Strategy: Enhance the second-to-third year retention rates of second year students Assessment Methods: Numbers of students that attend orientation and transition programs Comparison of retention rates between students who participate in orientation and transition programs and students who don’t participate Participant evaluations Expected Performance: The more orientation and transition programs that a student participates in, the higher the second-to-third year retention rate compared to students who don’t have the same level of participation. Leadership: CASA Orientation and Transitions Programs Timeline: Fall 2011-2013 Strategy: Students who participate in the Key Communities will have higher first year retention rates then other first year students not participating in Key. For Key Plus, this will be higher second-to-third year retention rates. Assessment Metric: At the end of the academic year, retention rates will be compiled comparing Key students with non-Key students Expected Performance: Key Plus students return to the third fall at a higher rate than sophomore students living in the residence halls and not participating in Key Plus, controlling for Index. Key Service Community and Key Academic Community students will return to the second fall at higher rates than first year students not participating in the program, controlling for Index. Key Explore Community students will return to the second fall at higher rates than other first year undeclared students not participating in the program, controlling for Index. Leadership: CASA Key Communities Timeline: 2010-2013 Strategy: Students who participate in the Key Communities will outperform non-Key first year students in terms of grade point average at the end of the fall and spring semesters, controlling for Index Assessment Metric: Compare fall, spring, and cumulative grade point averages between Key participants and first year students who did not participate in Key Expected Performance: Key students will attain higher grade point averages for the fall, spring, and cumulative than their non-Key counterparts Leadership: CASA Key Communities Timeline: 2010-2013 Strategy: Students who participate in Learning Communities will: 1) demonstrate a higher level of commitment to the institution than those who do not participate and 2) be retained to the second year at higher rates than those who do not participate. Assessment Metric: Taking Stock Survey Questions: "To what degree are you committed to completing your first year of college; college degree within the next 6 years; college degree at this institution within the next 6 years" "To what degree: are you considering dropping out of this institution before the beginning of the next term; and do you think it is likely that you'll transfer to another institution?" Expected Performance: The 2010-2011 academic year will serve as a benchmark for performance level Leadership: CASA Learning Communities, Housing Timeline: 2010-2013 Outcome: Enhance the first-to-second year retention rates of new undeclared students Assessment Metric: Track the number of credits earned when students declare majors
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