Successful strategies of an urban land grant university

SHEEO Annual MeetingJuly 12, 2012

MSU Denver’s three themes

• Retention and Graduation• Diverse population• Affordability and accountability

Retention and graduation•Retention of FY Freshmen•First Year Success Program•Student Success Building•Redesign of curricula •Better alignment with community colleges

MSU Denver’s diverse population•We launched an initiative to become a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) by 2017.•Since 2007, we’ve grown our Latino enrollment from 13 percent to 18.2 percent, increasing our Latino student population by 1,500 students. •We have more students of color than any other higher education institution in Colorado.

Affordability and accountabilityIn 2011, degrees produced per $100,000 in total operating revenues*Colorado – 1.21MSU Denver— 2.21

*Colorado Commission on Higher Education Performance Metrics, June 28, 2012

Colorado’s urban land grant university• Our heritage as a public institution; • our location in the heart of the state’s largest metropolitan area; • our mission of accessibility, diversity and academic excellence; and • the strength of our faculty and energy of our students to solve real-world

problems.

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