How Do First-Year Assessment Results Tell Us What We Need to Do to Improve Sophomore Retention?

In this session we will share the different methods of assessment that our used within our own unit as well as units that we work closely with in Student Affairs.   

We will present information on how we utilize Residential Education assessment, University 101, a required first-year one credit course, Adventure West Virginia, New Student Orientation, Study Abroad, and the Office of Retention and Research all as major resources for freshmen student retention. The resources associated with each of these units/courses lead to the success of students in their freshmen year.  We want to review how the assessment of these resources assists not only with retention during their freshmen year, but success in their sophomore year as well.