As documented in the Foundations of Excellence® Self-Study Report, the Steering Committee developed 24 recommendations for improving the first-year experience at MSSU. During the fall 2006 semester, 6 action projects were initiated. When completed, these projects will have implemented 10 of the 24 recommendations.

Following is a list of links to pages that provide a description and the current status of each project.

• Action Project 1: Revision of the College Orientation Class
• Action Project 2: High-Enrollment Courses with Low Success Rates
• Action Project 3: Philosophy Statement, Goals, and an Assessment Plan for the First-Year Experience
• Action Project 4: Faculty Evaluation & Reward and Academic Advising
• Action Project 5: Student Engagement with Diversity
• Action Project 6: Administration & Coordination of the FYE and Outreach to K-12