Web cookies (also called HTTP cookies, browser cookies, or simply cookies) are small pieces of data that websites store on your device (computer, phone, etc.) through your web browser. They are used to remember information about you and your interactions with the site.
Purpose of Cookies:
Session Management:
Keeping you logged in
Remembering items in a shopping cart
Saving language or theme preferences
Personalization:
Tailoring content or ads based on your previous activity
Tracking & Analytics:
Monitoring browsing behavior for analytics or marketing purposes
Types of Cookies:
Session Cookies:
Temporary; deleted when you close your browser
Used for things like keeping you logged in during a single session
Persistent Cookies:
Stored on your device until they expire or are manually deleted
Used for remembering login credentials, settings, etc.
First-Party Cookies:
Set by the website you're visiting directly
Third-Party Cookies:
Set by other domains (usually advertisers) embedded in the website
Commonly used for tracking across multiple sites
Authentication cookies are a special type of web cookie used to identify and verify a user after they log in to a website or web application.
What They Do:
Once you log in to a site, the server creates an authentication cookie and sends it to your browser. This cookie:
Proves to the website that you're logged in
Prevents you from having to log in again on every page you visit
Can persist across sessions if you select "Remember me"
What's Inside an Authentication Cookie?
Typically, it contains:
A unique session ID (not your actual password)
Optional metadata (e.g., expiration time, security flags)
Analytics cookies are cookies used to collect data about how visitors interact with a website. Their primary purpose is to help website owners understand and improve user experience by analyzing things like:
How users navigate the site
Which pages are most/least visited
How long users stay on each page
What device, browser, or location the user is from
What They Track:
Some examples of data analytics cookies may collect:
Page views and time spent on pages
Click paths (how users move from page to page)
Bounce rate (users who leave without interacting)
User demographics (location, language, device)
Referring websites (how users arrived at the site)
Here’s how you can disable cookies in common browsers:
1. Google Chrome
Open Chrome and click the three vertical dots in the top-right corner.
Go to Settings > Privacy and security > Cookies and other site data.
Choose your preferred option:
Block all cookies (not recommended, can break most websites).
Block third-party cookies (can block ads and tracking cookies).
2. Mozilla Firefox
Open Firefox and click the three horizontal lines in the top-right corner.
Go to Settings > Privacy & Security.
Under the Enhanced Tracking Protection section, choose Strict to block most cookies or Custom to manually choose which cookies to block.
3. Safari
Open Safari and click Safari in the top-left corner of the screen.
Go to Preferences > Privacy.
Check Block all cookies to stop all cookies, or select options to block third-party cookies.
4. Microsoft Edge
Open Edge and click the three horizontal dots in the top-right corner.
Go to Settings > Privacy, search, and services > Cookies and site permissions.
Select your cookie settings from there, including blocking all cookies or blocking third-party cookies.
5. On Mobile (iOS/Android)
For Safari on iOS: Go to Settings > Safari > Privacy & Security > Block All Cookies.
For Chrome on Android: Open the app, tap the three dots, go to Settings > Privacy and security > Cookies.
Be Aware:
Disabling cookies can make your online experience more difficult. Some websites may not load properly, or you may be logged out frequently. Also, certain features may not work as expected.
Strategic Enrollment Management (SEM) Plan is a comprehensive, long-term plan that provides us with an opportunity to be as coordinated, intentional, and aligned as possible across the University as we implement our new Strategic Plan priorities regarding student success. More specifically, it will guide our efforts in student recruitment, retention, and graduation, ensuring that we consistently align our practices with the University’s mission and the ever-evolving landscape of higher education.
Goals
The goal of the SEM Plan is to create a holistic, data-informed framework that will guide UConn’s ongoing efforts to:
Attract and enroll a diverse and talented student body
Support the academic success and retention of students
Enhance graduation rates and student outcomes
Align resources effectively to meet student needs across all campuses
Ensure that UConn remains a leader in a competitive higher education market
UConn is in high demand. 64,000 undergraduate applicants, driving enrollment growth by 2,000 students (6.4%) in ten years.
Student success is our hallmark. Yet, achievement gaps remain and are most significant among Pell, First Generation, Underrepresented and regional campus students.
Demographic trends are driving down the number of high school graduates across our key feeder markets.
Graduate enrollment has remained stable overall, with some pockets of growth and contraction among certain programs.
Connecticut’s workforce is dependent upon UConn graduates.
The State of Connecticut is reducing financial support for UConn, a trend that is expected to continue over the next decade.
SEM Planning Principles
Align services to meet student need across all campuses.
Make data informed decisions.
Manage fiscal viability to ensure student success outcomes.
Embrace all high impact practices (HIPs) for student engagement.
Perform capacity analysis for programs, services, and campuses.
Goal Four:
Ensure Satisfaction of Graduates in Workforce & Post Graduate Outcomes
Graduate Student Goals
Goal Five:
Determine Baseline for Graduate Student Success Outcomes
Goal Six:
Determine Criteria for Graduate Student Enrollment Capacities
Committees
SEM Steering Committee A Steering Committee has been established to oversee the development of the SEM Plan. Work on the SEM Plan will begin immediately, with the Steering Committee meeting weekly to guide the development process.
SEM Advisory Committees Three advisory committees will support the SEM planning process, each focused on a key area of enrollment and student success.
Goal One:
Goal Three:
Goal Two:
Goal Four:
Goal Five:
Goal Six: