Chabot College
Basic Skills Committee
MINUTES
February 14, 2012
Notes as Taken by Matt Kritscher
PRBC/BSI discussion group on new students support
Welcome, thanks for coming
Goal: Brainstorm on institutional support beyond matriculation for new students; use of
application data
Reviewed transfer ready directed students
Questions:
Type of student who participates in ED?
Economic factors on data?
Role of High Schools in directing students to ED;
Do ED students assess higher? No. 85% basic skills
Did the ED students get the classes they were supposed to? Answer: for the most part, with
flexibility, yes.
About 500 are ED for Summer/Fall out of 2,400; 1,000 more in Spring.
Clarifications:
ED students apply (by 2/29/12), assess (by 3/31/12 at HS or one Sat. on campus),
orientation (online), received counseling info. (at high school this year) and register
before (incentive on May 12, 2012) other new students who do not participate.
Tightening up participation/definition of ED student this year. Students who want to or
may want to attend Chabot.
High schools communicate to students with ED info.
Speakers list:
Kathy – academic senate discussion on faculty advising; what role might be played?
Carey - Advising was tried in past at Chabot (Jane has background info.). Office Hours are for
this purpose for example. Pay has been issue; logistical considerations;
Kathy – mentor role as part of professional activities?
Donna – advises students in classes; engineering cohort participation; training by counselors?
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Becky – ongoing training required for even full-time counselors; mandate PSCN 25? How to
handle students changing majors and universities?
Jan – ask every student about path for Eng. and math; pick off huge majors (e.g. Business
Department Advising Event – Business faculty and Counseling faculty together; cancel all
business classes for two days; student have to come instead of regular class;
Patricia – could cluster advising events; alternative class meeting is no cost (Tom). Could do
concurrent sessions by interest field.
Jane – ran pilot; has binder on faculty advising as well as survey results; can share in followup meeting; four year schools (upper division) use faculty advising; likes business
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presentation; a matter of timing….tracking students….in the good way…HS to ED to 1
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semester, 2 semester, etc.
First semester courses usually four classes;
Clusters: Social Sciences, STEM
Becky – getting them off right, plus connecting with college/faculty/programs!
Patricia – could add question to admission application to capture additional intervention
information for follow-up; automatic emails, batch emails, batch phone calls (SARS), etc.
What to do about the 1,900 that will not be in ED?
Jennifer – What can we do now? E.g. www.FAFSA.ed.gov., registration appointment date?
Any holds that will prevent students from registering?
Sara – hear about programs, one place where incoming student gets menu of programs?
Orientation. Online.
Kristin – coming from teaching at Tennyson High; leverage groups such as Daraja, Puente,
etc. to make connection during junior year high school; divided up for visits for ex.,
Jane – used to have high school counselor luncheon where we gave the red carpet
treatment; faculty from HS & Chabot met over English curriculum in past; referenced in SSTF
report/rec.
Tom – Application only happens once; need to look at Registration process online (done each
term); look at asking the questions differently that will elicit more information that we can use
and help the student think about their choices…
ValJean – utilizing systems to prompt <REQUIRE> students to update all relevant information
(contact; major; goal. Etc.); advertising university info. - clarify
Donna – in center of campus, where students are, access students to inform them; use
Promise Neighborhood grant connection with Schools;
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Patricia – local control to create screen messages on tightrope screens on 700 and 400;
Tram – possible to work with ED students this spring? By program areas; connect before
registration date?
Donna – STEM presentation pilot in spring?
Meet next Tuesday, 2/21/12 12-1 PM in 751
Markers and sticky notes paper for next time….map out student pathways….
Kathy: Questions to pose to students (exit interviews) idea…or at the time of drop or
withdrawl;
Tram: how would we actually use this data? Do we have the resources to use the data? Use
in follow-up terms or in “real time?” was brought up to IT, academic senate?
Kathy: sending message we care about students through exit interview; developing alumni
connections/association;
Carolyn – alumni was coordinated by Foundation in past
Jane/ValJean – bring a student representative? Would be good to get student perspective,
diverse as it is…
Jennifer - Doing a “buy your books campaign” – promoting
Sara – interested in emails received by students; Cc: faculty/staff on important messages sent
to students to re-inforce messages?
ValJean – Peer Advisors developing bookmark information cards for Zone Email; including
forwarding emails to private emails as well as other systems (Blackboard, ClassWeb, etc.)
Tram – Do we see students using Zone email more with Waitlists?
Donna – Texting vs. Emails…Text students instead?
Tram – Are we on Facebook or Twitter? Could use following/posting technology to spread
awareness and communications between college and students
Matt – Peer Advisors use Facebook for new students mentees; in alternative places where
needed…
Next meeting, Tuesday, 2/21 from 12-1 PM in 751
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