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peer mentoring. Guiding Students to Retention through Peer Mentoring. Cuyahoga Community College Heidi Athey Judy LaRiccia-Grant Janet Spitzig. commitment to success. Strategic Plan 2013-2016 Access and Engagement Quality and Innovation Completion and Success. student success.

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  1. peermentoring Guiding Students to Retention through Peer Mentoring Cuyahoga Community College Heidi Athey Judy LaRiccia-Grant Janet Spitzig

  2. commitmenttosuccess • Strategic Plan 2013-2016 • Access and Engagement • Quality and Innovation • Completion and Success

  3. studentsuccess • Addition of Student Success Specialist positions • Coordinate retention programs for 1st year students • Mentoring • Peer mentoring • Early Alert • Student Ambassador Program • 1st Year Success Newsletters • Case management for Compact Scholar students • Gradfest, Welcome Week, etc. • Represented at each campus: one at Westshore, two at East and West, three at Metropolitan.

  4. why1styearinterventions? • National Statistics for Community Colleges • 1st generation college students1: 42% • Students requiring at least 1 developmental course1: 60% • Retention for 2-Year Public Colleges2: 55.7% • Tri-C Statistics • 1st generation college students: Approximately 58% • Students requiring a developmental course for Fall 2012 • English 68% • Math 95% • Retention rate Fall 2011 to Fall 2012: • All Students: 47.5% • 1st Year Students: 40.5% • American Association of Community Colleges. (2012, April). Reclaiming the American Dream: A report from the 21st Century Commission on the Future of Community Colleges. Washington, DC: Retrieved online: http://www.aacc.nche.edu/21stCenturyReport • ACT, Inc. (2013). The Reality of College Readiness. Iowa City, IA: Retrieved Online: http://www.act.org/readinessreality/13/pdf/Reality-of-College-Readiness-2013.pdf

  5. highereducationcompact

  6. whypeermentoring? An Integrated Support System • Navigating the college • Accessing resources • Transitioning to college expectations • Establishing a sense of belonging • Building of confidence

  7. whypeermentoring? • Student Obstacles • Time • Commute • Child Care • Computer Access • Computer Knowledge • Anxiety • Learning Disabled • Physically Disabled • Lack of support system • Family responsibilities

  8. whypeermentoring? Handling Multiple Life Roles • Parent • Employee • Partner • Caretaker • Student Employee Parent Social Joe Smith Partner Religious/ Spiritual Student Caretaker Friend

  9. peermentormodel • Adapted from Youngstown State University • 2011, Western Campus pilot • Student Ambassadors • Peer Mentors assigned at New Student Orientation • Peer Mentors assigned 10 students per orientation • Establish leadership role • Navigating the campus, my Tri-C Space, registration process and financial aid. • Develop rapport through group interaction • Facilitate peer mentoring contract and expectations

  10. peermentors • Hiring Process: • Selection process • Qualifications • Background/drug screening • Training: • General student ambassador training • New Student Orientation training • Peer Mentor training • College-wide retreat

  11. ourpeermentoringteams

  12. communicationplan Semester Engagement: • Welcome postcard • Weekly e-mails • Phone calls before midterms/finals • In-person visits • Incentive based learning • Participation in campus events

  13. pilotresults

  14. programoutcomes Retention Rate by Campus Entire Student Population

  15. programoutcomes

  16. programoutcomes Retention Rate by Campus Fall 2012 - Spring 2013

  17. programoutcomes

  18. programoutcomes A-C Grade Rate by Campus Fall 2012

  19. programchallenges • Student Engagement • Commuter campus • 65% of students enrolled part-time • Outside commitments /responsibilities • Establishing the benefits • Time • Managing ambassadors • Prepping materials • Ambassadors • Budget restrictions • Limited pool • Turnover • Communication/Connections • Contact information • Home life

  20. movingforward • Uniformity across campuses • First Year Experience course • Mentee concerns survey • Mentee evaluations

  21. Questions • Eastern Campus:Ryan Hoenig216-987-2638ESS 1600 Ryan.Hoenig@tri-c.eduTammi Kohl Kennedy216-987-2634ESS 1600 Tammi.Kennedy@tri-c.edu • Westshore Campus • Metropolitan Campus:Heidi Athey216-987-3422MSS G07Heidi.Athey@tri-c.eduJames Gardner, Jr. 216-987-3339MSS G07James.GardnerJr@tri-c.edu Jacques Smith216-987-4802MSS G07Jacques.Smith@tri-c.edu • Western Campus:Judy LaRiccia-Grant216-987-5177WSS G100Judith.LaRiccia-Grant@tri-c.eduJanet Spitzig216-987-5675WSS G100Janet.Spitzig@tri-c.edu Maureen Gray-O’Shea 216-987-5858 Maureen.Gray-O’shea@tri-c.edu

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