A2S: MAP-WorksWhat We Know About Our

First-Year Students

Ericca Rolland, Director of Student Success CenterKeri Duce, Student Success Program CoordinatorColin Daly, Assistant Director of First Year Center

PRESENTATION OVERVIEW

A2S Presentation• MAP-Works General Information• 2010-11 Results• Fall Transition Survey 2011 Results

– Student Body Demographics– Academic Self-Efficacy– Peer Connections– Financial Means

• Discussion Groups

MAP-WORKS GENERAL INFORMATION

What is MAP-Works?Making Achievement Possible (MAP-Works) enables effective early intervention with at-risk students, motivates, informs, and coordinates faculty/staff to intervene effectively and focuses students on college success behaviors.

MAP-Works assigns a color to students participants based on a risk factor logarithm developed over 20 years at Ball State University AND utilizing enrollment and early warning data uploaded by UWM.

First Year Center mentors and Resident Assistants follow up with students at-risk to refer them to resources and connect them to other students, programs and events.

Advisors, faculty, staff, and housing professionals review the information and refer students directly to resources such as Financial Aid, the Career Development Center, Norris Health Center, Panther Academic Support and the Dean of Students Office.

How does it work?

PREVIOUS RESULTS

2010 - 2011

MAP-Works 2010 – 20111681 first year students• Health Sciences, Social Welfare, Academic Opportunity Center,

Honors, Curriculum & Instruction, Nursing, Southeast Asian-American Student Services, Student Support Services and Living Learning Community participants

Response Rates• Fall Transition: 83.4% (1400 responses)• Fall Check-up: 61.7% (1038 responses)• Spring Transition: 38.2% (641 responses)• Spring Check-up: 24.2% (365 responses)

How did the number of at-risk students change over the Fall 2010 semester?

MAP-Works Risk Close of Fall Transition End of Term

Green 270 (16.1%) 847 (50.4%)

Yellow 1148 (68.3%) 520 (30.9%)

Red 251 (14.9%) 285 (17%)

Red x2 NA 27 (1.6%)

NA 12 (0.7%) 2 (.1%)

TOTAL 1681 1681

How did the number of at-risk students change over the Spring 2011 semester?

MAP-Works Risk Close of Spring Transition

End of Term

Green 784 (46.6%) 853 (50.7%)

Yellow 302 (18%) 234 (13.9%)

Red 595 (35.4%) 580(34.5%)

Red x2 NA 14 (0.8%)

TOTAL 1681 1681

2010-11 Fall-to-Spring Retention Based on Risk

MAP-Works Risk Avg. GPA Return Did NotReturn

Green 2.9 826 (97.8%) 19 (2.2%)

Yellow 2.52 454 (88%) 62 (12%)

Red 2.01 224 (78.6%) 61 (21.4%)

Red x2 2.37 15 (55.6%) 12 (44.4%)

N/A 3.0 1 (100%) NA

TOTAL 2.62 1520 (90.8%) 154 (9.2%)

Fall 2010 to Fall 2011 Retention Based on Risk

MAP-Works Risk Avg. GPA Return Did NotReturn

Green 2.79 740(86.9%) 112(13.1%)

Yellow 2.22 180(77.9%) 51(22.1%)

Red 1.28 269(46.6%) 308 (53.4%)

Red x2 1.87 3 (21.4%) 11 (78.6%)

TOTAL 2.19 1192(71.2%) 482(28.8%)

Lessons from 2010-11

• UWM’s academic focus: academic self-efficacy and advanced academic behaviors.

• UWM’s social focus: peer connections. • The major concerns of our least satisfied respondents were:

financial issues, wanting to transfer to a two year institution, or UWM was lower than their third choice. Some planned on dropping out, were not communicating with a parent or guardian, believed they’d get below a C average, or wanted a different social environment because they didn’t feel like they fit in.

CURRENT RESULTS

Fall Transition Survey 2011-12

Fall 2011 At-Risk Students

Fall Transition Survey79.7% Response Rate• Green – 1401 (37.9%)• Yellow – 1400 (37.9%)• Red – 655 (17.7%)• Red x2 – 209 (5.7%)• Non-respondents – 750 • Total Students – 3693

Fall Check-up SurveyAs of 11/14/11• Green - 1710 (46%)• Yellow - 1184 (31.8%)• Red - (15.6%)• Red x 2 - 192 (5.2%)• Unknown: 53 (1.4%)• Total Students - 3721

UW-Milwaukee Priorities

Critical Outreach to UWM Students

2010-2011 2011-2012 (To Date)

Students who viewed their report

406 (24.2%) 956 (25.2%)

Information viewed by faculty/staff

894 (53.2%) 2561 (67.6%)

Number of contacts logged

3487 11,580

STUDENT BODY PROFILE

Fall 2011

First Year Student Information

• Male 1759 (47.6%) • Female 1937 (52.4%)• Other 0 (0%)

Gender Race Race N %

Nonresident alien 59 1.6%

Race/ethnicity unknown 2 0.1%

Hispanic of any race 115 3.1%

American Indian or Alaska Native 13 0.4%

Asian 248 6.7%

Black or African American, non-Hispanic 325 8.8%

Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0.0%

White, non-Hispanic 2649 71.7%

Two or more races 285 7.7%

First Year Student InformationHighest Education Level Desired Plans After Graduation

• Peace Corps – 11• Travel/Go Abroad - 14

Don't know or undecided 371 12.1%

Associate's degree 49 1.6%

Bachelor's degree 906 29.7%

Master's degree 1106 36.2%

Ph.D., M.D. or other professional degree

595 19.5%

Prefer not to answer 28 0.9%

Continuing education 809 26.5%

Full-time work and not continuing education

788 25.8%

Work and continuing education

941 30.8%

Military service 19 0.6%

Don’t know 417 13.7%

Other plans 55 1.8%

Prefer not to answer 24 0.8%

First Year Student Information

ACT Composite (3560)• Mean = 21.95• ACT Score 20-24 = 42.1%

ACT Math• Mean = 21.71• ACT Score 22-26 = 32.8%

First Year Student InformationMother’s Education Father’s EducationHigh School diploma or less 819 26.8%

Some college 641 21.0%

Completed an Associate's degree 332 10.9%

Completed a Bachelor's degree 737 24.1%

Completed a Graduate /Professional degree

376 12.3%

Don't know or not applicable 105 3.4%

Prefer not to answer 44 1.4%

High School diploma or less 927 30.4%

Some college 563 18.5%

Completed an Associate's degree 253 8.3%

Completed a Bachelor's degree 692 22.7%

Completed a Graduate /Professional degree

412 13.5%

Don't know or not applicable 147 4.8%

Prefer not to answer 55 1.8%

1st Generation students: 574 (19.5%)

First Year Student InformationNumber of

DependentsNo dependents 2299 75.5%

One dependent 313 10.3%

Two dependents 229 7.5%

Three dependents 95 3.1%

Four dependents 35 1.2%

Five or more dependents 43 1.4%

Prefer not to answer 33 1.1%

715 (23.5%) Have 1 or more dependent

First Year Student InformationSchool/College

Academic Opportunity Center 371 9.4%

Architecture and Urban Planning 139 3.5%

Curriculum & Instruction 128 3.3%

Education 163 4.1%

Engineering and Applied Science 237 6.0%

Global Studies 29 0.7%

Health Sciences 251 6.4%

Information Studies 12 0.3%

Letters and Sciences 1246 31.7%

LS African American Student Services 74 1.9%

First Year Student InformationSchool/

CollegeLS American Indian Student Services 56 1.4%

LS Roberto Hernandez Center 46 1.2%

LS SE Asian Student Services 68 1.7%

Lubar School of Business 443 11.3%

Nursing 156 4.0%

Peck School of the Arts 280 7.1%

Social Welfare 127 3.2%

Student Support Services 99 2.5%

University Special Student 8 0.2%

Academic Major and Career Decisions• 76.4% (2239) students have decided a major

– 70.4% (1577) of those have declared a major– 31.2% (893) students are stressed about selecting a major

• Students who may not get accepted into their major would do the following:– 526 would reapply for next semester– 393 said they don’t know what they’d do– 208 would transfer– 111 would change majors but stay at UWM

• 52% (1459) have selected a career path• 89.5% have not interacted with Career Development Center

Transferring Somewhere Else?

• 71.2% (1998) intend to return to UWM next year vs. 9.7% (272) who do not intend to return– 1724 have a high commitment to returning to UWM– 191 intend to transfer to another institution– 25 plan to take some time off

• 2% (60) respondents said that they had plans to transfer out of UW-Milwaukee before attending

Transferring Somewhere Else?

• 54 respondents who intended to transfer shared more qualitative data: – 33 plan to transfer within UW System

• Top 3: UW-Madison, UW-Whitewater & UW-Parkside

– 21 plan to transfer out of the UW System• 10 to out-of-state institutions

First Year Student InformationAthletes (N = 128)

Spend 10-20 hours on sport 74 58.3%

Zero expenses covered from athletic scholarship 81 63.3%

Will miss a class due to sport activities 20 16%

Will have difficulty balancing sport and academics 20 16%

Veterans (N = 26)

Never deployed 13 50% Served in a combat zone less than 5 years ago 10 38.5% Guard or Reservist 7 28% Will spend hours (less than 15) on military-related activities 8 30.8%

First Year Student InformationStudent Likes (In Order)

• Freedom• People• Campus Atmosphere• Classes• Learning• Added Responsibility• Residence Halls• Resources

Student Dislikes (In Order)

• Amount of homework• Classes• Time Management• Homesickness• People• Expensive/Costs• Teachers• Residence Halls

ACADEMIC SELF-EFFICACY

Fall Transition Survey 2011

First Year Student InformationCourse Struggles

Not struggling in any course 1042 35.8%

1 course 1164 40.0%

2 courses 581 20.0%

3 courses 91 3.1%

4 courses 22 0.8%

5 courses 9 0.3%

More than 5 courses 4 0.1%

Most Difficult Courses

• Bio Sci 202 (177) • English 101 (170) • Math 105 (129) • Psych 101 (113) • Math 95 (111) • English 102 (65) • Math 90 (63) • Econ 100 (48) • Sociology 101 (32) • Chem 105 (28)

Students expressed the most concerns keeping up with the following courses:

• Architecture 100 (23) • Philosophy 101 (21) • Art 106 (19) • Africology 100 (17) • Econ 103 (17) • Criminal Justice 110 (17) • Bus Adm 100 (16) • Math 231 (16) • Econ 104 (15) • Linguistics 100 (14)

• Physics 107 (13) • Astronomy 103 (12)• Art 124 (12) • Bus Adm 230 (12)

Course Hindrances

• 219 students reported what hinders their coursework • Top issues:

– Complications w/transportation: 52– Balancing work and school: 26– Family issues/constraints: 16– Illness(es)/Health problems: 16– Personal reasons: 8

• 947 students (33.4%) stated they are having difficulty in courses because they cannot understand their instructor

Early Warning Data

• 89 (2.4%) students have 2 or more Needs Improvement or Unsatisfactory

• 528 (14.3%) students have at least 1 Needs Improvement or Unsatisfactory

• 249 (6.74%) students have no Early Warning Information entered

• 2,827 (76.5%) have all Satisfactory or Unable to Assess

First Year Student InformationHave you talked to your instructor about

your course difficulties?

(1) Not at all 753 40.8%

(2) 285 15.4%

(3) 217 11.8%

(4) Moderately 315 17.1%

(5) 136 7.4%

(6) 88 4.8%

(7) Extremely 52 2.8%

First Year Student InformationHave you turned in assigned homework?

(1) Not at all 23 1.3%

(2) 42 2.4%

(3) 57 3.2%

(4) Moderately 194 10.9%

(5) 179 10.1%

(6) 369 20.8%

(7) Extremely 912 51.4%

First Year Student InformationHave you done the required readings?

(1) Not at all 35 1.9%

(2) 74 4.1%

(3) 119 6.6%

(4) Moderately 302 16.7%

(5) 322 17.8%

(6) 402 22.2%

(7) Extremely 559 30.8%

First Year Student InformationAnticipated grade in your most difficult course?

A 58 3.1%

B 394 21.2%

C 810 43.5%

D 241 12.9%

F 63 3.4%

Don't know 297 15.9%

First Year Student InformationAnticipated GPA for Fall 2011

GPA of 3.50 or higher (Mostly As) 711 24.3%

GPA of 3.00 to 3.49 (Mostly Bs) 1582 54.2%

GPA of 2.50 to 2.99 (Some Bs and Cs)

524 17.9%

GPA of 2.00 to 2.49 (Mostly Cs) 92 3.2%

GPA less than 2.00 (Lower than Cs) 12 0.4%

9 out of 10 students anticipate all A/Bs but only 60% actually achieve

GPA from Fall 2010: 2.62GPA from Spring 2011: 2.19

First Year Student InformationTo what degree do you do the following:

Positive Behavior High End % Low End % Mean

Spend sufficient study time to earn good grades 1628 55.7% 73 5.6% 5.52

Participate in Class 1672 57.4% 102 9.1% 5.49

Communicate with Instructors outside of class 939 32.4% 481 30.6% 4.45

• 47.6% spend 0-10 hours outside of class working on homework• 31.4% spend 11-20 hours outside of class working on homework• 20.9% spend 21+ hours outside of class working on homework• 29.2% (833) study on a regular schedule• 40.4% (134) feel they are making connections with faculty in their program

First Year Student InformationHow many of your scheduled courses have

you attended?

I attended all my classes 1380 47.3%

I missed one class 776 26.6%

I missed a few classes 729 25.0%

I missed class frequently 31 1.1%

I missed class most of the time 2 0.1%

Alcohol and Drug Information

Never 2536 89.7%

1 Time 177 6.3%

2-4 Times 100 3.5%

5+ Times 14 0.5%

Have you performed poorly on a test or project because of your alcohol/drug use?

Have you missed a class because of your alcohol/drug

use?Never 2593 91.6%

1 Time 153 5.4%

2-4 Times 70 2.5%

5+ Times 14 0.5%

73 students reported having their studying interrupted 5+ times because of others’ use of alcohol vs. 2268 who reported never being interrupted

First Year Student Information

Academic Self-Efficacy

Category Poor Excellent Mean

Math Ability 20.3% 34.7% 4.76

Writing Composition 10.2% 35.7% 5.02

Reading Comprehension 9.3% 44.8% 5.22

Problem-Solving 6.4% 47.9% 5.34

PEER CONNECTIONS

Fall Transition Survey 2011

Student Involvement

• 669 students (23.3%) said they had no intention of participating in a student organization vs. 517 (18%) who plan to be extremely involved

• 1265 students (44.6%) do not intend to hold a leadership position vs. 206 (7.3%) who highly intend to hold a leadership position

• 1455 (50%) students connect with those who share common interests vs. 408 (14.1%) said they hardly connect at all

Student Involvement

• High Involvement Intention students:– Attend student functions (794)– Volunteer (507)– Playing Intramurals (400)

• 1341 (47.4%) students have interacted with their FYC mentor at least once

On-Campus LivingHigh Degree Low Degree Mean

Hanging out with other residents

52.7% (1051) 11.5% (229) 5.28

Making friends with others in hall/building

45.2% (899) 16.5% (328) 5.02

Satisfied with social activities in hall/building

39.2% (774) 19.1% (377) 4.81

• 2106 (71.5%) respondents live on campus• 354 (17.9%) who have interacted more than 10 times vs. 162

(8.2%) residents have not interacted with their RA

First Year Student InformationHomesickness - Separation

Behavior Extremely % Not at All % Mean

Do you miss your family back home

923 42.2% 421 19.2% 3.71

Do you miss your friends not at this school

1188 54.2% 314 14.3% 3.32

Do you miss your boyfriend/girlfriend who are not at this school

647 46.5% 492 35.3% 3.92

First Year Student InformationHow many times have you communicated with your

parent/guardian in the last 7 days?

No communication was made 35 1.6%

1 to 5 times 958 44.5%

6 to 10 times 568 26.4%

11 to 15 times 212 9.9%

16 to 20 times 132 6.1%

21 to 25 times 64 3.0%

More than 25 times 183 8.5%

First Year Student InformationHomesickness - Distressed

Behavior Extremely % Not at All % Mean

Do you regret leaving home to go to school

220 10.2% 1561 72.3% 5.87

Do you think about going home all the time

351 16.1% 1217 56% 5.22

Do you feel an obligation to be at home

310 14.3% 1393 64.3% 5.54

Do you feel attending college is pulling you away from community at home

251 11.6% 1709 71.7% 5.81

Commuter Students

Days before 5pm 612 73.0%

Evenings after 5pm 6 0.7%

Both days and evenings 213 25.4%

Never or rarely – I take courses online 7 0.8%

When are commuter students typically on campus?

• 904 total commuter students• 177 (21.6%) say transportation issues interfere with the ability to attend

class/arrive on time• 208 (37.7%) have difficulty finding parking vs. 149 (27%) who don’t have

difficulties• 705 (84.8%) feel there is a convenient spot on campus for them to relax in

between classes

First Year Student InformationSense of Belonging

• 322 (11.1%) Don’t feel like they belong vs. 1650 (56.7%) that really do• 290 (10%) Don’t feel like they fit in vs. 1713 (59%) that really do

Satisfaction• 505 (17.5%) are not satisfied with their social life vs. 1433 (49.7%) that are• 247 (8.6%) are not satisfied with their academic life vs. 1610 (55.8%) that

are

First Year Student Information

• I feel I have the same chance to succeed at UWM as other students. 2237 (79%) Agree & 226 (8%) Disagree

• I interact with people who are different (race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, etc) than me more than I did prior to my time at UWM. 1749 (61.8%) Agree & 377 (13.3%) Disagree

FINANCIAL MEANS

Fall Transition Survey 2011

Financial Means

Not receiving financial aid and don’t need financial aid 329 11.3%

Not receiving financial aid but need financial aid 227 7.8%

About 25% 453 15.5%

About 50% 344 11.8%

About 75% 431 14.8%

All or nearly all 596 20.4%

Don’t know 537 18.4%

• 1339 (46.7%) are confident they can pay for next year’s tuition/fees vs. 540 (18.8%) who may not be able to pay next year’s tuition

What percentage of your financial need is being met through financial aid?

Financial Means & Employment

• Students who work: 1037 (36.4%)• 851 (29%) work off campus• Students who work 0-20 hours: 853 (28.9%)• Students who work 21+ hours: 244 (8.3%)

DISCUSSION GROUPS

QUESTIONS

Future A2S SessionsDecember 1311am - 1pmLibrary 4th Floor Conference RoomGetting Students Involved in High Impact Practices

February 2911am - 1pmLibrary 4th Floor Conference RoomLeading Indicators- Better Supporting Students Placing into Developmental Math

April 1711am - 1pmLibrary 4th Floor Conference RoomAssessment of Student Learning Outcomes in Curricular and Co-Curricular Activities