The Late Fall Playbook: Your Guide to Spring Retention Success

Between the holidays and the spring semester, many campuses lose students who could have been retained. Stress peaks, engagement drops, and signs of attrition appear just as the semester ends.

This guide shares four proven strategies from Cornell, Denison, and Lamar University to help you reduce attrition, sustain engagement, and strengthen student belonging—all without adding to your workload.

You’ll learn how to:
• Re-engage at-risk students before winter break
• Keep students connected while they’re away
• Simplify student organization compliance
• Run major spring events with fewer staff hours

Each strategy includes a peer case study, measurable results, and a checklist you can apply immediately—helping you build a smarter, data-driven plan for spring retention success.

Download The Late Fall Playbook for proven strategies, peer insights, and ready-to-use tools to help your students return, persist, and thrive.