Effectively Serving Underrepresented

Students in Predominantly White Institutions

Presenters: Dr. Peggy Bradford and Francine Pratt

Springfield Project 2025: Higher Education Attainment

Goal 2025:

To increase the proportion of Americans with high-quality degrees and credentials to 60 percent by the year 2025.

Graduate or Professional Degree, 11.5%

Bachelor's Degree, 20.0%

Associate Degree, 8.9%

Certificate, 4.9%

Some College, No Degree, 16.6%

High School Graduate, 26.4%

9th-12th, no Diploma, 7.0%

Less than 9th grade, 4.7%

Source: US Census, 2014 ACS

Educational Attainment for the US 2014 Age 25-64

45.3% Current % of adults with postsecondary credentials(2014)

99% of the 11.6M jobs

created between

Jan 2010 and Jan 2016 went to workers with at least some

postsecondary education.

LUMINA FOUNDATION’S WORK

Community Mobilization Goals are to support communities and regions in their efforts to:

1) Improve postsecondary access and success.2) Align existing and new resources and assets for

attainment.3) Hasten and deepen the results of attainment-focused

work.4) Continuously focus and re-focus efforts in service of

underrepresented students.

AttainmentCommunities build support for and action plans around the principle:Access + Success = Attainment

EquityCommunities explicitly identify and develop action plans to eliminate chronic attainment gaps between populations, particularly for African Americans, Hispanic students, and American Indians

Partnership HealthThe community is working collaboratively to achieve common goals, using agreed-upon accountability tools and measures, and utilizing data to make decisions about program direction and design

Pipeline focused work alone will not get you the kind of talent your community needs, when its needed

Attainment gaps must be eliminated.

Outcomes must drive process.

Roadmap to Goal 2025—By 2025: ↑16.4 million above current rates

• 4.8 million more degrees and certificates to traditional aged learners

• 6.1 million more degrees or certificates to returning adults with some postsecondary education but no credential;

• 5.1 million more degrees or certificates to adults with no recognized postsecondary education

Roadmap to Goal 2025—By 2020: ↑ 5.9 million above current rates

• 500,000 more degrees and certificates to traditional-aged students;

• 2 million more degrees and certificates to returning adults with some postsecondary education but no credential

• 3.4 million more certificates and certifications to adults with no recognized postsecondary education

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Priority Populations•Traditional aged learners;

•Returning adults with some postsecondary education but no credential;

•Adults with no recognized postsecondary education

Equity Impact

Eliminating attainment gaps between populations, particularly: • African American• Hispanic • American Indian

Focus on additional populations, based on the unique needs and capacity of the community:

• Incarcerated/Re-Entry• Immigrant/Refugee• Low-Income• Limited English Proficiency• Other

Outcomes

Goal 2025: 60% of Americans with a

high-quality postsecondary credential by

2025.

By 2020, 5.9M new credentials via ecosystem in

which learners follow pathways to, through and

out of a postsecondary

experience

Adults with No Postsecondary

Experience

Adults who have never earned any

postsecondary credit, or have no

recognized postsecondary

learning

3.4M by 2020

Adults with Some

Postsecondary Experience, No

Credential

Adults who have acquired some postsecondary

learning and credit, but who

have not earned a credential

2M by 2020

Traditional-Age Learners

Students 16-24 who are just

entering or are currently enrolled in postsecondary

education

500,000 by 2020

Partnership HealthCollaboration to achieve common goals, accountability, and

data-based decision-making

EquityEliminate disparities in educational outcomes for African

American, Hispanic and American Indian learners

Springfield’s Focus

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City of Springfield/State of Missouri Demographics - 2012

• Population Estimate - 162,191/6,024,522

• Euro American - 88.7%/82.8%

• Black or African American - 4.1%/11.6%

• Hispanic or Latino, percent - 3.7%/3.5%

• Two or More Races - 3.2%/2/1%

City of Springfield/State of Missouri Demographics - 2012

• American Indian and Alaska Native - 0.8%/0.5%

• Asian American 1.9%/1.6%

• Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander - 0.2%/0.1%

• Euro American alone, not Hispanic or Latino - 86.8%/81.0%

Missouri Graduation Statistics

• St. Louis: 40% free and reduced lunch• Springfield: 58% free and reduced lunch

• 39% of the African Americans in the nation have a degree• 38% of the African Americans in Missouri have a degree

• By 2025, we need 60% of all Springfield’s citizens to have higher education attainment (e.g., certificates, certifications, and/or degrees.

Percent of High School Students Entering 2 or 4 Year College or University – by Demographic

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2013 Missouri State University Campus and Community Climate Study

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Purpose: To obtain a sample of many different groups on campus and in the community to evaluate patterns of data and verbal testimony to inform an understanding of perceptions and experiences of people on campus and in the community.

Expected Outcomes: Findings can be used to inform important decisions regarding policies, procedures and resources related to diversity that can guide ongoing University-wide strategic planning.

MSU Retention Rate AnalysisFall-to-Spring Retention

1 Semester – IPEDS 2016 vs. 2015

IPEDS 2016 2.9% higher than IPEDS 2015 cohort – 79.3% vs. 76.4%

§ More than 75% of cohort retained both years

Pell-Eligible students retained at higher rates (+5%) than Non-Pell peers

MSU Retention Rate AnalysisFreshman to Sophomore Retention

1 Year – IPEDS 2015

IPEDS 2015 Fall-to-Fall Retention = 61.8% - (4 out of 10 students not retained)

• Priority Population Retention Rate significantly lower than MSU’s average of 79% (-17%)

2015-16 Pell-Eligible Retention Rate for MSU = 71%.

• Springfield Lumina IPEDS 2015 Pell Cohort significantly lower at 61% (-10% lower).

10% lower Pell-Eligible Retention Rates compared to IPEDS 2015 Non-Pell Peers

Other factors to help our community:

OUTCOME

Collective Impact Model Steering Committee and Work Groups with Priority Population Community Members and Students.

Established city and state goal of 60% of population

to increase higher education attainment by

2025.

Strengthened citywide systems with coordinated programs supported by

school district and higher education institutions.

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EXPERT FACILITATORSCITY GOAL

Developed materials and made training personal.

Conducted five Train the Trainer sessions.

22 participants average attendance from all five institutions.

Provided key concepts in cultural consciousness and developing capacity to train faculty and staff at their respective institutions.

Participants introduced to student population and experiential reflections via student panel.

Phase I

Two levels of training: Introductory and Advanced.

MSU: Three sessions to date with over 60 participants.

OTC: Established ongoing sessions with over 30 participants.

Drury: Trained residential staff and held Tough Talk sessions for faculty and students.

Evangel: Held Tough Talks Trainer the Trainer with 16 staff and faculty.

SPS: District Leadership sessions with over 65 participants.

Community: Eight Tough Talk sessions about access, diversity, inclusion, and race with over 300 participants.

Phase II

Impactful Successes!• Strong connection with unique Springfield focus.

• Enthusiastic participation and a good level of engagement.

• Participants very receptive to concepts and training curriculum.

• Participants eager to launch training at their institutions.

• Participants at ALL institutions meeting independently to plan trainings.

• Community Tough Talks to talk about race and diversity.

ACCESS AND INCLUSION POLICIES ARE CHANGING!

All institutions made major policy changes to start and/or instill long-range

cultural consciousness and diversity training at their

institutions.

NEXT STEP: Continuation of work for

sustainability and scaling to connect more students to

career and/or college completion options.

Benefits of Train the Trainer Approach

• Increases retention and on time graduation.

• Builds campus sustainability and campus expertise.

• Participants have shared understanding of data, implications and strategies.

• Pool of resources to share across institutions and the city.

• Strengthens community.