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Student SUCCESS They’ve been classified by higher education experts as “the murky middle” — those students in the middle of the spectrum who many colleges and universities tend to leave to their own devices. T THEY ARE THE STUDENTS WHO manage to get through their first year without raising any red flags, yet stand a good chance of dropping out before completing their degree. Those students are the target of a new partnership between the University of Arkansas at Monticello and the Education Advisory Board (EAB). UAM recently joined more than 1,000 colleges and universities from across North America and Europe in utilizing EAB to improve graduation and retention rates. EAB was established in 2007 to serve as an advisor and performance improvement partner for higher education using best practice research, data analytics, technology and consulting services. UAM’s involvement with EAB is part of a Student Success Collaboration initiated by new Chancellor Karla Hughes to improve both retention and graduation rates while remaining true to UAM’s historical role as an open admissions institution. “Being an open admissions university makes us unique within higher education in Arkansas,” Hughes explained, “but it does not mean that we have to lower our standards. On the contrary, with effective remediation, direction to appropriate degree pathways, and services focused on retention and completion, we can improve student outcomes while honoring our traditional role as a campus of opportunity.” As a partner with EAB, UAM will have access to analytics and training to improve work flow and decision-making; academic analytics and predictive modeling to help faculty advisors analyze student data to identify at-risk students and direct them to the appropriate services for assistance that will lead to success; communication platforms and tools for student case management and centralized advising notes; analytics for institutional administrators that highlight indicators of student success and aid in institutional decisions; and access to a network of higher education institutions to exchange ideas concerning student success. “EAB will be able to provide hard data which we can use as a foundation for the decisions we make with respect to student success,” said Hughes. “In an era of performance-based funding, evaluating what we are doing with a different lens, while learning from others, may be the most cost effective and efficient way to improve student outcomes.” 12 UAM Magazine
STUDENTS FIRST Chancellor Karla Hughes meets with soon-to-be UAM graduates (from left) Tyler Anthony (CIS), Nicole Nichiniello (biophysics), and Shelby Wall (pharmacy). Anthony has already secured a job in the private sector while Nichiniello and Wall will attend graduate school. Summer 2016 13
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