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Equity in Excellence – Update One Year Later

This presentation provides an update on the progress made in achieving equity in graduation rates for African American/Black and Hispanic/Latino students one year after the initial implementation. Key areas targeted include First Year Success, Academic Advising, Mathematics and Computer Science, and the Metro Summer Scholars Program. Lessons learned emphasize the importance of identifying impactful changes and the time needed to analyze their effects. The Steering Committee and Advisory Council will continue their work in the upcoming academic year, focusing on supporting ongoing efforts and identifying new areas for improvement.

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Equity in Excellence – Update One Year Later

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  1. Equity in Excellence – Update One Year Later Presentation to the Board of Trustees June 5, 2015 By Vicki L. Golich, Ph.D., Provost/Vice President of Academic and Student Affairs

  2. Background 2013-14 – Completed 3rd round of USC’s Equity Scorecard work identifying equity gaps in graduation rates of African American/Black and Hispanic/Latino students Identified 3 goals: By 2017, the graduation rate for African American/Black students will be 44% By 2017, the graduation rate for Hispanic/Latino students will be 44% Every year between now and 2017, MSU Denver will collect 6-year graduation data disaggregated by race/ethnicity to monitor progress towards achieving outcomes equity in graduation rates. Targeted 4 areas: First Year Success Academic Advising Department of Mathematics and Computer Science Metro Summer Scholars Program

  3. Update 2014-15 – Convened EiE Steering Committee to support implementation of Task Force recommendations First Year Success: More intentionality in meeting the needs of student of color More training, instruction, and information on FYS programming, background, and parameters to faculty teaching in the program Upgrade website with assistance of expert to create more user-friendly content and design. Implement year-long learning communities

  4. Update Academic Advising Cultural competency training for all advisors to improve advising interactions with students from diverse backgrounds Upgrade website Mathematics and Computer Science Reduce math anxiety and increase student confidence Enhance developmental/basic skills courses Faculty development, cultural competency, course relevancy Metro Summer Scholars Program Substituted this year with a Summer Spring to Fall program MSSP to be re-imagined and re-introduced as the MSU Denver Bridge Scholarship Program in summer 2016

  5. Progress By 2017, the graduation rate for

  6. Progress Every year between now and 2017, MSU Denver will collect 6-year graduation data disaggregated by race/ethnicity to monitor progress towards achieving outcomes equity in graduation rates.

  7. Lessons Learned Critical to identify academic content and student affairs areas that will have the requisite impact on student success in articulated timeframe To identify and implement useful recommendations is at least a two- if not a three-year process; one can only begin to analyze the impact of those changes then in the third or fourth year at the earliest.

  8. Conclusion Steering Committee and Advisory Council continuing their work into AY 2015-16 Goals: To continue to support efforts in current four areas as needed To identify new areas to target, e.g., possibly Content area English Student Affairs areas  B2B, Veterans, ALANA, SASC, Financial Aid To analyze data from student cohorts of 2007, 2008, 2009 to determine trends and understand the “why” behind those trends

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