May 15, 2001

To:            The University Community

From:        Gary Russi
                 President

Subject:    Admissions Criteria and Procedures Task Force

Since it has been several years since Oakland has closely examined its admissions criteria and procedures, I am appointing a task force to look at them.  Members (the list is below) have been drawn from a large number of campus constituencies.

The charge for the group is:  to review Oakland's admissions criteria and procedures in light of the Enrollment Planning Report and the OU Vision 2010 presentations for the purpose of recommending modifications to the present policies or reaffirming them.

I ask that the task force work through the summer and have a set of recommendations (for implementation for Fall 2003 as undergraduate admissions materials need 18 month's lead time) ready for Governance review in September.

Admissions Criteria and Procedures Task Force Membership:

Admissions Committee members
Eddie Cheng (CAS/mathematics and statistics)
Justine Speer (SON)
Angel Guy (student)
Robert Johnson, Vice Provost for Enrollment Management, co-chair

Administrators/others NOT from Admissions Committee
Pete Nacy, Director of Admissions
Laura Schartman, Director of Institutional Research and Assessment
Dave Herman, Dean of Students
Susan Awbrey, Vice Provost for Undergraduate Studies
Jack Mehl, Director of Athletics
Glenn McIntosh, Director, Office of Equity
Eleanor Reynolds, Director of University Housing

Faculty to represent other areas:
John Kim (SBA)
Brian Murphy (CAS/English)
Manohar Das (SECS)
Kris Thompson (SHS), co-chair
Chaundra Scott (SEHS)