Presentation Type
Best Practice Presentation (45 minute presentation about a specific best practice)
Abstract
This session will outline motivations/incentives for chairs to participate in, create and support programs that enhance student retention. In addition, from IUPUI, several campus level programs and three department level initiatives, all of which have been shown to be effective in retaining students, will be described.
Keywords
Retention, learning communities, on-campus work, experiential learning, peer mentoring
Recommended Citation
Lees, N. Douglas (2015). "Creating and Supporting Best Practices in Student Retention," Academic Chairpersons Conference Proceedings. https://newprairiepress.org/accp/2015/Trends/3
Additional Files
CV.Austin.15.docx (166 kB)Abbreviated Bio 2014-15
Austin.2015.Presentation.pptx (412 kB)
Power Point
Austin.2015(2)[HO].pptx (411 kB)
Handout
Creating and Supporting Best Practices in Student Retention
This session will outline motivations/incentives for chairs to participate in, create and support programs that enhance student retention. In addition, from IUPUI, several campus level programs and three department level initiatives, all of which have been shown to be effective in retaining students, will be described.
