The Solution

Work collaboratively to construct data-informed, student-centered schedules

University leaders, Tina Montgomery, Registrar, and John Gardner, AVP for Student Success, understood strategic scheduling fueled by data insights was critical to support student progress and retention. By using data to identify when, how, and where courses should be scheduled, Prairie View could optimize space utilization and offer classes that matched student demand.

“Ad Astra offered the university a more equitable way to distribute classroom space and support faculty when they have back-to-back classes,” Gardner said. “There is often some level of resistance, but we’ve evolved to see the usefulness of the tool in helping with space management across campus.”

In addition to strategic data-driven scheduling, Prairie View also supports its students through a variety of programs, including PV CARES. Through the PV CARES model, every undergraduate student will be assigned an academic advisor, career coach, and financial counselor. Students will engage in a four-year theme-based curriculum that will foster advanced degree admissions or job placement upon graduation.

“Strategic scheduling assisted by incremental change is helping Prairie View move things in the right direction,” Montgomery concluded.