Using Proactive, Analytics-

Based Advising to Close

Achievement Gaps

NACADA Annual Conference

St. Louis, MO

October 12, 2017

Panel Participants

Timothy M. Renick, Ph.D.

Vice President for Enrollment Management

& Student Success and Vice Provost

Georgia State University

Derrick Tillman-Kelly, Ph.D.

University Innovation Alliance Fellow The Ohio State University

Panel Moderator: Sheila Hurt, Purdue University

Kerry Kincanon

Director, Exploratory Advising &

Advising Initiatives

Oregon State University

Brittany Allensworth

College Success AdvisorPurdue University

Top Income Quartile

Bottom Income Quartile

Are We the Problem?

Overwhelming Choices

Source: Education Advisory Board

The Advisement Challenge: The Murky Middle

Advisement: GPS Advising

Predictive Analytics Project with EAB

Academic Program Maps: B.S. in Chemistry

SEMESTER 1 SEMESTER 2

Complete 1 of ENGL 1101, ENGL 1102 or ENGL

1103 (C or Better)

Complete MATH 1113 or Higher (B- or Better)

Complete CHEM 1211K (B- or Better)

Complete ENGL 1102 or 1103 (C or Better)

Complete MATH 2211 or Higher (B- or Better)

Complete CHEM 1212K (B- or Better)

Maintain a cumulative GPA of 2.25 or Better

SEMESTER 3 SEMESTER 4

Complete CHEM 2400 (B- or Better)

Complete MATH 2212 (C or better)

Complete PHY 2211k (C or better)

Complete CHEM 3410 (C or better)

PHY 2212k ( B- or Better) (C or better)

Maintain a cumulative GPA of 2.25 or Better

SEMESTER 5 SEMESTER 6

Complete CHEM 4000 with a C or Better

Complete CHEM 4110 with a C or Better

Complete CHEM 4010 with a C or Better

Complete CHEM 4120 with a C or Better

SEMESTER 7 SEMESTER 8

Complete CHEM 4160 with a B- or better Complete CHEM 4190 with a C or Better

Alerts Based on Historical RPG Data

70.0%66.7%

39.5%

8.3%

A B C D/F

Introduction to Chemistry

Natural Science majors

Graduation Rate in Major by Introductory Course Grade

81.8%

73.9%

25.0%

6.2%

A B C D/F

Comparative Politics

Political Science majors

66.7%

55.5%

12.5%

0.0%

A B C D/F

Music Theory I

Music majors

51,54552,150

Results: Increased Retention

89.0%

87.9%

84.6%

83.4%

Fall 2013

Fall 2012

Fall 2011

Fall 2010

Increased Average First Term RetentionFall to Spring Retention

Freshmen with 30-hours of Passing Credit After 12 Months

2012-13 47%2013-14 53%2014-15 56%2015-16 63%

Rapidly Improving Progression Rates

140 140141 141

138

135

133

130

135

140

145

2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16

Credit Hours at Completion: All Bachelors

Students

Results: Decline in Time to Degree

Confounding Expectations

STEM Degrees ConferredSince 2011 (enrollment change)

Black +69% (12%)

Black Male +111% (15%)

Hispanic +226% (22%)

MAAPS

The University Innovation Alliance is:

Arizona State UniversityGeorgia State UniversityIowa State UniversityMichigan State UniversityThe Ohio State UniversityOregon State University

Purdue UniversityUniversity of California-RiversideUniversity of Central FloridaUniversity of KansasUniversity of Texas at Austin

Next-Level Collaboration

MAAPS: Monitoring Advising Analytics to Promote Success

• $9 Million “First in the World” Grant

• All 11 Universities of the University Innovation Alliance

• 10,000+ Low Income and First Generation Students Tracked

MAAPS Advising Components

No FLC FLC

• Personalized Academic Maps

• Regular Monitoring of Students

for On-Track Status and Risk

Factors

• Proactive Advising Interventions

MAAPS Data Collection

No FLC FLC

Uniform Tracking of the

Type of Advice Given

GSU REDCap Contacts as of February 15, 2017

Uniformly Tracked Advising Interventions

•Registration holds•Drops &

Withdrawals•Major Changes• Faculty alerts•Underperformance

in Gateway courses

Most Frequent Proactive Interventions

Year One Preliminary: MAAPS GPA Bands

1.7%3.5% 3.7%

6.7%8.9%

16.0%

28.1%

24.0%

7.4%

0.8% 0.4% 1.2%3.7%

11.4%

19.0%

28.6%27.3%

7.5%

0.0%

5.0%

10.0%

15.0%

20.0%

25.0%

30.0%

35.0%

0.0 .01 - 0.99 1.0 - 1.49 1.5 - 1.99 2.0 - 2.49 2.5 - 2.99 3.0 - 3.49 3.5 - 3.99 4.0+

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f St

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ents

Control Treatment

Year One Preliminary: Course Pass Rates

12.3%

85.8%

8.6%

89.8%

0.0%

10.0%

20.0%

30.0%

40.0%

50.0%

60.0%

70.0%

80.0%

90.0%

100.0%

DFW rate Grade of C or higher

Control Treatment

Why This

Work Matters

Georgia State Undergraduate Degrees Awarded

Bachelor’s Degrees Awarded Annually

2009-10 2016 - 17 6-Year Change % Change

African American 1,001 2,040 +1,039 +103%

Pell 1,298 2,957 +1,659 +128%

Hispanic 196 509 +313 +160%

+36,000More Pell and First Gen

Graduates Across the UIA

Panel Participants

Timothy M. Renick, Ph.D.

Vice President for Enrollment Management

& Student Success and Vice Provost

Georgia State University

Derrick Tillman-Kelly, Ph.D.

University Innovation Alliance Fellow The Ohio State University

Panel Moderator: Sheila Hurt, Purdue University

Kerry Kincanon

Director, Exploratory Advising &

Advising Initiatives

Oregon State University

Brittany Allensworth

College Success AdvisorPurdue University