Building a Culture of Completion Tracy D. Hall, Ed.D Vice President for Academic Affairs St. Louis Community College-Forest Park Joanie D. Chavis, MLIS.

Building a Culture of CompletionTracy D. Hall, Ed.D

Vice President for Academic AffairsSt. Louis Community College-Forest Park

Joanie D. Chavis, MLISDean for Learning Resources

Baton Rouge Community College

Completion Agenda

The Obama administration issued a call for 5 Million Additional Community College Graduates by 2020.

Increased attention in the news = Increased responsibility and accountability to key stakeholders.

AACC Call to ActionIn April, 2010, AACC, the League for

Innovation and other organizations joined forces to:

Express a shared commitment to student completion and to producing 50% more students with degrees and certificates by 2020.

ChallengesExternalI. Underprepared studentsII. Dwindling funding from the state.III. Competition from proprietary schools.InternalIV. Limited conversations about what needs to change.V. Lack of institutional will to change to meet the needs of studentsVI. Silo-mentality/territorial thinking

Building a Culture of Completion: St. Louis Community College-Forest Park

Moving fromSilo Nation

To aUnited Front

Silo NationStudent Success Center-location, computer labs,

tutoring, academic workshopsIndividual Tutoring labs located in different places

on campus with different hours of operationAfrican American Male Initiative (location)

different areas offering academic workshops, tutoring

Trio Student Success programs (location) different location, tutoring, academic workshops

Each program has own method of tracking that focuses on level of student participation

United FrontCo-location of all programs to Academic Support CenterShared space, less travel for studentsSame hours of operationShared clerical support Regular Team meetings to ensure consistency in student

expectationsNo duplication of academic programmingCoordination of tutoring schedulingStandardization of tutor credentials and payConversations around consistent methods of assessmentCollaboration with Center for Teaching and learning to

offer joint programming

Building a Culture of Completion:St. Louis Community-Forest Park“We have some difficult days ahead,” Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. We are a work in progress. Change is uncomfortable.However, we can achieve our goals and Heed the National Call to increase completion by: Maximizing our resourcesCollaborating--across divisions; student affairs; tearing down the silosBeing truly student-centered: Completion must be embedded into the fabric of the institution.

Building a Culture of Completion: Baton Rouge Community College

Breaking down“I know you can do it, but I can do it better.”

into “Let’s work together to achieve a common goal

and mission.”

Learning Resources: Merging Cultures to Build the Center for Academic Success

LibraryALCQEP/First Class – Freshman OrientationDual EnrollmentOnline/Hybrid LearningWeekend & Evening Learning

Location, Location, Location!

Academic Learning Center/Center for Academic Success

Integrate students into academic and social activities that will enhance their college experience;Equip students with the skills to become self-reliant in the use of college and student support resources; andIncrease the retention and graduation rates of program participants at Baton Rouge Community College.

STARS Gate Title III ProgramCourse Linkages (Began Fall 2008)Student Ambassadors (Began Fall 2009)Peer Tutors (Began Fall 2009)Student Mentor Partners (Began Fall 2009)Early Warning System (Began Fall 2009) Early Warning Support System (EWSS), Starfish

Retention Solution (Spring 2011)College Student Inventory, Noel Levitz (Began Fall

2009) Student/Faculty/Staff Success Series Workshops

(Began Spring 2010)Center for Academic Success (Began Spring 2010)Enrichment Camps (Began Summer 2010)

Teaching and Learning Center

Creating the VisionFaculty Focused and Faculty DrivenHiring a Director to see it through

“Place instead of Space”

Student Services – One Stop ShopPublic SafetyTitle IIIFinancial AidDisability ServicesAdvising and

CounselingStudent Programs &

Resources

Accounting and Finance

Small Business Training Center

Enrollment ServicesService LearningDual EnrollmentAcademic Learning

Center

Enrollment and Retention to Enrollment Management– It Takes a Village!Everyone is invitedEveryone is involved

Collaboration Between Academic Support UnitsLessons LearnedGood to Great!

Dr. Tracy D. HallVice President for Academic Affairs

St. Louis Community College-Forest Park

thall80@stlcc.edu

Joanie Chavis, MLISDean, Learning Resources, Center for Academic

SuccessBaton Rouge Community College

chavisj@mybrcc.edu

Questions and Answers

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