Integrating Student Success Initiatives Across Your Campus
This content showcases the initiatives and strategies implemented at Metropolitan Community College Maple Woods to improve student success. From the need for integration to the ultimate goal of collaboration and student-focused projects, explore how MCC Maple Woods is working towards enhancing the student experience and supporting academic achievement.
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Integrating Student Success Initiatives Across Your Campus Innovations conference 2017
Presentation preview Introductions Need for integration at Metropolitan Community College Maple Woods Samples of integrations Exercise template for designing integration on your campus Exercise sharing learning from each other 2
MCC-Maple Woods Overview Metropolitan Community College 5 campuses located in the greater Kansas City area 100+ years old 18,312 students Maple Woods Located in the suburban area north of the city 4,681 students Strong general education program with a transfer focus Veterinary technology program 3
Presentation preview Introductions Need for integration at Metropolitan Community College Maple Woods Samples of integrations Exercise template for designing integration on your campus Exercise sharing learning from each other 4
Need for integration at MCC Maple Woods Performance funding state MCC is not hitting all of the targets Increased attention on retention and completion Detrimental effects of student debt on non-graduates Isolated efforts to improve student success 5
MCC-Maple Woods Student Success Framework Curriculum Planning Instruction Student Success Campus Services & Support Students AY 2016-2017 26 August 2016
Ultimate Goal Move our work out of silos Build trust and collaboration Focusing discussions around the student experience Implementing large scale projects related to student success Implementing meta-majors and block schedules Revising our academic advising model Implementing early alert and target support services Engaging faculty in discussions of pedagogy 7
Presentation preview Introductions Need for integration at Metropolitan Community College Maple Woods Samples of integrations Exercise template for designing integration on your campus Exercise sharing learning from each other 8
Framework Key stakeholders Champions Who? Why? Purpose Shared benefits Low-hanging fruit How? Venue Frequency Duration What? Restructure committees Build alliances 9
Leadership Communication Example 1 Who: Campus Deans & Associate Deans Why: Need to know what initiatives are going on so that we can leverage effort How: Increased communication weekly meetings in Deans area for 60-90 minutes What: Current state of affairs Upcoming events and initiatives Pre-discussion of Executive Cabinet items 10
Leadership Communication Example 2 Who: Campus Deans, Associate Deans & Division Chairs Why: Need to clarify policies and processes Need to plan for upcoming events and initiatives How: Joint monthly Deans & Chairs meetings with additional guests as needed What: Announcements/Institutional awareness Discussion and feedback of on-going and upcoming initiatives Shared governance 11
Resource Sharing Example 1 Who: Faculty, Campus Life & Leadership Staff, Deans Why: Engage students in and outside the classroom How: Faculty and staff committee proposed a common read What: Pooled resources from a grants in Student Development and Instruction to support the initiative 12
Resource Sharing Example 2 Who: Faculty, Campus Life & Leadership Staff, Division Chairs Why: Engage students in and outside the classroom Campus Life & Leadership wanted to develop programming for Hispanic Heritage & Black History Month How: Engaged a group of interested faculty & staff What: Identified activities that were already happening in individual classes that were appropriate to invite more students to participate in guest lectures, film screenings Leveraged faculty connections to secure presenters at campus-wide events Leveraged student activities funding to provide food at events 13
Process Improvement Example 1 Who: Campus Deans, Tutoring Center Staff, Faculty Why: Housed within Student Development and perceived need to be more closely aligned w/Faculty How: One-time change to the organizational staffing table What: Altered reporting structure to Instruction Increased collaboration with faculty Continue to attend Student Development meetings 14
Process Improvement Example 2 Who: Student Development Staff, Faculty, Deans Why: Need to restructured New Student Orientation to be more intentional and less repetitive How: Reviewed student feedback Outlined the material students had been exposed to prior to Orientation Included faculty in the process of revising content based on learning objectives What: Altered faculty sessions at Orientation 15
Presentation preview Introductions Need for integration at Metropolitan Community College Maple Woods Samples of integrations Exercise template for designing integration on your campus Exercise sharing learning from each other 16
Framework Key stakeholders Champions Who? Why? Purpose Shared benefits Low-hanging fruit How? Venue Frequency Duration What? Restructure committees Build alliances 17
Integrating Student Success Initiatives Across Your Campus Exercise sharing learning from each other David.Oehler@mcckc.edu Dean of Instruction Karen.Moore@mcckc.edu Dean of Student Development and Enrollment Management 18
