Increased retention, improved ROI: Coaching and capacity building at Old Dominion University
The Opportunity
Improve outcomes for students who may otherwise struggle to persist in college. Historical trends in student outcomes and insights from predictive analytics helped ODU identify the group of first-year students who would be invited to receive coaching.
The Opportunity
Improve outcomes for students who may otherwise struggle to persist in college. Historical trends in student outcomes and insights from predictive analytics helped ODU identify the group of first-year students who would be invited to receive coaching.
The Solution
The students who participated in the first-year coaching program met with their success coach every week for 20-30 minutes and attended workshops on topics like time management, career exploration and budget planning. Fueled by insights gained from coaching, ODU also redesigned their outreach and onboarding process.
The Solution
The students who participated in the first-year coaching program met with their success coach every week for 20-30 minutes and attended workshops on topics like time management, career exploration and budget planning. Fueled by insights gained from coaching, ODU also redesigned their outreach and onboarding process.
Proven Results
The Impact
Coaching provided focus and encouragement after a family tragedy nearly derailed his college dreams.
Follow an unsure freshman from his wobbly first steps at college to his bold strides on graduation day.
The Impact
Coaching provided focus and encouragement after a family tragedy nearly derailed his college dreams.
Follow an unsure freshman from his wobbly first steps at college to his bold strides on graduation day.
Sherri Watson
Director of Mane Connect Success Coaching Program at ODU
Coached Student
Download the case study to learn how Old Dominion University fueled insights gained from coaching to redesign their outreach and onboarding process for first-generation and low-income students.
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