Key Terms
This term is used to describe "non-traditional, multi-institutional enrollment patterns"
What is "Swirling and Double Dipping"
Generally, this enrollment behavior has long been found to be a negative indicator of degree completion
What is "Transferring"
This barrier is the biggest hurdle for STEM majors navigating their chosen degree program
What is "entry level math courses"
Champ is an 18yo college freshman that graduated from an out of state high school. Champ is enrolled in 15 credit hours, works >10 hours a week on campus and lives in the residence halls here on campus. What type of student is Champ?
What is "traditional student"
This company was founded in 1889 producing playing cards, it is now a household name of home entertainment.
What is Nintendo?
This term is used to describe an enrollment pattern where a student "interrupts their college enrollment"
What is "stopping out"
This type of transfer behavior is linked to "decreased likelihood of bachelor degree attainment in most studies"
What is "Lateral Transfer"
As first generation students, what non-financial barrier significantly impacts the enrollment process?
What is "fewer informational networks"
Following a recent tuition increase, a public university experiences a decline in first year applications, particularly from middle class families who do not qualify for substantial aid. What is this phenomenon called?
What is "price sensitivity"
This Actor/Writer/Director was born in 1963 and was named for a Burt Reynolds TV Character?
Who is Quentin Tarantino?
This term is used to describe a student that "enrolls in courses unrelated to a degree or certificate program, purely for personal or professional enrichment"
What is "independent enrollment"
Recent research suggests that this particular transfer behavior is more common among students from low SES backgrounds, families with less-educated parents and students who struggled academically their first year of college
What is "Reverse Transfer"
A college simplifies its application, removes the essay requirement, and eliminates application fees, resulting in a broader and more diverse applicant pool.
What is reducing structural barriers to access?
A regional population decline in High School graduates leads several nearby colleges to increase out of state enrollment to maintain class size. What type of enrollment shift is this?
What is "demographic enrollment shift?"
The "wrinkle-like folds" that increase the brain's surface area are called this.
What are Gyri?
This term is used to describe STEM students who are able to persist beyond entry level math courses because they took them at a community college rather than their host institution
What are "math swirlers"
What is "Upward Transfer"
Students who regularly meet with academic advisors before their first semester are significantly more likely to enroll and persist than those who do not.
What is proactive advising support?
After expanding need-based financial aid, a college enrolls its most SES diverse economic class in a decade. What type of access enhancement is this?
What is "enhancing access through financial aid"
First person to make a controlled, powered airplane flight in Australia on March 18, 1910.
Who is Harry Houdini?