Another great #SAChat, this week on Negotiating Salaries and other Perks. Thank you to Sabina De Matteo and Doug Tate for MODing!
MOD Q1: What do you think is the most important factor for a student to choose not to transfer? #SAChat
Q1: Sense of belonging!!! "Have I made connections here that make me feel I made the right choice?" #SAchat
— Bianca Hicks (@BiancaHicks1) June 22, 2017
A1: I believe a student's sense of belonging is the most important factor for a student to choose not to transfer. #SAChat pic.twitter.com/jRMCkZtJCJ
— Bart Stucker (@IJustBarted) June 22, 2017
MOD Q2: Would you consider your job DIRECTLY responsible for preventing students from transferring? #SAChat
I think we all play a role. I deal with mostly online engagement & communication but there's influence in that. #SAchat #HESM https://t.co/KK6AsdwrlN
— Mark Travis Rivera (@MarkTravRivera) June 22, 2017
A2 [Helping to retain]≠[preventing transfer]
Staying at U is not always best decision for a student.#sachat
— Craig Z (@cz2day) June 22, 2017
MOD Q3: In what way might you INDIRECTLY encourage students to stay, through your job? #SAChat
A3: I think referring is big and by referring I mean getting out of your chair and taking the student to the resource if they agree/ #Sachat
— Bart Stucker (@IJustBarted) June 22, 2017
Q3: By being humble enough to know when to refer a student to someone other than what I have expertise in. #sachat
— Dan Taylor (@DanMJT) June 22, 2017
MOD Q4: In what cases would retaining a student not be the right choice?? #SAChat
A4: When college is causing more harm than good, whatever that may mean for the student. #SAchat
— Kayla? (@thatpalechick) June 22, 2017
A4: You have to rise above personal feelings for the campus and understand it won't be the right fit for each student. #sachat
— Ashley Smith (@asmitty_32) June 22, 2017
MOD Q5: What role on campus, besides your own, do you think is underestimated when it comes to student retention? #SAChat
Front desk staffs! Period! #sachat https://t.co/iirFN2z1u7
— Yolanda Norman ? (@FirstGenCollege) June 22, 2017
A5. For us, our grounds staff. Students comment daily on the serenity of our campus. There's something to be said for peace of mind. #SAChat
— Anne London (@AnneZimLon) June 22, 2017
MOD Q6: How can you encourage someone to view their job as necessary for retention, no matter their role? #SAChat
A6 Engage with them in conversation and share your perspective. Some people just might not be aware of how they can help. #SAChat
— Mitch Primus (@mitch_primus) June 22, 2017
A6: Also starting more conversations outside our own offices/departments. We can't work with divisions and lack of communication. #sachat
— Ashley Smith (@asmitty_32) June 22, 2017
MOD FQ: What question do you wish we had asked but didn’t? #SAChat
FQ: Are #highered funding models based on retention rates hurting our students? Our institutions? How? #sachat
— Dan Taylor (@DanMJT) June 22, 2017
FQ: Does anyone work at/know if a school that has a campus wide retention committee/council… and what do they do? #sachat
— Aesha (@heyitsaesh) June 22, 2017
MOD FT: What’s your final thought as we close out today’s #SAChat?
Every single person on campus provides a service that impacts retention (hopefully positively). We exist because of & for students. #SAChat
— Tori A. Holmes (@ToriHolmes11) June 22, 2017
FT: retention is everyone's problem, however, I think we haven't worked out how that works yet. #SAChat
— Jacob C. Haun™ (@VitaminJSays) June 22, 2017
