Community College Completion Challenge Oklahoma Association of Community Colleges Tuesday, June 9, 2015 New Jersey’s Community Colleges

2 New Jersey Council of County Colleges Presenters Louis Venturelli, Assistant Director, Center for Student Success Jacob Farbman, APR, Director of Communications, New Jersey Council of County Colleges

The mission of the New Jersey Council of County Colleges is to provide statewide leadership for the advancement of New Jersey’s 19 community colleges and to perform sector coordinating responsibilities as required by state law. In 2014, the NJCCC was awarded $500,000 by the Kresge Foundation to support a statewide Center for Student Success. | COLLABORATION | COMMUNICATION | CATALYTIC CHANGE | | CONVENING | COHERENCE | CONTINUITY | New Jersey Council of County Colleges Introduction to NJCCC 3

4 New Jersey Council of County Colleges About: Coordinated by the NJ Center for Student Success, NJC4 is a statewide completion and transfer campaign consisting of a series of campus-based completion events designed and implemented by Phi Theta Kappa student leaders, all taking place within a designated week. Our goal: engaging students as stakeholders in their own success. “The NJC4 Program is helping community college students develop into the kinds of leaders we know that they can be.” - President Raymond Yannuzzi, Camden County College Introduction to NJC4

5 New Jersey Council of County Colleges How did we get started? Interest: Digitally Survey Chapters for Statewide Interest Awareness: Hold Statewide Conference Calls with PTK Advisors and Student Leaders Commitment: Distribute Chapter Commitment Form Inventory: Distribute Chapter Event Form Launch: Visit colleges, hire videographer and promote program Roadmap: NJ Community College Completion Challenge

6 New Jersey Council of County Colleges Examples of Successful Student Events Coffee on the Quad College Transfer Fairs On the Spot Academic Advising Alumni Panels Completion Rallies Civic Engagement Projects and Programs Faculty Appreciation Day Essay Contests Halloween Activities Pizza with the President Campus Newspaper Keep Your Completion Banner on Display & Follow Up with Students Who have Signed the Pledge

7 New Jersey Council of County Colleges By the Numbers October NJC4 events taking place across New Jersey 11,000 students pledged to complete their degrees 450 faculty and staff pledged to serve as completion champions October NJC4 events taking place across New Jersey 11,000 students pledged to complete their degrees 450 faculty and staff pledged to serve as completion champions October NJC4 events taking place across New Jersey 15,000 students pledged to complete their degrees 800 faculty and staff pledged to serve as completion champions October NJC4 events taking place across New Jersey 15,000 students pledged to complete their degrees 800 faculty and staff pledged to serve as completion champions

8 New Jersey Council of County Colleges Funding NJC4 Partnership with New Jersey Education Association NJEA represents 90,000 K-12 stakeholders, including faculty & staff at NJ Community Colleges Advocates for community colleges as the NJEA’s New Jersey County Colleges Association Funded local activities for all 19 chapters and statewide viral campaign Invested $15,000 in NJC4 (2013, 2014, 2015) Partnership with Kean University Public 4-year Institution Invested $10,000 in NJC4 (2015)

9 New Jersey Council of County Colleges Promoting NJC4 Created #NJC4 and asked all community colleges to use it on social media – Facebook, Instagram & Twitter Created four viral news segments featuring campus events Publicized on NJCCC, Phi Theta Kappa & NJEA websites Media coverage in The Star-Ledger, Philadelphia Inquirer, Press of Atlantic City, Inside Higher Education, and others 30-minute feature on Caucus: New Jersey (PBS)

10 New Jersey Council of County Colleges Social Media

11 New Jersey Council of County Colleges News Media Coverage

12 New Jersey Council of County Colleges Campus Spotlights

13 New Jersey Council of County Colleges (Show NJC4 Video)

14 New Jersey Council of County Colleges Tips for Success 1.Identify a statewide C4 Advisory Board 2.If available, partner with your PTK Regional Coordinator 3.Hold numerous conference calls with chapter advisors and student presidents – facilitate exchange of ideas 4.Engage other campus offices and student organizations in the program 1.Communicate your plans with statewide leadership including deans of students, chief academic officers and college presidents 2.Engage distance education students through the online pledge 3.Fundraise through state organizations for chapter programmatic support 4.Capture and tell your story

15 9.Identify a Completion Challenge Theme 9.Introduce additional partnerships for sustainability, including 4-years 10.Establish a Spring Semester Completion Celebration Day New Jersey Council of County Colleges Tips for Success (continued)

16 New Jersey Council of County Colleges Louis Venturelli Assistant Director Center for Student Success p. (609) | e. Jacob Farbman, APR Director of Communications New Jersey Council of County Colleges p. (609) | e.