#115S Assessing Student Learning Outcomes
9:00 – 10:20am
LIBR 206
FLEX credit – 1.5 hours
Presenters: SLO Committee

How do we assess a course or program SLO? What is the SLO evaluation cycle? Come to hear some of the evaluation methods available to make life easier.

 

#26S The Really Early, Really Easy, Early Alert Program
9:00 – 10:20am
Y-117
FLEX credit – 1.5 hours
Presenter: Chelley Maple

Our new electronic Early Alert system has features that will thrill instructors’ hearts. The purpose of Early Alert is to communicate with students who may be at risk of not doing well in a course, or who are considering quitting altogether. Instructor feedback and referrals can be crucial interventions that affect the course of the students’ college career. With our new system, you can communicate your concerns to any student on your class roster, make immediate referrals, and track student follow up. You can begin at the very first day of the semester or time your notice to go out after your first quiz. Please join your fellow instructional faculty and student services representatives from the design team to find out how to make Early Alert work for you.

 

Friday, January 30, 2009
#139S Blackboard I
10:00am - 12:00pm
BONH 106
FLEX credit: 2 hours
Presenter: John Makevich

Participants will learn the basics of using the Blackboard Learning System. They will learn how to request a new course, navigate the learning environment, and integrate pre-existing course materials into their new Blackboard course(s). First in a three-part series.
 

Friday, January 30, 2009
#140S Blackboard II
1:00 - 3:00pm
BONH 106
FLEX credit: 2 hours
Presenter: John Makevich

In this workshop, participants will learn how to effectively work with discussion boards, groups, the Digital Drop Box, web links, and some basic gradebook skills. They will also practice uploading a syllabus and course documents. Second in a three-part series.

 

Friday, January 30, 2009
#141S Blackboard III
3:00 - 5:00pm
BONH 106
FLEX credit: 2 hours
Presenter: John Makevich

Participants will learn how to effectively use assessments in Blackboard. They will discover how to create question pools for assessments and develop a quiz from those questions. More advanced tools and features of the system will be studied, as well as an introduction to tools that can enhance Blackboard. Third in a three-part series.

 

#12S CalSTRS Fundamentals
10:00am – 12:00pm
MENH 318
FLEX credit – 2 hours
Presenter: CalSTRS

This workshop will highlight the essentials of CalSTRS benefits relevant to members in the middle of their careers, or 10 – 15 years away from retirement. It includes the basic details of CalSTRS benefits and financial planning.
 

 

#13S Tour of Frederick R. Weisman Art Foundation
11:00am – 1:00pm
Address: 265 N. Carolwood Dr.
Los Angeles CA 90077
*Limited to 30 participants
*Participants will carpool from COC – only 6 cars maximum are permitted at the museum
*Participants must be physically mobile
*Please wear comfortable shoes due to the amount of walking involved
FLEX credit – 2 hours
Facilitator: Necia Gelker and Rebecca Edwards

THE FREDERICK R. WEISMAN ART FOUNDATION is dedicated to continuing the legacy and vision of Frederick R. Weisman, an extraordinary entrepreneur, philanthropist, and art collector. He held an uncompromising belief in the cultural value of art and understood the importance of both the individual artist and creative process. In carrying out Mr. Weisman's intentions, the Foundation seeks to preserve, collect, and make publicly accessible his collection of modern and contemporary art as a means to strengthen and contribute to the greater artistic and intellectual life of our time.


In 1982, Frederick R. Weisman purchased the Los Angeles estate to serve as a showcase for his personal collection of 20th-century art. He and his wife Billie Milam Weisman, an art conservator and curator, worked together to create a unique environment located within the Mediterranean-style villa. The villa was designed by Gordon B. Kaufmann in the late 1920s and exhibits the craftsmanship characteristics of that period, including hand-painted ceilings, stucco details, and wood-inlaid floors. In 1991, the Weismans added a contemporary annex, or art pavilion, designed by Franklin D.Israel, to accommodate larger-scale works. Today the Foundation estate, annex, and surrounding gardens is made accessible to the public by appointment only on guided tours. More than four hundred works of art are on display at the Foundation. The collection includes works by European Modernists including Cezanne, Picasso, and Kandinsky and Surrealist works by Ernst, Miro, and Magritte. The holdings in postwar art include works by Giacometti, Noguchi, Calder, Rauschenberg, and Johns; Abstract Expressionist paintings by de Kooning, Francis, Still, and Rothko; Color-Field paintings by Frankenthaler, Louis, and Noland; and Pop Art by Warhol, Lichtenstein, Oldenburg, and Rosenquist. Contemporary California works include those by Ruscha and Goode, and Super Realist sculptures by Hanson and de Andrea.
 

 

Friday, January 30, 2009
#42S The SYNERGY Program
11:00am – 1:00pm
Private Dining Room #2
FLEX credit – 2 hours
Presenters: Christina Chung and Fred D'Astoli

The SYNERGY program is a New Faculty Learning Community Cohort at College of the Canyons. It is designed to assist new faculty in becoming integrated members of the College. The SYNERGY program consists of a year-long set of experiences and training sessions, designed to be conducted in a learning community setting, to orient new faculty to the college and the community. SYNERGY addresses the unique needs of new faculty as they launch their academic career at the College. It is filled with energizing workshops, informative gatherings, social activities, and intellectually stimulating seminars that can help new hires situate themselves into a college environment.

The SYNERGY team is pleased to announce the semester "kick-off" presentation for spring 2009. Our special presenter will be Chancellor Dianne Van Hook, who will speak about ways to become involved at COC and in the community. You won't want to miss Chancellor Van Hook's presentation!

Other guests have also been invited to lead discussions on opportunities for involvement at COC. Refreshments will be served.

SYNERGY will consist of 8 sessions that will occur throughout the Spring 2009 semester as you begin to hit your stride during your first year at COC. The remaining dates and times for the Spring SYNERGY meetings will be published separately.
 

 

#14S CalSTRS Retirement Check-Up
1:00 – 3:00pm
MENH 318
FLEX credit – 2 hours
Presenter: CalSTRS

This workshop will provide details about CalSTRS, the benefits and programs available to CalSTRS members, the CalSTRS forumul, lifetime benefits for another person, post-retirement employment, and information sources for prospective retirees. This session is intended for educators 3 – 5 years away from retirement.

 

#34S Human Resources Roundtable: Faculty Topics
1:00 – 2:20pm
LIBR 206
FLEX credit – 1.5 hours
Facilitators: Diane Fiero and Donna Voogt

Come join a lively conversation designed to inform you about what’s new in HR and answer your HR related questions.

 

#15S Student Success Skills Symposium
8:00am – 4:00pm
*See schedule below for locations*
FLEX credit – 7.5 hours
Organizers: Members of the Student Success Skills Committee

The First College Success Skills Symposium is an all-day conference and workshop designed to help both full-time and part-time faculty better recognize and address the needs of their students. Since more than 80% of College of the Canyons students test into courses recognized as "Basic Skills" by the state, this conference will feature a variety of presentations that will encourage all faculty to re-consider a variety of aspects in their teaching. Starting with constructing a solid foundation for your students and moving through to helping your students understand their own learning styles, these faculty-driven panels and presenters will provide all participants with a better sense of how to encourage and advance the current generation of COC students. This all-day event will include a light breakfast, keynote speaker and lunch.


8:00 – 8:30am      Light Breakfast and Welcome              HSLH Theater

8:40 – 10:00am     Breakout Session I                      Panel A – HSLH 205
                              Choice of Panel A or Panel B       Panel B – HSLH 135

10:10 – 11:30am    Breakout Session II                   Panel C – HSLH 235
                               Choice of Panel C or Panel D     Panel D – HSLH 302

11:30 – 12:30pm     Luncheon and Keynote Speaker          HSLH Theater

12:40 – 2:00pm        Session III                                   Panel B – HSLH 205
                                 Choice of Panel B or Panel C      Panel C – HSLH 135

2:10 – 3:30pm          Session IV                                   Panel D – HSLH 235
                                 Choice of Panel D or Panel A     Panel A – HSLH 302

3:30 – 4:00pm          Next Steps, Closing Remarks             HSLH Theater

 

#16S Beginning Microsoft ACCESS – Part 1 of 3
9:00am – 12:00pm
HSLH 304
FLEX credit -- 3 hours per session/9 hours total
Instructors: Melanie Lipman and Victor Jadaon

By the end of this 3-day workshop, you will be able to create and maintain a database using Access 2007; create queries, forms, and reports from a database; integrate Access with Excel; and define table relationships.


#17S Beginning Microsoft ACCESS - Part 2 of 3 – Wednesday, February 4
9:00am – 12:00pm
HSLH 304

#18S Beginning Microsoft ACCESS - Part 3 of 3 – Thursday, February 5
9:00am – 12:00pm
HSLH 304

 

#19S Student Success Series: Sharing Best Practice
9:00 – 10:20am
HSLH 235
FLEX credit – 1.5 hours
Presenter: Russell Richardson

Every teacher has some idea of what makes students successful and eery teacher should have techniques that he or she uses to support that success. This session will promote an open discussion of the “nuts and bolts” techniques, small and large, that we already use in the classroom.
 

 

#20S Digital Photography Series: Camera Control – Part 1 of 3
10:30am – 11:50am
BONH 106
FLEX credit – 1.5 hours
Instructor: Wendy Brill-Wynkoop

Learn how to take more effective photographs by exploring the manual settings available on your camera. Master the tools necessary to create different effects in capturing images through varying the use of shutter speed to capture motion and shoot in low light situations, and aperture to alter the depth of field in your photographs. It is recommended you have a camera capable of fully manual exposure.

 

#21S Part 2 of 3 – Photo Composition
Friday, February 27
10:00am – 12:00pm
BONH 106
FLEX credit – 2 hours
Instructor: Wendy Brill-Wynkoop

When capturing images the composition of the image can have a significant impact on the quality and meaning of your photographs. Learn the basic rules of composition to help you create images with greater balance, depth and interest.
 

#22S Part 3 of 3 – Photo Manipulation
Friday, March 20
10:00am – 12:00pm
BONH 106
FLEX credit – 2 hours
Instructor: Wendy Brill-Wynkoop

Once you have captured your images there are some basic post-processing techniques that can help you improve the final image when printed. Learn basic image correction including exposure correction, color correction and retouching using Adobe Photoshop.

 

#23S Photolithography and Gas Sensor Workshop
10:30 – 11:50am
ALLB 318
FLEX credit – 1.5 hours
Presenters: Kathy Flynn and David Martinez
*Maximum 18 participants

This workshop will show participants how to create their own printed circuit boards. Basic photolithographic techniques include exposing and developing a protective pattern in the photoresist layer, etching the unprotected copper, and stripping away the remaining photoresist. The printed circuit board will then be used to prepare a sensor that detects change of acidity in the air. The sensor will use polyaniline nanofibers as the chemical sensor material. This workshop will demonstrate the lab-on-a-chip technology that is being made possible by advances in manufacturing and nanotechnology.
 

#24S Blood Borne Pathogens
11:00 – 11:50am
Private Dining Room #1
FLEX credit – 1 hour
Presenter: Keenan & Associates

This workshop will provide valuable information for district employees on proper techniques for safely handling human blood and other potentially infectious materials. All employees can benefit from this workshop which is designed to provide a basic understanding of blood borne pathogens, common modes of transmission, and methods of preventing exposure.
 

#25S Q& A with the SCCCD Board of Trustees
12:00 – 1:20pm
Black Box Theater
FLEX credit – 1.5 hours
Panelists: Members of the SCCCD Board of Trustees

Bring your lunch and chat with members of the SCCCD Board of Trustees. Your questions and comments are encouraged and welcomed. Beverages and dessert will be provided.

 

#27S Blood Borne Pathogens
1:30 – 2:20pm
Private Dining Room #1
FLEX credit – 1 hour
Presenter: Keenan & Associates

This workshop will provide valuable information for district employees on proper techniques for safely handling human blood and other potentially infectious materials. All employees can benefit from this workshop which is designed to provide a basic understanding of blood borne pathogens, common modes of transmission, and methods of preventing exposure.
 

#28S Overview of College of the Canyon’s Institutional Review Board (IRB)
Part 1 of 2
2:00 – 3:20pm
LIBR 206
FLEX credit – 1.5 hours
Presenters: The Institutional Review Board Committee

What is an Institutional Review Board (IRB)? Why is an IRB necessary? What is the purpose of the IRB? Join us in this workshop to learn more about the College’s IRB and hear from faculty who have already taken part in the IRB process at COC.
 

#29S College of the Canyon’s Institutional Review Board (IRB) Process: The Nuts and Bolts
Part 2 of 2
Wednesday, February 4
10:30 – 11:50am
LIBR 206
FLEX credit: 1.5 hours

This workshop will focus on the “nuts and bolts” of the IRB process, including required training for individuals conducting research, navigating the IRB website, completing and submitting the required forms using the online submission process, and timelines for the IRB meetings and submitting IRB proposals.


#30S Respecting Cultures: A Guide to Pronouncing Foreign Sounds in Students’ Names
2:30 – 3:20pm
Y-117
FLEX credit – 1 hour
Presenter: Fred D’Astoli

Our names are important to us; they define us and our cultures. This is as true of our students as it is for us. At COC, we are privileged to welcome students whose cultures are from all over the world. Some of their names maybe difficult to pronounce, but with a little background and training, we can make a good attempt at saying those names correctly, thereby establishing a connection right away.

 

#31S Online Pedagogy
2:30 – 3:50pm
HSLH 235
FLEX credit – 1.5 hours
Panel Presenters: Wendy Brill-Wynkoop, Andrew Jones-Cathcart, Ron Dreiling, John Makevich
Moderator: James Glapa-Grossklag

Are you teaching online or wondering about student success in online classes? Come hear from a panel of online instructors about how course design can promote student success. Specific topics will include pre-course planning, promoting student-student interaction, promoting instructor-student interaction, and addressing academic integrity.

 

#135S Student Learning Outcomes and the Instructional Program Review
3:30 – 4:20pm
LIBR 206
FLEX credit – 1 hour
Presenters: Barry Gribbons and the SLO Committee


#11S Office ‘07
4:00 – 5:30pm
BONH 106
FLEX credit – 1.5 hours
Presenter: Rick Olsen

Coming sooner than you think to a computer near you…Office 2007! Computer Support has started to deploy Office 2007 campus wide. Attend this workshop to find out what’s new, what’s different, and what happened to all of your familiar toolbar buttons. We will give you a basic overview of what has changed in this version of Office and show you where to find the basic menu options and toolbar buttons in this completely redesigned version of Microsoft Office.

 

#17S Microsoft ACCESS – Part 2 of 3
9:00am – 12:00pm
HSLH 304
FLEX credit – 3 hours
Instructors: Melanie Lipman and Victor Jadaon

 

#32S Student Success Series: Teaching Critical Thinking
9:00 – 10:20am
HSLH 235
FLEX credit – 1.5 hours
Presenter: Diane Morey

What is critical thinking and why is it important? What makes someone a good critical thinker? How do we facilitate critical thinking in our students? What strategies have been shown to be effective? Participants will discuss how best to assist students to improve their ability to think critically about their coursework.
 

#111S Got Privilege?
9:00 – 10:20am
MENH 318
FLEX credit – 1.5 hours
Presenter: Cindy Vyskocil

This session is designed to help you understand and identify your own areas of privilege within society and the manner in which others are impacted by the systemic and institutionalized ways this privilege translates into inequities for some while creating advantage for others. In this workshop you will learn about systems of privilege within the United States and how such systems work collectively to create unequal benefits for people within society. You will learn to identify some of these systems of privilege and understand what you can do to mitigate the effect of privilege on disadvantaged groups. This will be a fun, entertaining, and interactive dialogue about systems of privilege and what you can do individually to limit the impact of privilege on others.

 

#136S Student Learning Outcomes and the Instructional Program Review
9:00 – 9:50am
LIBR 206
FLEX credit – 1 hour
Presenters: Barry Gribbons and the SLO Committee

 

#33S What is Articulation and How Does It Relate to the Curriculum Process?
10:30am – 12:20pm
HSLH 135
FLEX credit – 2 hours
Presenters: Audrey Green and Ann Lowe

What has CSU, UC, IGETC, GE, UCOP, TCA, ASSIST, major prep, elective, etc. got to do with the curriculum process? Learn the often confusing details of articulation and how it impacts curriculum decisions and content. In addition we will demystify the curriculum development and revision process and let you know why just when you think you have it conquered, the rules seem to change.

 

#29S College of the Canyon’s Institutional Review Board (IRB) Process: The Nuts and Bolts – Part 2 of 2
10:30 – 11:50am
LIBR 206
FLEX credit – 1.5 hours
Presenters: The Institutional Review Board Committee

This workshop will focus on the “nuts and bolts” of the IRB process, including required training for individuals conducting research, navigating the IRB website, completing and submitting the required forms using the online submission process, and timelines for IRB meetings and submitting IRB proposals.
 

#39S Leadership with Dr. Van Hook:  Developing Partnerships and Networking
12:30 - 2:45pm
HSLH 235
FLEX credit: 2.5
Presenter: Chancellor Dianne G. Van Hook

Partnerships between College of the Canyons and businesses, government agencies, key stakeholders and influential individuals have been important tools over the years in expanding the college’s ability to survive hard economic times.

Mutually beneficial relationships have enabled College of the Canyons to be incredibly flexible and remain on the cutting edge of providing responsive, high-tech, relevant and worthwhile training and education to the community it serves.

During the current global economic downturn, learning how to leverage support through partnerships will become significantly more important and, unfortunately, more difficult to accomplish. This experience will provide you with insight to partnership development and maintenance, as well as provide the tools you’ll need to thrive during the next several challenging years.

Join us for an engaging, example-filled and enlightening workshop that will address key questions about how to:

• Obtain additional funding to support your program or department by developing strategic partnerships;

• Gain insights and potential strategies for enhancing curriculum in high-cost, capital intensive departments such as Engineering, Nursing; etc.

• Network with local businesses in our community to:

 obtain financial resources or materials
 develop meaningful and attractive internships and service learning opportunities for your students
 identify relevant and cooperative guest speakers and experts to assist in your program
 identify locations and facilities for exciting and rewarding student field trips
 cultivate sponsors for college/department programs and activities

 

#36S How to Ensure a Positive Hospital Stay
1:00 – 3:00pm
Location: Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital Education Room
FLEX credit – 2 hours
Presenters: Mary Corbett and Amy Shennum

Join nursing faculty Mary Corbett and Amy Shennum as they explain what to expect during a hospital stay. The role of the care giver, how to talk with your doctor, how to deal with unexpected occurrences, hospital resources and how to be an advocate for yourself and your family will also be explored. A tour of the hospital will follow.
 

#117S Institutional Student Learning Outcomes
1:00 – 2:20pm
LIBR 206
FLEX credit – 1.5 hours
Presenters: SLO Committee

Institutional SLO’s – What are they? How were they created? How will they be assessed? How and when would the faculty be involved?

 

#112S Equal Employment Opportunity District Plan Update
1:30 – 2:20pm
Private Dining Room #2
FLEX credit – 1 hour
Presenter: Diane Fiero

Please join us for an update on the progress being made by our EEO Advisory Committee to develop our district plan. Come learn about the model plan from the Chancellor’s office, plan components and meet some of the committee members. What does this plan mean to you, our district and our hiring process? Have your questions answered at this informal workshop.

 

#35S Department Retreats
3:00 – 5:00pm
Locations: TBA by Department Chairs
FLEX credit – 2 hours

Department Chairs will set the agenda, location and format for the retreat. Adjunct faculty who attend and who are scheduled to teach during the spring semester will receive two hours pay.
 

#37S Improving Teaching and Learning: Becoming a Strategic Instructor and Learner
9:00am – 4:00pm
MENH 318, HSLH 134, 135, 235, 302
FLEX credit – 6 hours
Coordinator: Chelley Maple
Guest presenter/facilitator: Myron Dembo, Ph.D.

This professional development program focuses on how improved instruction and student learning can lead to higher academic achievement. A number of changes need to occur to attain this goal. Students need to acquire the self-regulatory skills needed to learn at the college level. Self-regulation relates to the ability of learners to control the factors or conditions affecting their learning. It is not that students don’t have the ability to succeed. The problem is that they have not acquired all the tools necessary to learn. Academic tools refer to important learning and motivational strategies. Dembo and Seli (2008) identify the following major components of self-regulation:

--Motivation (Why?)
--Methods of learning (How?)
--Use of time (When?)
--Control of one’s physical environment (Where?)
--Control of one’s social environment (With whom?)
--Monitoring performance (What?)

A special course at the College of the Canyons has been developed to teach students the learning and motivation strategies related to each of these components.

Instructors play an important role in helping students change their learning behavior. Educational researchers have found that when students practice these skills in content courses, they are more likely to use their newly acquired learning strategies. This means that instructors can help teach and reinforce important motivation and learning strategies to help students become more successful in the classroom.

After participating in this professional development program, instructors will be able to:

1. Identify the self-regulatory skills that students need to be      successful in college classrooms.
2. Define their role in helping students to overcome learning obstacles in their own classrooms.
3. Demonstrate to students how they can use learning strategies in their courses.

Schedule

9:00 – 10:00am         Overview of Strategic Learning by Dr. Dembo
10:00 – 10:30am       Q&A with Faculty
10:30 – 11:30am       Breakout Session by Department
11:30am – 12:00pm  Overview of Course
12:00 – 1:00pm          Lunch
1:00 – 2:00pm            Overview of Issues
2:00 – 3:30pm            Teach Units
3:30 – 4:00pm             Wrap Up, Next Steps
 

*As an added incentive for adjunct faculty to participate in this event, the College Success Skills Taskforce is offering a $100 stipend to the first 20 adjunct faculty who register for and then attend the Improving Teaching and Learning: Becoming a Strategic Instructor and Learner event. 

If you are an adjunct who would like to register for this event, please send an email to Leslie Carr in Professional Development at leslie.carr@canyons.edu.  

 

 

#18S Microsoft ACCESS – Part 3 of 3
9:00am – 12:00pm
HSLH 304
FLEX credit – 3 hours
Instructors: Melanie Lipman and Victor Jadaon

 

#38S Blackboard Gradebook
12:00 – 1:30pm
BONH 106
FLEX credit – 1.5 hours
Instructor: John Makevich

Participants will spend focused time in the gradebook tool within Blackboard. Topics covered will include the usage of points vs. weighted grades, adjusting column settings, and effectively organizing the gradebook.

 

#116S Assessing Student Learning Outcomes
5:30 – 6:50pm
LIBR 206
FLEX credit – 1.5 hours
Presenters: SLO Committee

How do we assess a course or program SLO? What is the SLO evaluation cycle? Come to hear some of the evaluation methods available to make life easier.
 

 

#10S American Red Cross First Aid
9:00am – 1:00pm
TWSH 104
FLEX credit – 4 hours
Instructor: Chad Peters

Emergency situations requiring first aid can be frightening, especially if you don’t know how to deal with them properly. Instructor Chad Peters will show you how to provide first aid in a variety of situations. All participants who pass the basic skills and written tests at the end of the class will receive an American Red Crosscertificate valid for three years. *Please wear comfortable clothing and bring a snack and beverage.
 

 

#118S Who, What, Why? How to Incorporate HITE/Honors Into Your Classes
10:00 – 10:50am
BONH 330
FLEX credit – 1 hour
Presenters: Irene Bradbury, Miriam Golbert, Tammy Mahan, and Patty Robinson

COC’s HITE (High Intensity Transfer Enrichment) Program has provided hundreds of academic opportunities for students and faculty. Besides creating an enriched learning environment for students, HITE has maintained its Transfer Alliance with six UC campuses, including UCLA. Students who meet all HITE requirements gain transfer priority to these universities! Please join us as we describe the program, discuss the HITE process, as well as review what’s new to the program. In addition, learn how you can become part of the developing COC Honors Program.
 

#40S Writing a Scholarship Letter of Recommendation for a Student
1:00 – 1:50pm
Private Dining Room #2
FLEX credit – 1 hour
Presenter: Tom Bilbruck and Fashia Skjelstad

Have you ever found yourself struggling to develop content for a letter of recommendation for one of your students? Is that student counting on you to highlight his/her potential for a scholarship or college? If so, then this workshop is for you!

A letter of recommendation is a way for a student to tell an application committee what his/her accomplishments, skills and successes are as seen through the eyes of a professor. Writing these letters can sometimes prove very difficult depending on how well you know the student and how familiar you are with his/her achievements. This workshop will cover the steps to creating a great letter of recommendation in no time! Experts will discuss the important content that application screeners are looking for and will even provide tips for creating a letter that will stand out amongst the rest. Join us to learn how to develop an influential letter of recommendation without pain and frustration.

 

#138S 15 College Success Tips
2:00 – 2:50pm
Student Center 129
FLEX credit – 1 hour
Presenters: College Success Tips Steering Committee – Theresa
Zuzevich, Michael Joslin, Adam Kempler, Michele Edmonson, Barry
Gribbons, Ana Palmer and Amy Foote

To promote student retention and success, the 15 College Success Tips program addresses one skill or resource per week with our students throughout the semester. Skills include setting academic goals, managing time, taking notes, etc. The 15 College Success Tips steering committee sends an e-mail to all instructors each week that provides a description of the point, relevant links to helpful websites, and suggestions for application, including workshops, support classes, and campus social activities to encourage social and learning networks. All faculty members are encouraged to participate by promoting one point each week during 5 minutes of class time. Presenters will analyze and discuss data showing the impact of the College Success Tips program on student success and retention rates for the fall of 2008, and past program participants will discuss effective strategies for implementing the College Success Tips. Please attend our workshop to learn more.