We have several important priorities for this academic year. As we did last year, we have as a priority the recruitment and retention of students. That sounds a little bit like business as usual, but we are trying in every way to increase the number who will have access to and will benefit from the experience of a Mills' education. This year we did well on the recruitment front, but we also want to think very intensely about increasing our applicant pool. An enrollment management committee under the coordination of Dr. Ramon Torrecilha, including a number of faculty members, College Officers, and administrative offices, will be working intensively to expand our applicant pool and think about recruitment overall.
Retention is everybody's business.
I know everyone of you is focused on retention and focused on helping our students make the most of their Mills experience, but I can't emphasize enough the priority of that goal in this year. This year we will also be looking very carefully at graduate student recruitment and retention. We have a strong graduate program, now about a third of our students, and we want to be sure that we are explaining and conveying the quality of those programs to prospective students both here at Mills and on other college and university campuses. A second priority for this year is our Facilities Master Planning endeavor. A number of you know about this, but I will mention it again.