First-Year Improvement (FYI) Council

Purpose or Function: Implements the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) Hallmarks of Excellence criteria to ensure improvement of the A&M-Corpus Christi First-Year Program.

Membership: Co-Director of Core Curriculum, academic advising representative, core program coordinator, Inst. Effectiveness representative, two representatives from the Office of the Vice President for Student Affairs, faculty member actively engaged in First-Year instruction, a sophomore student who has completed their first year at A&M-Corpus Christi (spring), a second semester freshman who has completed first semester at A&M-Corpus Christi, and the Student Government President or designee, Provost, and Vice President for Student Affairs.

Chair: Provost’s designee.

	Name	Reason for Membership	Term, if applicable
	Harper, Sandra                   Chair	Provost/VP-Academic Affairs
	Alvarado, Tina	Student Affairs representative
	Benavides-Franke, Joanna	Student Affairs representative
	Blalock, Glenn	Co-Director for Core Curriculum
	Chenaux, Eliot	Vice President for Student Affairs
	Huerta, Carlos	Co-Director, Core Curriculum
	Wilson, Deb	Academic Advising
	Witherspoon, Sonya	Core program coordinator
	Orser, Paul	Associate VP for Planning & Inst. Effectiveness
		Faculty member actively engaged in First-Year instruction
		A sophomore student who has completed their 1st year at A&M-Corpus Christi
		A 2nd semester freshman who has completed 1st semester at A&M-Corpus Christi (spring)
		Student Government President or designee