1. Courageous Conversations about Equity at Century College Ron Anderson, President Linda Baughman-Terry, Counselor Nickyia Cogshell, Chief Diversity Officer Thursday, February 7, 2013

2. Listening to the voices of our students

6. Our Equity Journey

7. Local Context: A Decade of Change

8. Then and Now: 2002-2012 Aging population Increased populations of color and households where English is not the first language Significantly increased poverty Increased unemployment

9. Then and Now: 2002-2012 Significant enrollment growth (32%) Significant growth in College employees and budget Cost of tuition has doubled ($178.56/credit) The State of Minnesota continues to divest in higher education, shifting the burden to students

10. Demographic Shifts

11. Racial CategoryFall 2006Fall 2010 American Indian/Alaskan 54.4%38.5% Black/African American 52.5% 45.0% White62.4% 64.4% Asian/Pacific Islander60.9% 73.0% Hispanic53.2% 64.7% First Term of Enrollment: Successful Course Completion Achievement Gaps

12. Fall 2009 to Fall 2010Fall 2010 to Fall 2011 Students of Color62.1%60.7% Pell Eligible64.8% 62.8% First Generation64.9% 63.2% Combined “Underrepresented” 66.1%63.2% ALL STUDENTS67.7% 66.2% Second Fall Persistence and Completion (cohort based) Achievement Gaps

13. Fall 2007 to Spring 2010Fall 2008 to Spring 2011 Students of Color31.1%33.0% Pell Eligible31.4% 35.2% First Generation37.0% 33.2% Combined “Underrepresented” 34.2%35.6% ALL STUDENTS39.9% 40.8% Third Spring Completion Rate – Graduation or Transfer (cohort based) Achievement Gaps

14. Planning Activities/Data CCSSE survey results reviewed (Fall 2009) Four work groups formed: –First Year Academies/Advising –Success in Gateway Courses –Developmental Education/Student Success Courses –Employee Development Centered on Student Success

15. Course level success data reviewed (Fall 2010) Creation of Student Success Action plans for each program, department, discipline and unit (Fall 2010) Action plans implemented (spring 2011) Planning Activities/Data

16. Attended the Entering Student Engagement Institute (ESEI) Spring 2011 SENSE survey results used for planning Planning Activities/Data

17. Key 2010 SENSE Survey Results

18. Kick off for ATD in Seattle (summer 2011) –Light bulb moment –Commitment to equity by college leadership Reframing opportunity –Lead to formation of core team, data team, and advancement teams Planning Activities/Data

19. Academic Interventions Three years of optional academic interventions: –Learning communities –Optional student success courses –Reading 0080 mentoring project (intrusive advising) –Reading 0090 mentoring project (intrusive advising)

20. Academic Interventions Current Interventions for 2012-2013 –70 of sections of learning communities –Mandatory New Student Seminar for students who place into developmental reading (1,300 students) –Intrusive advising is component of NSS Data point: 67% of students in NSS in Fall 2012 were students of color

21. Student Support Interventions Tutors linked-to-classes (2011-2012) –275 course sections covered –3,350 students served

22. Brother to Brother (B2B)

23. Cultural Change Broadened involvement and shared responsibility Equality versus Equity Listening to our students’ voices Listening to our own voices President’s Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

24. Establishing Safety Guiding Principles for Deeper Conversations about Equity, Inclusion, and Diversity

25. Raising Awareness Century Race Card Conversations

26. Century Race Conversations http://centuryraceconversation.project.mnsc u.edu/index.asp

27. A Developmental Approach Systemic and Developmentally Appropriate Data Driven Multidimensional Multidirectional Integrated

28. Deeper Conversations about Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Learning Goals impact individual development/cultural competence foster community building through engagement and meaning making offer opportunities for critical reflection and application

29. Deepening Our Work Conducting a baseline assessment Creating a systematic and developmentally appropriate professional development opportunities Implementing cultural competence training for managers, supervisors, and administrators Revising Human Resource policies and practices

30. Global Lessons Learned Importance of establishing guiding principles Consistent and clear modeling by leadership Clear messaging about focus

31. Global Lessons Learned Sensitivity to academic calendar Response to controversial topics Students want to talk about race The “aha” moments never end…

32. Personal Reflections Linda Nickyia Ron

33. Learning from one another

34. Listening to the voices of our faculty and staff