IUP’s president said during the Council of Trustees meeting that he was confident that there would be another increase in the retention rate of first-year students.
Dr. Michael Driscoll said the student population numbers were not yet available as they have not done the population count at the university yet, but said early estimates had an increase of four percentage points over last year, and that they would be close to the 75% retention mark. He talked about how important that number can be.
He also said that the university’s debt for this school year has gone down. Initially it was at $16 million, but thanks to additional state funding, that deficit is now at $9 million. That means budget deficit is within reach without any drastic action.
Resolutions were also approved congratulating the Baseball and Women’s Tennis teams.
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