Programs aim for high retention
Freshmen targeted for successful transitions
Stephen Byard
Issue date: 4/15/10 Section: News
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According to Dr. Fran Bender, assistant provost for retention and student success, last year's average was 66.9 percent, 7 percent higher than the previous year. Bender also said the only major program made to help boost student success during that time was the FAST program.
Bender said the FAST program began in 2008 as a result of the extremely low retention rate at UTC. The retention rate is a statistic released each year two weeks after the fall semester begins. It represents the percentage of students who have returned from the previous year.
The goal of FAST is to teach freshmen good habits regarding class attendance and to help those individuals who are having trouble adjusting to college life by providing them with tutoring, advising, counseling and career planning services.
Bender said the program is meant to help freshmen balance independence with responsibility.
The program works by keeping record of the attendance of all UTC freshmen. When a professor reports that a freshman in his or her class has missed two class periods the student is contacted via e-mail and receives a visit from his or her room advisor.
Bender said the goal of FAST is to send one message to all freshmen: "Go to class. Period."
Dr. Paul Watson, head of the psychology department, said he cannot speculate on what the rate will be by this year but he does think the university is doing a great job of making retention a priority.
Some students are thankful that there is a policy in place that reminds them of the importance of going to class. "It helps students get into a good routine of going to class," Zachary Peltz, a Memphis freshman said.
Although some students like the policy, others such as Jenny Boyd, a Knoxville freshman, think the program is bad.
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