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Actions, Programs, and Improvements
- Career Readiness and Life Design modules and badges launched
- Dual enrollment expansion with CCSD
- B.A. in General Studies and B.S. in General Sciences launched
- Chatbot launched by Enrollment and Student Services
- Outsourcing of Financial Aid call center and verification
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Actions, Programs, and Improvements
- Rebel Rebound (for justice impacted students) and Fostering Scholars (for former foster youth) launched
- Online, asynchronous version of Equity Institute launched
- Inaugural MSI Student Success Summit
- Full-scale implementation of co-requisite math and English courses
- Approximately 1,200 students enrolled in coreq math courses in fall 2021: percentages earning C or better are as follows: Math 120E (78%), Math 124E (67%), Math 126E (73%).
- Approximately 500 students enrolled in coreq English courses in fall 2021: percentages earning C or better were (66%).
- Rebel Success Scholars retention grants launched
- Positive impact on UNLV’s overall FY retention rate for this cohort (2020) was almost 3% - if these students were purged our retention rate would have declined to approximately 74%. 174/176 (99%) of the students enrolled in the Fall 2021 term.132 (75%) of the RSS students enrolled in fall 2021 also returned for spring 2022.
FY Retention Rate: 77.4%, 4-Year Graduation Rate: 25.3%, 6-Year Graduation Rate: 47.1%
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Actions, Programs, and Improvements
- First Year Advisors hired
- 98% (3890 of 3961) of the 2021 FYR cohort met with a FY advisor. 91% (3608) had 2 or more appointments with a FY advisor. 89% (3458 of 3961) were retained from fall 2021 to spring 2022.
- National Assessment of Collegiate Campus Climate administered
- All Academic Success Center and Academic Advising services became available virtually
- Division of Student Affairs launched a variety of student support services related to the COVID-19 pandemic, including vaccines, testing, telehealth services, and the "How Can We Help?" form
FY Retention Rate: 79.8%, 4-Year Graduation Rate: 22.2%, 6-Year Graduation Rate: 44.3%
- First Year Advisors hired
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Actions, Programs, and Improvements
- Campus-wide peer mentoring launched
- 114 peer mentors served 2,031 mentees through over 9,500 hours of mentoring. 89.06% of mentees agreed or strongly agreed that overall, the Peer Mentor program was helpful. Mentees from fall 2020 were retained to spring 2021 at a two percent higher rate than the overall rate for the fall 2020 FTFT cohort.
- Study Week Tutoring in the Dining Commons launched
- Educational Equity Institute launched
- More than 140 UNLV faculty have completed the Institute.
FY Retention Rate: 79.4%, 4-Year Graduation Rate: 19.4%, 6-Year Graduation Rate: 44.9%
- Campus-wide peer mentoring launched
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Actions, Programs, and Improvements
- NSHE transfer agreements launched
- Created year-by-year plans for students intending to transfer from an A.A., A.S., or A.B. program at CSN to a Bachelor's degree program at UNLV without any loss of credits.
- Supporting Our Students (SOS) Emergency Fund established
FY Retention Rate: 75.9%, 4-Year Graduation Rate: 17.2%, 6-Year Graduation Rate: 42.9%
- NSHE transfer agreements launched
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Actions, Programs, and Improvements
- Student Outreach Specialists launched
- First year retention increased by 8 percentage points for at-risk students; retention gaps reduced or eliminated for at-risk students who self-identified as members of racial/ethnic minority groups.
- First UNLV Pride Conference, which would later become First-Gen Connect
- Early Alert Progress Reports in EAB Navigate replace mid-semester grades
FY Retention Rate: 74.4%, 4-Year Graduation Rate: 16.8%, 6-Year Graduation Rate: 41.6%
- Student Outreach Specialists launched
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Actions, Programs, and Improvements
- Sciences, Engineering, and Business Pathways programs launched in ASC
- Initial launch of EAB Navigate consolidated academic advising platform
- HOPE Scholars program launched to assist students experiencing housing insecurity
FY Retention Rate: 77.1%, 4-Year Graduation Rate: 12.9%, 6-Year Graduation Rate: 40.7%
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Actions, Programs, and Improvements
- Academic Success Center opened the Coaching Spot in the Student Services Complex
FY Retention Rate: 74.1%, 4-Year Graduation Rate: 13.4%, 6-Year Graduation Rate: 40.5%
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Actions, Programs, and Improvements
- Fifteen to Finish launched
- Percentage of first year students enrolled in 15+ credits/semester increased from 31.9% to 61.2%, average first-semester credits increased from 13.6 to 14.7; 4-year graduation rate increased from 11.7% to 16.8% for first cohort and to 25.3% for fourth cohort.
- Retention Progression & Completion Coordinator positions and College RPC Committees created
- Fitness for Finals launched
FY Retention Rate: 76.7%, 4-Year Graduation Rate: 11.7%, 6-Year Graduation Rate: 39.3%
- Fifteen to Finish launched
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Actions, Programs, and Improvements
- Expanded study hall for Student Athlete Academic Services
- By 2017, Student Athletes earned a collective 3.0 GPA for the first time in 15 years and would continue to achieve record high GPAs each semester thereafter.
FY Retention Rate: 77.3%, 4-Year Graduation Rate: 12.9%, 6-Year Graduation Rate: 43.0%
- Expanded study hall for Student Athlete Academic Services