Institutional Collaborations to
Support College Completion
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Founded in 1912 in Nashville, TN
Historically Black College/University (HBCU)
1890 Land Grant University
Enrollment: 8775
• Undergraduate: 6780
• Graduate: 1995
• Adults (25 and Older): 3760
• PELL Eligible: 4703
• African-American: 6313
• Non-African-American: 2462
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Complete College America
Complete College Tennessee Act of 2010
• Elimination of remedial/developmental
education at Universities
• Outcomes-Based Formula Funding
• Articulation and Transfer (TBR and UT)
Tennessee Board of Regents (TBR) Completion Agenda
• Progression Benchmarks: 24, 48, 72 credit hours
• Graduation Rates
TBR
Non A2S Students
PELL
PELL and
URM
URM
TSU
Non A2S
Students
PELL
PELL and URM
URM
Adapted from Middlebrooks, C.; Completion Planning PowerPoint – TBR
Adapted from Middlebrooks, C.; Completion Planning PowerPoint – TBR
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Fall-to-Fall Retention for First-Time, Full-Time Freshmen:
• Fall 2011 to Fall 2012: 65.6%
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University-Wide Retention Committee
Title III Grants
Reorganization and Restructuring of Resources
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Advisement Center
Counseling Center
First-Year Experience
Math Center
Men’s Center
Reading Center
Tiger Alert
Tiger Tutoring
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University Honor’s Program
Women’s Center
Writing Center
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Required for 1st Time Freshmen
Established Learning Outcomes
New Presentations:
• Academic Success
• Student Life
• Residence Life
• Student Conduct
Diagnostic Testing Changes
Required College Student Inventory (CSI)
Enhanced Advisement and Registration
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Part of New Student Orientation
Integrated into Academic Advisement
Financial Aid and Scholarship Requirements
Reduce Debt
Accelerate Graduation
Launch Their Careers Early
Promotes Degree Completion
• Personalized Snapshot
• Identifies Preparedness,
Concerns, and
Expectations
• Identifies Appropriate
Resources
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Serves all students under 60 credit
hours
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Mandatory advisement due to
registration hold
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Dual Advisement
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Success Workshops and StudentLingo
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Common Learning Outcomes including:
• Service Learning
• College Success Strategies
• Financial Literacy
• Identification of Support Services
• University Policies and Procedures
CSI and Advisement Modules
All Students are Monitored through TigerAlert
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Early Alert System
• Faculty alert the Advisement Center of
student progress
• Specific groups of students are
monitored
• Advisors will follow up with the
students and refer to additional
services as needed
Step 6
Documented
Results of
Step 5
Step 1
Expected
Outcome
Step 2
Step 5
Criteria
For
Success
Improvement
Plan
Step 4
Results of
Assessment
Step 3
Assessment
Method
Adapted from Nwosu, P. –
Institutional Research TSU
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Progression and Retention
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Fall to Fall Retention
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24 Hour Benchmark
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Grade Distributions of UNIV 1000
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Pre, Mid, and Post Assessment in UNIV 1000
Tiffany Bellafant Steward
615-963-5172
[email protected]
Julie Roberts
615-963-5968
[email protected]