Michael Dillon Office of Institutional Research UMBC

Michael DillonOffice of Institutional Research

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UMBC: Founded 1966Mid-Size Research University located

between Baltimore and Washington DCAn Honors University

Enrollment 12,268: 9,612 Undergraduates & 2,656 Graduates$87 Million Research Funding

Some Highlights:•Among the fastest growing research universities in the country

•Ranked # 2 among U.S. universities in NASA research funding

According to 2010 U.S. New & World Report America’s Best College Guide:

•Ranked #1 among up and coming national universities

•Ranked #1 national public university in undergraduate teaching (4th overall tied with Stanford)

1988 Today

Living-Learning Communities Living-Learning Communities (LLC)(LLC)• Students with common

academic or personal interests live together in a residence hall

• Programming for personal and intellectual growth

• Currently nine LLCs serving approximately 270 students per year

2000

First-Year Seminars (FYS)First-Year Seminars (FYS)2002

• Three-credit, limited-enrollment courses taught by experienced faculty

• Offered to all new freshman and transfer students

• Provides personal connection experiences as well as active learning

• 17 seminars per academic year

• Class size limited to 20

Expansion of Introduction to anExpansion of Introduction to an Honors University (IHU) Honors University (IHU)

• One-credit seminars linked to 100/200-level courses

• Focus on the integration of new students

• Includes study skills, campus resources, student engagement

• Adding sessions every year

2002

Chemistry Discovery CenterChemistry Discovery CenterCHEM 101/102 Reforms:• Active, small-group learning• Problem-based curriculum• Increased pass rates, including

more As and Bs• CASTLE – CNMS Active

Student Teaching & Learning Environment – builds on this pedagogy reform

2005

Chemistry 101 Grades Before and After Course Redesign (Fall 2005)

First-Year Intervention (FYI)First-Year Intervention (FYI)• Faculty report on first-year

students in danger of failing the course

• Students receive an alert via myUMBC

• 92.3% of faculty participate• Expanding beyond freshmen• Almost half of students

receiving an FYI end the semester with C or better

1988

http://www.umbc.edu/lrc/fyi_report.htm

Blackboard “Self Service” ReportsBlackboard “Self Service” Reports2008

Brief Video “Show & Tell” Overviewhttp://screencast.com/t/ppXtylo9aj

• UMBC students earning a D or F tend to use Bb 35% less than those earning a C or higher

• How might students’ awareness and performance change if they could know this sooner in the semester….now they can with Bb-based Check My Activity (CMA) and Grade Distribution Report (GDR) “self-service” tools

http://screencast.com/t/ppXtylo9aj

http://www.umbc.edu/blackboard/reports

Master's Program Enrollment at UMBC

• Part of Strategic Plan to Grow Applied Master’s Programs

• Goal is to use part of tuition revenue growth to fund other campus initiatives

20081999

Diagram OneDistinguishing Analyst from Decision Maker

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Implications for Future Analysis

• First-Year Experiences

• Course Redesigns

• First-year invention and Blackboard usage

• Growth of Applied Master’s Programs

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