Commission

Presidential Commission on Student Success

The Student Success Executive Committee was transformed into the Presidential Commission on Student Success, which was directed to make bold recommendations to increase student retention and graduation rates.

Charge of the Commission

  • Increase first year retention of full-time, first-time in college students to 85% by 2025.
  • Decrease retention disparities between demographic cohorts (e.g., first-gen and gender).
  • Develop an institutional vision of equitable student success to increase academic achievement, wellbeing, sense of belonging, and engagement.
  • Increase the 4-year graduation rate to 37%.
  • Increase the 6-year graduation rate to 58%.
  • Increase transfer student graduation rate to 64%.

2023-2024 Priorities

  • Create awareness and excitement around Student Success at TXST.
  • Develop tagline/university-wide marketing/branding effort that communicates student success philosophy, framework, and everyone’s role in supporting student success.
  • Develop and implement a series of townhalls/workshops that focuses on different aspects of the student success framework.
  • Develop and disseminate monthly articles to the university community highlighting current and new Student Success efforts.

Members of the Presidential Commission on Student Success

  • Cynthia Hernandez, Vice President for Student Success (Co-Chair)
  • Michael O’Malley, Dean of the College of Education (Co-Chair)
  • Sonya Armstrong, Associate Dean for Student Success, College of Education
  • Victoria Black, Assistant Vice President for Student Success and Director of Academic Engagement
  • Kambra Bolch, Assistant Vice President for Academic Success
  • Duane Bruce, Assistant Vice President for Student Success and Executive Director for Student Involvement and Engagement
  • David Donnelly, Professor, Physics
  • Cristine Hailey, Professor, Ingram School of Engineering
  • Danielle Nied, Director of Residential Experience, Housing and Residential Life
  • Gary Ray, Associate Vice President for Enrollment Management
  • Ray Rogers, Director of Career Services
  • Beth Thomas, Director for School of Art and Design
  • Beverly Woodson Day, Assistant Vice President for Enrollment Management and Director of Undergraduate Admissions
  • Shilpa Bakre, Director of Communications, Division of Marketing and Communications