Collaboration. Engagement. Retention. 2016 …...in Harrisonburg, Virginia. Dr. Urso was recognized...

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Reaching New Heights:Collaboration. Engagement. Retention.

2016 Conference Denver, Colorado

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Table of Contents

Welcome…………………………………………………………….………......... 4

Keynote Speaker Biographies…………………………….……….......... 5

Conference Activities

Agenda at-a Glance………………………………………….………… 7

Sessions at-a Glance………………………………………….……….. 8

Hotel Map…………………………………………………………………… 10

Concurrent Session Details

Session 1……………………………………………………………………… 12

Session 2…………………………………………………………………….. 13

Session 3…………………………………………………………………….. 14

Session 4…………………………………………………………………….. 15

Session 5…………………………………………………………………….. 16

Documentary Screening…………………………………….………. 17

Session 6…………………………………………………………………….. 18

Session 7…………………………………………………………………….. 19

TYFY Committee Details…………………………………….…………....... 21

Explore LoDo………………………………………………………................... 22

Thank You……………………………………………………………………........ 24

Notes……………………………………………………………………………....... 26

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Take a moment to look around at your TYFY colleagues. These are the people who work smarter to help our first year students succeed. They take on the challenges that make our jobs exciting and bring us to work every day. That work has never been more challenging and interesting than it is right now. Change is happening as fast as it ever has. In the new book Redesigning America’s Community Colleges, experts at the Community College Research Center ask us to create comprehensive reforms. They tell us we need to provide students with guided pathways to careers, and give them contextualized support along the way. They tell us to put students directly into college level classes, with developmental classes placed alongside. They also say that these and other reforms have to work together, not be instituted separately. Our goal then is to create an integrated institution with all parts working as one.

Our students live in the age of access, where individuals can go anywhere and do anything. They might be taking classes at our college this semester, and at two other colleges in another state the next semester. In this time of student mobility, how can we create the college experience traditional aged students are looking for, with our small staffs and limited budgets? How can we make a connection to independent adults so that we keep them long enough to develop them? How can we turn eager but underprepared first generation high school completers into successful college students? Most of our students seek a credential, so how can we help most of them earn one? We’ve gotten good at running pilots and programs that serve small numbers of students. These programs may not move the needle, but let’s not minimize their impact, because the students they serve often become the leaders of tomorrow. A few years ago a young woman at my college held a post in student government, then applied for a grant to help us create a peer mentoring program for first year students. Then she went to work at the White House. Small programs develop even the very best students, but we also need the kind of broad-based, structural reforms that are finally starting to move the success needle. So what do we do? Maybe we can’t redesign the whole college, but we can redesign the first year experience, or at least our part of it. Let’s make students feel like they’re part of something from day one. Let’s get them involved. Let’s challenge them to set goals for themselves and let’s support them with academic skills and good study habits. Let’s teach them how to communicate with instructors, and be resilient, and catch up when they fall behind. Let’s track their progress using the latest technologies, and reach out before we lose them. Let’s make collaboration and engagement our method for retaining students until they reach their goals. And let’s make sure the experience they have matches the excitement they first felt when coming to college. Together, we can tackle these challenges, so enjoy the presentations from your colleagues around the country. Appreciate the wealth of knowledge and insight our special guest Kay McClenney brings us. Delight in the humor and special wisdom of Dave Urso, who is back by popular demand. Most importantly I hope that during our time together you will share your good ideas with the rest of us, because we need them. Collaboration will get us where we need to go. Welcome to the second annual Two Year First Year conference. Dr. Brad Bostian President, TYFY: Two Year First year

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Dr. Dave Urso was born and raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He earned a B.S. in Conflict Resolution and an M.Ed. in Educational Psychology from James Madison University. He holds a Ph.D. in Educational Leadership from Colorado State University. Dr. Urso’s 12 years in the community college have included multiple appointments in student affairs, service as associate vice-president of development and the executive director of the educational foundation, and his current role as dean of academic affairs at Blue Ridge Community College in Weyers Cave, Virginia. Dave serves as president of Dynamic Consulting, a firm dedicated to building better nonprofits. Dr. Urso lives with his wife (Carrie), twin sons (Chase and Luke), and daughter (Belle) in Harrisonburg, Virginia.

Dr. Urso was recognized as the outstanding new professional at a two-year school by the Virginia Association of Student Personnel Administrators in 2005. In addition, he’s credited with helping country superstars Little Big Town achieve their meteoric rise (by purchasing each of their CDs), he’s bowled a 300-point game (on the Wii), and he owns and manages several rental properties and hotels (at least he does when he plays Monopoly).

Dr. Kay McClenney consults nationally with community colleges, state systems, national and state organizations, and foundations. She is founding director and Senior Associate of the Center for Community College Student Engagement at The University of Texas at Austin.

She is a leadership coach for Achieving the Dream and has led a number of national and state-based initiatives, including work as co-director of Student Success BY THE NUMBERS, CLASS ─ the California Leadership Alliance for Student Success, and the national Bridges to Opportunity initiative. She previously served for 10 years as Vice President and chief operating officer of the Education Commission of the States.

Dr. McClenney has served as a consultant to education institutions, state higher education systems, state government, and professional associations in 47 states and internationally. In addition, she served for a number of years as a community college educator, during which she was a faculty member, program director, system administrator, and interim CEO. A frequent keynote speaker, Dr. McClenney also has authored numerous publications on education issues, strategic planning, accountability, student success and leadership.

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Reaching New Heights: Collaboration. Engagement. Retention2016 TYFY Conference | Denver, Colorado

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Thursday, September 22 Registration / Vendor Expo TYFY Welcome – Dr. Dave Urso, TYFY Past President Concurrent Session 1 Concurrent Session 2 Lunch and Keynote – Dr. Kay McClenney Concurrent Session 3 Concurrent Session 4 Break / Vendor Expo Concurrent Session 5 No Greater Odds Documentary & Discussion

Friday, September 23 Breakfast (Grand Ballroom) Vendor Expo Concurrent Session 6 Concurrent Session 7 Lunch and Keynote – Dr. Dave Urso, TYFY Past President TYFY Closing – Dr. Brad Bostian, President

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Room Session Title Presenter(s) Institution THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 22

Concurrent Session 1 9:30 - 10:30am

Grand Ballroom A Winning Duet: The Partnership between a Two and Four Year College to Enhance Student Success

Rajan Shore Kate McDaniel

Blue Ridge Community College James Madison University

Oxford Theater RISE: Re-imagining the Student Experience

Desiree Polk-Bland Renee Hill Columbus State Community College


Grand Ballroom Connecting First Year Success with Leadership Development: Retention at its Finest!

Kevin McCarthy Tidewater Community College

Oxford Theater Integrating Noncognitive Skills into the First Year Experience Ross Markle Educational Testing Service

Concurrent Session 3 1:45 - 2:45pm

Grand Ballroom An FYE Model for Two Year Colleges: Flipping Services to Meet Student Demands

Geri Anderson Kristen Seldon Valerie Kisiel

Aims Community College

Oxford Theater Hit the Beach and the Books: Six Weeks to College Ready

Wesley Harris Jill Sharp Calhoun Community College


Grand Ballroom Through the Labyrinth: Navigating Change for the First Year Experience

Kathryn Trulley Jennifer Hyland Northeast Wisconsin Technical College

Oxford Theater Student Success & Professional Development Using StudentLingo Charlene S. Gibson College of Southern Nevada


Grand Ballroom Online Orientation for Two Year Colleges: Supporting the Needs of Our Student Population

Dr. Denise Swett Kristen Seldon Valerie Kisiel

Foothill College

Oxford Theater Pathway to Student Engagement: Defining the First Year Experience in the Community College Context

Miki Crutchfield Mikaela Mokofisi Erin Stirling

Salt Lake Community College

Documentary Screening 5:45 - 7:30pm

Grand Ballroom No Greater Odds Documentary & Discussion Charlene S. Gibson College of Southern Nevada

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Room Session Title Presenter(s) Institution FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 23


Grand Ballroom Fostering a Mindset of Completion: From AAA to Catalyst

Rachel Veretto Denise Pearson Ty'Ray Thompson

Aims Community College

Oxford Theater Enhancing First Year Student Success through STAR Sarah Wilde Central Piedmont Community College


Grand Ballroom The Best FYE Experience? Run a Marathon! Andrew Johnston Red Rocks Community College

Oxford Theater

“Professor, you went off on some major tangents, today!” Collaborating with Undergraduate Peer Educators on Formative Assessment

H. Russell Searight Lake Superior State University

Thank You to Our Sponsors:

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Thursday, September 22

Concurrent Session 1 9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.

A Winning Duet: The Partnership between a Two and Four Year College to Enhance Student Success Presenters: Rajan Shore, Blue Ridge Community College and Kate McDaniel, James Madison University Room: Grand Ballroom

As an advisor, have you found that information regarding transfer to 4-year institutions is frustratingly elusive when trying to assist a student? James Madison University (4-year Institution) and Blue Ridge Community College (2-year Institution) have collaborated to engage students early in the advising process to promote the successful transfer of students. Come learn about established practices and initiatives these institutions have put into place to reduce the frustration some students experience upon transferring. We will focus on our transfer center operations and early engagement advising practices. You will also learn about support initiatives, such as Transfer Tours, On-site Early Admissions/Feedback meetings, and in person workshops to help admitted students navigate the transfer process. Data on the retention and degree completion will also be shared.

RISE: Re-imagining the Student Experience Presenters: Desiree Polk-Bland and Renee Hill, Columbus State Community College Room: Oxford Theater

Participants will learn how a large comprehensive community college embarked on the task of re-visioning the student experience (recruitment and outreach, development of a one-stop and systems integration). Participants will take away practical ideas about leading change and organizing the work involved in streamlining new student onboarding and services.

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Concurrent Session 2 10:45 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.

Integrating Non-cognitive Skills into the First Year Experience

Presenter: Ross Markle, Educational Testing Service Room: Grand Ballroom A great deal of research has supported the importance of non-cognitive skills in student success. Yet understanding or even assessing these key skills and behaviors isn’t sufficient to improve students’ academic success and persistence. Institutions require concrete strategies to not only better understand these factors, but to infuse them and improve programs, resources, and practices. This session will discuss key non-cognitive skills (e.g., study skills, class engagement, commitment to college goals, reactions to stress, social connections), the ways they relate to student success, and how they can be infused into various aspects of the first-year experience; focusing on student success courses, advising, and institutional research.

Hit the Beach and the Books: Six Weeks to College Ready

Presenters: Wesley Harris and Jill Sharp, Calhoun Community College Room: Oxford Theater Calhoun’s FastTrack Academy originated in the summer of 2015, with 104 students dedicating five weeks of their summer to working through reading, writing, and mathematics coursework in hope of bypassing non-credit remedial courses. Students were also able to complete the required Freshman Seminar course as part of the five-week program – all free of charge. Without strong partnerships with faculty, adult education, and local high schools paired with advising, career services, and administrative support, this program wouldn’t be possible. Upon completion, 98 participants bypassed 560 credit hours and saved a total of $80,640 in tuition and fees. In this session, we will discuss the successes and obstacles of establishing a type of summer bridge academy that targets recent high school graduates placing in one or more remedial- level courses.

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Concurrent Session 3 1:45 p.m. – 2:45 p.m. An FYE Model for Two Year Colleges: Flipping Services to Meet Student Demands Presenters: Geri Anderson, Kristen Seldon and Valerie Kisiel, Aims Community College

Room: Grand Ballroom

For many first year students, attending college can be overwhelming with regard to coursework demands, study strategies, test-taking, and basic knowledge about utilizing campus resources. In addition, more and more two year students are relying on online educational tools and expecting information 24/7. Thus, many two year colleges are restructuring the way they provide support services and recognizing that FYE should be an accessible, ongoing resource. We will explore online customizable tools that can be used as an ongoing solution to promote student success. These tools will help students learn about Title IX, career options, study skills, money/time management, test taking and more. We will discuss three potential options: providing online services 24/7, implementing a blended FYE model, and creating an entirely online FYE course. Join us to learn several ways to flip your FYE model and support students when they need it.

Connecting First Year Success with Leadership Development: Retention at its Finest! Presenter: Kevin McCarthy, Tidewater Community College Room: Oxford Theater

Students entering community college are often looking for the reasons not to stick with their plan of coming to school. With so many barriers thrown at our students from the first time they arrive on campus it is time to give them no choice but to stay and get involved with a First Year Success Office. Come learn about the many successes and challenges when creating an Office of First Year Success at a large, complex, multi-campus community college. This session will focus on the importance of First Year Success identity, student engagement and leadership opportunities.

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Concurrent Session 4 3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Through the Labyrinth: Navigating Change for the First Year Experience Presenters: Kathryn Trulley and Jennifer Hyland, Northeast Wisconsin Technical College Room: Grand Ballroom

Join us for a fun and engaging Ode to David Bowie where attendees will learn how we have overcome many “ch-ch-chchanges” in the past three years to streamline and combine our products targeted to first year students. Additionally, those who join us, will learn how we identified our “moonage daydreams” and let go of some of our time-honored traditions, while still keeping our good humor and positive campus culture. We will discuss our three-step process to onboarding approximately 7500 new students, from matriculation through their first semester at our 2-year Technical College in Green Bay, Wisconsin.

Student Success & Professional Development Using StudentLingo Presenter: Charlene S. Gibson, College of Southern Nevada Room: Oxford Theater Participants will discover how using interactive StudentLingo student success workshops can improve college readiness and student success skills as part of classroom teaching and/or FYE courses. Through an interactive and collaborative workshop, participants will learn and develop discipline-specific ideas to save faculty teaching time, increase engagement, retain students and encourage professional development in the classroom.

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Concurrent Sessions 5 4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. Online Orientation for Two Year Colleges: Supporting the Needs of Our Student Population Presenters: Dr. Denise Swett, Kristen Seldon, Valerie Kisiel, Foothill College

Room: Grand Ballroom

Two year colleges have worked hard to offer classes at flexible times, so why shouldn’t your orientation offer the same flexibility? More students are taking courses online, using informal learning resources, and expecting information 24/7. Even today’s face-to-face students expect online access to information, services, and orientation. Providing orientation to students when they need it and how they want it promotes student success. There lies the challenge. How can we provide information in an online format that’s engaging, easy to access, and that can be measured for impact and satisfaction? This session will use data, focus groups, and case studies to highlight the importance of online orientation. We will demonstrate how Foothill College selected, created, and implemented a comprehensive online orientation solution, Go2Orientation. Participants will learn about technology features, necessary requirements (ADA, mobile-friendly), content creation, SSO, implementation, reporting, etc. The presenter will showcase best practices for delivering online student orientation.

Pathway to Student Engagement: Defining the First Year Experience in the community College Context Presenters: Miki Crutchfield, Mikaela Mokofisi and Erin Stirling, Salt Lake Community Room: Oxford Theater We will explain how the definition of First Year Experience is a high impact practice and review its effects on increasing student engagement, persistence, and retention. We will discuss the diverse needs of our student populations and how First Year Experience programming can be most effectively implemented in the context of a community college. We will propose developing a multi-layered approach of integrated programming throughout the first year in order to address issues specific to a community college. Participants will be encouraged to engage in rigorous discourse to assess the pros and cons of this type of approach and generate ideas to increase engagement through First Year Experience programming in the community college.

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Documentary Screening 5:45 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. No Greater Odds Documentary & Presenter: Charlene S. Room: Grand Ballroom Join us for a special screening and discussion of the acclaimed documentary, No Greater Odds, which follows the inspirational stories of five community college students. Their stories issues, financial difficulties and other personal obstacles attend community college in the hopes of bettering their lives and futures through higher education. By sharing these stories of struggle and triumph, these students will undeends depends on how it begins – because for them, there are No Greater Odds. www.nogreaterodds.com

Popcorn, candy and snacks will be


reater Odds Documentary & Discussion Presenter: Charlene S. Gibson, College of Southern Nevada Room: Grand Ballroom

Join us for a special screening and discussion of the acclaimed documentary, No Greater Odds, which follows the inspirational stories of five community college students. Their stories – of complicated family

lties and other personal obstacles – are the stories of millions of students who attend community college in the hopes of bettering their lives and futures through higher education. By sharing these stories of struggle and triumph, these students will understand that the way their story

because for them, there are No Greater Odds.

Popcorn, candy and snacks will be

provided

Join us for a special screening and discussion of the acclaimed documentary, No Greater Odds, which of complicated family

are the stories of millions of students who attend community college in the hopes of bettering their lives and futures through higher education. By

rstand that the way their story

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Friday, September 23

Concurrent Sessions 6 9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.

Fostering a Mindset of Completion: From AAA to Catalyst Presenters: Rachel Veretto, Denise Pearson and Ty’Ray Thompson, Aims Community College

Room: Grand Ballroom An approach to shifting a deficit-laden organization culture to one which embraces Growth Mindset through a portfolio of First-Year Experience curricular and co-curricular offerings is overviewed. At Aims Community College, we teach students that with the proper tools, support, and efficient practice college success is attainable. At our Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI), students are validated as learners with the capacity to be successful. Our FYE program offerings seek to embrace the diversity of students though leveraging life-experiences to help deepen learning and career trajectory clarification. Finally, we employ data-informed decision making with intentional feedback-loops to embrace a spirit of continuous improvement for all of our programs, courses, and services. Small group activities, case studies, videos and reflective journaling cultivate participants’ learning.

Enhancing First Year Student Success through STAR

Presenter: Sarah Wilde, Central Piedmont Community College Room: Oxford Theater STAR: Success Through Academic Reporting is Central Piedmont Community College’s QEP. The goal of the program is to improve first-year, full-time, degree-seeking student success. STAR is an early alert program that lets students know how they are doing in their classes at two key points in the semester – within the first three weeks of the class and again at midterm. In addition to the semester progress reports, STAR includes communication management and professional development. CPCC is currently in year three of its QEP.

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Friday, September 23

Concurrent Sessions 7 10:15 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.

The Best FYE Experience? Run a Marathon! Presenter: Andrew Johnston, Red Rocks Community College Room: Grand Ballroom

Come learn about the first BUSINESS course to be featured in Runner’s World Magazine and a TEDTalk! Now Red Rocks Community College is considering this course as an FYE course!

• http://www.tedxmilehigh.com/speakers/andrew-johnston/ • http://www.runnersworld.com/runners-stories/the-business-of-marathon-training

The premise of the course is simple: all the life skills (e.g. goal-setting, persistence, determination, grit etc) that one needs to succeed in school, business and life can be acquired through the transformative power of training for a 26.2- miles marathon. Period. The final exam: complete a 26.2-mile marathon!

“Professor, you went off on some major tangents, today!” Collaborating with Undergraduate Peer Educators on Formative Assessment Presenter: H. Russell Searight, Ph.D., MPH, Lake Superior State University Room: Oxford Theater

We developed an approach to formative course assessment with undergraduate peer educators as evaluators. The peer educators attend the instructor’s class and complete weekly written assessments focusing on the professor’s teaching style, course content, and student response. The instructor, in return, provides the student evaluators with written responses to points raised in their evaluation. Examples of these exchanges will illustrate this model. In addition to addressing institutional requirements for course evaluation, the opportunity to receive meaningful “micro-level” feedback about specific class periods and/the teaching of specific content was helpful to the instructor and led to course revision. Peer educators were very positive about their role and benefited through further development of metacognitive skills. The form used by student evaluators will be available.

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Star Bar

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Ste. Ellie

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Cooper Lounge

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The Cruise Room Bar

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Bar Bar

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Sports Column

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Jagged Mountain Craft

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Denver Beer Co.

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Desserts

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TYFY Board of Directors

TYFY Board of Directors

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TYFY Conference Committee Members

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