Increasing Student Retention
We offer compelling programs & strategies for engaging & retaining today’s college student. From keynotes to ice breakers to a semester-long program series, our goal is to help you increase your retention rate. We want students to stay engaged and stay to graduate.
STUDENT CONNECTION = STUDENT SUCCESS = STUDENT RETENTION
Students are more likely to succeed when they feel a connection to school. According to Robert W. Blum, school connectedness not only increases the likelihood of academic success, it also reduces the likelihood of student engagement in health-compromising behaviors (Blum, R. W. A case for school connectedness. Educational Leadership, April 2005, p. 16-19.) Blum cites research supporting the belief that students who feel connected to school are less likely to "use substances, exhibit emotional distress, demonstrate violent or deviant behavior, experience suicidal thoughts or attempt suicide and become pregnant" and are more likely to "succeed academically and graduate" (p. 17). Although Blum's research deals mostly with adolescents, it is possible and probable that college students would experience the same benefits of connectedness.
When college students feel connected with their campus community, they are more likely to stay in school, participate in school, and graduate. If you are looking for ways to increase connection and retention on your campus, you've found it.
Our programs are a great way for students to create connections.
Icebreakers | Keynotes
3 hours to 3 days
Intensive semester/year long series of programs
An introduction to Troy Stende's ice breaker programs.
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David's Story...
David was driving back to campus after his usual weekend trip home when he had a revelation: for the very first time, he realized he wasn't leaving home to go to school; he was leaving home to go to his other home.
We believe the core of what it takes to get students to stay on campus is centered on connections.
It's about them making the shift from "I'm going home for the weekend" to "I'm going home for the week". Meaning, once a student calls campus "home", they are hooked until graduation...and often beyond. Students who love their school, who "bleed blue and gold" go on to become alumni who come back--and give back for a lifetime.
That shift is created through connections, relationships, a sense of belonging and a sense of purpose. Our programs focus on all of that...and much more.
How student retention saves $$$$$...
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