A Compendium of Successful, Innovative Retention Programs and Practices Winners of the Lee Noel & Randi Levitz Retention Excellence Awards 1989–2012 The following pages provide brief descriptions of programs that have been recognized in the Lee Noel and Randi Levitz Retention Excellence Awards Program sponsored by Noel-Levitz. The program was established in 1989 to honor the retention achievements of post-secondary institutions throughout North America. Each year, awards are given to recognize the most successful, state-of-the-art retention programs in use at many different kinds of institutions, with many different target groups of students. Nominees for awards are judged on identifiable and measurable institutional outcomes, originality and creativity, use of resources, and adaptability for use at other institutions. Winners are selected by a national panel comprising leading campus-based retention practitioners. Since the program began, 31 community colleges, 31 private, and 98 public colleges and universities have been honored with Retention Excellence Awards. As a result of this national exposure, these award-winning programs have served as models of retention excellence to stimulate the creativity and energy of hundreds of two-year and four-year institutions. For more information about the Lee Noel and Randi Levitz Retention Excellence Awards Program, please write to Retention Excellence Awards, Noel-Levitz, 2350 Oakdale Boulevard, Coralville, IA 52241. © 2012, Noel-Levitz, Inc. 1 Compendium – Lee Noel & Randi Levitz Retention Excellence Awards Table of Contents Alpha Order Albion College (MI) 7 Georgian Court University (NJ) 53 Amarillo College (TX) 9 Graceland University (IA) 54 Appalachian State University (NC) 10 Grand View University (IA) 55 Arkansas Tech University (AR) 11 Hampton University (VA) 56 Baylor University (TX) 12 Harris-Stowe State University (MO) 57 Bellevue College (WA) 13 High Point University (NC 58 Berry College (GA) 14 Illinois Central College (IL) 59 Bethany Lutheran College (MN) 15 Illinois Central College (IL) 60 Boston College (MA) 16 Indiana University of Pennsylvania (PA) 61 Bowie State University (MD) 17 Indiana University School of Nursing (IN) 62 Bridgewater College (VA) 18 Inter-American Univ. of Puerto Rico, Ponce (PR) 63 Brooklyn College, City University of New York (NY) 19 Jacksonville State University (MI) 64 Brooklyn College, City University of New York (NY) 20 Johnson C. Smith University (NC) 65 California State University Northridge (CA) 21 Kean University (NJ) 66 California State University Northridge (CA) 22 Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education (KY) 67 Centennial College (CAN) 23 Kutztown University of Pennsylvania (PA) 68 Central New Mexico Community College (NM) 24 Lehigh Carbon Community College (PA) 69 Central Wyoming College (WY) 25 Long Island University (NY) 70 Chicago State University (IL) 26 Loyola University New Orleans (LA) 71 Chicago State University (IL) 27 Loyola University New Orleans (LA) 72 City College of New York (NY) 28 Loyola University of Chicago (IL) 73 City University of New York (NY) 29 McDaniel College (MD) 74 Clemson University (SC) 30 Meharry Medical College (TN) 75 Clemson University (SC) 31 Miami Dade College (FL) 76 Cloud County Community College (KS) 32 Miami University (OH) 77 Michigan Department of Education; Office of Coconino Community College (AZ) 33 Minority Equity (MI) 78 College of Charleston (SC) 34 Michigan State University (MI) 79 College of Charleston (SC) 35 Michigan Technological University (MI) 80 College of Charleston (SC) 36 Middlesex Community College (MA) 81 College of the North Atlantic (CAN) 37 Midlands Technical College (SC) 82 Columbia College Chicago (IL) 38 Millsaps College (MS) 83 Columbus State Community College (OH) 39 Mississippi State University (MS) 84 Community College of Philadelphia 40 Missouri Western State University (MO) 85 De Anza College (CA) 41 Mohawk College of Applied Arts and Tech (CAN) 86 Eastern Michigan University (MI) 42 Monmouth University (NJ) 87 El Camino College (CA) 43 Montana State University (MT) 88 Emporia State University (KS) 44 North Carolina A and T University (NC) 89 Evergreen Valley College (CA) 45 North Lake College (TX) 90 Fairleigh Dickinson University (NJ) 46 North Lake College (TX) 91 Fayetteville State University (NC) 47 Northern Arizona University (AZ) 92 Fayetteville State University (NC) 48 Oakland University (MI) 93 Firelands College of Bowling Green State Univ. (OH) 50 Oberlin College (OH) 94 Fort Valley State University (GA) 51 Oklahoma City Community College (OK) 95 Georgia Institute of Technology (GA) 52 2 © 2012, Noel-Levitz, Inc. Compendium – Lee Noel & Randi Levitz Retention Excellence Awards Oklahoma State University – Oklahoma City (OK) 96 University of Alaska Anchorage (AK) 135 Oral Roberts University (OK) 97 University of California – Los Angeles (CA) 136 Prince George’s Community College (MD) 98 University of California, San Diego (CA) 137 Purdue University (IN) 99 University of Central Arkansas (AR) 138 Purdue University (IN) 100 University of Central Florida (FL) 139 Ramapo College of New Jersey (NJ) 101 University of Central Missouri (MO) 140 Rowan University (NJ) 102 University of Central Missouri (MO) 141 Rutgers – The State University of New Jersey (NJ) 103 University of Georgia (GA) 142 Saint Xavier College (IL) 104 University of Hawaii Community Colleges (HI) 143 San Diego State University (CA) 105 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (IL) 144 Sauk Valley Community College (IL) 106 University of Kansas (KS) 145 Seton Hall University (NJ) 107 University of Louisville (KY) 146 Shawnee State University (OH) 108 University of Mary Hardin-Baylor (TX) 147 Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania (PA) 109 University of Miami (FL) 148 Slippery Rock University (PA) 110 University of Minnesota (MN) 149 South Plains College (TX) 111 University of Minnesota, Duluth (MN) 150 Southeast Missouri State University (MO) 112 University of Missouri at Kansas City (MO) 151 Southeastern Oklahoma State University (OK) 113 University of Monterrey (MEX) 152 Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT) 114 University of Nebraska at Omaha (NE) 153 St. Catherine University (MN) 115 University of New Orleans (LA) 154 State University of New York at Albany (NY) 116 Univ. of North Carolina at Greensboro (NC) 155 State University of New York at Buffalo (NY) 117 Univ. of North Carolina at Greensboro (NC) 156 State University of New York at New Paltz (NY) 118 University of Texas – Pan American (TX) 157 State University of New York College at Oswego University of Texas at Austin (TX) 158 (NY) 119 University of Texas at Austin (TX) 159 Stevenson University (MD) 120 University of Texas at San Antonio (TX) 160 Suffolk County Community College (NY) 121 University of Virginia (VA) 161 Suffolk University (MA) 122 Utah State University (UT) 162 Syracuse University (NY) 123 Valencia Community College (FL) 163 Temple University (PA) 124 Vincennes University (IN) 164 Texas A & M University (TX) 125 Virginia Commonwealth University (VA) 165 Texas A & M University (TX) 126 Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University 166 Texas A & M University Kingsville (TX) 127 (VA) The College of New Jersey (NJ) 128 Walla Walla University (WA) 167 The College of New Jersey (NJ) 129 West Chester University (PA) 168 The Community College of Baltimore County School 169 of Health Professions (CCBC) 130 West Virginia State University (WV) 170 The Pennsylvania State University (PA) 131 West Virginia University (WV) 171 The University of Virginia College at Wise (VA) 132 Wichita State University (KS) UMDNJ – Robert Wood Johnson Medical School William Rainey Harper College (IL) 172 (NJ) 133 University of Alabama at Birmingham (AL) 134 © 2012, Noel-Levitz, Inc. 3 Compendium – Lee Noel & Randi Levitz Retention Excellence Awards Index by Public College and Universities Appalachian State University (NC) 10 Rutgers – The State University of New Jersey (NJ) 103 Arkansas Tech University (AR) 11 San Diego State University (CA) 105 Bellevue College (WA) 13 Shawnee State University (OH) 108 Bowie State University (MD) 17 Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania (PA) 109 Brooklyn College, City University of New York (NY) 19 Slippery Rock University (PA) 110 Brooklyn College, City University of New York (NY) 20 Southeast Missouri State University (MO) 112 California State University Northridge (CA) 21 Southeastern Oklahoma State University (OK) 113 California State University Northridge (CA) 22 State University of New York at Albany (NY) 116 Chicago State University (IL) 26 State University of New York at Buffalo (NY) 117 Chicago State University (IL) 27 State University of New York at New Paltz (NY) 118 City College of New York (NY) 28 State University of New York at Oswego (NY) 119 Clemson University (SC) 30 Temple University (PA) 124 Clemson University (SC) 31 Texas A&M University (TX) 125 College of Charleston (SC) 34 Texas A&M University (TX) 126 College of Charleston (SC) 35 Texas A&M University Kingsville (TX) 127 College of Charleston (SC) 36 The College of New Jersey (NJ) 128 Eastern Michigan University (MI) 42 The College of New Jersey (NJ) 129 Emporia State University (KS) 44 The Pennsylvania State University (PA) 131 Fayetteville State University (NC) 47 The Univ. of Virginia College at Wise (VA) 132 Fayetteville State University (NC) 48 UMDNJ – Robert Wood Johnson Medical School 133 (NJ) Fort Valley State University (GA) 51 University of Alabama at Birmingham (AL) 134 Georgia Institute of Technology