Student Success Committee (SSC)    

Proposed by the Student Success Task Force April 21, 2008

Passed by Academic Senate  May 5, 2008

 

 

 

Responsibilities:

In order for students to fully achieve their learning goals, the college will develop opportunities and increase access to programs and services that improve each student's likelihood of success.

 

 

The objectives of the committee shall be the following:


1-            Increase student access to college by reaching into communities and providing support and services that encourage awareness of college opportunities, engagement and enrollment in college.
        
2-            Facilitate student readiness for successful learning by developing and promoting programs for new students that reduce confusion, and provide tools and information necessary for students to clarify goals and plan for the college experience.

3-            Develop new approaches for improving students' success in basic skills across the college curriculum.

4-            Develop and implement student cohorts, learning communities, and activities that facilitate collaboration, engagement, and success.

5-            Expand and diversify the Learning Center's role as a primary resource for institutional support of student learning and success.

6-            Provide ongoing orientation and professional development opportunities to new and continuing faculty that focus on student-centered learning and the resources and tools needed to facilitate student access, retention, and success.

7-      Expand learning opportunities that promote student engagement and  that develop personal and civic responsibility.

8-      Develop programs and services that support diverse groups of students in order to promote student equity.