Retention
Focusing on the student is the key to retention at higher education. Every students is going through something or juggling multiple things at once and it is key that we are understanding of the students' situations but cannot solve all of their problem on our own. I appreciate that RT101 helped to establish that and support that idea.
Everyones role at the school is equally important , but it starts with the enrollment department. If they dont represent the school and introduce all the benefits then no matter how great the school may be in every other way the perspective student may decide not to enroll.
I agree, we all have a story that we are living and can impact us in different ways. Being their to listen and encourage them to get through their challenges can be benificial to the student. Not to get to involved but to give good advice and make sure they are using all the resources that are available to them on campus.
It is so fulfilling to see how powerful genuine care for the students is. The positive, understanding, uplifting, & supportive atmosphere that is created not only helps us educators understand better the student results, but also help the students to make more efforts to succeed & overcome the bumps on their learning process.
Agree it all starts with enrollment but once they get to the classroom, it then take a village!
