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Creating a Shared Vision of Student Success: Academic and Student Affairs Collaboration the Community College
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National Symposium on Student Retention 2011, Charleston SC
Transcript of Creating a Shared Vision of Student Success
Creating a Shared Vision of Student Success:
Academic and Student Affairs Collaboration the Community College
Who Are We?OZARKA COLLEGE MISSION STATEMENT
Ozarka College provides life-changing experiences through education.
• Service area • Fulton, Izard, Sharp, and Stone Counties
• Estimated population: 54,500• Total area: 2,420.11 square miles• Average income per capita in service area: $21,751• State of Arkansas average: $28,473• National average: $36,714
Melbourne
Mountain View
Ash Flat
Who Are Our Students?• Population below poverty level: 18%-20%• State of Arkansas average: 16%, National Average: 12.7%
• 11% of service area population has a Bachelor’s degree or higher
• State of Arkansas average: 18%, National average: 24%
• 16:1 student to faculty ratio• Student Demographics• Average Age, 30 years• 70% female, 30% male
• In state, per credit hr $75.00, Out-of-state per credit hr $173.00
• *Oregon County, Missouri residents receive in-state tuition
Approximately 85% of Ozarka College studentsreceive some type of financial assistance,including grants, loans, and scholarships.
Student Affairs• Student Success• Advising• Registrar• Career Pathways• Trio SSS• Financial Aid
Academic Affairs• General Education• Technical Programs• Advising• Concurrent Education• Adult Basic Education• Academic Support
Organizational Structure
College Success Partnership
Joint Task ForcesPolicy RevisionStudent Success InitiativesCourse Additions/RevisionsCollaborative Services
Elements of Success
Academic Affairs
PARTNERSHIP
Student Affairs
Well-Coordinated Assessment
Service Learning
Understandand
Communicate
Active Outreach
Top-Down Commitment
Classroom-Student Affairs
Continuity
Nine circles of academic and student affairs collaboration (Cook, J.H. & Lewis, C.A., 2007)
Elements of SuccessTop-Down Commitment
• Policy Development• College Success Course• College Success Retreat• Perkins Grant
– Professional Development– Advising– Supplemental Instruction– Tutoring Services
Elements of SuccessService Learning
• College Success• LPN Program• Automotive• Human Services• Criminal Justice• Ambassador
Program
CCSSE Items Related to Self-Awareness, Personal and Civic Responsibility
CCSSE Item Ozarka Students National Cohort
Developing a personal code of values and ethics
44 % 43 %
Developing clearer career goals
60 % 56%
Understanding yourself
51 % 53 %
Contributing to the welfare of your community
39 % 28 %
Participated in a community-based project as part of a regular course
7 % 7 %
Elements of Success
Active Outreach and Well-Coordinated Assessment
HIGHER LEARNING COMMISSION-NORTH CENTRAL ASSOCIATION ASSESSMENT ACADEMY PLANOZARKA COLLEGE
2010-11
Learning College: Educate All Groups, Focus Groups, Professional Development Focus (Faculty: Course Outcomes Development)General Education Outcomes 1 & 2: Revise, Focus Groups, Build Assessment ModelOutcomes Mapping: Research, Educate, Course Outcomes Review
2011-12
Learning College: Educate All Groups, Focus Groups, Professional Development Focus (Faculty: Program Outcomes Development)General Education Outcomes 3 & 4: Revise, Focus Groups, Build Assessment ModelOutcomes Mapping: Research, Educate, Program Outcomes ReviewMap: Course Outcomes to Program Outcomes
2012-13
Learning College: Educate All Groups, Focus Groups, Professional Development Focus (Building Learning Outcomes Across the Institution)General Education Outcomes 5 & 6: Revise, Focus Groups, Build Assessment ModelOutcomes Mapping: Research, Educate, Institutional Outcomes ReviewMap: Program Outcomes to Institutional Outcomes
Elements of Success
Frequent Communication and Mutual Understanding
1. Do we have a plan? If so, where is it and how far does the communication extend?
2. Are positive behaviors modeled? 3. Are collaborative efforts monitored, with appropriate
adjustments made as needed?4. Are successes recognized publicly and celebrated in
meaningful ways?5. Are negative behaviors and activities confronted and
addressed?6. Do we have a current flowchart for incoming students
to outline processes, key figures and referral systems? 7. Is training available, promoted and utilized?
Elements of Success
Classroom-Student Affairs Continuity
• The Path to Accelerated Completion and Employment (PACE) Initiative
• Wellness and Fitness Initiative• Advising Initiative• Financial Literacy Project• Developmental Education Support Initiative
STUDENT LEARNING
Future ImplicationsOf A Shared Vision
College Success Orientation
Capstone Course
Learning College InitiativeHLC Assessment Academy
Institutional Research and
Strategic Planning Initiative
Developmental Education Redesign
DOL Grant
