3 + 1 Front Door Strategies = Greater Student Success

Joanie Friend, Ph.D., Director, Enrollment ManagementKelli Burns, Director, Institutional Research and Planning Teresa Huether, Math Professor, Coordinator for Achieving the Dream

Objectives:

• Participants will:– Learn about the 3+1 STLCC front door strategies– Engage in a small group discussion pertaining to

appropriate Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs) for one of the 3+1 STLCC front door strategies

– Report out their top 3 SLOs for their assigned front door strategy

Objectives:

• The Presenters will: – Compare the SLOs recommended by each small

group with the actual SLOs for each STLCC front door strategy.

– Note those that are the same and those that could be added so as to make the STLCC front door strategy better!

Mission Statement

St. Louis Community College expands minds and changes

lives every day.We create accessible, dynamic

learning environments focused on the needs of our

diverse communities.

Florissant Valley campus

South County Education and University Center

About the College • Largest community college

system in Missouri• Ranks among the nation’s top 25

associate degree-producing institutions

• District encompasses 718 square miles, includingSt. Louis City and County and portions of Franklin and Jefferson counties

STLCC is one of the nation’s top associate degree-producing institutions in the country.

About the College • Four campuses at Florissant Valley,

Forest Park, Meramec and Wildwood• Three education centers in

St. Louis County, north St. Louis City and downtown St. Louis

• Numerous satellite locations in area business, industrial, neighborhood and educational sites

• Corporate Center in Bridgeton• Administrative Center, 300 South

Broadway• 3,854 full- and part-time employees

Forest Park campus Meramec campus

Wildwood campus

Florissant Valley’s Emerson Center for Engineering and Manufacturing

Enrollment Profile (Fall 2012)• 26,613 students enrolled in credit courses • Median Age = 24• 60% Female• Race and culture

– Caucasian = 14,102 (53%) – African-American = 9,676 (36%)– Asian = 848 (3%)– Hispanic/Latino = 791(3%) – Multiracial/Other Ethnicity =

779 (3%)– Unknown = 417 (2%)– Represent nearly 120 countries

and 40-plus different language (top 5 are Spanish, Arabic, Russian, Bosnian, and African dialects)

STLCC has a diverse student population.

3 + 1 Front Door Strategies

• New Student Registration Workshop (NSRW)

• New Student Orientation (NSO)• Smart Start: Student Success (STR:050)• The First Four Weeks (F4W)

New Student Registration WorkshopMandatory for all first time in college students where they• Learn how to be successful in a collegiate setting• Meet with an academic advisor to review test scores• Discuss appropriate coursework for the 1st semester in college• Learn how to build a class schedule• Register for classes and New Student Orientation using Banner

Self-Serve

New Student OrientationStudents• Navigate the campus and find their

classrooms• Obtain their Student ID and parking pass• Learn how to utilize campus resources

and services• Gain advice that will get them off to a

good start• Get connected through my.stlcc.edu

email, Banner Self Service, and Blackboard

Smart Start: Student Success Course

• 3-credit hour course for students placing into developmental reading or English

• Active learning designed to increase knowledge, strategies, and skills directly related to being a successful STLCC student

• Academic/Career planning• Guided experience with

technology

First Four Weeks• Recognizes the critical importance of the first few weeks of a

semester• Is an answer to a request by the faculty for ALL faculty to have a role

in Achieving the Dream• Is a compilation of time-honored classroom student success

strategies• Recognizes that even the most talented students need to know

specifically what it takes to be successful in each faculty member’s course

Small Groups!

• Form four small groups • Choose a leader/reporter (person with the next birthday?)

• Discuss the SLOs appropriate for the time period your group is given.

• Decide on the three SLOs your group wants to report.

Report Out and CompareAdmitted to Registered

• SLO #1 • SLO #2• SLO #3

Report Out and Compare1 to 2 Weeks before Classes Begin• SLO #1• SLO #2• SLO #3

Report Out and CompareFirst Semester Student Success Course

• SLO #1• SLO #2• SLO #3

Report Out and CompareFirst Four Weeks (Faculty)

• Student Success Strategy (SSS) #1• SSS #2• SSS #3

Questions?

DREAM BIG!

Joanie Friend, Ph.D.Director, Enrollment Managementjfriend4@stlcc.edu

Teresa HuetherMath Professor ATD Coordinatorthuether@stlcc.edu

Kelli BurnsDirector, Institutional Research and Planningkburns@stlcc.edu