Retention

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

Melissa Partyka, Fisheries– 2025
Leslie Cordie, Educational Foundations and Leadership Technology – 2025
Mehmet Arik, Mechanical Engineering – 2026
Jinyan Fan, Psychological Sciences – 2026
Annie Campbell, Art – 2027
William Schaffer, Music – 2027

Owen Beaverstock – undergraduate student representative – 2025
Madeline Facteau – undergraduate student representative – 2025

Non-voting, Continuing ex-officio:

Charles (Chase) Bringardner, Associate Provost for Academic Affairs – continuing
Ruthie Spiers, Director of Academic Advising – continuing

Last Updated:August 6, 2024