Strategic Enrollment Management Committee (SEMC)
Meeting Summary
Wednesday, June 29, 2011
Present: Gayle Arries, Amanda Blanton, Jackie Blakley, Linda Driggers, Eugene Grant, Lynn Lewis, Gwen Owens, Lisa Robinson
The following is a summary of the SEMC meeting which occurred on Wednesday, June 29, 2011.
Announcements and updates:
· Amanda announced that Dr. Booth would be attending the SEMC meeting in July and the tentative date for that meeting is set for July 19 at 1:30. Dr. Booth will provide feedback regarding the retention plan at that time.
· Enrollment Update: Amanda gave a brief summary of how enrollment numbers were looking for fall 2011 and gave a handout showing a weekly comparison of fall enrollments this year compared to the same time over the last 2 years.
Review of minutes:
· Did not approve last month’s minutes. Will need to do at next meeting.
Financial Aid and Tuition Assessment Changes for Fall
· Bill Whitlock attended the meeting and gave updates regarding Pell, LTA, and LIFE scholarship.
· Linda discussed pay by credit hour process and said that students will be limited to taking 18 hours. Financial aid and the business office plan to “marry” the financial aid missing requirements and the tuition bill so that the letter students receive will show a balance as is (with the missing requirements) and a balance when the missing requirement is taken care of.
Retention strategies/plan with deliverables, timing, and costs:
· Amanda gave committee members a retention plan planning guide that she and Lisa received at the retention conference in May.
· Deborah Brock and Susan Allen attended the meeting and gave an update regarding plans for faculty development (Retention Strategy 4, Year 2) in terms of emphasizing retention workshops for faculty to attend and other ways to help faculty focus on retention.
