Our staff are here to partly address EKU's student retention efforts. It takes more than our office to do such a feat. It takes all of us as a community. As you know you cannot graduate unless you are retained.
Retention rates are the percentage of the enrolled students who return to campus each semester.
Graduation rates are the percentage of the entering class who actually complete degrees over a four, five, or six year period. Eastern Kentucky University offers a broad range of educational opportunities for students who otherwise would not be able to obtain a college education. However, along with the responsibility of providing opportunity comes the responsibility of providing the necessary support services which will enable students to achieve their goals. It is the job of the retention office to develop and maintain a comprehensive retention program which integrates current and proposed retention efforts across the institution. This includes improving communication among the various divisions involved in retention activities so that information is shared, duplication of effort is decreased, and effectiveness is increased.