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Forging Ahead: Faculty Leadership in Ohio’s Guided Pathways
October 2023
Hundreds of colleges nationwide are undertaking reforms across the four pillars of the Community College Research Center’s guided pathways model, which reduces costly complexity and streamlines students’ experience through structured choices, targeted support and clearer learning outcomes to improve completion, transfer success and competitive employment outcomes. While some were already engaged in foundational reforms, Ohio’s community colleges committed to scaling guided pathways in 2016 with the support of OACC’s Success Center. The colleges doubled implementation between 2018-2022 and have adopted Jobs for the Future’s Guided Career Pathways model, with its more explicit focus on economic mobility and equity, to shape the next phase of pathways innovation in Ohio.
Strategic engagement of faculty—higher education’s biggest lever for impact—is vital to the successful scaling of guided pathways to benefit all students. Yet, the extent to which faculty are brought in to the reform process—at stages where they can offer consequential input—varies among colleges and leaders in the guided pathways and student success movement. Colleges must develop an intentional plan for faculty engagement.
Developing Successful Dual Enrollment Models at Ohio’s Community Colleges
The Success Center for Ohio Community Colleges developed this series of case studies to highlight strong CCP models that represent a sampling of the good work underway in college-K12 partnerships across the state. The case studies illuminate what it takes to develop, launch and grow a CCP initiative—and how to adapt to changing circumstances.
The five colleges featured are geographically diverse and represent both urban and rural communities. Collectively, they serve thousands of CCP students of all backgrounds, abilities and interests—and those students are succeeding in their college-level courses. With transformative impact on students and communities, these colleges’ CCP programs are helping students to:
- Chart a path to a college degree and rewarding career;
- Develop in-demand skills;
- Pass college-level courses, boosting their academic confidence and resiliency;
- Earn college credits, helping them achieve a certificate or degree faster and at lower cost;
- Enroll in college at high rates—often at the college that delivered their CCP coursework; and
- Make valuable connections with area employers and industry experts.
The CCP models profiled sprang from communities’ recognition of both the need to better equip more students to succeed and the opportunity CCP presents to change the paradigm for college and career preparation. In these communities, earlier access to college-level coursework, combined with strong support, is changing students’ perceptions about their readiness and ability to succeed in college—and thereby changing life trajectories.
2024
Event: Winter 2024 Student Success Leadership Institute
Date: February 28-29, 2024
Location: Virtual
SSLI Agenda
Session: Welcome & Success Center Updates
Presenters: Laura Rittner, OACC
Session Materials: Slide Deck
Session: The Future of Higher Education in Ohio: Remarks from Our New Chancellor
Presenters: Mike Duffey, Chancellor, Ohio Department of Higher Education
Session: Exploring The Intersection of AI, Higher Education, and Workforce Development
Presenters: Laurie Pendleton, Association of College and University Educators; Marty Alvarado, Jobs for the Future; Rick Woodfield, OACC
Session: Leveraging Step Conversions from Inquiry to Start for Student Support and Conversion Improvement
Presenters: Jodi Ashbrook, The U School
Session: Maximizing Return on Investment for Community College Education
Presenters: Calista H. Smith, Scale Strategic Solutions; Kanler Cumbass, Education Strategy Group
Session Materials: Slide Deck | Institutional Recommendations Ranking
Session: Ohio Community College Funding Consultation Group: Tackling Ohio’s Workforce Challenges
Presenters: Martha Snyder, HCM Strategists; Stephanie Murphy, HCM Strategists; Kelly Weir, Columbus State Community College; Jeff Boudouris, OACC
Session: Tracking Transfer in Ohio: Community College and Four-Year Institutional Effectiveness in Broadening Bachelor’s Degree Attainment
Presenters: Tatiana Velasco and John Fink, CCRC
Session Materials: Slide Deck
Session: What Matters Most in Workforce Programs
Presenters: Doreen Larson, Enrollment Essentials, LLC
Session Materials: Slide Deck | Pool Metaphor
Session: Data Briefing on Student Success Metrics in Ohio
Presenters: John Fink, CCRC; Carla Fletcher, Trellis Strategies
Session Materials: Slide Deck
Session: Finding Our Way: Empowering Educators and Supporting Students by Leveraging the Science of Purposeful Belonging
Presenters: Tim Klein, Co-Founder, How To Navigate Life, LLC
Session Materials: Slide Deck
2023
Event: Fall 2023 Student Success Leadership Institute
Date: September 14-15, 2023
Location: Columbus State Community College
Session: Success Center Updates
Presenter: Laura Rittner, OACC
Session Materials: Slide Deck
Session: Critical Steps to Building Back Enrollments and Engaging Students in Program Choice
Presenters: Hana Lahr, CCRC & Doreen Larson
Session Materials: Slide Deck
Session: ODHE Updates on the State Budget & Higher Education Policy
Presenter: Jim Bennett, ODHE
Session Materials: Slide Deck
Session: Fostering a Student-Centric Community Model for Student Success
Presenter: Desiree Polk-Bland, Columbus State Community College
Session Materials: Slide Deck
Session: Fostering Teaching Excellence & Student Success: Cincinnati State’s Path to College-Wide Impact
Presenters: Cincinnati State & ACUE
Session Materials: Slide Deck
Session: Supporting Adult Learners through connection to completion and beyond
Presenter: Lorain County Community College
Session Materials: Slide Deck
Session: Academic Advising Programs (AAP) Audit Tool Kit: A Free Resource for your Ohio Community College
Presenters: Cincinnati State & Hocking College
Session Materials: Slide Deck
Session: Expanding Modes of Connection: Moving Beyond Email
Presenter: Stark State College
Session Materials: Slide Deck
Session: Strategic Redesign of Onboarding to Enhance the Student Experience
Presenter: Cuyahoga Community College
Session Materials: Slide Deck
Session: Building, Scaling, and Implementing Resource Stability Initiatives and Holistic Student Success Centers to Assist with Student Persistence
Presenters: Owens Community College & Central Ohio Technical College
Session Materials: Owens Slide Deck | COTC Slide Deck
Session: Cutting the Curb – Creating a Culture of Accessibility to Improve Success for all Learners
Presenter: Sinclair Community College
Session Materials: Slide Deck
Session: Ohio Semiconductor Collaboration Network Updates
Presenter: OACC
Session Materials: Slide Deck
Session: Utilizing Canvas as a Holistic Assessment Tool for College-wide Metric
Presenter: Belmont College
Session Materials: Slide Deck
Event: Winter 2023 Student Success Leadership Institute
Date: February 23-24, 2023
Location: Virtual
SSLI Agenda
Session: Transformational Leadership & the Critical Role of Community Colleges
Presenters: Gregory Haile, President, Broward College
Session Materials: Slide Deck
Session: “Be Well”: More than an Email Signature – Healthy People, Healthy Leaders
Presenters: Dominique Hammonds, Appalachian State University
Session Materials: Slide Deck
Session: OACC State of the State
Presenters: Jack Hershey, Ohio Association of Community Colleges
Session Materials: Slide Deck
Session: “Be Well”: More Than an Email Signature – Healthy People, Healthy Leaders
Presenters: Dominique Hammonds, Appalachian State University
Session Materials: Slide Deck
Session: Implementing Whole-College Reform: Guided Pathways 101
Presenters: John Fink, Community College Research Center; Laura Rittner, Success Center, OACC
Session Materials: Slide Deck
Session: Sense of Belonging: Keeping Students on the Path to Success
Presenters: Jeff Montgomery, Southern State Community College; Lana Snider, Northwest State Community College
Session Materials: Slide Deck
Session: Using a Program Review Data Dashboard to Examine Student Success
Presenters: Thomas Benjamin, Jonathan Dryden, and Tracey Meilander, Lorain County Community College
Session Materials: Slide Deck
Session: Dual Enrollment Equity Pathways: How Colleges and Their K12 Partners are Broadening Access to College and Career Opportunities for High School Students
Presenters: John Fink, and Sarah Griffin, Community College Research Center
Session Materials: Slide Deck
Session: Engaging and Supporting Intervention Students Through a Trauma-Informed Lens
Presenters: Michael Key and Elecia Spain, Clark State College
Session Materials: Slide Deck
Session: Guided Pathways & Workplace Readiness: How Co-op Education provides Students with the Tools and Confidence for Success
Presenters: Jayne Dressing and Noelle Grome, Cincinnati State Technical and Community College
Session Materials: Slide Deck
Session: How Ohio’s Performance-Based Funding Model Moves the Needle on Student Success: An Introduction to the State Share of Instruction for Community Colleges
Presenters: Laura Rittner, Success Center, OACC
Session Materials: Slide Deck
Session: Belonging: The need for a Retention & Support Learning Community
Presenters: Mary Grady, Megan Hodgkiss and Lesley Shull, Lorain County Community College
Session Materials: Slide Deck
Session: Engaging Students and Improving Learning in Online and Face-to-Face Teaching
Presenters: Bryon Phillips and Johnna Provenzano, Eastern Gateway Community College
Session Materials: Slide Deck
Session: Ohio Semiconductor Collaboration Network: An Overview of Intel’s Historic Investment & resulting Grant Project
Presenters: Michael Evans, Ohio Association of Community Colleges
Session Materials: Slide Deck
Session: Ohio’s Little Blue Book: An Analysis of the Proposed 2024 & 2025 Executive Budget
Presenters: Tom Walsh, Ohio Association of Community Colleges
Session Materials: Slide Deck
2022
Event: Fall 2022 Student Success Leadership Institute
Date: September 15, 2022
Location: Columbus State Community College
Session: Success Center Updates
Presenters: Laura Rittner, OACC; Kelley Evans, JFF
Session Materials: Slide Deck
Session: Buckeye Jubilee: Taking Stock, Celebrating Impact, and Looking Forward Six-Years into the CCRC-OACC Research-Practice Partnership
Presenters: Hana Lahr & John Fink, CCRC
Session Materials: Slide Deck
Session: Turning Points Along the Path: How AHA Moments about the Student Experience Guide the Way
Presenters: Linda Garcia, CCCSE
Session Materials: Slide Deck
Session: A Trauma Informed Campus: You BELONG Here
Presenters: Nina Wiley, Dawayne Kirkman, and Melinda Van Noord, Clark State College
Session Materials: Slide Deck
Session: How Community Colleges are Funding Guided Pathways Reforms
Presenters: Hana Lahr, CCRC; and Vicky Wood, Washington State Community College
Session Materials: Slide Deck
Session: Starting Strong: Improving the New Student Orientation Experience at COTC
Presenters: James Jarc & Melanie Garrabrant, Central Ohio Technical College
Session Materials: Slide Deck
Session: Broadening Access, Building Momentum: Aligning Guided Pathways and College Credit Plus
Presenters: John Fink & Sarah Griffin, CCRC
Session Materials: Slide Deck
Session: Guided Career Pathways as an Enrollment & Success Strategy
Presenters: Stephanie Sutton & Lada Gibson-Shreve, Stark State College
Session Materials: Slide Deck
Session: Engaging Gen-Z in Service and Social Justice
Presenters: Sophia Lombardo, Columbus State Community College
Session Materials: Slide Deck
Session: Leveraging Online Platforms to Support Student Success
Presenters: Clark State & North Central
Session Materials: Clark Slide Deck | NCSC Slide Deck
Session: Same Goals, Different Perspectives: Urban & Rural Strategies for Wrap Around Supports
Presenters: Edison & Sinclair
Session Materials: Slide Deck
Session: Guided Career Pathways Workshop
Presenters: Kelley Evans & Brianne McDonough, JFF
Session Materials: Slide Deck
Session: Incorporating the Student Voice
Presenters: Linda Garcia, Community College Center for Student Engagement
Session Materials: Slide Deck | CCCSE Tools | CCCSE Toolkit
Session: Ohio’s Labor Market Outlook and Intel Update
Presenters: Michael Evans, OACC
Session Materials: Slide Deck
Session: Getting Started with Labor Market Data: From Vision to Reality
Presenters: Paul Rusinko and Laura Wittel, Columbus State Communtiy College
Session Materials: Slide Deck
Session: Roundtable Discussion: Labor Market Data Feedback & Suggestions
Presenters: Bob Haas, Marion Technical College; Penelope Parmer and Tom Prendergast, North Central State College
Session Materials: Jamboard
Session: Leading from the Middle
Presenters: Chris Baldwin, National Center for Inquiry and Improvement
Session Materials: Slide Deck
Session: Engaging Campus Stakeholders in Data Dialogue and Action
Presenters: Kristin Buscher, Creighton University
Session Materials: Slide Deck
Session: Panel Discussion: Data Dialogue and Action
Presenters: Thomas Benjamin Lorain County Community College; Karl Konsdorf, Sinclair Community College; Kelly Neriani, Clark State College; and Peter Trumpower, Stark State College
Session Material:
Event: Winter 2022 Student Success Leadership Institute
Date: February 25, 2022
Location: Virtual
SSLI Agenda
Session: Success Center & ODHE Updates
Presenters: Laura Rittner, OACC; Dr. Tom Sudkamp, ODHE; Chris Kacir, ODHE
Session Materials: Success Center Slide Deck | ODHE Slide Deck
Session: Student Financial Wellness in Ohio
Presenters: Jeff Webster & Carla Fletcher, Trellis
Session: Disparities Remain: Addressing Race Avoidance and Equitzing Pathways
Presenters: Dr. Eboni Zamani-Gallaher, Office of Community College Leadership & Research at the University of Illinois
Session Materials: Slide Deck
Session: From Random Acts and Programs of Privilege to Dual Enrollment Equity Pathways
Presenters: John Fink, Community College Research Center; Rachel Carlisle, Edison State Community College
Session Materials: Slide Deck
Session: Scaling Guided Pathways with Intentionality for Equity Driven Change
Presenters: Dr. Raina Dyer-Barr & Dr. Marci Rockey, Office of Community College Research & Leadership at the University of Illinois
Session: Strengthening Teaching Practices with Action-Oriented Strategies
Presenters: Johnathan Iuzzini, Achieving the Dream; Dr. Lori Zakel, OACC
Session Materials: Slide Deck
Session: Supporting Our Students During a Global Pandemic: How Ohio Community Colleges are Rising to The Challenge of Combatting Basic Needs Insecurity
Presenters: Krista O’Neill, OACC; Nina Wiley, Clark State College; Dr. Desiree Polk-Bland, Columbus State Community College; Primrose Igonor, Marion Technical College
Session Materials: MTC Slide Deck
Session: Refining Transfer Pathways with Ohio Transfer 36
Presenters: Dr. Rick Woodfield, OACC; Dr. Paula Compton,Ohio Department of Higher Education; Candice Grant, Ohio Department of Higher Education
Session Materials: Slide Deck | ITAGs Under Development
Session: Performance-Based Funding Model Data Analysis & Outcomes
Presenters: Laura Rittner, OACC; Martha Snyder, HCM Strategists
Session Materials: Slide Deck
Session: Early Academic Momentum Trends At Ohio Community Colleges
Presenters: John Fink, Community College Research Center
Session Materials: Slide Deck
Event: Winter 2022 Pre-SSLI Joint Officers Meeting
Date: February 24, 2022
Location: Columbus State Community College
Meeting Materials: Agenda | OACC Advocacy Update Slides
2021
During this one-hour webinar, members of the Success Center team and our partners at HCM Strategists took a deep dive into the history and practice of Ohio’s Community College Performance-Based Funding Model. This session was designed for those who have limited knowledge of the model.
Session Materials: Slide Deck
Event: Winter 2021 Student Success Leadership Institute
Date: February 11-12, 2021
Location: Virtual
SSLI Agenda
Session: Success Center Updates
Presenters: Laura Rittner, OACC
Session Materials: Slide Deck
Session: State of the State: Budget & Policy Updates
Presenters: Jack Hershey, OACC
Session Materials: Slide Deck
Session: Update on Early Academic Momentum Trends at Ohio Community Colleges
Presenters: John Fink & Serena Klempin, Community College Research Center
Session Materials: Slide Deck
Session: Performance Based Funding Model Update & Review of Data Analysis
Presenters: Martha Snyder, HCM Strategists; Rick Woodfield, OACC; Dr. Tiffany Hunter, Clark State College
Session Materials: Slide Deck
Session: Teaching & Learning Within a Guided Pathways Framework Keynote
Presenters: Dr. Linda Garcia, Center for Community College Student Engagement
Session Materials: Slide Deck
Session: Success Center Supports: Professional Development & Ohio Pathways Coaching Program
Presenters: Garratt Weber, Anne Foster, Lori Zakel, and Krista O’Neill, OACC
Session Materials: Slide Deck
2020
This workshop focused on the innovative implementation of College Credit Plus (CCP) at two Ohio community colleges: Clark State Community College and Edison State Community College. Practitioners from Clark and Edison shared their respective CCP models and best practices. Additionally, John Fink from the Community College Research Center (CCRC) presented on findings from their new Dual Enrollment Playbook with the Aspen Institute, as well as share Ohio-specific data and highlights.
Session Materials: Clark State Slide Deck | Edison Slide Deck | CCRC Slide Deck
More so than ever before, technology is essential to student learning and supporting students across the Ohio community colleges. Across these past semesters, our institutions rapidly mobilized to engage students, faculty, and staff in a remote environment. Through a Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation-funded effort and with our partner The Ada Center, we have an opportunity to reflect and learn from how students experienced this virtualization of our Guided Pathways work.
Across the summer of 2020, The Ada Center conducted student interviews at 5 OACC institutions to examine how students experience critical technologies and communications. The goal of these interviews was to help OACC institutions better understand the technology-related activities, features, and capabilities most important for student engagement and learning. Findings from these conversations were presented in this webinar on November 12, 2020.
Session: Welcome & Ohio Community College Advisors Survey Update
Presenters: Dr. Desiree Polk-Bland, Vice President of Student Affairs, Columbus State Community Colleges; Dr. Diana Wisse, Executive Director of Student Affairs, Columbus State Community College; and Anne Foster, Director of Institutional Effectiveness, Ohio Association of Community Colleges
Description: Columbus State and the OACC teamed up in 2017 to conduct a survey capturing information about the advising environment prior to our efforts to shift to a holistic approach. Results from the 2020 repeat of the survey will be shared to learn about the challenges and opportunities in this work, as well as measuring how far we have come in the move to holistic support.
Session Materials:
Session: Ours is Not a Caravan of Despair: Utilizing Trauma-Informed Education to Enact Hope in Turbulent Times (Keynote)
Presenters: Dr. Mays Imad, Professor of Genetics, Biotechnology, & Bioethics and Coordinator of the Teaching and Learning Center, Pima Community College
Description: In the midst of all the upheaval currently occupying the front pages–from forest fires to protests, from political divisiveness to hurricanes–How do we teach to the lonely, the anxious, and the disenchanted? In this session with Dr. Mays Imad of Pima College, we will consider the challenges we face in higher education today and the opportunities to forge a post-pandemic vision of higher education that is rooted in love, beauty, and justice.
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Session: Re-set and Re-imagine Higher Education: Creating a Culture of Equity in the Time of Covid & Racial Pandemics (Keynote)
Presenters: Dr. Cynthia Olivo, Assistant Superintendent & VP of Student Services, Pasadena City College
Description: Recently, in the national Black Minds Matter online course, Dr. J. Luke Wood and Dr. Gloria Ladson Billings described this time as an opportunity to reimagine and reset higher education so that we do not go back to “normal” as “normal” is what got us here to this painful place. How do we, as practitioners co-create new ways to respond to our Student’s needs in a holistic manner? How do we partner with Instruction to ensure the entire college is helping students succeed in the time of COVID and the racial pandemics? The keynote session will provide an overview of how one college with a predominantly White Institutional history and identity transformed to center racial equity and in doing so is one of the top community colleges in the country awarding degrees to students from minoritized backgrounds.
Session Materials:
Session: Re-set and Re-imagine Higher Education: Creating a Culture of Equity in the Time of Covid & Racial Pandemics (Breakout)
Presenters: Dr. Cynthia Olivo, Assistant Superintendent & VP of Student Services, Pasadena City College
Description: Continuing from her keynote, Dr. Olivo will provide more details on how to change at the institutional and individual levels and take personal responsibility for ensuring that we are student ready to help with the needs emerging from our students in this era.
Session Materials:
Session: Using Student Feedback to Enhance the Student Experience (Breakout)
Presenters: Sarah Zauner, Executive Director, The Ada Center; Jeff Webster, Director of Research, Trellis Company; and Carla Fletcher, Senior Research Analyst, Trellis Company
Description: This breakout session will explore feedback from two student surveys. First, the Ada Center will share their analysis from student interviews conducted at 5 OACC institutions to examine how students experience critical technologies and communication to help colleges better understand the technology-related activities, features, and capabilities most important for student engagement. Then, Trellis will present the findings from the responses of more than 9,500 Ohio community colleges students from a survey conducted in fall 2019. The presenters will connect the dots from these findings to how Ohio colleges can leverage the information to inform college priorities and optimize strategies for providing targeted support for student success.
Session Materials:
This is a 3-part webinar series on Advancing Equity Through Guided Pathways, facilitated by Dr. Rob Johnstone and Priyadarshini Chaplot of the National Center for Inquiry and Improvement (NCII). During each session, they will work through NCII’s recently released suite of briefs and practical discussion guides covering various intersections of equity and guided pathways (click here to see the series). See below for session recordings and resources.
Session 1
August 6, 2020 | Rob & Priya provided an overview of the guides and an exploration of the self-assessment in Guide 1.
OCCRL Webinars
Session 2
September 11, 2020 | Rob & Priya reviewed Guides 2-4 on culture and leadership.
NCII Leadership for Equity Panel Discussion Video
Session 3
October 9, 2020, 9:00 AM – 10:30 AM | Rob & Priya reviewed Guides 5-11 on the student experience.
Early focus groups can provide valuable insights about the student experience and help identify areas of reform that would improve student success. Using a case-study approach from Lorain County Community College (LCCC), Erika Fenik, Director of Institutional Planning and Engagement, discussed how the launch of student success strategies at LCCC were informed by internal data, national research, and the student voice. While LCCC has been collecting the student voice via surveys for decades, shifting to a more comprehensive and strategic collection of feedback has taken priority in the past two years. During this session, Erika shared the tactical details of identifying the pockets of need, collecting the student voice, sharing back the findings in a way that supports action.
The webinar bridges theory to practice in equity-minded teaching. Presenters from the USC Center for Urban Education provided a conceptual understanding of equity-minded practice and shared examples of tangible teaching strategies that can be applied to in-person and online teaching.
Click here for video resources from the webinar.
COVID-19 has thrown our world into chaos and crisis. However, it has also opened up new opportunities and different perspectives that lend to the work Ohio colleges are undertaking with scaling guided pathways reforms. During this webinar, participants heard from Hana Lahr, Davis Jenkins, and Serena Klempin from the Community College Research Center (CCRC) and Stark State College on how to leverage current circumstances to help sustain college momentum with scaling guided pathways.
Click here for the slide deck.
From the difficulties of remote collaboration, to the “crisis fatigue” that people are beginning to experience, student success leaders at every level are challenged in new ways to support healthy, high-functioning teams amid ongoing uncertainty. In this virtual clinic led by Alison Kadlec of SOVA, participants were provided with tools and tips aimed at strengthening team and teamwork in a time of social distancing.
Resources from Webinar:
- OCCRL Equity Conscious Community College Pathways (video vignette series)
- NCII Advancing Equity Through Pathways (series of guides)
- From Equity Talk to Equity Walk (book by Tia Brown McNair, Estela Mara Bensimon and Lindsey Malcom-Piqueux)
Survey results from Ohio community college students in Fall 2019 demonstrated the tenuous financial situation faced by many. Kasey Klepfer from Trellis Research presented findings from the Fall 2019 Student Financial Wellness survey to aid colleges as they identify priorities and strategies to assist students in this pandemic environment. In addition, MDRC researchers, Evan Weissman and Julia Schmidt, discussed lessons to help institutions distribute emergency aid promptly, equitably, and to the students who may benefit the most.
Resources from Webinar:
- Providing Emergency Aid to College Students in a Time of Crisis (MDRC)
- Getting Your Message Across with the Effective Communications Checklist (MDRC)
- Creating a Process Map for Higher Education (MDRC)
- Student Financial Wellness Survey Report for Ohio Community Colleges, Fall 2019 (Trellis Research)
- Fall 2019 Student Financial Wellness Survey Results Infographic for Ohio Community Colleges (Trellis Company)
- CARES Act: Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (US DOE)
Participants heard from MDRC on applying communication strategies from the Encouraging Additional Summer Enrollment project (EASE) to fall enrollment in the wake of the pandemic.
This webinar provided an introduction to Open Educational Resources (OER) and explained how they can have a substantial impact not only on the total cost of college, but on student success. The presenters explored the engaged pedagogies that are catalyzed by open education, and linked “open” to larger questions about how community colleges serve the publics that support and depend on them.
Click here for the slide deck.
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This webinar is facilitated by national expert, Sara Goldrick-Rab, founder of the Hope Center for College Community and Justice in Philadelphia and Professor of Higher Education and Sociology at Temple University. Participants will learn how to support students with resources – such as the emergency aid funding provided by the CARES Act – during this time of crisis and high uncertainty.
Click here for COVID-19 resources from The Hope Center.
Being a faculty member, administrator, or student services professional at a community college is always a demanding job, but the last month or so has been particularly challenging. As the global pandemic has altered the daily lives of most Americans, community colleges have had to adjust in order to continue delivering education in a context that feels both unstable and unfamiliar. Because many of our learners were precarious even before this virus struck, there are significant issues of basic needs (food, housing, health care, child care) that have suddenly become even more urgent and even more of an obstacle to learning. In this presentation, national expert Robin DeRosa will examine the Higher Ed landscape during COVID-19, and offer a pedagogical, community-based framework for navigating the pandemic with care. She will consider how Open Education and the public missions of our community colleges can guide us toward a future educational ecosystem that is healthy, accessible, and sensibly focused on the public good.
Click here for the slide deck.
Event: Winter 2020 Student Success Leadership Institute
Date: February 7, 2020
Location: Nationwide Hotel and Conference Center
Meeting Materials:
- Agenda
- Ohio Campus Completion Plans Update | Mike Duffey & Jill Dannemiller, Ohio Department of Higher Education
- Using Employer Compression Planning Sessions to Drive Program Reforms | April Carpenter & Jennifer Kostic, Sinclair Community College
- Embedding Hope into a First Year Experience Course | Elizabeth Kline, Zane State College
- Investing in a Co-Curricular Learning Community for First Generation Students | Denise Douglas, Lorain County Community College
- Designing Faculty Professional Development for Active and Collaborative Learning | Reuel Barksdale, Columbus State Community College
- Student Financial Wellness in Ohio | Kasey Klepfer, Trellis Research
- Update on Early Academic Momentum Trends at Ohio Community Colleges | John Fink, CCRC
- Performance-Based Funding Model Data Analysis | Martha Snyder & Scott Boelscher, HCM Strategists
Event: Winter 2020 Pre-SSLI Equity Institute
Date: February 6, 2020
Location: Nationwide Hotel and Conference Center
Meeting Materials: Agenda | Presentation | Workbook
Event: Fall 2020 Student Success Leadership Institute
Date: September 17-18, 2020
Location: Virtual
SSLI Agenda
Session: Pre-SSLI Facilitation Workshop for Team Leads
Presenters: Alison Kadlec, Sova
Session Materials: Slide Deck
Session: Lessons from the 2020 Scale of Adoption Assessment: Using Guided Pathways to Personalize Onboarding
Presenters: Dr. Davis Jenkins, Dr. Hana Lahr, & Serena Klempin, Community College Research Center
Session Materials: Slide Deck
Session: Leadership Academy for Student Success Pathways Project Panel
Session Materials: Pathways Project Summary | 2019-20 Leadership Academy Fellows
Session: Campus Completion Plans Discussion Forum
Presenters: Dr. Stephanie Davidson & Jill Dannemiller, Ohio Department of Higher Education
Session Materials: Slide Deck
Session: Engaging Adult Learners Discussion Forum
Presenters: Dr. Michael Thomson, Northwest State Community College
Session Materials: Slide Deck
Session: Strong Start to Finish Discussion Forum
Presenters: Dr. Tom Sudkamp, Ohio Department of Higher Education
Session Materials: Slide Deck
Session: Student Success Data Discussion Forum
Presenters: Dr. Davis Jenkins, Dr. Hana Lahr, & Serena Klempin, Community College Research Center
Session: Creating a Culture of Caring Keynote
Presenters: Dr. Russell Lowery-Hart, Amarillo College
Session Materials: Slide Deck
Session: Leading Culture Change through a Systematic Approach to Addressing Poverty Barriers
Presenters: Dr. Russell Lowery-Hart & Cara Crowley, Amarillo College
Session Materials: Slide Deck
Session: Reforming Academic Systems with an 8-Week Model
Presenters: Dr. Tamara Clunis, Collin Witherspoon, & Ernesto Olmos, Amarillo College
Session: Measuring Progress & Using DataIn a Time of COVID-19
Presenters: Sue Clery & Elif Bor, ASA Research
Description: The session focused on identifying near-term outcomes and operational metrics, particularly in a COVID-19 world, and how COVID-19 related policy and program implementation changes may affect longer-term outcomes.
Session Materials: Slide Deck | Mapping Workbook
Session: Ohio Stackable Credentials Study Findings
Presenters: Lindsay Daugherty, Rand Corp
Description: In this session, findings from a report that describes statewide patterns of credential-stacking among Ohio students was presented. Additionally, a toolkit (scheduled to be released in the fall) was previewed; the toolkit is designed to help Ohio institutions engaged in continuous improvement to strengthen their stackable credential pipelines.
Session Materials: Slide Deck | Research Report
Session: Roll-out of College Burning Glass Reports
Presenters: Tom Prendergast, NCSC & Michael Evans, OACC
Description: College-specific labor market reports generated by the OACC using Burning Glass’ Labor Insight software were presented. The reports were distributed in advance of the session so that college staff had time to review them. The session provided context for the information and also allowed for Q & A.
Session Materials: Slide Deck
Session: Using Labor Market Data for Guided Pathways Design
Presenters: Amy Girardi & Sara Lamback, JFF
Description: A recent study using national Burning Glass labor market data sought to answer the question, what does it take to move into the middle class in early 21st century America? The findings provide important insights about career advancement prospects and financial stability.
Session Materials: Slide Deck
Session: Using Labor Market Data for Guided Pathways Design
Presenters: Tom Prendergast, NCSC & Tony Schweppe, LCCC
Description: Case studies describing how labor market information is used in decision-making by two Ohio community colleges were discussed.
Session Materials: NCSC Slide Deck | LCCC Slide Deck
Session: COVID-19 Work & Education Survey Results
Presenters: Dave Clayton & Nichole Torpey-Saboe, Strada Education Group
Description: Findings from a recent nationally representative survey provide insights to education and training providers, policymakers, employers, and individual Americans who are navigating the COVID-19 crisis.
Session Materials: Slide Deck
2019
Event: Fall 2019 Student Success Leadership Institute
Date: September 13, 2019
Location: Columbus State Community College
Meeting Materials:
- Agenda
- Making Summer Pay Off: Using Behavioral Science to Increase Summer Enrollment | Camielle Headlam, MDRC
- Redesigning Your Community Colleges for Student Success: Lessons Learned from Colleges Leading Whole College Guided Pathways Reforms | Davis Jenkins & Hana Lahr, Community College Research Center; Karen Miller, Cuyahoga Community College
- Implementing Strategies to Encourage Summer Enrollment | Camielle Headlam & Benjamin Cohen, MDRC
- Unpacking Program Enrollments and Completions with Equity in Mind | John Fink, Community College Research Center; Erica Fenik & Marissa Vernon White, Lorain County Community College
- What We Know About Adult Learners & Effective Strategies for Meeting Their Needs | Brett Visger, Ohio Department of Higher Education; Jessica Chambers & Chris Spradlin, Edison State Community College; Cindy Kushner, Lorain County Community College
Event: Fall 2019 Pre-SSLI Chief Officers Meeting
Date: September 12, 2019
Location: Columbus State Community College
Meeting Materials: Agenda
Event: Winter 2019 Student Success Leadership Institute
Date: February 14, 2019
Location: Nationwide Hotel and Conference Center
Meeting Materials:
- Agenda
- Presenter Bios
- OACC Center Updates and Upcoming Opportunities | Laura Rittner, Ohio Association of Community Colleges
- Measuring (and Improving) Student Momentum | Davis Jenkins & Hana Lahr, Community College Research Center
- SSI Funding Formula Update & Institutional Analysis | Martha Snyder & Scott Boelscher, HCM Strategists
- Bending Towards Justice: Centering Equity in our Student Success Work | Derrick Tillman-Kelly, University Innovation Alliance
- Workforce Development TED-Style Talk | Shawn Hendrix, Nissen Chemitec America, Inc.
- Holistic Student Supports TED-Style Talk | Krista O’Neill, Ohio Association of Community Colleges
- Faculty Innovation TED-Style Talk | Nick Shay, Central Ohio Technical College
Event: Annual Joint Officers Meeting
Date: February 13, 2019
Location: Nationwide Hotel and Conference Center
Meeting Materials: Agenda and Presenter Bios
2018
Event: Fall 2018 Student Success Leadership Institute
Date: September 14, 2018
Location: North Central State College
Meeting Materials:
- Agenda
- Guided Pathways in Ohio: Progress and Opportunities | Hana Lahr, Community College Research Center
- Top 8 Challenges and Opportunities with Student Success Technology | Sarah Zauner, The Ada Center
- SSLI Updates and Overview of 2018-2019 Plans | Laura Rittner, Ohio Association of Community Colleges
- Institutional Best Practices Overview
Event: Chief Officer Group Meetings & Pre-Institute Workshops
Date: September 13, 2018
Location: North Central State College
Meeting Materials: Agenda
Event: Student Success Leadership Institute #10
Date: February 9, 2018
Location: Nationwide Hotel and Conference Center
Meeting Materials:
- Agenda
- OACC SSLI Upcoming Events | Laura Rittner, Ohio Association of Community Colleges
- Redesigning College for Student Success: Using KPIs and the Scale of Adoption Assessment for Planning and Improvement | Hana Lahr, Community College Research Center
- SSI Funding Formula Update & Institutional Analysis | Martha Snyder & Scott Boelscher, HCM Strategists
- Updating College Completion Plans | Brett Visger, Ohio Department of Higher Education
Event: Annual Joint Officers Meeting
Date: February 8, 2018
Location: Nationwide Hotel and Conference Center
Meeting Materials:
- Agenda
- Putting Finance in Service of Student Success (ROI Tool) | Richard Staisloff & Donna Desrochers, rpk GROUP
2017
Event: Student Success Leadership Institute #9
Date: September 15, 2017
Location: Columbus State Community College
Meeting Materials:
- Agenda
- OACC SSLI Updates | Laura Rittner, Ohio Association of Community Colleges
- Building Blocks: Laying the Groundwork for Guided Pathways Reform in Ohio | Davis Jenkins, Hana Lahr, & John Fink, Community College Research Center
- Worksheet for Team Strategy Session
- Integrated Advising & Student Support SSLI Presentation | Dr. Mei-Yen Ireland, Achieving the Dream
- Integrated Advising & Student Support: Participant Worksheet
Event: Student Success Leadership Institute #8
Date: April 27, 2017
Location: Clark State Community College
Meeting Materials:
- Agenda
- Community Partnerships Attainment Map
- Encouraging Additional Summer Enrollment Update | Camielle Headlam & Xavier Alemañy, MDRC
- Are We Student Ready? | Dr. Michael Baston, LaGuardia Community College
Event: Student Success Leadership Institute #7
Date: February 9, 2017
Location: Columbus State Community College
Meeting Materials:
- Agenda
- OACC SSLI #7 Update | Laura Rittner, Ohio Association of Community Colleges
- Key Performance Indicators for Guided Pathways Implementation across Ohio’s Community Colleges | Davis Jenkins & Hana Lahr, Community College Research Center
- Performance-Based Funding Model: Overview & Institutional Outcomes | Martha Snyder, HCM Strategists
- The Guided Pathways Experience at St. Petersburg College: A Model for Systemic Institutional Improvement and Student Success | Dr. Tonjua Williams, St. Petersburg College
2016
Event: Student Success Leadership Institute #6 and Fall CbD Symposium
Date: October 26, 2016
Location: Lorain County Community College
Meeting Materials:
- Agenda
- Keynote Presentation: Transfer Outcomes | Josh Wyner, Aspen Institute
- Planning Your Community College Transfer Strategy | Josh Wyner, Aspen Institute
- Next Generation Employer Engagement Strategies | Francie Genz, Genz Consulting
- Speed Round Presentations
Event: Student Success Leadership Institute #5
Date: September 15, 2016
Location: Columbus State Community College
Meeting Materials:
- Agenda
- Knowledge Development for Scaling Guided Pathways in Ohio | Hana Lahr, Community College Research Center
- The Guided Pathways National Movement: The Next Frontier | Thomas Bailey, Community College Research Center
- Tackling Transfer | John Fink, Community College Research Center
Event: Student Success Leadership Institute #4
Date: June 16, 2016
Location: Cincinnati State Community & Technical College
Meeting Materials:
- Agenda
- OACC SSLI #4 Update | Laura Rittner, Ohio Association of Community Colleges
- Engaging Faculty & Staff in Guided Pathways | Alison Kadlec, Public Agenda
- Changing Leadership: Moving the Needle on Completion | Dr. Kathleen Cleary, Sinclair Community College
- Systems Supporting Advising, Retention, and Completion | Andy Runyan, Sinclair Community College
- Importance of Career in Front-End Services Redesign | Stephanie Sutton, Lorain County Community College
Event: Student Success Leadership Institute #3
Date: April 28, 2016
Location: North Central State College
Meeting Materials:
- Agenda
- OACC SSLI #3 Update | Laura Rittner, Ohio Association of Community Colleges
- Engaging Faculty & Staff in Guided Pathways | Alison Kadlec, Public Agenda
Event: Student Success Leadership Institute #2 and Spring Symposium
Date: March 23, 2016
Location: Columbus State Community College
Meeting Materials:
- Agenda
- OACC SSLI #2 Update | Laura Rittner, Ohio Association of Community Colleges
- I Have a Program Advisory Committee, Isn’t That Enough? | Scott Ellsworth, SE Consulting
- Using Multiple Measures to Inform Student Placement | Rebecca Watts, Ohio Department of Higher Education
- Maximizing Employer Engagement in Community Colleges| Barbara Endel & Scott Ellsworth, Jobs for the Future
- Bringing ASAP to Ohio: The Tri-C D3 Experience | Alyssa Ratledge, MDRC; Mary Hiebert, CUNY ASAP; Yvonne Watson, Cuyahoga Community College; and Miria Batig, Cuyahoga Community College
- CBE: Ready, Set, Go | Dr. Nancy Thibeault & Christina Amato, Sinclair Community College
- Corequisite Remediation | Rob Jeffs, Ivy Tech Community College
Event: Student Success Leadership Institute #1
Date: February 19, 2016
Location: Columbus State Community College
Meeting Materials:
- Agenda
- OACC SSLI Expectations and Timeline | Laura Rittner, Ohio Association of Community Colleges
- FY 16-17 SSI Funding Formula Update & Institutional Analysis | Laura Rittner, Ohio Association of Community Colleges
- Updating College Completion Plans | Stephanie Davidson & Brett Visger, Ohio Department of Higher Education
- Reimagining Our Model on Student Completion: The Guided Pathways Approach | Dr. Rob Johnstone, National Center for Inquiry and Improvement
Finding Our Way: Empowering Educators and Supporting Students by Leveraging the Science of Purposeful Belonging
What Matters Most in Workforce Programs
Data Briefing on Student Success Metrics in Ohio
The Future of Higher Education in Ohio: Remarks from Our New Chancellor
Leveraging Step Conversions from Inquiry to Start for Student Support and Conversion Improvement
Ohio Community College Funding Consultation Group: Tackling Ohio’s Workforce Challenges
Maximizing Return on Investment for Community College Education
Tracking Transfer in Ohio: Community College and Four-Year Institutional Effectiveness in Broadening Bachelor's Degree Attainment
Exploring The Intersection of AI, Higher Education, and Workforce Development
Success Center Updates
Measuring Progress & Using DataIn a Time of COVID-19
Ohio Stackable Credentials Study Findings
Using Labor Market Data for Guided Pathways Design
Roll-out of College Burning Glass Reports
LMI Case Studies
COVID-19 Work & Education Survey Results
Advancing Equity Through Guided Pathways Series: Session 1
Advancing Equity Through Guided Pathways Series: Session 2
Advancing Equity Through Guided Pathways Series: Session 3
Lessons from the 2020 Scale of Adoption Assessment: Using Guided Pathways to Personalize Onboarding
Campus Completion Plans Discussion Forum
Engaging Adult Learners Discussion Forum
Strong Start to Finish Discussion Forum
Creating a Culture of Caring Keynote
Leading Culture Change through a Systematic Approach to Addressing Poverty Barriers
Reforming Academic Systems with an 8-Week Model
Leadership Academy Pathways Project Panel
Pillar 1 Teams
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