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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=navy face="Antique Olive"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Antique Olive";color:navy'>Dear Faculty,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=3 color=navy face="Antique Olive"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Antique Olive";color:navy;font-weight:
bold'>If you have not yet logged in to complete Early Intervention rosters for
your first-time freshman enrolled in your classes, please do so within the next
two days.</span></font></b><font color=navy face="Antique Olive"><span
style='font-family:"Antique Olive";color:navy'> We cannot begin
interventions until reporting is completed. Results from last Fall tell
us that our interventions are having some impact resulting in increased
retention numbers for last Fall’s cohort. This is not possible
without your input. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=navy face="Antique Olive"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Antique Olive";color:navy'>Thanks in part
to the implementation of Early Intervention last Fall our retention rate for
first-time, full time freshmen rose from 58.51% for the Fall 2006 cohort to
65.04% for the Fall 2007 cohort. With all our combined efforts, we could
see a much higher percentage for the Fall 2008 cohort.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Antique Olive";color:navy'>To access,
please log into MyLEO and on the left hand side click on the tab for Early
Intervention (see screen shot below for reference). You will only be
asked to report information for the first-time, full-time freshman in your
classes at this time.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Antique Olive";color:navy'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=navy face="Antique Olive"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Antique Olive";color:navy'>Again, we thank
you for your assistance with this important effort! If you have any
questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact me.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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color:navy'>Wendy</span></font></st1:PersonName><font color=navy
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size=4 color=blue face=Verdana><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Verdana;
color:blue'> Gruver</span></font></i></em></st1:PersonName><em><i><font
size=4 color=blue face=Verdana><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Verdana;
color:blue'>, Director</span></font></i></em><o:p></o:p></p>
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style='font-family:Arial;color:navy'>, <st1:State w:st="on">TX</st1:State> <st1:PostalCode
w:st="on">75429</st1:PostalCode></span></font></st1:place><o:p></o:p></p>
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