AACRAO Webinar
Proactively Identifying At-Risk Students Using Predictive Analytics: Part II
Listen to AACRAO Consulting and SPSS Inc.'s second online seminar series, Proactively Identifying At-Risk Students Using Predictive Analytics now available as an archive. Learn how AACRAO Consulting's industry expertise, combined with techniques for predictive analytics from SPSS, can help your institution devise a successful strategy to proactively identify students at risk of failing or leaving the school environment. You'll discover how to intervene appropriately, often before a student realizes they are at-risk.
Part II addressed:
- What are the different types of models that can predict retention and what do they do?
- What are best practices for conducting your analysis?
- How can you use your results to facilitate timely intervention and improve retention rates?
Presenters:
Bob Bontrager, Director, AACRAO Consulting and the AACRAO SEM Conference
James E. Parry, Systems Engineer, SPSS
Length: 60 Minutes
Registration Cost: Free of charge to the higher education community
Register Online for Part II Today!
System Requirements: Broadband internet connection and computer audio (sound card and speakers required—the webinar does not use conference calling). You may test your system to see if it meets the requirements.
Please note: the webinar is audio-only and does not include video feed. For questions about the webinar please contact AACRAO at webinar@aacrao.org or call 202-293-9161.
About AACRAO Consulting
AACRAO Consulting offers colleges and universities quality, cost-effective consultation services to deal with today's challenges and prepare for tomorrow's opportunities. Through the comprehensive lens of strategic enrollment management, AACRAO Consulting helps institutions to implement systems effectively by:
- Introducing strategic enrollment management principles
- Analyzing and enhancing the institution's desired outcomes
- Conducting a high-level review of business practices, with recommendations for revisions that will align more effectively with the new system
- Assisting in organizing and prioritizing implementation steps
SPSS Inc. is a global leader in predictive analytics software and solutions with close to 40 years of experience in academia. SPSS products enable institutions to clearly identify patterns and trends in events, behaviors, and attitudes. SPSS' data collection, statistics, data mining, and text mining solutions assist institutions in several key areas:
- Enrollment managers – Identify students who are most likely to enroll and better target recruiting resources
- Financial aid officers – Leverage financial aid packages or scholarship awards by predicting what amount is most likely to influence a student's decision to enroll
- Institutional researchers – Identify students who are at risk of dropping out and proactively intervene
- Administrators responsible for student success – Better predict student performance and place students in first-year courses accordingly
AACRAO Consulting and SPSS help schools make proactive, data-driven decisions to meet enrollment goals, increase retention, and improve student success.