We seek support for Cohort Development in the IS Degree and our forthcoming Political Science and History Registered Tracks.  The IS degree program is small but stable in enrollment. However, opportunities exist to increase the number of enrollees and those who eventually graduate with the degree.  The forthcoming Tracks offer the possibility to enroll even more students.  More importantly, we want to find ways to not only attract students to these programs, but retain them and promote their success.

Cohort development offers one such opportunity to attract and retain students in the program.  To that end, we seek to utilize existing space (student lounge, conference room, and seminar room all in Hudson Hall) to meet with fellow students and faculty in the courses tied to the program, and to hold regular meetings, events, and special seminars for potential and current students in either the Degree program or related field.  Additionally, recruitment and retention would revolve around the establishment of a fund to support student site visits and off-campus activities.  Activities would include students attending and participating in events of a political, historical, or international nature; field trips to organizations including the United Nations, the FDR Presidential Library, the Metropolitan Museum, the Museum of Natural History, and other such sites of relevance to our programs.