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3 Student Outcomes Metrics Every Department Chair Should Watch

Thursday, Nov 21, 2024

About the Webconference

In the face of demographic shifts, outcome-based funding, and political pressure to provide “return on education”, most institutions have invested heavily in student success. At the institutional level, most measure the six-year graduation rate, the first-year retention rate, student engagement data, and postgraduation indicators such as students’ first destination and debt upon graduation. Many institutional leaders face resistance from departments when they evaluate majors on these same metrics. To overcome this resistance and align departments with institutional student success goals, discover 3 key analyses that focus on the departmental role in helping students succeed in individual courses, navigate the curriculum in a timely fashion, and prepare for careers after graduation.

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