To:
University of Vermont Faculty, Staff
and
Students
From:
Jane E. Knodell, Provost
Subject: Student
Success and Satisfaction Open Forum
Tuesday,
May 10, 2:30 – 4:00pm, Davis Center - Livak
Ballroom
For the last several years, and especially
over the past
year, a number of working groups have explored
initiatives that would enhance
Student Success and Satisfaction.
Additionally, this year we completed an
in-depth retention study to
better understand the reasons our students
choose to stay or leave. Before we
take action on the results this work, I would
like to hear your thoughts on the
approach we should take to enhance the quality
of the undergraduate student
experience. Of particular interest are ways in
which we might integrate
students’ academic and co-curricular
experiences.
Please join me for
a Student Success and Satisfaction Open
Forum on Tuesday, May 10, 2:30 – 4:00pm,
in the Davis Center, Livak Ballroom (room
417-419).
Information on the individual elements of the
collective Student
Success and Satisfaction Initiative can be
found here:
http://www.uvm.edu/provost/studentsuccess/.
This site includes
reports from the
First-Year Experience Advisory Board, the
General Education Committee, the
Residentially Based Learning Task Force, the
Retention Study and the Student
Employment Task Force. I encourage you to
review this information prior to the
forum.
I’m sure we all agree that our students
deserve the best
possible experience we can provide, and that
our improvement efforts should be
continuous. Our retention rate is very strong
and our graduation rate has been
increasing, so it is clear we are doing many
things well.
I am
grateful to each of you for the role you
play in our success on these fronts.
But
as the research indicates, we can do better.
This will be possible if we invest
wisely in strategic actions. Please
come to the forum and share your thoughts on
the reports at the above website,
things we may be missing, and how we can best
prioritize our resources.
I look forward to a vibrant discussion.