NPEC

1. NPEC Presentation to the 2004 SHEEO/ NCES Network Conference and IPEDS Workshop http://nces.ed.gov/npec/

2. What Is NPEC? The National Postsecondary Education Cooperative (NPEC) is a voluntary partnership of postsecondary institutions, associations, government agencies, and organizations. NPEC receives funding from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), U.S. Department of Education.

3. Mission Statement NPEC's mission is to promote the quality, comparability and utility of postsecondary data and information that support policy development at the federal, state, and institution levels.

4. Structure of NPEC • Executive Committee — 25 individuals Dawn Geronimo Terkla — 2004 Chair • Associates – Executive Committee, Working Groups, Subcommittees • Network – All interested individuals • NPEC Staff - Executive Director, Research Asst. • NCES – Dennis Carroll, Associate Commissioner, Roz Korb, Program Director, Nancy Borkow, NPEC Project Officer

5. Student Success • New programmatic focus • Planned activities include research and publications • Grant Program • National Conference scheduled for 2006

6. Why Student Success? What do leaders expect? A – B - C Accountability – federal and state - Institution as the unit of analysis - Lack of commonality of indicators What information is needed to demonstrate accountability?

7. Why Student Success? Consumer Interest - Numerical Rankings/ performance measures Misleading or consumer service? What information do students and families need?

8. Why Student Success? Utility of Current Measures - Adequate? - Comprehensive? How can success be better defined, measured, and communicated? What is success from a student perspective? From an institution perspective?

9. Why Student Success? Postsecondary Education Context – - Enrollment growth - State funding reductions and Funding Shift to students How can the “public” and “private” good, of success, be communicated?

10. Why Student Success? Diverse Student Market - Growth underrepresented racial/ethnic minorities, 1st generation students What learning venues offer the most promise for success? What is success for different students? What is success for different institutions?

11. Working Group Co-Chairs Trudy Bers, Oakton Community College Mary Sapp, University of Miami

12. Student Success Publication What is success? How do you know it when you have/see it? What does it mean to different groups of students? What does it mean to different types of institutions? What can institutions do about it? Perspectives of four authors, including Dr. James Hearn, Vanderbilt University

13. NPEC/AIR Focused Grants • Created in collaboration with the Association of Institutional Research (AIR) • For 2004, grants will fund research to increase understanding and knowledge of student success • Grants of up to $15,000 for dissertation work and $30,000 for research projects • Awards will be announced soon!

14. NPEC/AIR Focused Grants • For 2005, NPEC plans to fund a second year of grants • Grants of up to $15,000 for dissertation work and $30,000 for research projects • Call for proposals this summer, award effective date – June 2005

15. 2006 National Conference • Washington, D.C. • November 1-3, 2006 • Showcase NPEC and other organizations’ work in the area of Student Success

16. 2006 National Conference Working Group Chairs Fred Lillibridge Bill Proctor

17. Related NPEC Projects • NPEC Indicators Report to institutions • State-level Indicators project – the Student and the Economy, Rate of Return to the Individual and the Community, benefits of an educated populace • Persistence and Completion Primer

18. Student Success • What should NPEC be doing? And, not doing? • What tools or products are of most interest to you? • What suggestions do you have for individuals and organizations to be involved in the initiative?