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Office
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May 5, 2003 |
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The Office of Academic Affairs and the Office of Student Affairs are collaborating to address the changing needs of the UT Tyler student body. A Freshman Year Experience Task Force comprised of faculty and staff from across the university has been organized to look at the experience of freshman students and explore ways to help them be successful, both academically and socially. The charge to the task force is to recommend an integrated program of academic and extracurricular initiatives that create a climate for student learning and success evident in improved retention and graduation rates. The task force has been asked to have an initial set of recommended activities in place for the fall semester followed by a comprehensive report to be submitted by Oct. 31. Specifically, the task force will evaluate retention patterns to better understand the needs of these students. The task force will look at freshman year programs at universities across the country, including the American Association of Colleges and Universities “Hallmarks of Excellence in the First Year of College” program and the American Democracy Project, in developing a programmatic response to the needs of freshmen at UT Tyler. This initiative, coupled with what is already in place with the Freshman Seminar, student development and student services activities, will allow the university to more comprehensively address the needs of freshmen and increase the number who successfully complete their degree programs. Dr. Robert Sterken, assistant professor of political science, will serve as chair of the task force. Dr. Mil Clark will provide administrative assistance. Faculty and staff are encouraged to convey their ideas to the chair or to any member of the task force. The group will begin their work within the next week. Members of the task force are:
Contact person: Emily Battle, (903) 565-5604
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