Strategic Enrollment Planning Committee


USM Strategic Enrollment Planning Research Initiative    May 1, 2008
1. ACT EIS studies In Progress K Motter
1a.  ACT EIS to study Southern Miss’s  visibility and competition for traditional new freshmen In Progress K Motter
1b.  ACT EIS to study Southern Miss’s  yield and competition for traditional new freshmen In Progress K Motter
1c.  Gulf coast EIS study In Progress A Billings
2. High school projections – WICHE, others such as MS Department of Education, Census Bureau IHL Updating M Arrington
3. Workforce needs analyses to project academic demands Complete A Billings  Under review J Mager
4. Check to see how the Geography department can help with 2 and 3 above In Progress B Powell
5. Southern Miss brand image studies – college bound students, parents, counselors. community colleges, adults, employers In Progress Noel Levitz
        5a. College bound students In Progress Noel Levitz
        5b. Parents In Progress Noel Levitz
        5c. High school Counselors In Progress Noel Levitz
        5d. Community colleges In Progress Noel Levitz
        5e. Adults In Progress Noel Levitz
        5f. Employers In Progress Noel Levitz
6. Check with Marketing to see what is out there:  Complete J Paul 
6a.  Gulf Coast Mkt research, Lifestyle, and enrollment profile Review with Billings and Mager
6b.  Brain drain document Complete J Paul
6c.  Hattiesburg enrollment profiles Complete J Paul  Review with Mager , Arrington, Motter
7. Competition studies – Clearinghouse and others such as lost inquiries and admits Complete J Paul
8. Lost admitted students study -- Clearinghouse Complete J Paul
9. Reasons you are losing admits – College Board ASQ On Hold
10. Competition communication study Complete A Easterwood Under Review J Mager
11. Academic program overlap study In Progress K Motter
12. Price sensitivity study On Hold
13. SSI to study student satisfaction and importance Complete and Waiting Noel Levitz Analysis
14. Increase NSSE sample size to study student engagement Complete K Motter see #25 SWOT
15. Student attrition research Updating M Arrington K Motter
16. Incoming characteristics of students who succeeds and who don’t succeed Complete B Kemker  Under Review  J Mager
17. Academic program capacity study In Progress  B Powell
18. Analysis of student flows into majors and courses Complete M Arrington
19. Costs of serving different student populations Complete A Billings/A Easterwood  Under review J Mager
20. Enrollment projection scenarios In Progress  J Mager
21. Recent student enrollment funnel statistics In Progress  K Motter
22. Characteristics of admitted students Complete B Kemker  Under Review J Mager
23. Student review report Complete A Billings Under Review J Mager
24. Traditional undergraduate student retention and graduation statistics Complete B Kemker Under Review J Mager
25. NSSE (small samples) to study student engagement In Progress  J Paul
26. Graduating student survey Complete B Kemker under Review J Mager
27. Alumni survey In Progress J Paul
28. Pilot study of withdrawn students – Education-Psychology Complete B Powell Under Review J Mager
29. Cost of programs analyses from fiscal Complete A Easterwood See # 19
30. Godwin Group Analysis Complete A Easterwood  Under Review J Mager
31. Capstone Project Data not sufficient
32.  Qualitative SWOT Complete B Powell Under Review J Mager