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VIRUS ALERT!!

VIRUS ALERT!!. Rick Swanson Reporting CDC. WARNING!!! . YOU MAY NOT BE SURPRISED AT THE INFORMATION YOU ARE ABOUT TO HEAR. SO BE PREPARED. RATED PG PG= Pretty Grim…. FIRST SIGNS OF THE RETENTION EPIDEMIC. 200601: #’s-5.8%=FTE -7.1%= -$ 200602: #’s-2.5%=FTE -3.7%= -$

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VIRUS ALERT!!

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  1. VIRUS ALERT!! Rick Swanson Reporting CDC RSWANSON, HGTC

  2. WARNING!!! • YOU MAY NOT BE SURPRISED AT THE INFORMATION YOU ARE ABOUT TO HEAR. • SO BE PREPARED. • RATED PG • PG= Pretty Grim… RSWANSON, HGTC

  3. FIRST SIGNS OF THE RETENTION EPIDEMIC • 200601: #’s-5.8%=FTE -7.1%= -$ • 200602: #’s-2.5%=FTE -3.7%= -$ • 200603: #’s-4.4%=FTE -4.9%= -$ • 200604: #’s-4.3%=FTE -4.8%= -$ • 200701: #’s-7.5%=FTE -7.7%= -$ • THESE ARE THE FACTS. RSWANSON, HGTC

  4. CDC PROGNOSIS • THE CDC HAS DIAGNOSED TWO STRAINS OF THE RETENTION EPIDEMIC. • RDD AND • RDHD RSWANSON, HGTC

  5. RDD: IT CAN STRIKE AT ANYTIME BEEN KNOWN TO END CAREERS WHAT IS IT SO YOU CAN FIGHT IT? RDHD: SAME AS RDD BUT HAS THE HYPERDENIAL COMPONENT WHAT ARE THEY? RSWANSON, HGTC

  6. You have a hard time taking blame for the enrollment… You experience difficulty managing a simple task….high school visits. You are forgetful about meetings You find it difficult to organize or finish projects…. You have trouble remembering events like graduation and registration. You have daily disruptions and lose focus on tasks You have trouble motivating yourself, setting and reaching goals …. You experience enrollment failure quarter after quarter… SYMPTOMS OF RDD RSWANSON, HGTC

  7. You are not responsible for the enrollment Use hunches instead of data. You stress out over registration They are not customers, they are students! You do not adapt well to change You have removed yourself from contact with students You don’t like people telling you to do new things. SYMPTOMS OF RDHD(hyperdenial) RSWANSON, HGTC

  8. WOW!!! • Still here? • Do any of these symptoms sound familiar? RSWANSON, HGTC

  9. WHAT CAUSES RDD • RDD is an organizational behavioral disorder, and unfortunately, its causes are illusive and hard to diagnose. RSWANSON, HGTC

  10. CAUSES OF RDD • Cultural, Social, Political and Economic historical circumstances are believed to be the main cause of RDD • Research shows that RDD tends to impact all educational organizations. • Some studies have revealed that RDD is a result of unusually low levels of commitment. RSWANSON, HGTC

  11. CAUSES OF RDD • Colleges often don’t even realize they have RDD and mistake it for: • 1. Student indifference to education. • 2. Personal behavior problems in students. RSWANSON, HGTC

  12. CLEAR INDICATIONS OF RDD WHEN WE SAY: • 1. We’ve never done it that way, no sense in changing now. • 2. We’re not ready for that, we can barely do our job now. • 3. We’re doing all right without it. • 4. We tried that once before. • 5. It costs too much. • 6. That’s not our responsibility. • 7. It just won’t work. RSWANSON, HGTC

  13. CURES! • Currently there is no cure for RDD. • Its symptoms will continue throughout the life of the organization • This can cause serious effects in the organizations members. • Career changes due to stress • Poor Interpersonal relationships at work RSWANSON, HGTC

  14. THERE IS HOPE • RDD/RDHD CAN BE PUT INTO REMISSION. • RDD/RDHD IS NOT YOUR FAULT • SO DON’T FEEL GUILTY RSWANSON, HGTC

  15. TREATMENT OPTIONS • MOST TRADITIONAL OPTIONS INCLUDE THE USE OF EXPENSIVE CONSULTANTS TO COUNTERACT THE SYMPTOMS OF RDD/RDHD RSWANSON, HGTC

  16. CONSULTANTS • MANY PROFESSIONAL CONSULTANTS ARE PRACTIONERS OF RETENTION PROGRAMS. • THEY HAVE FOUND A WAY TO TELL YOU WHAT TO DO FOR A COST • BUT THEY WON’T DO IT FOR YOU! • AND WHAT DO YOU GET FOR IT? RSWANSON, HGTC

  17. WARNING: • Professional Workshops and Quick Fixes • ADVICE MAY BE ADDICTIVE • ADVICE MAY BE EXPENSIVE AND BUST YOUR BUDGETS • $2,500 for a 1 day assessment • $4,500 + expenses for day workshop • $5,000+ for guest speaker presentation etc. • $50,000 EMS make over. RSWANSON, HGTC

  18. We sit in meetings and don’t get our work done. We get mad because we know what to do and no one listens. We write another plan that won’t get done. We work harder with smaller budgets and personnel. Anyone remember “redirect” Causes us to have computer anxiety, mouseaphobia. SIDE AFFECTS(What do we get?) RSWANSON, HGTC

  19. SIDE EFFECTS • WHICH OF ALL THESE SIDE EFFECTS WOULD YOU WANT TO HAVE? • THESE REMEDIES CAN BECOME ADDICTIVE. • YOU CAN BECOME A CONFERENCE OR SEMINAR ADDICT. • IS THERE A BETTER WAY? RSWANSON, HGTC

  20. WHAT’S NEXT • TAKE ACTION NOW TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE AT YOUR INSTITUTION! RSWANSON, HGTC

  21. EVERYONE IN THIS ROOM HAS THE ANSWER. • OUR HOME REMEDIES FOR RDD • Our local colleges and divisions completed Perkins research to promote programs, service, function, and/or college improvements and innovations to fight RDD/RDHD. • 18 projects were funded during this time and shared with all 34 DTAE Technical Colleges focusing on Retention. • Enrollment MGT - 6 • Academic Advising - 2 • Student Support Services – 5 • Career Services – 4 • Service Learning – 1 • (Don’t forget the VPSS Best Practices Manual). RSWANSON, HGTC

  22. Educational Strategies Enrollment Management Plan Marketing component Recruitment component Retention component Program accountability Course Syllabi BIS $ Student Service Business Strategies Business Plan of Operations Marketingcomponent EntrepreneurialSpirit P&LStatement Conditions of Employment Personnel Handbook ROI $ Customer Services REMEDIES –cont- RSWANSON, HGTC

  23. BOR DTAE AACRAO SACRAO GACRAO GISEM NACADA NASPA VPSS Group Strategic Plans Noel-Levitz ACT DATA Journal of College Admission The Journal of Higher Education Journal of Instructional Psychology Sociology of Education Community College Review Journal of Economics & Finance RESOURCE GUIDES RSWANSON, HGTC

  24. WHAT HAVE YOU DONE WITH YOURS? • Take them down from the shelf. • Get Back to Basics. • Stop the brain drain • Let’s put RDD into remission for good. • “What you have to do and how you have to do it are simple; • the question is, are you willing to do it?” • We have the expertise, the tools and know what to do. • Start Taking your Medicine today. RSWANSON, HGTC

  25. Prescriptions for Success: A Final Word. We know there are four very clear steps in the development of retention planning. • Conduct a situation analysis • Set goals and a timetable • Formulate key strategies with enabling objectives. • Develop actions plans. • PLAN • EXECUTE • EVALUATE • MODIFY • BUT MOST IMPORTANT IS… RSWANSON, HGTC

  26. JUST DO IT! NEVER GIVE UP, NEVER SURRENDER! RSWANSON, HGTC

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