RETENTION COMMITTEE

Charge: To serve as an advisory group to the president regarding retention issues. More specifically, the committee is charged with researching retention issues nationally and on campus, informing the president of key issues, and making recommendations regarding possible response options to the issues.

Membership: Eight faculty members appointed by the Faculty Senate for rotating four-year terms (one representative from each of the six colleges, one representative from among faculty who teach in exemplary studies, and one representative from among faculty who teach in transitional studies); Representative from Student Affairs; Director of Student Activities; Director of Affirmative Action; Director of Institutional Research; Director of Counseling Center; Director of Housing; Representative from Admissions. Committee Chair is appointed by the President.

Capacity	Member	Term Expires
Chair, Presidential Appointment	Sally Roden	Permanent
Faculty Senate Appointments
	Victor Puleo (BUS)	2011
	TBA (ED)	2009
	Ellen Stengel (FAC)	2009
	Shawn Charlton (HBS)	2010
	Philip Spivey (LA)	2011
	Balraj Menon (NSM)	2010
	Phil Frana (Exemplary Studies)	2011
	Mary Wood (UC)	2009

Representative, Student Affairs	Hank Phelps	Permanent
Director of Affirmative Action	Jack Gillean	Permanent
Director of Institutional Research	Melissa Goff	Permanent
Director of Counseling Center	Ernie Ness	Permanent
Representative, Admission	Penny Hatfield	Permanent
Director of Student Activities	Kendra Regehr	Permanent
Director of Housing	Chris Charlton	Permanent

Meetings: on call

Reports to: President

Send minutes to: Chair of the Committee on Committees

Page last updated: 12/10/2007

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