I recently wrote about the myriad ways we are working to recruit more students to SIU Carbondale. These efforts are paying off. Our number of transfer students is up as is our yield rate for getting admitted students to register for classes. For the second year in a row, our freshman class had the highest…
Recently, I shared the many strategies we are implementing to recruit new students, from more on-the-ground outreach to use of innovative technology tools. We are doing as much in retention, as well, including enhanced academic advisement; implementation of an early warning system to identify students who may be struggling; hands-on learning experiences through research, creative…