MAP-Works®, Making Achievement Possible, developed in partnership with Ball State University is a comprehensive student retention and success program designed for both first and second year students. MAP-Works® identifies students early in the term allowing for immediate support and intervention. MAP-Works® then serves as the infrastructure to manage those critical outreach efforts on your campus.

MAP-Works® utilizes a powerful heuristic which incorporates prominent student development and learning theories and integrates both profile and student experience data to ensure accurate identification of at risk students.

MAP-Works® positively impacts student success and retention by motivating, informing and coordinating timely and effective intervention by faculty/staff.

Data Collection: Student and institutional profile data are uploaded to the MAP-Works® database. MAP-Works® accepts data from any student information system in place on your campus.

Transition survey gets deployed: Students are measured on a variety of research based factors including their academic and social integration to the campus, entering skills and abilities, and expectations of their college experience. The average response rate for the transition survey was over 70% for participating institutions in the 2008/2009 and 2009/2010 academic years.

Faculty/Staff have immediate access: Through the MAP-Works® interface, student survey results are instantly available to faculty/staff (i.e. academic advisors, first year seminar instructors, res-life staff etc.) to identify their at risk students. Innovatively designed, MAP-Works® utilizes easy navigation, colorful dashboards, and one click, drill down technology to efficiently provide faculty/staff the tools they need to record, manage, and track student interventions.

Students gain access: Students are immediately linked to their web based customized report that identifies discrepancies between their expectations and the academic and social behaviors necessary to succeed. Results are benchmarked against the first-year cohort to help them better understand their strengths and weaknesses. This interactive report aligns behaviors with outcomes, enhances self-awareness through social norming, and connects students with your campus resources and support services.

Analyze your data: MAP-Works® participants receive access to a sophisticated and robust analysis tool that provides the complete set of aggregated survey results, the ability to benchmark against peer institutions and the capability to generate customized reports. This powerful analysis allows administrators and key decision makers the invaluable data they need to support initiatives and make informed decisions regarding student success programs and retention services.

MAP-Works® utilizes a unique approach to student success and retention. MAP-Works® delivers very detailed information to your faculty and staff that are in the best position to have a positive impact in the life of a struggling student. This approach empowers them to spend their time solving rather than diagnosing potential issues. MAP-Works allows for holistic outreach to students by facilitating communication among the key faculty/staff connected to an individual student. Please take some time to visit the Campus Highlights section of the website to view selected institutions that have seen significant impact on their campus with the adoption of MAP-Works®.