![]() ![]() They fall under the overarching goal of helping new students make a successful transition, both academically and personally. Fostering academic success, helping students to discover and connect with the university, and preparing student for responsible lives are the tenets of the University of South Carolina’s first-year learning outcomes. The program “seeks to deepen the contact new students have with faculty, staff, and fellow students in order to improve learning and persistence to graduation”. ![]() Their first-year program mission statements reflect this retention theme.īall State University’s Freshman Connections mission is to accelerate the process for new students to learn and succeed at Ball State. Ball State, University of South Carolina, and Appalachian State are among those recognized as Institutions of Excellence in the First College Year. With that in mind, most first-year program mission statements are framed around increasing academic performance and retention. ![]() ![]() Specific reasons are related to resources and the direct relationship between retention to enrollment and institutional income. First-year programming on most campuses originated from the topic of retention of students to the second year of college and persistence to graduation. ![]()
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