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Courageous Conversations about Equity at Century College Ron Anderson, President Linda Baughman-Terry, Counselor Nickyia Cogshell, Chief Diversity Officer Thursday, February 7, 2013. Listening to the voices of our students. Our Equity Journey. Local Context: A Decade of Change.
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Courageous Conversations about Equity at Century College Ron Anderson, President Linda Baughman-Terry, Counselor Nickyia Cogshell, Chief Diversity Officer Thursday, February 7, 2013
Then and Now: 2002-2012 • Aging population • Increased populations of color and households where English is not the first language • Significantly increased poverty • Increased unemployment
Then and Now: 2002-2012 • Significant enrollment growth (32%) • Significant growth in College employees and budget • Cost of tuition has doubled ($178.56/credit) • The State of Minnesota continues to divest in higher education, shifting the burden to students
First Term of Enrollment: Successful Course Completion Achievement Gaps
Second Fall Persistence and Completion(cohort based) Achievement Gaps
Third Spring Completion Rate – Graduation or Transfer (cohort based) Achievement Gaps
Planning Activities/Data • CCSSE survey results reviewed (Fall 2009) • Four work groups formed: • First Year Academies/Advising • Success in Gateway Courses • Developmental Education/Student Success Courses • Employee Development Centered on Student Success
Planning Activities/Data • Course level success data reviewed(Fall 2010) • Creation of Student Success Action plans for each program, department, discipline and unit (Fall 2010) • Action plans implemented (spring 2011)
Planning Activities/Data • Attended the Entering Student Engagement Institute(ESEI) Spring 2011 • SENSE survey results used for planning
Planning Activities/Data • Kick off for ATD in Seattle (summer 2011) • Light bulb moment • Commitment to equity by college leadership • Reframing opportunity • Lead to formation of core team, data team, and advancement teams
Academic Interventions • Three years of optional academic interventions: • Learning communities • Optional student success courses • Reading 0080 mentoring project (intrusive advising) • Reading 0090 mentoring project (intrusive advising)
Academic Interventions • Current Interventions for 2012-2013 • 70 of sections of learning communities • Mandatory New Student Seminar for students who place into developmental reading (1,300 students) • Intrusive advising is component of NSS Data point: 67% of students in NSS in Fall 2012 were students of color
Student Support Interventions • Tutors linked-to-classes (2011-2012) • 275 course sections covered • 3,350 students served
Cultural Change • Broadened involvement and shared responsibility • Equality versus Equity • Listening to our students’ voices • Listening to our own voices • President’s Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion
Establishing Safety • Guiding Principles for Deeper Conversations about Equity, Inclusion, and Diversity
Raising Awareness Century Race Card Conversations
Century Race Conversations http://centuryraceconversation.project.mnscu.edu/index.asp
A Developmental Approach • Systemic and Developmentally Appropriate • Data Driven • Multidimensional • Multidirectional • Integrated
Deeper Conversations about Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Learning Goals • impact individual development/cultural competence • foster community building through engagement and meaning making • offer opportunities for critical reflection and application
Deepening Our Work • Conducting a baseline assessment • Creating a systematic and developmentally appropriate professional development opportunities • Implementing cultural competence training for managers, supervisors, and administrators • Revising Human Resource policies and practices
Global Lessons Learned • Importance of establishing guiding principles • Consistent and clear modeling by leadership • Clear messaging about focus
Global Lessons Learned • Sensitivity to academic calendar • Response to controversial topics • Students want to talk about race The “aha” moments never end…
Personal Reflections • Linda • Nickyia • Ron
Learning from one another