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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>I calculate time to graduate by
major based on degrees awarded. Students change major so many times or
declare their major late. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Babs<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#943634'>Babette Varano</span></i></b><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#943634'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#943634'>Assistant Vice President</span></i></b><b><span
style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#943634'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#943634'>Institutional Effectiveness, Research and Planning</span></i></b><b><span
style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#943634'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#943634'><a href="mailto:blanni@ramapo.edu"><span style='color:#943634'>blanni@ramapo.edu</span></a></span></i></b><b><span
style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#943634'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#943634'>office phone 201-684-7028</span></i></b><b><span
style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#943634'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#943634'>cell phone 201-600-2659</span></i></b><b><span style='font-size:
9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#943634'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><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"'> Carson, Cristi
[mailto:ccarson@keene.edu] <br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, March 24, 2011 8:15 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Miller,James L; lboyce@usao.edu; coplac-ir@lists.onenet.net; Anita
Fraley; Archer Gravely; Babs Varano; Beth Carter; Bill Spellman; Brian Lashley;
Cassandra Slaybaugh; 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; Matt Stillman; Nancy Asher; Nancy Helsper; Orien McGlamery; Pat
Parson; Sarah Maene; Scott Bevins; Tim Hanson; Wrenette Tedder<br>
<b>Subject:</b> RE: Request from Bill Spellman...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif";color:#000076'>I
have just completed a time to graduation study by major. My approach was
to begin with the fall2004 first time first year freshman cohort, and track
them. Is this of interest?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif";color:#000076'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Brush Script MT";
color:#000099'>Cristi<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Brush Script MT";color:#000099'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif";color:#000099'>Cristi
Carson, Ph.D.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif";color:#000099'>Director,
Institutional Research<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif";color:#000099'>Keene
State College<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif";color:#000099'>Keene,
New Hampshire<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif";color:#000099'>603-358-2117<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif";color:#000076'><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"'> Miller,James L
[mailto:JMiller@uwsuper.edu] <br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, March 23, 2011 7:16 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> lboyce@usao.edu; coplac-ir@lists.onenet.net; 'Anita Fraley'; 'Archer
Gravely'; 'Babs Varano'; 'Beth Carter'; 'Bill Spellman'; 'Brian Lashley';
'Cassandra Slaybaugh'; Carson, Cristi; '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'; 'Matt Stillman'; Nancy
Asher; 'Nancy Helsper'; 'Orien McGlamery'; 'Pat Parson'; 'Sarah Maene'; 'Scott
Bevins'; 'Tim Hanson'; 'Wrenette Tedder'<br>
<b>Subject:</b> RE: Request from Bill Spellman...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Bill,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>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.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Jim<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Jim Miller<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'><a href="http://www.uwsuper.edu/">University of Wisconsin-Superior</a>
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>P.O. Box 2000, Belknap & Catlin Streets<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Superior, WI 54880<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>715/394-8396<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>President<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'><a href="http://www.nacacnet.org/">National Association for
College Admission Counseling</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'><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"'> lboyce@usao.edu
[mailto:lboyce@usao.edu] <br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, March 23, 2011 10:40 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> 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>
<b>Subject:</b> Request from Bill Spellman...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#6600CC'>Dear COPLAC Colleagues:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#6600CC'> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#6600CC'>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.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#6600CC'> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#6600CC'>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.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#6600CC'> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#6600CC'>Thank you for your
consideration. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#6600CC'> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#6600CC'>Sincerely,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#6600CC'> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#6600CC'>Bill </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#6600CC'>Bill
Spellman<br>
Director<br>
Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges<br>
One University Heights<br>
Asheville, NC 28804<br>
(828) 350-4590</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#6600CC'><a
href="http://www.coplac.org/" target="_blank">www.coplac.org</a></span><span
style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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