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Faculty Roles in Student Retention

 

It can be very tough for a faculty member to balance all of his or her course work and still have time to maintain academic relationships with his or her advisees. While trying to engage students in meaningful learning activities, roles have to change to support academic and social needs. Faculty play a large role in retaining a student from year to year. This page will highlight some resources pertaining to faculty efforts in retention. Please take a few minutes to read the information linked below to see how faculty can help students be successful in staying in school. Please note all our resources are linked below.

 

Taking Student Retention Seriously

Project DEEP: Documenting Effective Educational Practice

ACT Study, The Role of Academic and Non-Academic Factors in Improving College Retention

References and Resources

 

 

Updated: Thursday, August 27, 2009

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