Purpose: The Committee for Recruitment, Enrollment, and Retention of Underrepresented Populations shall advise and assist the College in assessing and updating recruitment, enrollment, and retention strategies for underrepresented student populations. The Committee shall report its assessment of the effectiveness of its efforts to the president on an annual basis and will recommend any modifications to these efforts as deemed necessary. The Committee shall also review and recommend students for the award of grants available under the diversity scholarship programs. Members of the Committee are appointed by the College President. 

Membership:

1. Chair, Cultural Activities Committee
2. Dean of Enrollment Management
3. Dean of Student Services
4. Director of Financial Aid
5. Director of Human Resources
6. Director of Scholarship Programs
7. Director of WIA Grant and Bridge Program, Chair
8. Executive Director of the Foundation, Ex Officio
9. Faculty (2):  Designated by the Vice President for Academic Affairs
10. Institutional Effectiveness Officer, Ex Officio
11. Lab Assistant, The Learning Center
12. Registrar
13. Student (1):  Designated by the Vice President for Institutional Excellence and Student Success
14. Vice President for Academic Affairs, Ex Officio
15. Vice President for Institutional Excellence and Student Success, Ex Officio

The committee chair shall post a meeting summary on the campus bulletin board and post minutes/actions/plans on the Campus Drive, Committees Folder.

Revision History: June 2002; May 2004, November 2005, May 2007, January 2009, February 2011, September 2011, March 2013, July 2014, Sept 2014