Students make the Stay on Track “Finish in Four” promise

November 8, 2011

Marmian Grimes

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, Matsu, Ketchikan, Juneau, Fairbanks and Anchorage.

Postcards, emails, electronic billboards and UA websites urged students to visit the Stay on Track website www.alaska.edu/stayontrack/, which had 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.