Matt said he would prefer to give us just in time training on measurement tools rather than going over all of them at this meeting. We discussed the work of the subcommittee dealing with retention of male students focusing first on athletes. It appears that athletes need more advising especially with the NCAA guidelines as to degree plans. Often help comes too late for the student athlete. They need more tutoring opportunities.
Many faculty have an anti-athlete attitude.
We need more faculty advocates for athletes and for regular students. Solutions might include naming an Employee of the Month, looking at MBOs for this characteristic, and emphasizing WNMU Core Values. We need a better grievance policy. Students need to be treated with respect. WE need a procedure to acknowledge student complaints within a specified number of days.