Proactive advising, economic impact, new degrees at trustee meeting

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Efforts to continually improve student success at Miami University include converging areas of data analytics and personal advising.
Miami’s Student Success Committee (SSC) reported to Miami University trustees at their April 20-21 meetings that SSC members are working to identify key success markers and to intervene earlier in a student’s time on campus to support him/her in achieving those markers. Already, data show at-risk students gaining in GPA and retention.
Miami’s increased retention and graduation rates, both goals of its 2020 Plan, were part of the integrative, holistic approach toward strengthening student success since the SSC was formed in 2014. Committee members are from the divisions of Academic Affairs, Student Affairs and Enrollment Management and Student Success.
Initiatives undertaken to date include use of predictive analytics for advising, identifying at-risk students, use of the UNV 101 and First-year Experience courses to emphasize career goals as a means of encouragement, analysis of a student satisfaction survey and transition survey of new students, academic policy review and enhanced international student support.
Ron Scott, assistant vice president for diversity initiatives, updated trustees on development of the university’s diversity and inclusion statement, a draft of which was shared with all Miami campuses for feedback and ideas.
President Greg Crawford’s presentation included highlights of diversity initiatives tied to academics, co-curricular experiences and the performing arts.
He also informed trustees of Miami’s recent economic impact report showing:
For each $1 the state of Ohio invested in Miami University in fiscal year 2016, the university generated an additional $7.30 from other sources.
In 2015-2016, Miami University and its employees, students and visitors spent an estimated $920 million in Ohio. Using a common multiplier of 1.0608 (dollars spent at least one more time, on average, before leaving Ohio), the total annual impact of this spending was $1.9 billion – more than 25 times greater than the state’s $75.8 million investment in the ...

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