Quest for Student Success document
Dr. McPhee's Student Success Town Hall Presentation

Draft Documents

Student Retention Roles and Responsibilities
The relationship between academic advising and student success

MTSU Resources

MTSU Services Reference List for Advisors
Academic Success Dashboard
Institutional Effectiveness, Planning and Research Surveys
Student Success Award (coming soon)
Faculty Senate considering changes to University Promotion and Tenure policies to further recognize student success efforts (coming soon)

Suggested Readings

A vast amount of research exists on student success, engagement, retention, and graduation. What follows below is a very short list of some written work in this area plus external links that might better inform and stimulate our continuing campus dialogue about student success. Additionally, the Education Advisory Board has created a very helpful chart outlining over 100 approaches to improving student success.

• Arum, R. & Roksa, J. (2011). Academically Adrift: Limited Learning on College Campuses. The University of Chicago Press.   
• Bowen, W.G., Chingos, M.M., & McPherson, M.S. (2009). Crossing the Finish Line: Completing College at America's Public Universities. Princeton University Press.   
• Braxton, J.M. & Mundy, M.E. (2001). Powerful Institutional Levers to Reduce College Student Departure. Journal of College Student Retention, 3, 91-118.   
• Kuh, G. (2008). High-Impact Education Practices: What they are, Who has Access to them, and Why they Matter. Association of American Colleges and Universities.   
• Nelson Laird, T.F., Chen, D., & Kuh, G.D. (2008). Classroom Practices at Institutions with Higher-than-Expected Persistence Rates: What Student Engagement Data   Tell Us. New Directions for Teaching Learning. Wiley InterScience.   
• Student Success in State Colleges and Universities: A Matter of Culture and Leadership. A Report of the Graduation Rate Outcomes Study. American Association of State Colleges and Universities (2005).   
• Tinto, V. (2012). Completing College: Rethinking Institutional Action. The University of Chicago Press.

 

Additional Resources

AAC&U – High Impact Practices
Center for the Study of College Student Retention (CSCSR)
National Academic Advising Association (NACADA)
National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE)
Noel-Levitz - Student Retention and College Completion Reports