1: TRACKING FRESHMAN SUCCESS 2: THE IMPORTANCE OF MAKING CONNECTIONS 3: INTEGRATING DATA SOURCES 4: RETENTION FACTORS VARY OVER TIME 5: IDENTIFIED RISK FACTORS 6: FRESHMAN CLIMATE SURVEY 7: CONTACTS WITH FACULTY 8: CONTACTS WITH STUDENTS 9: MULTICULTURAL INVOLVEMENT 10: INFLUENCES ON RETENTION - 1 11: INFLUENCES ON RETENTION - 2 12: STRUCTURED EXPERIENCES FOR FRESHMEN 13: FIRST YEAR PROGRAMS 14: PROGRAMMATIC IMPACT 15: SOAR PROGRAM 16: IMPACT OF SOAR PROGRAM 17: IMPACT OF SOAR PROGRAM 18: GET CONNECTED PROGRAM 19: IMPACT OF "GET CONNECTED" PROGRAM FOR COMMUTERS 20: IMPACT OF "GET CONNECTED" PROGRAM FOR RESIDENTS 21: PROGRAMMATIC IMPACT 22: SAFE PROGRAM 23: IMPACT OF SAFE PROGRAM 24: FRESHMAN SEMINAR 25: IMPACT OF FRESHMAN SEMINAR 26: PROGRAMMATIC IMPACT 27: LIVING ON CAMPUS 28: IMPACT BY PLACE OF RESIDENCE 29: WHAT ARE OUR "AT RISK" FACTORS ? 30: IMPACT OF OFF CAMPUS EMPLOYMENT FOR COMMUTERS 31: IMPACT OF OFF CAMPUS EMPLOYMENT FOR RESIDENTS 32: WHO DO CONNECTIONS MAKE A DIFFERENCE FOR ? 33: WHAT MAKES A DIFFERENCE ? 34: EFFECTS OF CONCURRENT CONNECTIONS 35: IMPACT OF MULTIPLE CONCURRENT CONNECTIONS 36: SUMMARY OF FIRST SEMESTER DIFFERENCES 37: SUCCESS STORIES 38: NEXT STEPS