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First-Year Curricula Review: College Of Education & Human Development, College Of Education & Human Development, Office Of The Executive Vice President For Academic Affairs & Provost Jan 2019

First-Year Curricula Review: College Of Education & Human Development, College Of Education & Human Development, Office Of The Executive Vice President For Academic Affairs & Provost

General University of Maine Publications

The goal of this initiative is to improve first year student success as defined by first year retention. Improved student success contributes to the fulfillment of our mission and will allow for strategic investments of resources.


University Of Maine Common Data Set, 2018-2019, Office Of Institutional Research And Assessment Jan 2019

University Of Maine Common Data Set, 2018-2019, Office Of Institutional Research And Assessment

General University of Maine Publications

The Commons Data Set (CDS) initiative is a collaborative effort among data providers in higher education and publishers to develop a core set of clear, standard data, and definitions regarding student cohorts. The Common Data Set includes information in the following categories:

  • General information about the institution
  • Data on enrollment, persistence, and graduation categorized by gender, ethnicity, and financial aid status
  • Application and selection policy
  • Freshmen academic profile
  • Transfer student data
  • Student life features
  • Annual student expenses and financial aid
  • Instructional faculty and class sizes
  • Disciplinary areas and degrees conferred

OIRA maintains an archive of the Common Data Set for …


Umaine At A Glance Institutional Statistics, 2019, Office Of Institutional Research And Assessment Jan 2019

Umaine At A Glance Institutional Statistics, 2019, Office Of Institutional Research And Assessment

General University of Maine Publications

UMaine at a Glance report to with data highlights including enrollment statistics, undergraduate enrollment by ethnicity, admissions statistics, and instructional faculty.


2019 University Of Maine System Annual Financial Report, University Of Maine System Jan 2019

2019 University Of Maine System Annual Financial Report, University Of Maine System

General University of Maine Publications

The University of Maine System (“the System”) consists of seven Universities and a central administrative office. All activities of the System are included in the accompanying financial statements.


Diving Emergency Management Procedures, University Of Maine Jan 2019

Diving Emergency Management Procedures, University Of Maine

General University of Maine Publications

The University of Maine's diving emergency management procedures.


First-Year Success Program: Placement, Preparation, And Progress, Placement, Preparation, And Progress Working Group, Office Of The Executive Vice President For Academic Affairs & Provost Jan 2019

First-Year Success Program: Placement, Preparation, And Progress, Placement, Preparation, And Progress Working Group, Office Of The Executive Vice President For Academic Affairs & Provost

General University of Maine Publications

Student success is central to UMaine's mission, values, reputation and fiscal health. Improving first-year student success is a major focus for Academic Affairs and Student Affairs in 2018-2019. The goal is to develop an integrated plan of actions that will result in improved first year student success as defined by first year retention.

Placement, Preparation, and Progress

Develop a set of recommendations that help to address the challenge of students being academically prepared to succeed in their first-year courses. The primary focus of your recommendations should be around prerequisite mathematics skills. In addressing this charge, please explore the following questions: …


First-Year Curricula Review: College Of Natural Sciences, Forestry, & Agriculture, College Of Natural Sciences, Forestry, & Agriculture, Office Of The Executive Vice President For Academic Affairs & Provost Jan 2019

First-Year Curricula Review: College Of Natural Sciences, Forestry, & Agriculture, College Of Natural Sciences, Forestry, & Agriculture, Office Of The Executive Vice President For Academic Affairs & Provost

General University of Maine Publications

Student success is central to UMaine's mission, values, reputation and fiscal health. Improving first-year student success is a major focus for Academic Affairs and Student Affairs in 2018-2019. The goal is to develop an integrated plan of actions that will result in improved first year student success as defined by first year retention.


Full-Time Equivalent Faculty Statistics, 2018-2019, Office Of Institutional Research And Assessment Jan 2019

Full-Time Equivalent Faculty Statistics, 2018-2019, Office Of Institutional Research And Assessment

General University of Maine Publications

Data pertaining to Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) faculty by college and academic unit.


Life After Umaine: The Employment And Educational Status Of Baccalaureat Recipients, 2017-2018, Office Of Institutional Research And Assessment Jan 2019

Life After Umaine: The Employment And Educational Status Of Baccalaureat Recipients, 2017-2018, Office Of Institutional Research And Assessment

General University of Maine Publications

The UMaine Office of Institutional Research and Assessment sends "Life After UMaine" surveys to recent baccalaureat degree recipients in order to solicit information about the employment and the continuing education status of post-graduate alumni.


Unified Accreditation Updates, University Of Maine System Jan 2019

Unified Accreditation Updates, University Of Maine System

General University of Maine Publications

The University of Maine System's messages from Chancellor Malloy regarding unified accreditation updates.


2019 President's Messages, Joan Ferrini-Mundy Jan 2019

2019 President's Messages, Joan Ferrini-Mundy

General University of Maine Publications

Monthly messages from Joan Ferrini-Mundy, University of Maine President to the University of Maine community.


Rising Tide Center_Webpages_2019, University Of Maine Rising Tide Jan 2019

Rising Tide Center_Webpages_2019, University Of Maine Rising Tide

General University of Maine Publications

Screenshots of the University of Maine's Riding Tide Center webpages.


First-Year Curricula Review: Undergraduate School Of Business, Maine Business School, Undergraduate School Of Business, Maine Business School, Office Of The Executive Vice President For Academic Affairs & Provost Jan 2019

First-Year Curricula Review: Undergraduate School Of Business, Maine Business School, Undergraduate School Of Business, Maine Business School, Office Of The Executive Vice President For Academic Affairs & Provost

General University of Maine Publications

Student success is central to UMaine's mission, values, reputation and fiscal health. Improving first-year student success is a major focus for Academic Affairs and Student Affairs in 2018-2019. The goal is to develop an integrated plan of actions that will result in improved first year student success as defined by first year retention.


First-Year Success Program: Summer Preparation, Summer Preparation Working Group, Office Of The Executive Vice President For Academic Affairs & Provost Jan 2019

First-Year Success Program: Summer Preparation, Summer Preparation Working Group, Office Of The Executive Vice President For Academic Affairs & Provost

General University of Maine Publications

Student success is central to UMaine's mission, values, reputation and fiscal health. Improving first-year student success is a major focus for Academic Affairs and Student Affairs in 2018-2019. The goal is to develop an integrated plan of actions that will result in improved first year student success as defined by first year retention.

Summer Preparation

Develop a set of recommendations about summer programming designed to help students entering their first year to be successful. As you carry out this work, please consider the following questions:

1. What is currently being done in the summer to prepare students for success in …


First-Year Student Success Initiative Webpage, Office Of The Executive Vice President For Academic Affairs & Provost Jan 2019

First-Year Student Success Initiative Webpage, Office Of The Executive Vice President For Academic Affairs & Provost

General University of Maine Publications

Student success is central to UMaine's mission, values, reputation and fiscal health. The first year of a student's academic experience has a particularly significant impact on their academic success or failure. A variety of factors contribute to students' success (or failure) in their first year. Throughout the 2018-2019 academic year the Divisions of Academic Affairs and Student Life collaborated on the development of plans to optimize the first-year student experience.

On September 27, 2018, Provost Hecker led an Academic Affairs Faculty Forum at which he shared background data and analyses related to student success and failure as well as a …


Bachelor Of University Studies Advisory Committee 2018-19 Annual Report, Division Of Lifelong Learning Jan 2019

Bachelor Of University Studies Advisory Committee 2018-19 Annual Report, Division Of Lifelong Learning

General University of Maine Publications

The function of the committee is advisory to the Director of Bachelor of University Studies. The Committee will review all Programs of Study and Capstone proposals, approve the credentials and qualifications of faculty who will teach UST courses, approve policy recommendations, and advise on matters relating to the Bachelor of University Studies degree.


First-Year Success Program: Faculty Support/Development, Faculty Support/Development Working Group, Office Of The Executive Vice President For Academic Affairs & Provost Jan 2019

First-Year Success Program: Faculty Support/Development, Faculty Support/Development Working Group, Office Of The Executive Vice President For Academic Affairs & Provost

General University of Maine Publications

Student success is central to UMaine's mission, values, reputation and fiscal health. Improving first-year student success is a major focus for Academic Affairs and Student Affairs in 2018-2019. The goal is to develop an integrated plan of actions that will result in improved first year student success as defined by first year retention.

Faculty Support/Development

There is considerable evidence that quality of instruction is a significant factor in student success. This group's charge is to develop a set of recommendations for ways to support faculty success in first year courses. Academic Affairs will provide a list showing the success rates …


Digital Communications Newsletter, January To December 2019, University Of Maine Digital Communications Jan 2019

Digital Communications Newsletter, January To December 2019, University Of Maine Digital Communications

General University of Maine Publications

UMaine Digital Communications monthly newsletter for campus website managers. Distributed by email to subscribers.