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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#270F8D">Bill,
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#270F8D">We have the same issue.
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~Elizabeth <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Calligraphy";color:#270F8D">Elizabeth A. Clune-Kneuer, M.Ed.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#270F8D">Assistant Director of Institutional Research
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#270F8D">Office of Institutional Research and Reporting<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#270F8D">Glendening Hall 146
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#270F8D">St. Mary's College of Maryland<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#270F8D">18952 E. Fisher Rd.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#270F8D">St. Mary's City, MD 20686<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#270F8D">ph: (240) 895-4274<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#270F8D">fax: (240) 895-4472<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> Scott Bevins [mailto:pb8q@uvawise.edu]
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<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, March 23, 2011 9:20 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> mwilkers@umw.edu; JMiller@uwsuper.edu; lboyce@usao.edu; coplac-ir@lists.onenet.net; anita.fraley@gcsu.edu; gravely@unca.edu; blanni@ramapo.edu; bcarter@unca.edu; spellman@unca.edu; lashleyb@easternct.edu; cassandra.slaybaugh@mwsu.edu; ccarson@keene.edu;
rawlings@maine.edu; emacker@unca.edu; Clune, Elizabeth A; instresearch@fortlewis.edu; otwellg@hsu.edu; HWen@ncf.edu; Jason.Canales@mcla.edu; rao@geneseo.edu; coghlanl@evergreen.edu; dorman.laura@uis.edu; davism@montevallo.edu; kmascett@montevallo.edu; StillmaM@sou.edu;
nasher@truman.edu; helsper@morris.umn.edu; mcglamery_o@fortlewis.edu; pat.parson@sonoma.edu; smaene@shepherd.edu; thanson@ualberta.ca; tedderw@hsu.edu<br>
<b>Cc:</b> tande@umw.edu; afinelli@umw.edu<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: Request from Bill Spellman...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Bill,<br>
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UVa-Wise has the same situation as Mary Washington.<br>
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Scott<br>
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Scott Bevins (from my Blackberry)<br>
Dir of Institutional Research<br>
UVA's College at Wise<br>
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-----Original Message-----<br>
From: Mathew Wilkerson (mwilkers) <mwilkers@umw.edu><br>
To: Miller,James L <JMiller@uwsuper.edu>; lboyce@usao.edu <lboyce@usao.edu>; coplac-ir@lists.onenet.net <coplac-ir@lists.onenet.net>; 'Anita Fraley' <anita.fraley@gcsu.edu>; 'Archer Gravely' <gravely@unca.edu>; 'Babs Varano' <blanni@ramapo.edu>; 'Beth Carter'
<bcarter@unca.edu>; 'Bill Spellman' <spellman@unca.edu>; 'Brian Lashley' <lashleyb@easternct.edu>; 'Cassandra Slaybaugh' <cassandra.slaybaugh@mwsu.edu>; 'Cristi Carson' <ccarson@keene.edu>; 'Doug Rawlings' <rawlings@maine.edu>; 'Elizabeth Acker' <emacker@unca.edu>;
'Elizabeth Clune' <eaclune@smcm.edu>; 'Fort Lewis Institutional Research' <instresearch@fortlewis.edu>; 'Ginger Otwell' <otwellg@hsu.edu>; 'Hui-Min Wen' <HWen@ncf.edu>; 'Jason Canales' <Jason.Canales@mcla.edu>; 'Julie Rao' <rao@geneseo.edu>; 'Laura Coghlan'
<coghlanl@evergreen.edu>; Laura Dorman <dorman.laura@uis.edu>; 'Martha Davis' <davism@montevallo.edu>; 'Mascetti, Kris' <kmascett@montevallo.edu>; 'Matt Stillman' <StillmaM@sou.edu>; Nancy Asher <nasher@truman.edu>; 'Nancy Helsper' <helsper@morris.umn.edu>;
'Orien McGlamery' <mcglamery_o@fortlewis.edu>; 'Pat Parson' <pat.parson@sonoma.edu>; 'Sarah Maene' <smaene@shepherd.edu>; Scott Bevins; 'Tim Hanson' <thanson@ualberta.ca>; 'Wrenette Tedder' <tedderw@hsu.edu><br>
CC: Taiwo Ande (tande) <tande@umw.edu>; Ashley Finelli (afinelli) <afinelli@umw.edu><br>
Sent: Wed Mar 23 20:57:44 2011<br>
Subject: RE: Request from Bill Spellman...<br>
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Bill,<br>
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We are in the same boat. We do not collect this information either. None of our students begin in a major as first-time college students and our students can declare at different times. Therefore, we are not able to establish cohorts and standards for tracking
graduation rates by major.<br>
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<br>
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Mathew Wilkerson<br>
Director of Institutional Research<br>
<br>
Office of Institutional Analysis and Effectiveness<br>
<br>
University of Mary Washington<br>
Office: (540) 654-1281<br>
FAX: (540) 654-1358<br>
<a href="http://www.umw.edu/iae/">http://www.umw.edu/iae/</a><br>
mwilkers@umw.edu<br>
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From: Miller,James L [<a href="mailto:JMiller@uwsuper.edu">mailto:JMiller@uwsuper.edu</a>]<br>
Sent: Wednesday, March 23, 2011 7:16 PM<br>
To: lboyce@usao.edu; coplac-ir@lists.onenet.net; 'Anita Fraley'; 'Archer Gravely'; 'Babs Varano'; 'Beth Carter'; 'Bill Spellman'; 'Brian Lashley'; 'Cassandra Slaybaugh'; 'Cristi Carson'; 'Doug Rawlings'; 'Elizabeth Acker'; 'Elizabeth Clune'; 'Fort Lewis Institutional
Research'; 'Ginger Otwell'; 'Hui-Min Wen'; 'Jason Canales'; 'Julie Rao'; 'Laura Coghlan'; Laura Dorman; 'Martha Davis'; 'Mascetti, Kris'; Mathew Wilkerson (mwilkers); 'Matt Stillman'; Nancy Asher; 'Nancy Helsper'; 'Orien McGlamery'; 'Pat Parson'; 'Sarah Maene';
'Scott Bevins'; 'Tim Hanson'; 'Wrenette Tedder'<br>
Subject: RE: Request from Bill Spellman...<br>
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<br>
Bill,<br>
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We do not, because our “n” counts are small and because at our university, students declare their major at different times, so it’s difficult to establish a legitimate freshmen cohort by major. We are trying to determine what metrics should be used to examine
departmental success, but we have not yet solved this one.<br>
<br>
Jim<br>
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<br>
<br>
Jim Miller<br>
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University of Wisconsin-Superior <<a href="http://www.uwsuper.edu/">http://www.uwsuper.edu/</a>> <br>
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P.O. Box 2000, Belknap & Catlin Streets<br>
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Superior, WI 54880<br>
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715/394-8396<br>
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<br>
<br>
President<br>
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National Association for College Admission Counseling <<a href="http://www.nacacnet.org/">http://www.nacacnet.org/</a>><br>
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From: lboyce@usao.edu [<a href="mailto:lboyce@usao.edu">mailto:lboyce@usao.edu</a>]<br>
Sent: Wednesday, March 23, 2011 10:40 AM<br>
To: coplac-ir@lists.onenet.net; 'Anita Fraley'; 'Archer Gravely'; 'Babs Varano'; 'Beth Carter'; 'Bill Spellman'; 'Brian Lashley'; 'Cassandra Slaybaugh'; 'Cristi Carson'; 'Doug Rawlings'; 'Elizabeth Acker'; 'Elizabeth Clune'; 'Fort Lewis Institutional Research';
'Ginger Otwell'; 'Hui-Min Wen'; 'Jason Canales'; Miller,James L; 'Julie Rao'; 'Laura Coghlan'; Laura Dorman; 'Martha Davis'; 'Mascetti, Kris'; 'Mathew Wilkerson'; 'Matt Stillman'; Nancy Asher; 'Nancy Helsper'; 'Orien McGlamery'; 'Pat Parson'; 'Sarah Maene';
'Scott Bevins'; 'Tim Hanson'; 'Wrenette Tedder'<br>
Subject: Request from Bill Spellman...<br>
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Dear COPLAC Colleagues:<br>
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One of our member institutions is studying rates of graduation by major and I have been asked if any other COPLAC campuses collect this data.<br>
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If your campus gathers this information and you would be willing to share, I would be very grateful. The more recent the data the better in terms of this study.<br>
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Thank you for your consideration.<br>
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Sincerely,<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
Bill<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
Bill Spellman<br>
Director<br>
Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges<br>
One University Heights<br>
Asheville, NC 28804<br>
(828) 350-4590<br>
<br>
www.coplac.org <<a href="http://www.coplac.org/">http://www.coplac.org/</a>><br>
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