The College Transition Program
(CTP)
Big Brother?, Survivor?, or Fear Factor?:
When Reality Hits the
Freshman Year!
Sandy Calvert & Dr. Linda Young
FYE International Conference
Maui, Hawaii
June 15, 2004
ONU Demographics
Colleges of Arts & Sciences, Business, Engineering,
Pharmacy, Law
3350 Total Enrollment/2800 Undergraduates
96% Caucasian
49.4% Female
50.6 % Male
Average ACT = 25.5
Average GPA = 3.6
Cost to Attend = $30,465 - $33,510/Yr.
Average Student Loan Indebtedness = $28,000
Goals & Values of ONU
Student Centered w/High Level of Personal
Attention
Christian Care & Concern (United MethodistRelated)
Integration of Liberal Arts and Professional
Curricula
Teaching
Research
Service
Ohio Northern University’s
College
Transition Program
College Transition Program
(CTP)
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Originated 1993
“At Risk” Program
Name Change to Reflect
Purpose
55-65 Freshmen/Year
Supported by Board of
Trustees
CTP
* Purpose: To provide guidance
and support to aid in the academic
development of freshmen with the
following high school indicators:
* GPA 3.0/Below
* ACT 20/Below
CTP
Coordinator Responsibilities
Introductory letter to incoming freshmen
(2wks. before school begins)
Initial 30 minute meeting
Oversee quarterly monitoring
Biweekly meetings
Committee on Academic Qualifications
Liaison between students and faculty
Arrange special help
“Big Brother…”
Planner
Academic
monitoring/”TriWeeklies”
Meetings w/coordinator
Academic Integrity
Academic Status Release Form
Academic Holds/Course
Registration Approval
“Survivor…”
Peer Tutors
Learning
Communities
Money Management
Wellness Issues
Course Assistants
Addition of counselor
Civility &
Professional
Behavior
Special Training of
Academic Advisors
“Fear Factor…”
Success courses
Faculty interview
Scavenger Hunt…strange, new
places
Meet the President
~ 3.0 GPA at end of fall quarter
Review of academic expectations
(CAQ)
“Big Brother is Watching.”
Monitoring Conferences with CTP & Probationary Students 2003-04
Staff
Member
Fall
Term
Winter Spring
Term
Term
SubTotals
Young
308
72/33
365
78/34
202
48/20
875
198/87
Calvert
370
54/23
260
20/9
256
34/9
886
108/41
Verb
203
34/14
250
52/14
209
40/14
662
126/42
Grand
Totals
881
875
667
2433
160/70 150/57 122/43 432/170
“Big Brother’s BUSY!”
Number of Annual Student
Monitoring Conferences
2500
2000
1500
1000
500
0
1998-99
1999-00
2000-01
2001-02
Academic Year
2002-03
2003-04
“The Survivors”
5 Year Graduation Rates
60%
50%
40%
30%
*
20%
10%
0%
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
Entering Year CTP Cohort
*Represents a 4-year rate
2000
“Reality Hits”
Percentage of Students
Suspended
4
3.5
3
2.5
2
1.5
1
0.5
0
1999-00
All A&S Students
CTP Students
2000-01
2001-02
2002-03
Academic Year
2003-04
“Action Hero? or, American Idol?”
What’s Next?
Supported by Incoming Arts & Sciences Dean
Development of The Learning Center (TLC)
Retention/Graduation Rates
Mandatory Tutoring
Pre-Registration of CTP Students
Continued Monitoring Throughout Matriculation
Address Housing Concerns
Concluding Thoughts
“You take people as far as they
will go, not as far as you
would like them to go.”
Jeanette Rankin (1880-1973)
Pacifist and Politician
Concluding Thoughts (cont.)
“People will accept your ideas
much more readily if you tell
them Benjamin Franklin said
it first.”
David H. Comins
QUESTIONS?
“Trading Places: CTP at Your
School”
Academic Dean
Academic VP
Student Affairs/Services
Student Success Courses
Counselor
Residence Life
Dean of Students
Registrar
Faculty
Ultimately Less Work
Warm Fuzzies