00:00:11.49  >> Here's the situation. The Enrollment Management Committee met last week, and their main concern was student retention. So that's what we'll be focusing on this year.
00:00:19.04  >> Sean, what exactly does the university mean by retention? Having the students who are accepted actually enroll in the fall?
00:00:26.18  >> Well, that makes sense, Suzanne, but that's not exactly how the Committee's using the term. They mean two things. First, the percentage of first-semester freshmen who complete the second semester. And second, the percentage of freshmen who return for their sophomore year.
00:00:38.82  >> Okay. That makes sense to me.
00:00:40.77  >> And, quite frankly, our percentage isn't that good.
00:00:43.25  >> Sean, what exactly do you mean by "not very good"?
00:00:45.57  >> Well, at most comparable universities, the retention after the first year is about 80%. And here, it's only 60%. We're losing about 1/3 of our freshman class after the first semester. That's a big problem, Jeff, one this committee must address.