Rick Sluder, Vice Provost at Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU), discusses how the university is already realizing impressive gains in persistence after just six months of using SSC. Watch the three videos below to hear how MTSU is partnering with the Student Success Collaborative and embracing data to target students at every stage of the lifecycle.
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Part I: Achieving persistence gains beyond first year
In this video, Rick Sluder, Vice Provost at MTSU, explains how SSC has played a pivotal role in the persistence gains MTSU has realized in just six months.
Part II: Targeting the Murky Middle for rapid ROI
Hear Rick Sluder, Vice Provost at MTSU, explain why he is focusing on the Murky Middle student population to realize the highest return on investment.
Part III: Creating a data-driven advising culture
Rick Sluder, Vice Provost at MTSU, discusses how joining the Student Success Collaborative has enabled MTSU to be more proactive in its advising efforts through the use of data and predictive analytics.
Realizing early results
In the first six months since joining the Student Success Collaborative, MTSU experienced the following gains in fall to spring persistence:
- Freshmen: 2.2%
- New Transfers: 4.5%
- Sophomores: 2.1%
- Undergraduate population: 1.5%
To learn more about the MTSU story, read our Q&A with Rick Sluder and our related case study.
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