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The financial impact of student non-continuation for institutions. Mark Byrne Southampton Solent University mark.byrne@solent.ac.uk. Format of Session. Retention Issues Exploring Financial Impact Discussion / Debate / Feedback. Background - How did I get here. UK Environment - Retention.
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The financial impact of student non-continuation for institutions Mark Byrne Southampton Solent University mark.byrne@solent.ac.uk
Format of Session Retention Issues Exploring Financial Impact Discussion / Debate / Feedback
UK Environment - Retention Growing importance (headcount cap & funding cap)
UK Environment - Retention Keeping who you recruit and reporting
Background “I don't belong to you, you see Take a look at my face For the last time I never knew you You never knew me Say hello goodbye Say hello wave goodbye” Soft Cell Effective Efficient “it takes 3-5 times as much money to recruit a new student than it does to retain an already enrolled student” see Cuseo
Background - work Joyce – 1st year undergraduate EU student. What is she worth to your institution? How many like Joyce leave? When? Impact?
Background - work Johan – 1st year undergraduate international student. What is he worth to your institution? How many like Johan leave? When? Impact?
So, you … Think there is an issue Have looked at or want to look at solutions (internal and/or external) Need to bid for some funding?
Shop My “offer for sale” built in conjunction with Mr P R Smith: http://mycourse.solent.ac.uk/mod/resource/view.php?id=112132
Notes RETENTION Lecturers? Tuition fee and HEFCE income timings This model uses only D band funding Who does the HEFCE return in your university? ELQs / Island Students Non-financials (league table, reputation etc)
Discussion/Debate/Feedback Bought in? This is version 1.1 Further development.... So students are leaving and….
Points of interest Universities claim millions for dropouts (http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/education/article7120623.ece) University of Bums on Seats (http://www.cynicalbastards.com/ubs/) Fiscal Benefits of Student Retention and First-Year Retention Initiatives – Cuseo (http://www.bioscience.heacademy.ac.uk/ftp/transition/retention%20fiscal%20benefits.pdf) Soft cell lyrics (http://www.metrolyrics.com/say-hello-wave-goodbye-lyrics-soft-cell.html) Research on Retention and Attrition – Grayson & Grayson (http://www.millenniumscholarships.ca/images/Publications/retention_final.pdf) Student Retention and Success (http://evidencenet.pbworks.com/Student-Retention-and-Success)