National Symposium on Student Retention: Call for Proposals

Join us for the 6th Annual National Symposium on Student Retention
November 1-3, 2010, Mobile, Alabama, Renaissance Riverview Plaza Hotel

The symposium focuses on research and evidence-based strategies that impact student retention and completion. Executives, administrators, institutional researchers, faculty, and staff from the academic and student support areas will find this symposium useful and informative.

Abstracts Due: April 19, 2010
Final Papers Due: June 14, 2010 

Abstracts will receive a preliminary review. All completed paper submissions will be peer reviewed for presentation at the symposium and publication in the conference proceedings.

Accepted submissions from all topic categories will be considered for the following awards:

  • CSRDE Best Practices Award ($2,000)
  • Institutional Research Leadership in Student Retention Award ($1,000)
  • Director's Award ($750) will be awarded for the paper which best addresses topics in the Faculty Track or the Online Track

Confirmed Speakers:

  • Vincent Tinto, Ph.D., Distinguished University Professor in the School of Education at Syracuse University
  • Donald Hossler, Ph.D., Executive Director of the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center

More information on the Call for Proposals, the abstract submission process, and the symposium can be found on the Consortium for Student Retention Data Exchange (CSRE) web site, or email Dr. Rosemary Hayes, Executive Director of the Consortium for Student Retention Data Exchange: csrde@ou.edu.