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Why They Stay
by Larry C. Christenson | Mar 29, 2013
A campus culture that ensures success and retention is built one caring person at a time.
Almost everyone is familiar with the scenario of an opening convocation for first-year students when the president pauses dramatically to say, “Look to your left, look to your right; one of you will not be ... Read More »
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Easing the college transition: MAP-Works survey complements UI focus on student success
by Lin Larson | Mar 19, 2013
Danielle DeRouen didn’t expect anyone to be paying attention.
Like other first-year University of Iowa students, she completed the online MAP-Works survey as part of the College Expectations course required of all new UI undergrads. The survey asked how she was adjusting to academic, social, ... Read More »
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MAP-Works seeks to help new students adjust
by Adam Harris | Feb 12, 2013
Having trouble adjusting?
A new program called MAP-Works has been launched this semester to assist freshmen and transfer students as they adapt to Baylor life.
MAP-Works uses survey questions to find out what students are struggling with in their academic and everyday lives.
The ... Read More »
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MAP-Works Student Retention Platform Reports Over $25 Million in Institutional Savings in 2012
by Lisa Hickey | Feb 12, 2013
MAP-Works, the leading student success and retention program, today announced results of its 2012 campus implementation, showing 1,561 students were retained with over $25 million saved by sixty reporting institutions that use the MAP-Works student retention software.
The survey, conducted ... Read More »
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Retention survey results concern MU trustees
by Cheryl R. Clarke | Nov 30, 2012
Mansfield University's Council of Trustees heard the results Wednesday of a survey taken of first-year, first-time freshmen that left them concerned.
The information, presented by Associate Directors for Student Life Ruth Hermansen and Andee Dunham, showed as many as one-third of those ... Read More »
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MAP-Works surveys connect freshman students with resources
by Mary Ellen Knewtson | Nov 30, 2012
The School of Undergraduate Studies will invite UT freshmen to participate in the first in a series of surveys Wednesday meant to identify freshmen struggling with the transition from high school to college.
The surveys, called MAP-Works, are part of a third-party program to improve retention ... Read More »
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Four iPads Awarded for Participation in MAP-Works
by Allyson Roberts | Nov 30, 2012
Tim Cairy, director of Widener’s
Student Success and Retention
Office, oversaw the administration
of MAP-Works, the university’s new
student retention software, earlier this
semester. The software, which stands
for Making Achievement Possible,
is designed to help Widener faculty
and staff ... Read More »
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The Importance of Assessment (via the Talking Stick)
by Lisa Hickey | Sep 10, 2012
Award-winning program shows how continued assessment can lead to continued improvement.
Where do we begin? That was the question the University of Wisconsin-Stout housing staff asked themselves when reviewing the analysis from their spring ACUHO-I/EBI Resident Assessment. On the heels of ... Read More »
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Online program helps Appalachian students reach their academic goals
by Appalachian State University | Sep 07, 2012
An online program that helps freshmen and transfer students keep on track academically and socially is being implemented at Appalachian State University.
The survey-based program is called MAP-Works, which stands for Making Achievement Possible. It helps students track their academic and ... Read More »
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Scholarship Applicants Reveal the Positive Impact of MAP-Works
by EBI MAP-Works | Aug 09, 2012
EBI MAP-Works created the MAP-Works (Making Achievement Possible) Scholarship to provide an opportunity for students to share how MAP-Works impacted their college experiences. The scholarship was intended to assist students in helping to reduce the cost of their college education. In order for ... Read More »