Effective Higher Education Strategies for Underrepresented ...€¦ · Power of Pell Grant Source:...
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Oct 13, 2017
Degrees with Less Debt:
Effective Higher Education Strategies for Underrepresented Student Populations
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St. Louis Graduates
Illinois Education Research Council
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St. Louis Graduates – Commissioned Study
• Network of K-12 and higher education leaders, college
access/success non-profits, business and philanthropy
• Primary goal is to increase postsecondary degree attainment for
low-income, first-generation, and students of color in the St. Louis
region
Illinois Education Research Council, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville – Research Lead
• Education policy research organization
• Provides objective research evidence for P-20 education policy
audiences in Illinois and throughout the region
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Project Organizations
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Motivation– Labor Force Needs
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Motivation –Degree Attainment
Equity Gap
45.8%42.5% 42.3%
29.3%25.8% 26.7%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
National Average Missouri St. Louis region
Adults overall African Americans
Goal: 60% by 2025
14% gap
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5Source: The Pell Institute
Motivation – Degree Attainment
Equity Gap
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Motivation - Declining Buying
Power of Pell Grant
Source: Indicators of Higher Education Equity in the United States, 2014 Historical Trend Report, The Pell Institute
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Student debt now totals
$1.4 TRILLION
Motivation – Students in Debt
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Effective Higher Education Strategies for
Underrepresented Student Populations
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DEGREES WITH LESS DEBT
Dr. Janet K. HoltProfessor Emeritus of Educational Leadership,
Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville
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1. Identify higher education institutions
that are most successful in supporting
and graduating underrepresented
students from St. Louis
2. Examine the programs, services, and
strategies these institutions are using
to graduate underrepresented
students with less debt
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Purpose of Project
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Universities in the Study
• Fontbonne University
• Harris-Stowe State University
• Lincoln University
• Lindenwood University
• Maryville University
• McKendree University
• Missouri Baptist University
• Missouri State University
• Missouri S&T
• Saint Louis University
• Southeast Missouri State University
• Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
• Southern Illinois-Edwardsville
• Truman State University
• University of Central Missouri
• University of Missouri-Columbia
• University of Missouri-Kansas City
• University of Missouri-St. Louis
• Washington University
• Webster University
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Success Formula
• Ranking calculation based on predicted vs. actual 6-year graduation rates and median student loan debt at graduation
Minimal Thresholds:
• Institutions needed a minimum 6-year graduation rate of 50%
• At least 25% of the student body must be Pell Grant eligible
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Success Formula for Ranking
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5 INSTITUTIONS EFFECTIVELY
GRADUATING UNDERREPRESENTED
STUDENTS WITH LESS DEBT
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5 CROSS-CUTTING THEMES
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• University leadership
• Just-in-time academic support
• Flexible and sufficient financial aid
• Early college experiences
• Coordinated and
caring community
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• University commitment to college access
and affordability
• Goal setting and strategy development
for student success
• Professional development for faculty &
staff in the areas of diversity and inclusion
• Intentional engagement with
underrepresented students
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University Leadership
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• Summer Bridge Programs
• New Student Orientation Programs
• First-Year Experience Courses &
Programming
• Learning Communities
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Early College Experiences
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• Early Alert Systems & Learning Analytics
• Easy Access to Tutoring & Supplemental
Instruction
• Co-requisite Remediation
• Guided Pathways to Success
• Mentoring Programs
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Just-In-Time Academic
Support
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• Keeping Unmet Need Low for Financially At-Risk students
• Providing Need-Based Aid to Supplement the Pell Grant
• Offering Flexible Aid to Adapt to Changing Student Circumstances
• Financial Literacy and Knowledge of Financial Resources
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Flexible & Sufficient
Financial Aid
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• Providing a “Family” atmosphere
• Caring Means Believing in Students
• Wrap-Around Support Services
• Coordination of Care
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Coordinated & Caring
Communities
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MODERATOR:
Laura Winter Project Director, St. Louis Graduates
PANELISTS:
Trent Ball Associate Dean of Supports and Director of
Student Retention, Southeast Missouri State University
Dr. Rachelle Darabi Associate Provost for Student
Development and Public Affairs, Missouri State University
Maxwell Artis Life Coach, Maryville University
Ken Schueller Director of Student Success,
University of Central Missouri
Terri Reilly Adjunct Professor, Webster University19
PANELISTS
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Contact Us
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St. Louis Graduates Project Director
Laura Winter
Former Director of the Illinois
Education Research Council and
Professor Emeritus, SIUE
Janet Holt, Ph.D.