Students making the Stay on TRACK 'Finish in Four' promise
by Jamie Gonzales |
Fifty-four students have made the Stay on TRACK "Finish in Four" promise to complete
30 credits a year, choose a major, see an advisor and other smart steps to finish
their degree in four years. Students responded positively to the additional attention
on their progress to graduation, and Regent Heckman commented in support of the campaign
at the UA Board of Regents Nov. 2 meeting.
The Stay on TRACK campaign is grounded in the philosophy that students and the university
can take deliberate actions to help students graduate in a more timely manner, saving
them money and reducing their loan debt. Campaign kickoff events were held this week
at nine campuses across the UA system - Yukon-Koyukuk Center, Aleutians-Pribilof Center,
Kenai River Campus, Bristol Bay, Mat-Su, Ketchikan, Juneau, Fairbanks and Anchorage.
Postcards, emails, electronic billboards and UA websites urged students to visit the Stay on TRACK website, which shows 6,600 unique page views since mid-October.
Work continues on the current phase of the campaign, which is specifically focused
on first-time, full-time bachelor's degree-seeking freshmen. Phase II, slated for
fall 2012, will focus on students seeking an associate degree.
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