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MAPS: Using Theory to Increase Student Engagement and Retention
Presented by:Eric C. Camarillo
The University of Houston-Victoria
CREATING CONNECTIONS ACROSS CAMPUSES: MOVING 4WARD
Outline
• Impetus• About UHV• Theory• Program Description• Program Implementation• Program Results• Conclusions
IMPETUS FOR MAPS
Closing the Gaps
• Increase participation in higher education• Increase success• Increase number of recognized programs• Increase research and development
obligations to Texas
Minority Male Initiative
• Program designed to increase participation of African American and Latino males
• A peer-to-peer or near-peer, evidence-based program for schools that serve high numbers of African American and Hispanic males.
National Enrollment Data
• Latinos– 19%
• African Americans– 14% (2012)
Texas Enrollment Data
• African American– 7.5% of AA population– 5.8% males– 9.2% females
• Latino– 5.2% of L/H population– 14% males– 19.4% females
THE UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON-VICTORIA
Basic Profile
• Downward expanded in 2010• Hispanic Serving Institution• Latinos enrolled in 2014: 29%• African Americans enrolled in 2014: 18%
Profile of Minority Males
• TSI incomplete status• Less likely to seek academic help• Lower GPAs on average• Lower retention rates• 37% first generation• Likelier to be low socioeconomic status (68%)
STUDENT INVOLVEMENT THEORY“…the most precious institutional resource may be time.”
Student Involvement Theory
• Alexander Astin– Student time as finite resource– Emphasizes involvement as a behavior– More engagement corresponds to higher rates of
persistence
Five Postulates
• Investment of physical and psychological energy in various objects
• Involvement occurs on a continuum• Has both quantitative and qualitative features• Student development is proportional to
involvement• Effectiveness of policies is related to capacity
to increase involvement
Competing for Time
• Rebekah Nathan– My Freshman Year
(2005)– “Good students have
learned a kind of Spartan efficiency” (121).
MAPS
Description
• Minority Male Advising Program for Persistence and Success
• 5 staff members from student affairs• Weekly meetings• Student Life events• Journals• Mentors
Participant Profile
• 8 in total• 87% H/L; 14% AA• 6 TSI complete; 2 TSI incomplete• All from metropolitan areas: San Antonio,
Dallas, and Houston• Majors: 3 computer science, 2 biology, 2
business administration, 1 creative writing• All lived on campus
Timeline
Implementation
• 9/1/2015 to 5/6/2016• Speakers and topics• Mentor involvement• Event requirements (5)• Meeting requirements
– Activities
Results
• GPA: 3.2/2.1• Persistence: 100%/84%• Credit completion: 100%• Event attendance: 21/8/5• Tutoring Attendance: 100%; avg. 6.4• Self-reported involvement
– On-campus employment– Student Government Association
CONCLUSIONS
Final Thoughts
• Mentoring feature• Cultural trips• Increased collaborative work• Possible incentives
Questions