TOR40: College Retention Working Group

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Effective Date

January 26, 2023

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Policy Purpose

The College acknowledges its mandate to be focused on students and support students in their academic needs. To this end, the College will focus on considerations that may cause a student to end their studies before a credential is achieved. The College Retention Working Group (CRWG) will utilize a program-level analysis of retention concerns and successes. While working in tandem with the Student Experience Committee, the CRWG will focus on academic tools to increase retention rates

2. DEFINITIONS

Retention: The maintenance of a student's enrolment in a program of study within the same school after Level 1.

3. MEMBERSHIP AND TERMS OF OFFICE

Membership of the College Retention Working Group includes:

Sr. Vice-President, Academic, Chair
President, Fanshawe Student Union
Registrar
Dean of Students
Director, CAE
One Academic Faculty Dean (Appointed by the Chair)
One Academic Associate Dean (Appointed by the Chair)
Dean, Academic Quality and Strategic Integration
Two Faculty Members

Additional resources invited as needed:

Director, Library Learning Commons
One Academic Advisor
Director, Online and Blended Learning
Director, Counselling and Accessibility Services
Institutional Research Representative
Organizational Development & Learning Representative

Further guests may be invited at the discretion of the Chair.

4. MEETINGS AND CONDUCT OF BUSINESS

4.1. The Sr. Vice-President Academic is the Chair and appoints an assistant to support the Working Group.

4.2. Meetings are held once to twice monthly according to a schedule determined by the Chair and approved by the College Retention Working Group.

4.3. Any member of the Committee may submit items for the agenda.

4.4. Agenda and minutes of previous meetings will be distributed to all members approximately one week before the date of each scheduled meeting.

4.5. Recommendations are carried by consensus.

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