Student Success Initiatives at Los Angles Southwest College Prof. Sabrena Turner-Odom English Faculty Patrick Jefferson Ed.D. Dean, Academic Affairs

Student Success Initiatives at LASC Achieving the Dream Initiative Grant Funded Initiative Other Campus Based Activities

Student Success Initiatives at LASC Achieving the Dream –Three Interventions for –In-Person Orientations 867 student have attended 97 in-person orientations Enforced matriculation process- every new student attends orientation followed by assessment

Student Success Initiatives at LASC Achieving the Dream –Supplemental Instruction (Developmental Level Math and English Support) Targeting developmental Math 115 and English 21 & 28 Approximately 1500 student served 49 total sections and 22 Supplemental instruction facilitators

Student Success Initiatives at LASC Achieving the Dream –Faculty Academy Facilitated by Dr. Cynthia McDermott, Dept. Chair of Education at Antioch University, Los Angeles Prof. Allison Moore- Accounting Prof. Stephanie Burris- Reading Prof. Sioban Dillon- English Prof. Voiza Greene- Speech Prof. James Hicks- CAOT Prof. Naja El- Khoury- CAOT Prof. Doris Monterroso- Child Development Prof. Phillip Jones-Thomas- English

Grant Funded Initiatives Passage Project –Target lowest performing group- male students –Fall ‘11 to spring ‘12 highlights  329 male students  11 learning community courses  73% fall to spring retention  English 21 success rate of 68% Freshman Year Experience –First year students –Fall ‘11 to spring ‘12 highlights  116 students  53% basic skills  78% fall to spring retention  76% fall course completion rate Student Success Initiatives at LASC

Other Success Related Activities –Financial Aid Office processed 3300 students for financial aid, awarding over 9.7 million in financial aid –Counseling has had over 7900 student contacts in fall ‘11 and spring ‘12 –CalWorks registered 8700 student contacts since July 1, 2011

Student Success Initiatives at LASC ATD Campus-wide Intervention –Campus Culture How we relate to each other as colleagues and professionals How we approach our duties here at the college How we relate to each other based on our ethnic identity and culture What expectations we have of our students How we view our responsibility to the community we serve