R etention is important to everyone. For the university, attrition means a critical loss of resources and of future alumni. This emphasis on retention is vital to other interests of the university.
Retention is part of a larger picture.
Become a technology-based university. Devote necessary resources to enhance General Education courses. Develop more scholarships for continuing students. Consider re-establishing an administrators' group similar to the First Year Experience Coordinating Council. Establish a separate First Year Experience Coordinating Council for faculty who teach freshmen.