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[email protected]. U N I v· E R S I T Y 85thyear, issue 3 week of SEPTEMBER 8, 1999 www.xu.edu/soa/newswire/ Frosh retention rate soars The Class of2002 boasts return rate well above national average BY AMY SCHELL demic and financial concerns seem demic Affairs all work in conjuntion Asst. Campus News Editor to be the most common. with Schiess to ensure that students The retention rate·for the class Recently, the Office of Freshman receive the best education possible. of2002 is the highest it has been in Programs was retitled to include Schiess outlines the period of recent years, placing Xavier's.rate students in other grade levels as time which is crucial for new stu above the national average. The well. dents, from the initial visit until Office of Retention Services, lo The Enrollment ServiCes Grant they are established at Xavier. cated on the first floor of Alter Hall, (ESG), a service provided by the "The retention· of the Xavier stu is largely responsible for the high Office of Retention Services, dent begins with the admissions rate of matriculation from frnshman supplements the tuition packages of process - the way they are wel year to sophomore year.