Proactive Strategies for Addressing Enrollment Decline

This document is a discussion featuring Phillip Hunt, a higher education leader at North Dakota State University (NDSU), focusing on proactive strategies to address declining enrollment. The conversation outlines the challenges faced by NDSU in retaining students and emphasizes the importance of a comprehensive approach to student success. Hunt explains that enrollment is not solely about recruitment but also about retaining current students. He details the establishment of a retention framework that identifies various factors influencing student success, including advising, curriculum, and co-curricular activities. The document highlights NDSU's partnership with Civitas to utilize student success analytics technology, aiming to operationalize their strategies for retention. The discussion also touches on the need for cross-functional partnerships and the democratization of data insights to foster data-informed actions across the campus. Overall, the document presents a thorough examination of the proactive measures being implemented to enhance student retention and success at NDSU.