Clearly stipulate that courses are not for credit Clearly differentiating Continuing Education from other academic offerings 8. A Student Retention Initiative Plan authorized by the Provost was distributed and discussed. It was agreed that retention efforts should be concentrated on students enrolled in developmental, freshman and sophomore classes. Because the scholar program requires substantial cost sharing, the deans agreed that it is not feasible to pursue it. Procedure Manuals Procedure Manuals for Dean s Secretaries are being developed.
More information is needed regarding their purpose and content.
Item tabled for next meeting 11. The purpose of the survey is to learn what brings the students to us and what we can do to retain them. The OIRP will contact departmental secretaries to obtain a list of students who should be surveyed. OIRP will administer the survey with the cooperation of faculty. The Library s new Home Page went online recently.