Today, GoalQuest Inc. and Texas Christian University announced that the implementation of the company's FYRe™ student development and retention program exceeded performance expectations during its first year of use. Over 80% of TCU freshmen elected to use the FYRe program, which provides administrators with a sophisticated reporting dashboard, enabling them to track student concerns as well as students at risk of attrition.

Known to students as eFrog, the program offers a variety of custom-written, self-help content and activities in areas such as health and wellness, choosing a major, navigating roommate relationships, preparing for exams and honing study skills. The highly immersive modules incorporate a range of GoalQuest's textual, video, interactive and e-community features, including:

• GoalQuest Heuristics™ - Heuristics are experiential learning modules and entertaining self-tests that engage students in subjects such as time management, academic honesty, writing and study skills, mental health and goal setting. As with all GoalQuest FYRe content, Heuristics are developed with the help of experts in various fields, including clinical psychologists, study skills counselors and student retention professionals.
• UPeers™ - Known to TCU students as FrogPeers, UPeers offers students social networking with an academic twist by enabling them to create their own public profiles, share interests, form study groups and plan get-togethers in a safe, secure environment.
• UBlog™ - UBlog enables designated upperclassmen to offer advice by sharing their experiences and challenges through a turnkey blogging interface. (UBlog is branded as FrogBlog in the TCU program.)
• UPortfolio™ - UPortfolio is a co-curricular transcript builder that allows students to demonstrate and showcase their achievements and experience. UPortfolio also enables students to invite VIPs (such as advisors and prospective employers) to view one or more of their portfolio projects, which can include images, school papers, web sites and digital video.
• Virtual Mentors™ - Professionally produced video segments that relate first-hand perspectives on subjects such as substance abuse, time management, test anxiety, roommate relationships, nutrition and body image.

TCU also utilizes GoalQuest and PICS™ (Parents Involved in College Success), designed to help parents better support their students by offering them tips and advice.

"Four out of five of our freshmen have used eFrog and, while it is too early to say for certain, early results suggest we have had increases in retention," said Patrick Miller, registrar and director of enrollment management at Texas Christian University. We have also been very impressed with the degree to which our GoalQuest project has been branded as a uniquely TCU effort. This is true in areas where you would expect it, such as colors and logo, but it is also true in regard to text, articles and pictures. Our students assume these are created specifically for them. In addition, GoalQuest was able to create a single sign-on process that integrated perfectly with our portal."

"We are extremely pleased with TCU's strong FYRe participation," said Gregory Zeleny, vice president of client services at GoalQuest. "This engagement, combined with our reporting center's ability to help the school track students at risk, will create an optimal environment for increased student retention and satisfaction."

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