Magna Publications White Paper: What Faculty Members Need to Know About Retention

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Student retention–and what faculty members should do to increase it–is one of our most requested topics for online seminars. It’s easy to understand why.



Budgets are being squeezed more than ever, and each student retained by a college or university improves the institution’s bottom line. And so, administrators are asking busy faculty members to help decrease dropout rates.


Retention is a new expectation for faculty members, and most instructors receive little, if any, direct training on it. Some faculty members are reluctant to focus on retention issues, fearing that retention efforts mean lowering academic standards.


Nothing could be farther from the truth.


With proper planning, retention-focused strategies can enhance academic rigor, revitalize coursework, and bring a renewed sense of purpose to college programming. It all begins with understanding the principles and purpose of higher education retention efforts.


Our latest Magna Publications White Paper, What Faculty Members Need to Know About Retention, explains what instructors can do to create retention-oriented classrooms.


This exclusive White Paper explains:
• 12 ways to improve retention
• The central role of faculty members in retention efforts
• Effective retention interventions to use in the classroom
• How to improve retention without sacrificing standards
• The relationship between meaningful coursework and retention
• Adapting instruction for Millennial students
• The importance of getting to know students personally
• The need to frontload assistance for at-risk students
• Why the best retention efforts are “intrusive”
• Identifying potential dropouts in your classroom
• Retention and job security
• How retention efforts can improve student evaluations
• Key retention terminology
• Creating an “endowed chair” in your department to support retention


This report includes an informative retention quiz, designed to deliver vital background information, and answers to common faculty member questions about retention. This White Paper is recommended for faculty members, instructors, academic affairs professionals and student affairs administrators and staff.


This 47-page White Paper is based on a Magna Publications Online Seminar originally presented on November 20, 2008 by Dr. Jerry Pattengale, Assistant Provost for Scholarship & Public Engagement and Professor of History at Indiana Wesleyan University. Dr. Pattengale led the development of Indiana Wesleyan University’s first-year experience program, which saw dramatically improved retention rates. He speaks frequently on student motivation and success at national conferences and through media venues.


Cost
What Faculty Members Need to Know About Retention: A Magna White Paper is available in print format for $169. For pricing on multiple copies and information on Campus Access Licenses email customer service or call 800-433-0499 ext. 2.


As front-line defenders in the war against student attrition, faculty members have a crucial role to play. Help the professors on your campus fulfill retention expectations by investing in What Faculty Members Need to Know About Retention: A Magna White Paper today.

Magna Publications White Paper: What Faculty Members Need to Know About Retention