USA Funds^® 2007 Symposium "Pursuing Excellence in Student Preparation, Access and Success."

PowerPoint presentations

• Attracting and Retaining Students Through Quality Service  - Tim Culver, associate vice president, Noel-Levitz.
• Data Mining Part II: Overcoming the Challenges of Moving to the Next Level  - Lana Low, retention consultant.
• The Baldrige Education Criteria for Performance Excellence  - Jeff Lucas, social scientist, Baldrige National Quality Program.

Other tools to involve students in student-success programs

• Morgan State University  (17.2 Mb) - Tiffany Beth McMillan, director of student retention, Earl G. Graves School of Business & Management.
• Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College  - Larry Anderson, vce president of administration & student life.
• San Diego City College  - Rafael D. Alvarez, Title V activity manager.

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USA Funds 2006 Symposium "Adopting the Plan — Models for Student Success."

PowerPoint presentations

• Change management: Overcoming obstacles to implementation - Carole Anne Simpson, USA Funds debt-management consultant.
• InterAmerican University, Ponce Campus - Alberto Rodriguez, academic chairperson of the humanities department.
• Jarvis Christian College - Darrell Guthrie, outreach counselor; Johnnye Jones, vice president, academic affairs; and Felecia Tyiska, director of recruitment and admissions.
• Mining Retention Data - Lana Low, retention consultant.
• Morgan State University - Tiffany Beth McMillan, director of student retention.
• New Mexico State University, Carlsbad - Michael Cleary, chief student services officer; Karla Thompson, director, counseling and student development ; and  Tonya Faulkner, director, developmental studies.
• Nova Southeastern University - Carla Lord-Hardy, manager, debt management.
• Retention Planning - Tim Culver, Associate Vice President, Noel Levitz.
• Southern University - Dana Carpenter, associate vice chancellor for enrollment management/university college and Jaquator Hamer, director, retention and transition services.

Other tools

• 'Fishbone' Diagrams  - Symposium participants created these diagrams to identify the causes and effects related to topics discussed during the symposium.
• Action-plan worksheet.
• Bibliography.
• Data-mining worksheet.
• Southern University and A&M College retention plan.

USA Funds 2005 Symposium "It Takes a Campus to Retain A Student."

• Writing Effective Action Plans - Tim Culver, associate vice president, Noel-Levitz.
• Managing Change - Carol Buchli and Carole Ann Simpson, USA Funds debt-management consultants.
• Financial Literacy and Student Success - Marcia Coleman and Chris Miller, USA Funds debt-management consultants.
• Measuring Outcomes of Student Retention - Lana Low, retention consultant.