greensboro, NC
Tuesday, July 22—10:30 to 11:30 a.m.

Addressing Retention through the Use of a Case Management Counseling Model
Discover how the student development center at a small college can create an atmosphere conducive to retaining students using a personal connection at the school.
Presented by Mark P. Boggie, Director Student Development Center at Cochise College in Hereford, AZ.
Tuesday, July 22—1:30 to 2:30 p.m.

Effective Retention Efforts:  The Link Between Theory and Research
Improving student retention is a goal for virtually every institution of higher learning.  To address this important challenge, enrollment professionals must develop a fundamental understanding of the issues surrounding student retention.  This interactive session will address cutting-edge, retention-related research methodologies as well as theoretical perspectives and practical solutions needed to reduce student attrition.
Presented by Dr. Jeff Papa, Executive Vice President of Carnegie Communications in Westford, MA.
Tuesday, July 22—3:00 to 4:00 p.m.

 Intrusive Mentoring:  Assistance for Development and At-Risk Students
Lean how an intrusive mentoring model, based on detailed research, combined elements of supplemental instruction, the identification of at-risk classes, and intrusive advising with the needs of students to raise the success rates of developmental and at-risk students.
Presented by Dr. Kevin Pollock, Vice President of Student Services at West Shore Community College in Scottville, MI
Wednesday, July 23—9:00 to 10:00 a.m.

Retention 101
Come share ideas about what works in retention efforts and what doesn’t
Presented by Amy Humphrey, Director of Student Success and Retention at Carson-Newman College in Jefferson City, TN.
Wednesday, July 23—10:15 to 11:15 a.m.