Finish Line

Project Status: Closed

The Last Mile initiative that began in 2010 was very successful in helping over 1,000 students who left PSU without their degree return and graduate. There are many students that have stopped out as a result of the pandemic for a myriad of reasons, and we worked to build on the Last Mile initiative to be a true "last mile" program and help the students who were either at risk of stopping out due to financial reasons or that stopped out as a result of the pandemic. This project supported students' return with academic and financial planning support.

Accomplished

1,364 students were eligible for the Finish Line initiative.
415 students have graduated!
30% of Finish Line eligible students have graduated from PSU! This exceeded our goal for the project.
18 FL students enrolled in the Summer 2024 term, and 46 are enrolled for Fall 2024.
28 Students have applied for graduation, 4 of which are expected to graduate in Summer 2024.

In Progress

Assessment on impact of Finish Line program on participants.
Final project report on outcomes and recommendations for future programs to support re-enrolling students.

Project Team

Sponsor: Erica Wagner
Project Leads: Randi Harris, Becki Ingersoll
Team: Noah Syverson, Joanie Barnard
Collaborators: Andrea Garrity, Shawna Chambers, Megan Looney