Reconstituted SGPP Retention, Persistence and Completion Committee

Posted By: Tracy Lehnertz On: 2026-01-09
Posted On: 2026-01-09

Retention of our students and supporting them on their path to graduation is everyone’s job on some level!  With that in mind, the university has reconstituted its School of Graduate and Professional Programs Retention, Persistence and Completion Committee in recent months, with a new structure which includes an administrative group and a working group, along with new membership to help revitalize and refocus efforts. If you have ideas for retention that you believe could be applied across all SGPP programs without significant cost, and would like to share, please contact the committee co-chairs listed below.      

The new charter provides additional information on roles and processes. The committee is co-chaired by Dr. Michael McMahon, Vice President for Enrollment Management, and Andrew LaMere, Director of Adult Undergraduate Programs.     

Membership

Administrative Group: 

Alison Block, Director of Academic Records and Systems

Mary Jacobs, Associate Dean of Business and Technology

Tracy Lehnertz, Assistant Vice President for Institutional Effectiveness

Holly Tapper, Dean of the School of Advancing Studies

Working Group:

Alison Block, Director of Academic Records and Systems

Garey Gill, Director of Educational Technology 

Kerry Plath, Assistant Director of International Student Services

Emily Steingraeber, Assistant Director of Student Central

Dr. Lindsey Teigland, Program Director, MA Counseling and Psychological Services

Michelle Tran, Academic Records Specialist