Proxy for how serious students takes the course. Deterioration of academic standards. Any FT student who does not achieve a min. 1.0 GPA as first semester freshman will be suspended for one semester. Concern about lack of attention to the libraries and the message it gives to students.
Retention is linked to admissions.
Budgetary decision making concerns. Need to have clearly defined and understood expectations on the part of the students. The points that follow were discussed by the participants. Faculty need to raise their expectations. Faculty need to stick to what the standards are in their response to students.