january 13-15, 2015 | costa mesa, ca. welcome to the symposium!
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January 13-15, 2015 | Costa Mesa, CA
Welcome to the Symposium!
OverviewWhere Do I Find . . . ?
Lay of the Land
Who is Working With Us? The Gardner Institute Staff
Why Are We Doing This? The Goal and Objectives
How Will We Do This Review of Agenda & Materials
What Else Will We Do? The Principles
Questions?
Where Do I Find . . . ?
The Lay of the Land
Who Is Working With Us?
The Gardner Institute Staff
Why Are We Doing This?
The Goal
Why Are We Doing This?
To Gather Information &
Establish a Foundation for
Creating an Evidence-Based Retention Plan
The Goal
Why Are We Doing This?
Symposium on Student Retention:Building Foundations for a Highly
Effective, Evidence-Based Retention Plan
Symposium on Student Retention:Building Foundations for a Highly
Effective, Evidence-Based Retention Plan
Why Are We Doing This?
Symposium on Student Retention:Building Foundations for a Highly
Effective, Evidence-Based Retention Plan
Why Are We Doing This?
Objective #1
Learn about the various problems that lead to low retention and/or graduation rates as demonstrated by:
• Participation in presentations and concurrent sessions
• Participation in discussions
• Your Team• Other Teams• Gardner Institute
Staff
Why Are We Doing This?
Why Are We Doing This?
Objective #2
Inform institutional leaders about promising practices associated with student success as demonstrated by:
• Participation in and discussion about the promising practices and student success sessions
Why Are We Doing This?
Objective #3
Enable institutional teams to begin building an evidence-based plan to address retention and graduation challenges on their home campuses as demonstrated by:
• Work with Analyze & Plan Templates
• Participation in Analytics & Student Success as well as Assessing Retention Plan sessions
Why Are We Doing This?
Objective #4
Consult with a Gardner Institute staff member about your institution’s retention needs as demonstrated by:
• Individual and/or group discussions with Gardner institute staff members during the Symposium
• Post Symposium follow up discussion
Why Are We Doing This?
Objective #5
Contribute to the formulation of Principles of Good Practice for Improving Retention analogous to the Seven Principles of Good Practice for Student Success Partnerships as demonstrated by:
• During & Post-Symposium Contributions to the Creation of the Principles
How Will We Do This?
Agenda Review
How Will We Do This?
Materials Review
What Else Will We Do?
Principles of Good Practice for
Improving Retention
Additional Questions & Discussion