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DESCRIPTION;FMTTYPE=text/html:<div style="text-align: center;">\n<h2>\n<div style="text-align: center;">H
 osted by Oakland University<br />\n</div>\n</h2>\nMarch 14-15, 2013<br />\n<
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 /p>\n<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: left;">Student success has\n
 been a salient topic at institutions of higher education for decades.&nbsp;\
 nHow success is measured by various stake holders will have lasting\nimpact 
 on the face of higher education.&nbsp; More importantly the work done\nin th
 is realm is essential to the students served and broader social\ncontexts of
  today’s society. The relevance of higher education may well\nbe measured by
  improvements in the areas of persistence and graduation\nrates; therefore t
 here is an urgent call to action.&nbsp; This conference\nwill pull together 
 faculty, student affairs personnel, and\nadministrators in Michigan to explo
 re and examine practices for\nimproving student persistence and retention in
  our educational\ninstitutions.&nbsp;</p>\n<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; te
 xt-align: left;"><span>&nbsp;</span></p>\n<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; tex
 t-align: left;"><span>The conference\nfeatures a keynote presentation by Vin
 cent Tinto and a variety of panel\nand individual presentations that focus o
 n research, programs, and\nservices shown to improve student completion rate
 s. The conference will\nexplore the university as a community and how workin
 g towards common\ngoals, can foster student retention. Full details are avai
 lable on the conference website at: <a href="/retention">http://www.oakland.
 edu/retention</a><br />\n</span></p><br /><a href='http://maps.google.com/ma
 ps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=3600 Centerpoint Parkway, Pontiac, MI 48341' target=
 '_blank'>Map & Directions</a><br /><br />Contact Name: Scott Crabill<br />Co
 ntact Phone: (248) 370-3229<br />Contact Email: slcrabil@oakland.edu<br /><b
 r /><a href='http://www4.oakland.edu/Events/EventDetails.aspx?EventID=6850'>
 Get Latest Event Information</a>
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 usg%3DAFQjCNGaSkEzJpxs5wVikCNh1HlebKwVHQ&amp;ttr=2.18bE" target="_blank">Cen
 terpoint Marriot</a>, Auburn Hills MI<br />\n<br />\n</div>\n<p style="margi
 n: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"></span><
 /p>\n<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: left;">Student success has\n
 been a salient topic at institutions of higher education for decades.&nbsp;\
 nHow success is measured by various stake holders will have lasting\nimpact 
 on the face of higher education.&nbsp; More importantly the work done\nin th
 is realm is essential to the students served and broader social\ncontexts of
  today’s society. The relevance of higher education may well\nbe measured by
  improvements in the areas of persistence and graduation\nrates; therefore t
 here is an urgent call to action.&nbsp; This conference\nwill pull together 
 faculty, student affairs personnel, and\nadministrators in Michigan to explo
 re and examine practices for\nimproving student persistence and retention in
  our educational\ninstitutions.&nbsp;</p>\n<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; te
 xt-align: left;"><span>&nbsp;</span></p>\n<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; tex
 t-align: left;"><span>The conference\nfeatures a keynote presentation by Vin
 cent Tinto and a variety of panel\nand individual presentations that focus o
 n research, programs, and\nservices shown to improve student completion rate
 s. The conference will\nexplore the university as a community and how workin
 g towards common\ngoals, can foster student retention. Full details are avai
 lable on the conference website at: <a href="/retention">http://www.oakland.
 edu/retention</a><br />\n