retention – Broadcast Reporting

Residence Services seeks space

April 28, 2015 Rex Smith

Everyone at Kent State University is wondering where all of their students will live. With retention rates higher than ever and freshman classes growing each year, Residence Services is looking for more space. The question is how are they going about it and what are their future plans? Reporter Rex Smith has the story. [bbrvideo]BBR_SMITH_S8_DORMS[/bbrvideo] Kent State University students that live on campus and have atleast thirty credit hours have recently received an email from Residence Services. While sophomores are…

Why Students Stay (Or Don’t)

February 15, 2015 Jacob Derwin

[bbrvideo]BBR_DERWIN_P4_RETENTION[/bbrvideo] When the Class of 2017 came into Kent State, they were commended for their high ACT scores and GPAs. And when those freshmen became sophomores, it turned out that they had the highest freshmen to sophomore retention rate in Kent State history: 81.7%. Kent State Provost Todd Diacon stated that he believed the boosted retention rate had to do with an increase in required academic advising and the PR advocating for students to take 15 credit hours a semester….

Freshman Retention at Kent State

February 9, 2015 Jacob Derwin

[bbrvideo]BBR_DERWIN_P3_RETENTION[/bbrvideo] In the fall of 2014 it was announced that the freshman retention rate, the rate at which freshman students return to be sophomores, had reached 81.7%, an all-time high for the university. When asked why he believed the percentage had hit the record high, Kent State Provost Todd Diacon gave credit to an improvement in academic advising, as well as a push for students to maintain 15-credit hour semesters, and the expansion of support services and co-curricular experiences. Sophomore…

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