Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs & Provost
2007 Retention Summit
Tuesday, October 30, 2007
Cowles Auditorium and Atrium, Hubert H. Humphrey Institute
West Bank, Twin Cities Campus
The University of Minnesota 2007 Retention Summit is the kick-off for the University’s larger Student Retention Initiative, a systematic process through which all of the University of Minnesota campuses/colleges will share information collaboratively while working to develop the necessary framework to meet our graduation and retention targets.
Tentative Schedule of Events
8:30-9:00 |
Check-In |
9:00 |
Welcome |
9:10 |
Undergraduate Retention Goals |
|
Craig Swan, Vice Provost and Dean of Undergraduate Education |
9:20 -11:50 |
Individual Campus Presentations |
|
9:20 University of Minnesota, Crookston |
|
9:50 University of Minnesota, Duluth |
|
10:20 University of Minnesota, Morris |
|
10:50 University of Minnesota, Rochester |
|
11:20 University of Minnesota, Twin Cities |
12:00-1:15 |
Lunch/Break |
1:15 |
University Address |
|
E. Thomas Sullivan, Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost |
1:30 |
Keynote Address |
|
James Anderson, Vice President for Student Success and Vice Provost for Institutional Assessment and Diversity |
3:00 |
Discussion and Closing Remarks |
3:45 |
Reception |
4:45 |
Event Ends |
Directions
For directions to the Hubert H. Humphrey Institute, please follow “Driving to the west bank of the University’s Minneapolis campus” at: http://www1.umn.edu/twincities/maps/directions-mpls.html. These directions reflect the I-35W bridge closure.
Parking
Parking information for the Hubert H. Humphrey Institute can be found at: http://www.hhh.umn.edu/about/contact/parking.html.
Registration
To register for the University of Minnesota 2007 Retention Summit, please complete the following form. Registration deadline is Monday, October 22.
For more information, please contact:
Laura Coffin Koch
Associate Vice Provost
612-624-1085
koch@umn.edu
or
Leslie R. Zenk
Assistant to the Vice Provost
612-624-1328
zenklr@umn.edu