ORAS Welcomes You Back from Spring Break 2011!

I hope each of you had a relaxing and warm Spring Break! The campus was empty without you. The Office of Retention and Academic Support is waiting to help you. Some students did not do as well as they had expected on their mid-term grade report and others did quite well. Our goal is to help students get on the right academic track as quickly as possible.

ORAS offers a comprehensive array of academic support services for students. We also assist faculty in various ways, e.g., classroom presentations on study skills and test-taking techniques, talking with students about the importance of class attendance, responding to Early Alerts from faculty, etc.

If you want to learn more information about ORAS services, please feel free to call Dr. Leatha M. Bennett at 256.372.5491.

Conditionally Admitted Students Are Succeeding at AAMU!

Just wanted to share some preliminary data with you on the academic progress of 446 conditionally admitted students served by the Office of Retention and Academic Support (ORAS) during SOAR under the guidance of Ms. Cynthia Benion. Due to the large number of conditionally admitted students, ORAS developed and implemented a specialized program, ASAP, for conditionally admitted students at Alabama A&M University in Fall 2008. Components of the program include early connection the first-time freshmen during SOAR; individualized intrusive academic advising and counseling; ASAP’s two signature workshops, How to Graduate in Four Years and How To Get an A in College Classes; helping students to develop short- and long-term goals, and connecting them to appropriate campus resources. The retention and academic success data for these first-time, conditionally admitted students have been certainly impressive.

% Returned for Spring 2011
Of the 446 assisted by ASAP during SOAR sessions, 81% returned for Spring 2011.

Good Academic Standing
85% - 1.50 GPA or higher
75% - 2.00 GPA or higher
57% - 2.50 GPA or higher
32% - 3.00 GPA or higher

Credit Hours Earned
Average GPA Hours                - 12.49
Average Hours Completed     - 11.24

Conditionally admitted students can succeed at our University with intentional programming and the proper support resources! To learn more about ASAP, please call me at 256.327.5491 or come by to visit me in 105 Buchanan Hall.