Second-Year Retention: Challenges, Programming & Assessment

Description  Challenge - Supporting and retaining sophomores It can be a challenge to find the time, resources and techniques to retain sophomore students as so much of our attention is spent on first-year retention initiatives. What strategies can campuses employ to increase sophomore retention by engaging students across the domains of learning, purpose, and connection? What assessment approaches yield the most robust data? Key Takeaway Increasing sophomore retention requires intentionality across three domains vital to sophomore success – learning, purpose, and connection. Webinar participants will access programs and assessment strategies applicable to their campuses that directly address each domain. Overview Retention and completion initiatives often focus on students in the first year, and rightly so. The first year is certainly a point of maximum impact for retention programming. However, enhancing retention beyond the first year also presents a significant opportuni