We are working on a plan for research on our campus and are at the point of defining which student cohorts to identify and track. Are there specific groups which institutions, particularly regional campuses, identify? Some of the obvious ones which we have already identified are students who begin at the same time as first time college students, students who begin at the same time who are transfer students, and some academic majors. Another question - how do institutions define "at risk" students, or what multiple definitions are used? Finally - what definition is used, or generally accepted, for deliniating traditional and non-traditional students? Is it a matter of age, or a question of not proceeding directly from high school to post-secondary programs? Rod Nimtz Assistant to the Executive Director Miami University Middletown Campus