1. September 7-10, 2011-Bismarck, ND
NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL UNIVERSITY NAFEO/WALMART STUDENT SUCCESS COLLABORATIVE
Institutionalizing Faculty Learning Communities to Ensure Student Success
September 7-10, 2011-Bismarck, ND

2. Institutionalizing Faculty Learning Communities to Ensure Student Success
Project Investigator Dr. Bernice Duffy Johnson Associate Provost and Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Coordinator Dr. Abdul K. Mohammed, Dean College of Science and Technology

3. North Carolina Central University Profile
Located in Durham, North Carolina More than 100 Acres of Rolling Hills and Verdant Green – 62 Buildings- Newest- Nursing Diverse Urban Community –Pop. 228,330 NCCU Pop Students-6500 UG 2000 G/P 1400 Employees Voted #1 Public HBCU in Nation 2010 & 2011 Top 12 of all HBCUs in the Nation 2010 & 2011

4. Profile –Continued Four Colleges , Four Schools, Five Centers
One Hundred Ten Undergraduate Degree Programs, 45 Master Degree Programs and Five Professional Degree program including Law, Library Science, Nursing, Business, and Education
Early College High School

5. The NAFEO/Walmart Project
Faculty Learning Communities
Focus on Preparation of Faculty for Effective Teaching and Learning
Provides Pedagogy, Methods, and Strategies
Facilitators Conduct Workshops and Seminars and Mentor Faculty
Piloted Summer 2010 with 15 Faculty

6. Faculty Learning Communities
Purpose: To provide a series of faculty development opportunities which will equip all participating faculty to more effectively teach students by aligning their teaching styles with students’ diverse learning styles
Participants: Thirty faculty members have participated in three Faculty Learning Communities (FLC) The Third - A Mathematics Faculty Learning Community

7. Results and Recommendations
Improvement in Student Ratings of Instruction (SRI)
Decrease in DFWI Grades
More Effective Teaching
Increase in Student Success in Designated Courses
Open Communication Regarding Effective Teaching Across Disciplines

8. Results NAFEO Grant Presentation to New BOG Members-9/6/11
Presentation and Publication for the October 30-November 2, 2011 National Consortium on Student Retention and Data Exchange

9. Recommendations Institutionalize Faculty Learning Communities
Funding for FLC for Become Permanent Funds
All New Faculty Assigned to Teach Courses for Freshmen and Sophomores, Participate in FLC Prior to The First Day of Class