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Seal of Excelencia 2024

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Over the last five years, there has been an 11% increase in the four-year graduation rate for Latinx students. Targeted initiatives include first-year programs, academic resources, mentorship programs and student engagement activities. years, compared to the collegewide average of 5.2 in 2022-23.

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Success coaching retains first-year students

Confessions of a Community College Dean

What’s working: Koons attributes part of Kansas Wesleyan’s record retention numbers to the library’s first-year programming, because students who engage with their coaches have higher retention rates compared to their peers who don’t. Nationally, retention is a bit higher; about 66.4

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Engaging with Hope and Beyond

Hope College Network

My first year was marked by my significant involvement in Hope’s Phelps Scholars Program, which is a first-year program that helps students develop the tools needed to navigate our multicultural world. and the various extracurricular activities that I was a part of helped to make Hope feel more like home.