Undergraduate Retention Committee

Committee Membership

• Twelve-member Committee: three administrative representatives designated by the AVP, one staff representative designated by the AVP, one faculty member selected by the MFA from among its members, four elected representatives of the McNichols faculty, one librarian, and two students.

Members

6 faculty representatives

David Bartley, Chemistry and Biochemistry, College of Engineering & Science (term expires 2010)

Mostafa Mehrabi, Manufacturing Engineering, College of Engineering & Science (term expires 2010)

Cindy Langham, Communication Studies, College of Liberal Arts & Education (term expires 2011)

Gail Mitchell, Music, College of Liberal Arts & Education (term expires 2011)

Nancy Piernan Chesik, Reference Department, McNichols Campus Library (term expires 2011)

Cindy Gillham, Reference Department, McNichols Campus Library (MFA)
 
3 administrative representatives 

Sheryl McGriff, Chairperson, Dean of the Career Education Center (term expires 2010)

Dorothy Stewart, Associate Dean of Students (term expires 2010)

Elaine Bell, Director, Institutional Research (term expires 2011)

1 staff representative

Lisa McDonnell, Administrative Assistant to the Dean, College of Liberal Arts & Education (term expires 2011)

2 student representatives

Maria Ibarra (term expires 2010)

Christopher Jones (term expires 2010)

2008-2009 Charge

1. Summarize the results of the review of retention activities that occurred during the 2008-2009 academic year including the brown bag series with recommendations.
2. Identify a list of useful links that could be incorporated on the academic affairs website that support retention ranging from faculty education (millennial students, cultural competency) to teaching strategies for diverse student populations.
3. Identify strategies to improve the campus to make it welcoming to diverse student groups.
4. Collaborate with the Faculty Development Team/Staff Development Team to coordinate the January 2010 Development Day for Faculty and Staff.

Initial Organizational Structure and Tasks

• Determine Committee's organizational structure (officers/leadership e.g., chairperson, secretary, and/or other positions).

• Draft operational policies and procedures (e.g., frequency of meetings, who calls meetings), notification time of meetings (e.g., ten days), time period for distribution of agenda (e.g., five days), timeline for preparation and approval of meeting minutes.

• Establish procedures for keeping records of approved resolutions, determinations, advice, membership records and other actions.

• Draft general assessment process and goals for first year (to be updated annually).

• Include clear time limits for action on various issues as per paragraph 4 under "Further Details" of Shared Governance Task Force proposal as approved by the university community. See also language under section on MFA indicating "During the pilot period, stringent timelines will be established both for committee and MFA processes and actions."

• Deliberate and act on pending issues identified by the Academic Vice President and Provost.

• Provide the Shared Governance Task Force with draft operational policies and procedures by December 1, 2005.

Ongoing Charge

• Make recommendations to appropriate administrators regarding student life issues, ways to improve student-faculty interaction, and ways to more effectively welcome students to the McNichols campus.

• Consider whether to propose for consideration a restructuring of academic advising procedures.