March 2001 Colleagues, Spring bring's the anticipation of new beginnings and renewed vitality. The end of the semester is within reach and graduation is ahead. The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences has taken the lead and is actively working with the student services' staff through meetings and workshops to assure a smooth transition and a meaningful experience for both faculty and students.
Work is already underway to prepare for orientation, testing, and placement of students.
You also may have noticed the aggressive campaign underway in the newspapers and on radio that promotes summer school and graduate programs. We are anticipating a robust enrollment in summer school. As part of an overall strategy to increase our summer school enrollments, we need to examine our summer course offerings. We need to determine if we are providing the optimum choice of courses that will allow students to expedite degree completion and if we are maximizing use of our resources and facilities. Retention of students remains a high priority for all of the Indiana University campuses.