Aspirant Peers: Total Faculty and Staff FTE
(Data: 2014-2015 academic year) Average
Wright State University−Main Campus
East Tennessee State University
Idaho State University
University of Nebraska at Omaha
Indiana State University
Indiana University of Pennsylvania−Main Campus
University of West Georgia
Valdosta State University
Tennessee Technological University
West Texas A&M University
University of Louisiana at Monroe
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Note: This metric shows how many total FTE staff are employed by each institution. This count includes all occupational categories (administrative staff, instructional/research/public service staff, etc.).
WT will improve the residential living experience for all students with a special emphasis on living environments that promote academic excellence, especially for top scholars, Attebury Honors Program and Rogers LEADWT Scholars.
Research shows that students who live on campus have higher rates of graduation, retention, GPA and campus involvement. In fact, the Center for Applied Economics and Policy Research released a report in which they state, “We find a robust result … that on average, living on campus increases GPA by between 0.19 to 0.97. That is, the estimate for the degree of improvement to student performance caused by living on campus ranges between one-fifth to one full letter grade.” 24
wtamu.edu/wt125wp-residential-life
EXCELLENCE AT THE HEART
To create a uniquely-focused academic emphasis within residential housing, WT will form a network of former Attebury Honors Program students and Rogers LEADWT Scholars to mentor current students. This network of students will work as interns, part-time employees and even full-time employees after graduation. In addition, WT will fund an Honors Faculty in Residence to live in the halls and support ongoing programming.
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