Engagement of Faculty in Student Support Redesign April 12, 2018 Dr. Sam Hirsch Community College of Philadelphia Vice President for Academic and Student Success

Our Students 75% Students of Color 61% Female, 39% Male Median Age: 24 83% of FT students and 73% of all students receive some type of financial aid Substantial portion of low-income and first-generation students 30,200 Credit and Noncredit Students 14,500 FTE Students 27,000 Credit Students 75 Programs of Study 400+ Full-Time Faculty 450+ Part-Time Faculty Largest single point of entry into higher education for students of color in Pennsylvania

Guided Pathways Implementation Clarify the Paths Help Students Get on a Path Help Students Stay on Their Path Ensure Students are Learning First-Year Experiences Program Maps Career & Transfer Outcomes Core Coursework Alignment Educational Plans Intake Redesign Developmental Education Integrated Support Partnerships Assessment and Program Learning Outcomes Applied Learning Experience Faculty-Led Improvement of Teaching Practices Intensive Advising Model Systems for Students to Track Progress Systems to Identify and Respond to Students at Risk

Establishing the Change Agenda Cultural change Why the need for change? What are the data telling us? What are the external and internal influencing factors? What are the students telling us? What is the vision? What are the goals? What is the strategic direction? How will we know we are successful – the measures?

Building Common Understanding Avoiding top-down perception Bring in outside experts/speakers Engage the early adopters Create momentum Identify and utilize faculty champions Validate national movement – Not doing the work in isolation

Building Common Understanding Grassroots approach based on interest Respect knowledge and expertise of faculty Meet the faculty where they are Create common language Embrace skeptics

Messaging the Change Continuous reinforcement of the vision Communication strategies Data and outcomes sharing Professional development Use faculty and students to share their stories

Messaging the Change Identify and engage faculty leaders Create interest for faculty Cross-functional team approach New faculty interviews

Approaches for Engaging Adjunct Faculty Adjunct Faculty Institute Adjunct Appreciation Day Faculty Center for Teaching and Learning Acknowledgement and space for adjunct faculty

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