Aug 25, 2008 — By ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ News Services — During this academic year, the campus community will participate in a major university initiative known as the Foundations of Excellence. This initiative is a guided self-study that will allow us to evaluate the experience of new students at ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ, both incoming freshmen and transfer students, and develop a plan to improve retention and graduation rates. For the complete memoran