The Pillars of Student Success

OOHLALA Webinar Series

What you will learn today

• The mindset of a Gen-Z student

• The three pillars of student success

• Why Lyon College students were 2.4times more likely to attend events

• How McGill University saved over 250FTE employee hours during orientation

• What enabled Lindsey Wilson College toaffect a 17.5% decrease in attrition rate

• Answers to your questions

About Haider

• Over 10 years working in Higher Education

• B.A. – Economics and MBA – Leadership

• Director of Content and Strategic Partnerships

• Multiple conference presentations, includingCASE

• Twitter: @_haider

• Email: haider@oohlalamobile.com

About OOHLALA

• Mobile OS for Higher Education

• Built with efficacy, data andintegration in mind

• Over 175 partners and counting

• Over 90% of surveyed studentsrecommended the app to friends

• Featured in EDUCAUSE, TechCrunch,Forbes 30 under 30 and Campus-Technology

Gen-Z and Mobile Technology

The Changing Lives of Generation Z Students

• Average attention span: 8 seconds

• 61% would like to be entrepreneurs,rather than employees, after college

• Average mobile penetration: 85%

• Time spent socializing: 7.6 hrs/day

• Check their mobile device: 150 times/day

90% of the world’s top institutions have amobile app

What is Student Success?

Dr. Vincent Tinto | Syracuse University

• Self-Efficacy: Belief in ability to succeed

• Sense of Belonging: Members of acommunity

• Perceived Value of Curriculum: Value oflearning influences motivation to persist

• “Institutions have to adopt the studentperspective and ask how … they shouldact so that more of their students want topersist to completion.”

Lyon College: Engagement

Lyon College

• Four-year institution in Batesville, AR

• Religious/Lib-Arts | approx. 650 students

• Key Issues:• Students didn’t know when events

were happening• Difficulty in navigating complex

systems to understand whereinformation resided

• Student Perspective:• Ability to engage is limited• Perceived value of experience is low

Lyon College – Students First

Lyon College – Engagement Impact

Lyon College – Event Attendance

0.73

1.78

Non-App Users App Users

McGill University: Community

McGill University

• Four-Year institution in Montreal, QC

• Research | approx. 40,000 students

• Key Issues:• Large, complex, decentralized

institution• Students can feel detached• 1 in 5 international students

• Student Perspective:• Difficult to navigate systems• Ability to connect with people – can

be overwhelming

McGill University – Students First

McGill University – Building a Community

McGill University – Institutional buy-in

Lindsey Wilson College: Retention

Lindsey Wilson College

• Four-Year institution in Columbia, KY

• Rural Campus | approx. 2,200 students

• Key Issues:• First-generation students• High attrition rate• Widespread disengagement

• Student Perspective:• Perceived value of education• Disengagement from Faculty and

administrators

Lindsey Wilson College – Immediate Impact

Lindsey Wilson College – Creating Persistance

Lindsey Wilson College – Attrition Rate Impact

32.7%

15.2%

Non Users App Users

Recap: What we learned today

• The mindset of a Gen-Z student

• The three pillars of student success

• Why Lyon College students were 2.4times more likely to attend events

• How McGill University saved over 250FTE employee hours during orientation

• What enabled Lindsey Wilson College toaffect a 17.5% decrease in attrition rate

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