Institute III
Onboarding Students to Pathway
April 15 & 16, 2021
Related Reading and Resources
College teams completed the following reading before the institute:
- “Redesigning Community College Student Onboarding Through Guided Pathways”, CCRC 2020
- National Center for Inquiry and Improvement (NCii)“Advancing Equity Through Guided Pathways Series”
- Guides pertaining to student onboarding:
- Guide 5: Supporting Students from Application to the First Day of Classes (PDF)
- Guide 6: Creating Student Connection and Belonging upon Entry (PDF)
- Guide 7: Taking an Asset-Based Approach to Student Onboarding (PDF)
- Guide 10: Creating Active and Culturally-Responsive Learning Environments for Students (PDF)
- Show Me the Way: The Power of Advising in Community Colleges, CCCSE 2018 (PDF)
Additionally, these resources were provided to Institute attendees for background and based on recommendations and publications of our institute speakers.
- Guided Pathways: An Overview, video with Melinda Karp
- Competing on Culture: Driving Change in Community Colleges, book by Randy VanWagoner
- First-Generation Students in Community and Technical Colleges: A National Exploration of Student Support Practices (PDF), article by Melinda Karp et. al
Institute #3 Agenda
Institute #3 Pre-work Assignments
Each college team completed these assignments prior to attending the institute.
- Institute #3 Pre-work Overview and Instructions (PDF)
- Institute #3 Flow Chart Activity (PDF)
- Institute #3 Short Term Action Plan (PDF)
Pre-institute Alumni Meeting
Confronting problems of practice in guided pathways implementation with a presentation by Mohawk Valley Community College
Melinda Karp, Founder & Principal, Phase Two Advisory
Dawson McDermott, Director of Holistic Student Support, Mohawk Valley Community College
Patti Antanavige, Student Support Advisor, Mohawk Valley Community College
Justin Johnson, Student Support Advisor, Mohawk Valley Community College
- “Confronting problems of practice in guided pathways implementation” Session Video
- Presentation Slides from Melinda Karp (PDF)
- Presentation Slides from Mohawk Valley Community College
- “Confronting problems of practice in guided pathways implementation” Session Chat (PDF)
- “Confronting problems of practice in guided pathways implementation” Shared Document (PDF)
SUNY-Wide Pre-Institute Event
SUNY-wide keynote: Shaping culture and leveraging “small bets” to implement guided pathways
Dr. Randy VanWagoner, President, Mohawk Valley Community College
- “Shaping culture and leveraging “small bets” to implement guided pathways” Session Video
- “Shaping culture and leveraging “small bets” to implement guided pathways” Presentation Slides (PDF)
- “Shaping culture and leveraging “small bets” to implement guided pathways” Session Chat (PDF)
Institute #3 Presentations
Welcome
Dr. Ellen Gambino, Acting President, Dutchess Community College
Johanna Duncan-Poitier, Sr. Vice-Chancellor, Community Colleges and the Education Pipeline, State University of New York
Opening Keynote: Getting students on the path: Intentionally building an onboarding system
Dr. Melinda Karp, Founder & Principal, Phase Two Advisory
- “Getting students on the path: Intentionally building an onboarding system” Session Video
- “Getting students on the path: Intentionally building an onboarding system” Presentation Slides (PDF)
- “Getting students on the path: Intentionally building an onboarding system” Session chat (PDF)
Integrating onboarding, academic, & financial planning for student success
Dr. Christina T. Hart, Recently Retired Vice President of Enrollment and Student Services, Indian River State College
- “Integrating onboarding, academic, & financial planning for student success” Session Video
- “Integrating onboarding, academic, & financial planning for student success” Presentation Slides (PDF)
Designing and delivering a first-year seminar course
Dr. Michele Campagna, Assistant Dean, Learning Initiatives & Student Success, Westchester Community College
Dr. Katie Lynch, Chair of the Sam Draper Honors Program and Associate Professor of English, Rockland Community College
- “Designing and delivering a first-year seminar course” Session Video
- Presentation Slides from Dr. Michele Campagna (PDF)
- Presentation Slides from Dr. Katie Lynch (PDF)
Creating connection and belonging throughout the onboarding process
Dr. Carol Ross, Vice President of Student Development & Chief Diversity Officer, Broome Community College
- “Creating connection and belonging throughout the onboarding process” Session Video
- “Creating connection and belonging throughout the onboarding process Presentation Slides (PDF)
Day 2 Keynote: From equity talk to equity walk to advance student success
Dr. Tia Brown McNair, Vice President in the Office of Diversity, Equity, and Student Success and Executive Director for the Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation (TRHT) Campus Centers at the Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U)
- “From equity talk to equity walk to advance student success” Session Video – Password Protected
- “From equity talk to equity walk to advance student success” Presentation Slides (PDF)
- “From equity talk to equity walk to advance student success” Session Chat (PDF)
Transitioning adult students back to college
Leanne Davis, Associate Director of Applied Research at the Institute for Higher Education Policy (IHEP)
- “Transitioning adult students back to college” Session Video
- “Transitioning adult students back to college” Presentation Slides (PDF)
Proactive persistence: Impacting student behavior through earlier alerts
John Grant, Dean of Student Development, Northeast Wisconsin Technical College
- “Proactive persistence: Impacting student behavior through earlier alerts” Session Video
- “Proactive persistence: Impacting student behavior through earlier alerts” Presentation Slides (PDF)
- Student Intake Survey (PDF)
The students are alright: California’s journey to college level for all
John Hetts, Visiting Executive, Research and Data Educational Services and Support, California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office