Continue the review, revision, and update of the general education curriculum to incorporate items from our QEP as well as the CPE's Essential Employability Qualifications initiative. We believe this will encourage students to attend and perform better in their courses.

Complete training in the Beacon system to ensure all faculty are aware of and using the system.

All courses in these areas are reviewed by Deans and Chairs who encourage faculty to identify these students and work with them in class as well as refer them to other services such as the Thorobred Learning Center where they can seek additional help.

Dr. Michael Dailey, Director of Distance Learning/Instructional Design is offering professional development sessions to faculty to assist them in the design of their online courses, to improve delivery of the courses, to provide them with additional resources, and encourage them to become proficient in Quality Matters as it related to delivery of online courses.

An additional factor to consider is class attendance. Students who are in the DFW category generally have a lower attendance rate than those in the ABC category. In Academic Affairs and University College we are working to obtain and review attendance data and its correlation to course grades.

Place emphasis on courses within each area that may act as bottlenecks for progression.