Admission and Retention Committee

Committee Purpose

The purpose of the Admission and Retention Committee is to review policies and procedures and make recommendations concerning admission and retention standards.

Committee Activities

1. Review and recommend policies concerning the admission of new and transfer students as well as the readmission of former students.
2. Review and recommend policies concerning academic levels relative to probation, suspension, and reinstatement as reflected in retention standards.
3. Review and recommend institutional data concerning retention and persistence related to achieving institutional and departmental retention and persistence goals.
4. Review and recommend institutional data concerning persistence to graduation and placement of graduates related to achieving institutional and departmental retention and persistence goals.
5. Review the College's admission policies at least annually and recommend necessary changes.
6. Develop and recommend appropriate retention initiatives to achieve academic departmental retentionand persistence goals.

Reporting Relationships

Reports to the Vice President of Academic Affairs

Membership

• Five (5) faculty representatives
• Three (3) Division Deans
• One (1) representative from Admissions
• One (1) representative from the Advising Center
• One (1) representative from Developmental Studies
• Director of Student Support Services
• Chair of Enrollment Management Committee
• Student representation: 2
• Total membership: 15 — 18
• At-large members: 3

Ex-Officio: Vice President of Student Services, Vice President of Academic Affairs, Director of Retention Services, Director of Admissions