“If a student has never experienced high levels of engagement in high school, how can we assume that all of a sudden they will be highly engaged in college?” CSSE, FYE Conference, 2013

Did you know? One in nine freshman think college will be difficult. What are the other eight students thinking?

Did you know? 65% of college students study less than 10 hours a week. How much of that time is spent on your class?

Did you know? The average amount of time students spend on educational activities per day (including attending classes) is 3.6 hours. Did they choose your class that day?

First Year Experience (FYE) Work Group Purpose: To review community college best practices that lead to Student Success and make recommendations to Dr. Gillespie.

FYE Work Group Matt Pearcy, Biology Faculty* Nancy Schafer, Developmental Reading Faculty* Mark Shelley, Liberal Arts Faculty* Sandy Garber, Dean for Student Services* Bob Hoskovec, Director of Student Life* Sheila Jarrell, Registrar Tania Sheldahl, Director of Academic Advising, Counseling, and Testing Services* * Attended 32 nd Annual Conference on the First-Year Experience

The Collaborative Approach Student Services Academic Advising Developmental Education Service Learning

Why do students stay at Yavapai College? Why do students leave Yavapai College?

The National Resource Center for The First- Year Experience and Students in Transition University of South Carolina’s University 101 course, the impetus for an international movement. In 1982, 175 educators met at the USC for a meeting on the first-year seminar concept. The National Resource Center was established in 1986 and has broadened its focus to include other significant student transitions in higher education. Since then, over 30 years of research have been accumulated.

Insights from the Conference: A Transformation in Culture Student success vs. student satisfaction: The by-product of student success is enrollment, retention and completion. It takes courage to make policy and service changes to affect student success: Since we know what works for student success, we need to do it. We know students don’t do “optional.”

– Taking a learning-centered system for Student Success – Using the portal as part of the learning-centered system – Redefining lines of Student Services – Making decisions based upon research – Fostering a culture of completion – Using theory to support practice Valencia College: A Model of Success

What processes, policies, and activities help students be more successful? Student Success!

New Student Orientation Redesigning Core Support Services No Registration After a Class Has Met Mandated Placement and College-readiness Supplemental Instruction

Early Alert Program Mandatory Academic Advising Mandated Placement and College-readiness

First Year Seminar/Success Course Learning Communities Comprehensive Learning Support Mandated Placement and college- readiness Prerequisites Writing Intensive Courses

Service and Community-Based Learning

Best Practices Policies/ Requirements Culture of Student Success Student Services First Year Experience Course Institutional Support/ Allocation of Resources What Can Be Done at Yavapai College?

Begin slowly and intentionally phase in the practices that “fit” Yavapai College Develop specific, measurable outcome objectives Build on strong partnerships and collaborations Pursue positive interventions with students Use data to inform decision-making Use quality assessment at every step Ideas? Our Recommendations for Implementation

Implement new student orientation Pilot multiple, integrated FYE Success Course/delivery system Explore a certification process for teaching the FYE Course Adopt a learner-centered development model in Student Services Re-introduce and pilot Early Alert program Pilot a syllabi redesign “through the eyes of a student” Utilize a new system to communicate with YC students Review registration processes for certificate/degree seeking students Create an FYE identity for YC Develop continual evaluation and data collection Year 1: 2013 to 2014

Contact people on FYE Workgroup Participate in the new Student Orientation Attend Summer Institute workshop sessions Attend FYE Conference in San Diego Spring 2014 If you would like to be involved:

“Every college is perfectly designed to get precisely the results it is getting... If nothing changes, nothing changes.”