1. Critical Student Experiences: Designing Guided Pathways that Support the Whole Student
Ellen Riek | Professor of English | Arizona Western College Jim Hutchison | Director of Career & Advisement Services | Arizona Western College

3. THE TOP 10 THINGS YOU SHOULDN’T DO TO CREATE EFFECTIVE GUIDED PATHWAYS ON YOUR CAMPUS
10. Try to reverse about 50 years of practice, ideas, and expectations, not to mention daily habit and work, in one semester.   

4. 9. Do not get faculty and staff buy-in before moving forward.
THE TOP 10 THINGS YOU SHOULDN’T DO TO CREATE EFFECTIVE GUIDED PATHWAYS ON YOUR CAMPUS
9. Do not get faculty and staff buy-in before moving forward.

5. 8. Assume that it’s an easy one-size-fits-all student plan.
THE TOP 10 THINGS YOU SHOULDN’T DO TO CREATE EFFECTIVE GUIDED PATHWAYS ON YOUR CAMPUS
8. Assume that it’s an easy one-size-fits-all student plan.

6. 7. Give too much time to faculty/staff to process and pilot ideas.
THE TOP 10 THINGS YOU SHOULDN’T DO TO CREATE EFFECTIVE GUIDED PATHWAYS ON YOUR CAMPUS
 7. Give too much time to faculty/staff to process and pilot ideas.

7. 6. Begin without enough administrative
THE TOP 10 THINGS YOU SHOULDN’T DO TO CREATE EFFECTIVE GUIDED PATHWAYS ON YOUR CAMPUS
6. Begin without enough administrative
buy-in.

8. THE TOP 10 THINGS YOU SHOULDN’T DO TO CREATE EFFECTIVE GUIDED PATHWAYS ON YOUR CAMPUS
5. Get started with a NEW idea, “Guided Pathways,” at the same time your institution spends 18 months creating, adopting and implementing NEW institutional mission, vision, values, strategic plans, and strategic goals.

9. THE TOP 10 THINGS YOU SHOULDN’T DO TO CREATE EFFECTIVE GUIDED PATHWAYS ON YOUR CAMPUS
4. Fail to have trust and open communication throughout the institution.

10. THE TOP 10 THINGS YOU SHOULDN’T DO TO CREATE EFFECTIVE GUIDED PATHWAYS ON YOUR CAMPUS
3. Ignore that it should take several years to implement in full, and requires coordination among administrators, faculty, advisors, financial aid personnel, schedulers, technology specialists, and many others.

11. THE TOP 10 THINGS YOU SHOULDN’T DO TO CREATE EFFECTIVE GUIDED PATHWAYS ON YOUR CAMPUS
2. Fail to have trust and open communication throughout the institution.
And finally…

12. THE NUMBER 1 THING YOU SHOULDN’T DO TO CREATE EFFECTIVE GUIDED PATHWAYS ON YOUR CAMPUS
1. Assume a NEW institutional systemic redesign of the student experience from initial connection to college through to completion, with changes to program structure, new student intake, instruction, and support services can be completed without conflict.

13. 6 THINGS YOU SHOULD DO
1. Create buy-in across employee groups and campuses
2. Ensure effective communication & define terms
3. Plan for the short and long term
4. Set flexible but reasonable parameters for processing & piloting
5. Always err on the side of Charitable Interpretations

14. THE NUMBER 1 THING YOU SHOULD DO TO CREATE EFFECTIVE GUIDED PATHWAYS
1. FOCUS ON STUDENTS

15. Questions & Comments