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Retention

The committee shall be responsible for continuous monitoring of the retention of undergraduate students and for recommending retention initiatives and working with the appropriate deans and student affairs to establish them.

Faculty:

six faculty

Continuing/Ex-officio:

Director of Student Academic Support Services
Assoc. VP, Student Financial Services
Senior VP for Student Affairs, or Designee
VP and Assoc. Provost for Inclusion and Diversity, or Designee

Non-voting continuing ex-officio:
Associate Provost for Academic Effectiveness
Director of Academic Advising

Undergraduates:            

Two students nominated by the Student Government Association

Restrictions:                

 The faculty members will serve 3-year staggered rotating terms

Members

• Chair,Melissa Partyka
  
  
• Jaime Miller, Director, Student Academic Support Services – continuing
• Amy Douglas, Assoc. VP, Student Financial Services – continuing
• Katherine Hettinger, Senior VP for Student Affairs, or Designee – continuing
• JuWan Robinson,VP and Assoc. Provost for Inclusion and Diversity, or Designee) – continuing


• Ralph Kingston, History – 2024
• William Schaffer, Music – 2024
• Melissa Partyka, Fisheries– 2025
• Leslie Cordie, Educational Foundations and Leadership Technology – 2025
• Mehmet Arik, Mechanical Engineering – 2026
• Jinyan Fan, Psychological Sciences – 2026


• Gunner Smith – undergraduate student representative – 2024
• Carsyn Sieb – undergraduate student representative – 2024

Non-voting, Continuing ex-officio:

• Chase Bringardner, Associate Provost for Academic Affairs – continuing
• Ruthie Spiers, Director of Academic Advising – continuing

Last Updated:January 22, 2024