Karen Parrish Baker

The meeting included retention updates, strategic planning, and discussions on the need for more resources in advising. The retention steering committee's goal is a 75% persistence rate and a 50% graduation rate in 6 years. Key discussion points included strategies to improve retention, such as Access to Success, MapWorks, and the RRR document. The meeting also covered elements of successful retention programs, the Master Retention Plan, and an exercise using Noel-Levitz's 35 Good Practices in Retention. Additional topics included best practices in student retention, student engagement, skills development, faculty support, family support, advising, counseling, freshman year courses, and remedial math. The meeting also addressed enforcement of the Board of Regents Policy, including completing remedial education coursework within the first 30 credits.

The meeting included a presentation on Chinese students on campus and advising them, covering cultural factors, addressing problems, and millennial stereotypes. Discussions also involved the Cultures and Communities Program, emphasizing community-university partnerships, service learning, and a certificate program. The Academic Opportunity Center (AOC) discussed its mission to support students, including admission considerations, advising, instruction, and transitional courses. Campus Community Reports covered updates from the Student Success Center, Financial Aid, Center for International Education, LGBT Resource Center, Women's Resource Center (WRC), Registrar's Office, ARC, and PASS. Announcements included changes to the ACN Awards Committee nominations.

The meeting included developmental math updates, athletic updates, student union vote, Title IX discussion, announcements, and campus community reports. Developmental math updates covered new changes coming from the system, including a "Common cut score", and a new placement testing category -- "MFUND". Athletics updates included NCAA rules updates. The student union vote discussed the upcoming referendum. Title IX updates included new system requirements and increased required trainings. Campus community reports included updates from PAWS, EAC, SSC, Housing, Orientation, C Park, Financial Aid, Athletics, CIE, OCA, Registrars, ARC, PASS, Admissions, LGBT, Women Resource, MAURC, and Student Involvement.

The ACN meeting included discussions on various topics such as the Philosophy Department's efforts to revamp their curriculum and messaging, the introduction of the Panther Enrollment Checklist (PEC) by the Office of Registrar, insights into Ed Psy 100 and college reading courses (C&I 111 and 112), updates from the ASALC, Enhancing Advising Committee, and announcements related to student success initiatives, financial aid, PASS tutoring services, admissions, American Indian Student Services, the Graduate School Open House, and the Exploring Majors Fair.

The meeting included an enrollment update for fall 2006, which showed a 1% increase from the previous year. There was also a discussion regarding admissions changes, including revisions to the review process for students who do not meet initial requirements and a move toward holistic admission. An update was provided on the upgrade to Peoplesoft 8.9, and the Advisor Award was renamed the ACN Recognition Award. Additionally, there was a presentation on the services provided by the Tutoring and Academic Resource Center (TARC), as well as a review of NCAA eligibility requirements for student athletes.