{"id":24362,"date":"2014-04-29T14:01:17","date_gmt":"2014-04-30T00:01:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=24362"},"modified":"2020-05-14T15:25:58","modified_gmt":"2020-05-15T01:25:58","slug":"uhs-15-to-finish-campaign-featured-in-national-webinar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2014\/04\/29\/uhs-15-to-finish-campaign-featured-in-national-webinar\/","title":{"rendered":"UH<\/abbr>\u2019s 15 to Finish campaign featured in national webinar"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> 2<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>

The University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span>’s<\/a> highly successful 15 to Finish<\/a> promotional campaign took the national spotlight today when Complete College America<\/a> featured the UH<\/abbr> program in a national webinar on Tuesday, April 29.<\/p>\n

The 15 to Finish campaign encourages students to take 15 or more credits each semester and graduate on time—two years for an associates degree and four years for a baccalaureate degree—saving time and money. Nationally, on-time degree completion rates are at 19 percent for those seeking four-year degrees and four percent for those seeking two-year degrees.<\/p>\n

Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span>’s aggressive advertising campaign resulted in significant increases in the number of UH<\/abbr> freshmen statewide taking 15 or more credits. Complementary campus strategies also contributed to the increases. In the fall of 2011, 16 percent of UH<\/abbr> freshmen took 15 or more credits, compared to 28 percent two years later, following the 15 to Finish campaign. UH<\/abbr> Mānoa alone saw the numbers rise from 38 to 61 percent from fall 2011 to fall 2013.<\/p>\n

Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span>’s 15 to Finish program has been adopted by institutions of higher education across the country. To date, 14 states have launched their own 15 to Finish campaigns using UH<\/abbr>’s framework and materials.<\/p>\n

Executive V.P. for Academic Affairs Joanne Itano<\/strong> was featured in the 15 to Finish webinar, which highlighted the campaign and strategy implemented by the university, where 15 to Finish originated.<\/p>\n

The UH<\/abbr> System’s 15 to Finish team was previously called upon to share its work with institutions of higher learning from 22 states and the District of Columbia at a conference in Denver in April, 2013.<\/p>\n

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