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ANNUAL REPORT OF THE STUDENT RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION COMMITTEE

DATE: April, 1988
TOS Conner Atkeson, Faculty Senate Chair
FROM: Nancy Mayberry, Chair

II. Membership of the Committee

John Childers. (Resigned in November ’87. Replaced by Randall Houston)
Michael Cotter, Nancy Mayberry, Eldean Pierce, James Pinkney, Susan Smith

Student Member: David Tambling

Ex-Officio Members: William Cobb, Elmer Meyer, Dorothy Muller, Charlies
Seeley

III. Committee Meetings (dates and members absent)

Aug 19, 1987 - Muller, Seeley Jan 12, 1988 Pinkney, Cobb
Sep i, 1987 - Pinkney Feb 2, 1988 Pinkney

Oct 6, 1987 - Childers, Pinkney Mar 15, 1988 Cotter, Houston
Nov. 3, 1987 - Saith Apr 5, 1988 Smith

Dec 1, 1987 - None

IV. Date of reports to the Faculty Senate

V.

April 12, 1988
Specific instructions from the Faculty Senate

Resolution #88-31 regarding Availability of Courses for Registration was
returned to the committee for specific recommendations.

VI. Brief statement of committee organization, subcommittees, research

activities, etc.

A. Smith and Mayberry served on a joint subcommittee with the General
College and Career Education Committees to fund, house and implement the
freshman orientation course.

B. Muller and Cobb served on a joint subcommittee with the General College
after both committees met to discuss improved rewards for advising.

C. Muller attended a conference on Supplemental Instruction and made a
presentetion to representatives from the School of Nursing.

D. Mayberry attended the First National Conference on Student Retention.

E. Cotter began a bibliography of books and articles dealing with student
retention.

F. The committee studied improved administration of scholarships and met
with the director of Financial Aid and representatives from Institutional
Advancement. Approved their attempts to fund a position to coordinate
scholarships and the publication of a scholarship directory.

 
& VII. Committee accomplishments

1. Through its subcommittee, the new course for freshmen, EDUC 1000, has
been funded, and pending final approval by the Board of Trustees, will be
taught in the fall of 1988.

2. Studied and replied to letters from Hursey and Bernhardt. Sent reconm-
mendation to the Task Force on Academic Preparation that they study the
establishment of a Learning Assistance Center.

3. Approved a letter to Chancellor Eakin sent jointly with the General
College Committee requesting a meeting with the Task Force and the
Chancellor to discuss improved rewards for General College advising.

4. Gathered supporting data for Senate Resolution #88-30 regarding
Student Workload/Courseload.

5. Met with the Assistant Vice-Chancellor for Academic Affairs, regarding
improved course availability.

VIII. Citation of Senate Resolutions

#88-30 - Recommendation regarding Student Workload/Courseload
#88-31 - Recommendation regarding Availability of Courses recommitted to

oat committee

IX. Business to be carried over to next year

(See V). Continued investigation of improved rewards for General College
advising.

Evaluation of the committee

A. Structure: A report was sent to the Committee on Committees suggesting
they study a restructuring of committees to form a Recruitment and
Admission Committee and a Retention and Appeals Committee
Duties: Appropriate

Functions: Appropriate

Personnel: Approved a request that a representative from Cooperative
Education be made an ex-officio member.

Suggestions for improving the effectiveness of the committee.

See X. “A”

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Signed: Chairperson i .

Secretary ___