•Faculty-student
interaction outside the classroom
•Student
involvement in and out of the classroom – time on task
•On-campus
employment (15 hours or less)
•Importance of
peer group, feeling a sense of belonging
and connectedness to campus
Persistence and Graduation
(Astin, 1993; Chickering & Reisser, 1993; Pascarella
& Terenzini, 1991 & 2005)