Enrollment Services
The following offices comprise Enrollment Services:
Teaching and Learning
For Fall 2006,
increased beginning student applications for admission by 10% and increased admissions
by 4%. Increased the number of admitted
students in top 10% of their high school class by 24%. Increased the number of admitted
students in the top-third of high school class by 13%. IUPUI received the highest number of applications in twelve years. Increased
the average high school class rank by a full percentage point.
Admitted two National
Merit Scholars and four domestic International Baccalaureate diploma graduates. This was the first year we have had students from either group.
For Fall 2007, increased beginning student applications by 14% and increased admissions by 14%. Admissions for freshmen closed on June 1. This was the earliest date in the history of IUPUI. Increased the number
of admitted students in the top 10% by 24% and increased the number of students
in the top third of high school class by 19%. Increased the average class rank by
3 percentage points.
Expect to enroll two
National Merit Scholars in Fall 2007 and increased the number of students presenting
International Baccalaureate results to seven. Reached the highest number of students
sending us Advanced Placement (AP) score results with 659 students sending us 986
separate AP score results, representing a 246% increase in students and 253% increase
in the number of score results over Fall 2003.
For Fall 2007, increased
non-resident applications for beginners by 31% and increased admission by 51%.
7,429 departmental,
campus, and private-sector scholarships and fellowships were awarded through the
Scholarships Office in 2006-07, an increase of 6.3% over 2005-06.
These awards totaled nearly $15 million dollars, a 21% increase in funds over last year.
Established the Plater Distinguished Scholars program. The $7,500 4-year renewable scholarship
provides additional funding for a study abroad experience and a partial housing
stipend for living in the International House on campus for the first year of study at IUPUI. Sixteen offers were made to incoming
freshman, including four international students; twelve (75%) accepted the scholarship
offer.
The number of non-resident
scholars who matriculated to IUPUI more than doubled from 8% of incoming freshman
in �05-�06 to 21% in �06-�07.
To aid in the recruitment
of high-ability incoming freshman, all admission-based scholarship amounts were
increased and scholarship offers were made within the admission notification packet.
This resulted in doubling of the number of valedictorian/salutatorian scholars from
21 in �05-�06 to 42 in �06-�07 and increasing the First Generation scholars from
271 in �05-�06 to 403 in �06-�07.
Eighteen scholarship
offers were made to international students, including the four Plater Distinguished
scholarship offers. This is a 38% increase in international scholarship offers over
the previous year.
As part of the Commission
for Higher Education�s Statewide Transfer and Articulation Committee (STAC), worked with academic units at IUPUI to create 24
statewide articulations with Ivy Tech Community College and 18 with Vincennes University.
Civic Engagement
Designed and implemented an innovative program
3-day program, Step Onto Campus, which brought over 1,100 high school juniors and seniors
to campus during the ISTEP week in September. This program was very well received
by high school counselors and principals.
Piloted a Saturday program for over 500 21st Century Scholars students on the IUPUI campus, resulting in a request for an ongoing
annual visit for students from around the state.
Served 1,232 students in the first full year in
the Passport advising office housed in the Transfer
Center
at Ivy Tech. Passport
is a cooperative program between IUPUI and Ivy Tech that helps students move between
the two institutions.
IUPUI student scholars provided 4,400+ hours of
volunteer hours in the
Indianapolis
community during �06-�07 year.
Diversity
Partnered with the Indiana Latino Institute to host three college fairs aimed at the Latino community. In addition to the general
college fair, students and their families were able to attend special bilingual
roundtables. Fairs were hosted at three Indianapolis Public Schools (IPS): George Washington Community School, Arsenal Tech
HS and Northwest HS. Over 230 first-generation and multicultural
students and their families at local IPS schools received information about scholarship
opportunities and financial aid.
Hosted the La Plaza Mother/Daughter program on
campus twice in 2006-07. Buses were
provided for the group to attend the Shades of Brilliance program in the fall. The group visited again in the spring
for their middle school transition workshop.
Coordinated Project Stepping Stone College Awareness
Program which is a collaborative effort with the National Association of Hispanic
MBAs (NSHMBA), Ivy Tech, and
Indiana
State
University
. This year, we hosted 47 students
on the IUPUI campus for three days this summer in an overnight program. Students attended sessions on the college search process, career planning,
and leadership development.
Collaborated with the School of Engineering and Technology to provide an overnight summer enrichment experience for
a limited number of young women who were attending the POWER (Producing Outstanding Women for Engineering Roles) Camp. A total of 18 young women participated in the overnight program. Eleven of the young women were able to attend through a special partnership
with the Gary Public School Corporation.
Partnered with the Office of Campus and Community Programs to produce a Black Student Resource Guide.
Best Practices
According to the May 2007 issue of the Greentree Gazette, IUPUI for 2005-2006
had a total of 55,276 loans processed for a total of $325,350,694 and ranked 8th
in the top 100 Federal Family Education Loan Program (FFELP) schools.
Student
Financial Aid Services packaged awards for
incoming freshmen by March 14th. This was six weeks earlier than for the 2004-05 academic year and provided prospective
students earlier information to help them make their enrollment decision. Earlier information generally contributes to higher enrollments.
Financial Aid offered two student sessions on campus
to talk about financial literacy and money management. Given the amount of student loan debt many students carry, this is an important
initiative. Additional resources are
available from the Financial Aid Website.
The number of students submitting the Free Application for
Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) by the March priority
deadline continues to improve with 12,250 applications received on time for the
2007-08 academic year. While this is
a 4.8% improvement over the previous year, it is a 25% increase over 2004-05. Students meeting this deadline are in
a better position to receive the full range of grant aid for which they may be eligible.
Financial Aid participated in the two-day �moving
in� process at the campus housing where we brought financial aid representatives
to the students moving into Ball Residence to help assist with any questions.
Collaborated with Marketing and Communications and created a new financial aid handbook for students at IUPUI. All new students received this in their orientation materials.
Redesigned all recruitment pieces into information
packets, allowing parents and students to quickly see important information at a
glance. Each card in the jacket has information tailored for the type of student.
To the best of our knowledge, we are the only school in the
United
States
using this approach. This new approach
has been enthusiastically received by prospective students and others. Other new materials included a guide and walking tour for visitors to the
campus and a user�s guide to OneStart, the university�s portal for students to conduct
much of their university business on the Web.
Increased the number of students applying online. In 2006 we had 34% of our students apply
online and for 2007, we had 51% apply online.
Worked with the Indiana Commission for Higher Education (ICHE) to launch the electronic high school transcript. IUPUI was a pilot site for the launch
and an advocate and promoter to high school guidance offices to utilize the Electronic
Transcript. Use of the Electronic Transcript
will shorten the processing time for students in applying for admission to
Indiana
colleges and universities.
Redesigned and developed new Web sites for prospective students--http://www.enroll.iupui.edu/ec, http://www.returnto.iupui.edu, http://www.enroll.iupui.edu/iutransferstudents.shtml, http://www.enroll.iupui.edu/request_information.html, and developed a new site geared to recruit adult students http://www.iupui.edu/adult.
Partnered with Human Resources, Office of Professional Development, and University College to be part of development team for Supervisors� �Skills
Bridge� workshop, a pilot program to aid students
make meaningful connections between their job and skills they will need after
graduation.
Developed personalized e-mail communications
to all stop-out returning students and intercampus transfer admits who have not yet registered or scheduled an orientation date one month after admission notification
is sent, and conducted an e-mail survey of all Spring Intercampus Transfer and Stop-out
Returning Student applicants for feedback on the new online application process. Corresponded via e-mail with over 1,000
former degree-seeking IUPUI students about re-entry into the university and replied
to over 1,400 intercampus transfer applicants inquiring about the admissions process
to IUPUI.
Collaborated in development and implementation
of an Academic Advising tracking and note-sharing system within the Student Information System. In addition to other functions, schools
now have the opportunity to identify an advisor for each student.
Continued to expand and enhance communications
with individual students, including notifications
about any problems with courses they may have placed on their registration wait
list
change in days,
times, or locations notification of any courses for which they had enrolled a reminder of
any registered course that is being taught off-campus or through other media. This helps students who may have mistakenly
selected these locations or instructional methods to make adjustments to their preferred
schedule prior to the start of the semester.
The IUPUI model for identifying courses for inclusion
in the Core Transfer Library being established as part of the Transfer Indiana initiative was used as an example
for other state schools.
In an effort to support recruitment and retention,
Enrollment
Services
offices developed new processes for returning and intercampus transfer
students to provide a more seamless transition to the university.
External Awards and Appointments
The Office of Student Scholarships was selected by the National Scholarship Providers Association (NSPA) as the 2006 NSPA College and University Scholarship Provider of the Year Award.
Multicultural Outreach received the Amigo Estrella award from the National
Society of Hispanic MBAs.
Kathy Purvis was elected President-Elect for the Indiana Student
Financial Aid Association (state professional
association for financial aid officers).
Mike Donahue (Admissions) serves on the Foreign
Student Credentials committee for the NCAA, the Fiscal Oversight Committee for the National Association for College Admissions,
the ICHE Statewide Transfer and Articulation Committee, the High School Relations
Committee for the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers,
and the Indiana Advisory Committee for Advanced Placement Program of the College
Board.
A number of staff have appointments and leadership
roles in the Indiana Association for College Admissions Counseling (IACAC): Pamela Brown (Enrollment Center) chairs
the Admissions Practices committee; Kim Stewart-Brinston (Multicultural Outreach)
serves as co-chair of the Human Relations/
Multicultural Concerns committee.
A number of staff from the Office
of the Registrar have appointments and leadership roles on committees for the Indiana
Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (IACRAO): Carla Boyd
chairs the Legislative Affairs Committee, Stella Anderson chairs the Local Arrangements
Committee for the statewide annual meeting; Tom May chairs the Communication Committee
on which Matt Schlimgen also served; Carol Beach served on the Records & Registration
Committee. IUPUI hosts the IACRAO Web site on behalf of the association.
Felica Ahasteen-Bryant was selected to participate
in the United Way Minority Leadership Program on behalf of IUPUI.
