Déjà vu! Didn’t we cover this at

orientation? A new approach to group

advising:

Freshmen & Transfer RE-Orientation

Brenda Truman, MSU College of Business

Freshmen Re-Orientation (FRO)Group advising session,

Target first semester freshmen,

Strategically scheduled near course registration

FRO Program GoalsReinforce mechanics of

registration and course selection, advising, student resources, and academic planning.

Build a sense of community and belonging amongst our students.

PromotionEmailFacebookBUS 101 in-class announcementDistribution of Personal Data

Forms (PDF) at the event

The Program60 minutes

Welcome from the Interim Dean Course Selection & Registration College & MSU Resources Interactive Online Scavenger Hunt

SurveyMonkey

AttendanceAbout 55% (100 of 183) freshmen

Miracle of ChampChange

Freshmen Academic DataAvg ACT Avg SAT Sp12GPA

Attended FRO    

Business Majors 25.26 1128.46 3.13

Stop out 21.63 1065.00 2.24

Change of Curriculum 23.33 1165.00 3.00

Attended Average 24.53 1126.67 3.00

Did NOT Attend FRO    

Business Majors 22.72 1040.00 2.75

Stop out 22.70 1001.25 2.06

Change of Curriculum 24.25 1092.50 2.43

Did Not Attend Averages 22.84 1035.83 2.52

       

Overall Freshmen Averages 23.80 1086.30 2.80

Programmatic ChangesAdjust timing Increase participation

BGEN 194US (formerly BUS101US) student associates bring students – competition

Engage Resident Advisors on Business Floor

Increase advertisement in BGEN 194US

Transfer Re-Orientation (TRO)One-on-one meetings with first

semester transfer students, Review application of transfer work, Create second semester schedule, Reaffirm their transition to MSU is

complete

TRO Program GoalsAnswer any remaining questions

about transfer credit, formal admission to the College, and advising.

Complete transition to MSU

TRO Statistics: Promotion

Personalized Email Online appointment scheduling

Flyer attached to Personal Data Form (PDF)

Attendance About 34% (20 of 59) transfer students

FRO/TRO Participant Enrollment: Fall to Fall Retention

    Total Left MSU CoC Still in CoBStill at MSU (CoB +

Coc)

Attend FRO or TRO                  

FR (183) 99 13.13% 13 12.12% 12 74.74% 74 86.86% 86

TR (59) 20 20.00% 4 0% 0 80.00% 16 80.00% 16

Total (242) 119 14.29% 17 10.08% 12 75.63% 90 85.71% 102

Did Not Attend                

FR (183) 84 38.10% 32 8.33% 7 53.57% 45 61.90% 52

TR (59) 39 38.46% 15 10.26% 4 51.28% 20 61.54% 24

  Total (242) 123 38.21% 47 8.94% 11 52.85% 65 61.79% 76

                 

  Grand Total 242 26.45% 64 9.50% 23 64.05% 155 73.55% 178

MSU Freshmen Retention rate from first fall to second fall: 74.1% (1st time; full time)

Questions?

Brenda TrumanAssistant Director of Student ServicesCollege of BusinessMontana State Universitybstruman@montana.edu406-994-4683