Persistence to Degree Committee (P2D)
The Persistence to Degree Committee was formed in 2023 to provide deliberate focus and university-wide collaboration on improving MSU’s persistence and graduation outcomes to attain Goal 1.1 of MSU’s strategic plan, Choosing Promise.
AY23-24 Membership
Name |
Position |
Affiliation |
|
Michael |
Babcock |
Director |
Center for Faculty Excellence |
Carina |
Beck |
Vice Provost |
Academic Affairs |
Mike |
Becker |
News Director |
University Communications |
Nicole |
Berg |
Student Success Coord. |
Gallatin College |
Jeff |
Bondy |
Director |
Residence Life |
Beth |
Burroughs |
Dept. Head |
Mathematics |
Jess |
Carroll |
Asst. Director |
Writing Center |
Julian |
Collins |
Director |
TRiO SSS |
Dallas |
Dallman |
Assoc. Director |
Admissions |
Ariel |
Donohue |
Sr. Diversity Officer |
Academic Affairs |
Emily |
Edwards |
Director |
Advising Commons & Univ Studies |
Jennifer |
England |
Asst. Prof. |
Music |
Christina |
Fastnow |
Director |
Office of Planning and Analysis |
Brian |
Gillespie |
Assoc. Dean |
Business |
Kandi |
Gresswell |
Assoc. Registrar |
Registrar |
Joe |
Hicks |
Assoc. Dean |
Education, Health & Human Dev. |
Andrew |
Hill |
Assoc. Prof. |
Ag Econ & Economics |
Yves |
Idzerda |
Dean |
Letters & Science |
Laura |
Larsson |
Professor |
Nursing |
Amy |
Lincoln |
Director |
Office of Student Success/AYCSS |
Lorelei |
Michael-Owens |
ASMSU Senate Speaker |
ASMSU |
Aaron |
Mitchell |
Assoc. VP |
Administration & Finance |
Lori |
Oakley |
Sys Mgmt Prog Mgr |
AYCSS |
Michael |
Reidy |
Dept. Head |
History & Philosophy |
Abigail |
Richards |
Dept. Head |
Chemical & Biological Engineering |
Chad |
Schreier |
CEO |
MSU Bookstore |
John |
Sheppard |
Professor |
School of Computing |
Durward |
Sobek |
Vice Provost |
Academic Affairs |
Ryan |
Storment |
Instr. Tech. Specialist |
Academic Technology & Outreach |
Sandy |
Sward |
Assoc. VP |
Research Administration |
Christina |
Trunnell |
Asst. Dean |
MSU Library |
Charge
The committee is advisory to MSU’s executive team and charged with:
- Monitoring key metrics related to undergraduate student persistence, time to degree and degree completion.
- Coordinating efforts to encourage student persistence occurring across the university.
- Cultivating an informed Community of Practice focused on outcomes indicative of our public land grant mission through intentional faculty/staff professional development.
- Monitoring innovations and best practices from peer institutions, commissions and professional organizations to consider implementation at MSU.
- Generating and prototyping fresh ideas for programs that instill a sense of belonging, focus, and expectation from the earliest stages of the student journey.
- Evaluating ideas and making recommendations to university leadership.
- Assessing impacts.
- Reporting a summary of the committee’s work annually to the President’s Executive Council.
Co-Chairs
Vice Provost of Allen Yarnell Center for Student Success. Currently Carina Beck
Vice Provost. Currently Durward Sobek
Appointed By: Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost
Length of Term: Term of office
Meetings
2-3 times per academic year semester.
Length of Term
One year, renewable.
Membership
Appointed by the Committee’s co-chairs
Reports Due
Annually, in May