WKU President on Retention Rates

As students begin moving onto Western Kentucky University’s campus, President Gary Ransdell wants to get them in, get them through, keep them around and get them out. A major hurdle for faculty and staff this academic year will be student retention, which has dwindled over the years. More than 1,000 students are lost from each new class, Ransdell said during WKU’s opening convocation. “This is tough to accept,” he said.