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Enrollment Services Strategic Plan

A plan to improve recruitment, degree audit reporting, and student financial aid services at the University of Nevada, Reno. Includes goals, achievements, and resource priorities.

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Enrollment Services Strategic Plan

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  1. Enrollment ServicesStrategic Plan Dr. Melisa Choroszy Dr. Steve Maples Dr. Nancee Langley Maureen Cronin

  2. Enrollment Services • Recruitment • Degree Audit Report System • Student Financial Aid, Employment and Scholarship Services

  3. Recruitment

  4. Recruitment • Lack of recognition of the University of Nevada, Reno by the general public as well as the media in Southern Nevada • Fastest growing segment and 71 percent of State population 400 miles away • Nevada tied for 2nd in the Nation with the highest high school dropout rate (14%)

  5. Recruitment • Nevada 5th Lowest in the nation for proportion of adults with a bachelor’s degree • Increases in requirements for Millennium Scholarship will effect recruitment and retention of students • Implementation of new requirements for admissions in 2006 and 2010 • Federally mandated reporting limits ability to properly identify ethnic makeup of students

  6. 2003-2004 Accomplishments • Expanded recruitment and advising efforts to secondary feeder markets • All recruitment publications are bilingual • Collaborated with academic colleges to further present an integrated marketing approach to the university • Expanded web-based processes

  7. 2003-2004 Accomplishments • Combination of Scholarship and Application for Admissions • Acquired and implemented Recruitment Plus • Incorporated NSSE survey into New Student Orientation

  8. 2004-2005 Plan • Recruitment Plus • Assessment • Communication Flow • Processes • Identifying Prospects

  9. 2004-2005 Plan • Incorporate NSSE data into recruitment efforts • Enhance Middle School Outreach • Expand recruitment efforts in Southern Nevada • Prepare students/parents for new admissions requirements • Expand campus visit programs • Enhance Academic faculty’s presence in orientation

  10. Performance Indicators • New Freshman Enrollment • Vegas, Good Neighbor, WUE, Diversity, etc. • New Transfer Enrollment • Student Profile • GPA, test scores, remedial courses • Assessment indicators

  11. Resource Priorities • Admissions and Financial Aid Office in Las Vegas • Expansion of Middle School Outreach • Expansion of out of state recruitment • Media Relations

  12. Student Financial Aid, Employment and Scholarship Services

  13. SFAESS • More independent students applying for aid • Large increases in state grants funds from the increases in per credit fee- financed by students • Modification of entitlement programs to contain cost • Increases in private, educational loans and multiple loans

  14. SFAESS • Expectation of 24/7 services • Use electronic forms of communication with the Federal Government and students • Provide links to bilingual materials on the web

  15. 2003-2004 Accomplishments • Financial Aid: • $19M disbursed by the start of classes • 5385 Millennium scholars have been paid just over $5M • Administer Pell Grant and loans to Nevada State College students • Fewer in-person visits required of students due to availability of self-service options and processing efficiencies.

  16. 2003-2004 Accomplishments • Scholarships: • Made offers to 2083 incoming freshmen, a 348% increase over 2003-04 • 14% of freshmen awards were made to students admitted after Feb. 1 • Awarded 804 continuing freshmen and sophomores • Awarded 255 juniors and seniors

  17. 2003-2004 Accomplishments • Student Employment: • NetID is used to log into the Job Board • Last year 3339 students found on-campus employment and 1177 off-campus

  18. 2004-2005 Plan • Scholarship program transition continues • Commit the scholarship “guarantee” in the admission letter for early notification • Continue to work with Noel Levitz • Add calculator to web page for families to determine their scholarship eligibility. • Use the NetID for authentication for continuing student applications

  19. 2004-2005 Plan • Execute “College Goal Sunday” Feb 13, 2005 • Offer an email subscription service to provide parents with general financial aid and scholarship information.

  20. Performance Indicators • Total dollars and by type • Students served by class standing and target group • Web services usage • Audits • Student loan default rates • Satisfaction surveys • Data analysis on effect of financial aid, employment and scholarships on retention • Quality assurance

  21. Resource Priority • More scholarship dollars to fully implement the multi-year awards and access concepts • More need-based, state grant dollars to support needy students • Financial aid advisor for Southern Office • Develop a permanent funding source for the Presidential Scholars program

  22. Degree Audit Report System

  23. DARS • DARS reports available online and updated weekly • 61% of faculty with XNET access logged in • Average use over the past year was 68 times • 12% accessed XNET over 200 times • Common Course Numbering (CCN)

  24. DARS • Integration with graduation and curriculum processes • Development of a web-based curriculum tracking process

  25. 2003-2004 Accomplishments • Developed a DARS encoding schedule • Identified and trained 75 curriculum resource people • Received departmental approval for all 2004 encoding

  26. 2003-2004 Accomplishments • Increased the percentage of DARS reports that read “All Requirements Complete – Pending Current Registration” in final semester of enrollment • Decreased processing time for substitutions and changes • Participated in NV DARS group and DARS training in Ohio

  27. 2004-2005 Plan • Fully integrate the Transfer Articulation (TA) system into the statewide CCN system • Make TA table information available to students and advisors on the web • Develop DARS advisor resource website • Work with the student data warehouse developers to format DARS data in reports for advisors

  28. 2004-2005 Plan • Customize DARS graduation requirements • Develop a Warning requirement to appear when students earn a “C-” or less • Develop college-specific DARS reports for DQ students • Begin development of DARS reports for high school students

  29. Performance Indicators • Exception volume • DARS in graduation certification • Encoding approval • Transfer articulation processing time • Faculty/staff participation in training and use of DARS in advising and graduation certification

  30. Resource Priorities • Participation in testing & training • Providing student access to the interactive audit • Participation in the development of a curriculum tracking website • Develop interface with: • Recruitment Plus • Ad Astra • Acquire the Course Applicability System

  31. Questions

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