First Year Initiative

MEMBERSHIP of FYI TASK FORCE:

• Dr. Dennis McSeveney, Associate Vice-Chancellor For Academic Affairs and Enhancement
• Ms. Susan Danielson, Director of the Learning Resource Center
• Ms. Miriam Daunis, Chair of Freshman Mathematics
• Ms. Jennifer Holman, Peer Advisor and Student Representative
• Diane Jackson, Peer Educator and Student Representative
• Dr. Susan Krantz, Coordinator of Student Learning Activities (through Dec. 2005)
• Ms. Charlotte Maheu, Director of Academic Support Center
• Ms. Kim McDonald, Chair of Freshman English
• Dr. Scott Whittenburg, Associate Vice-Chancellor for Assessment and Institutional Effectiveness

CHARGE

The charge of the FYI Task Force is to oversee the implementation of First Year Initiative:

Strengthening the Foundations of Academic Success, to institute assessment measures, to review outcomes, and to direct and coordinate modifications to the plan based on outcomes assessment.

To that end, the FYI Task Force will:

• Work with the faculty teaching UNIV, Freshman Mathematics, and Freshman English to implement and monitor the elements of the QEP and to ensure that participants are adhering to established guidelines.
• Collaborate with the Student Learning and Persistence Board and Advisors’ Council to facilitate cooperation by faculty and academic support staff in the implementation of the QEP.
• Through the Associate Vice-Chancellor for Assessment and Institutional Effectiveness, work with Data Management, Analysis and Reporting to record, compare, and publish assessment results.
• Report annually to the University Planning Committee and to the Provost the status of the QEP, including, but not limited to, a statement of progress towards meeting planned goals and modifications to strategies.
• Make recommendations to the Provost and the University Budget Committee for resource management and modifications.
• Prepare progress reports as required by SACS.