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Data Management and Student Retention University of Southern California. Partnership between Undergraduate Programs, Registrar, Institutional Research and Information Technology Services
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Data Management and Student Retention University of Southern California • Partnership between Undergraduate Programs, Registrar, Institutional Research and Information Technology Services • Institutional Research investigates longterm trends, maintains official data and files external reports (IPEDS) • Undergraduate Programs manages a university-wide Advisement Database that is used for retention/graduation efforts and creation of routine internal reports
Retention/Graduation Strategy • Multi-year course plans • Midterm grade reports • Third and fifth semester progress audits • Performed by academic units, not Registrar’s Office • Track progress in general education, foreign language, writing and major/minor concentration requirements • Outreach efforts for late-year students • Contacts managed directly by Undergraduate Programs • Advisement Database • Searchable database with hierarchical structure for use by departments, schools and other university units • Personal and academic information, email communications, course plans, midterm grade reports and progress audits