3 + 1 front door strategies = greater student success joanie friend, ph.d., director, enrollment...
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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 CompareFirst Four Weeks (Faculty)
• Student Success Strategy (SSS) #1• SSS #2• SSS #3
DREAM BIG!
Joanie Friend, Ph.D.Director, Enrollment [email protected]
Teresa HuetherMath Professor ATD [email protected]
Kelli BurnsDirector, Institutional Research and [email protected]