Agenda
Student Success Committee Meeting
UH Maui College, Ka’a’ike 105cd
January 16, 2014 10:30am-12pm
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Discussion Items from previous meeting:
ACTION ITEM Update –Go over NSO data.
Non-NHs avg. persistence rate fall to fall pre-NSO from 2005-2007-55%
Non-NHs avg. persistence rate fall to fall pre-NSO from 2008-2012-66%
NHs avg. persistence rate fall to fall pre-NSO from 2005-2007-43%
NHs avg. persistence rate fall to fall pre-NSO from 2008-2012-57%
In UH Strategic Plan data for UHMC that includes ATD Cohorts from 2006-2011 the highest persistence rate for
pre-NSO Non-NHs from fall to fall was 54% in 2008, the highest rate for these post-NSO students was in 2009
at 70%.
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In Strategic Plan data for UHMC that includes ATD Cohorts from 2006-2011 the highest persistence rate for
pre-NSO NHs from fall to fall was 51% in 2008, the highest rate for these post-NSO students was in 2009 at
61%.
Either way you look at it, no matter how NSO was changed in its curriculum, or pedagogy, regardless of staff
changes, and assuming all other related support services (counseling, advising, etc.) remained similar over
these time periods, it seems to shows that NSO has a positive, lasting effect on persistence, even more so for
Native Hawaiian students.
Additionally, the pre-NSO gap between the two groups was 12 %, 55-Non NHS vs. 43%-NHs but in the postNSO period the gap closed to 9%, 66%-Non-NHs vs. 57%-NHs.
ATD Core Team-Updates
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John McKee and Ben Guerrero will represent UHMC at the ATD DREAM Institute in February 2014 using
Title III funds.
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Trying to determine new focus/goals for ATD Core Team since several ATD Campus teams have become
Student Success Committees. Unsure if relationship w/ATD will continue from 2015 and beyond.
ATD HSI Planning Committee
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Samantha-Update- 2014 HSI Gone WILD: A Celebration of 50 Years of Excellence, March 7th & 8 th at
WINCC.
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100+ from UHMC secretaries, lecturers, faculty, support program staff and UH administrators were
invited 1/10/14.
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Planning committee is requesting more workshop proposals to accommodate the 900 expected
attendees. Some presenters asked to repeat sessions.
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Confirmed UHMC Workshop Presenters: Eric Engh, Emma White, Morgan Andaluz, Marnie Masuda et al.
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ACTION ITEM REQUEST- VCAA would like the SSC to link strategic planning and assessment.
Revised purpose for Student Success Committee in WASC report: In fall 2013, the UHMC Achieving the
Dream campus team reorganized into the Student Success Committee. The Student Success committee
provides leadership toward developing, prioritizing and assessing student success initiatives for the entire
campus. Furthermore, the Student Success Committee recommends college-wide student success goals
and objectives to the Strategic Planning and Assessment Committee.
New Action Item: EARLY ALERT/STARFISH –Presentation of Lamakuhi-A guiding light for students
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Piloting the mandatory “Pre-registration Update”
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Reviewing data to inform possible pre-majors and or program entrance requirements
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Expansion of STAR capacity and data usage
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How was it received by faculty?
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Does SSC have any responsibilities?
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Data collection?
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Scaled Up Timeline-When?
Action Item Update? Needs Assessment-Use CCSSE and SENSE data to find out more about our
students’ needs.
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John McKee said that the cost for 2011 SENSE was $4000 but that he doesn’t have RTRF funds to
pay for it, and that the survey should have been completed this semester since CCSSE will be
done in the spring 2014 semester.
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How will the SSC accomplish the SENSE/CCSSE goals?
1. Early Connections
2. High Expectations and Aspirations
3. Clear Academic Plan and Pathway
4. Effective Track to College Readiness
5. Engaged Learning
6. Academic and Social Support Network
Discussed developing clearer pathways for students to decrease time to graduation & reduce wasted time and
money for unneeded credits/courses:
Looking at ways that the General Studies pre-major can be used to create a more optimum schedule, especially for
Dev students, a schedule that is more interesting than just taking their Dev math and Dev English. This will address
SENSE/CCSSE goal 4) Effective Track to College Readiness.
Discussed this idea with the VCAA: He thinks this is “a good goal from SSC through SPAM and for the College”.
Introduction of Karen Tanaka: Curriculum Developer Title III, Professor Emeritus, Culinary Arts.
Why do students come to college?
Who would we need to help us to develop the “Menu” of courses?
How would we address concerns about pre-reqs and accreditation.
Could it be project and/or research-based?
Focus on helping students figure out what they want. Career exploration-move into job market in 1-2 years or in it
for the long run-2-4 years or more in a college.
How long will students be in General Studies pre-major?
Who would general studies pre-major be for?
Target CTE? Target LBART?
High Risk Group-Students who place in BOTH Dev math AND Dev English
Medium Risk Group- Students who place in either Dev math OR Dev English
Develop classes/menu accordingly?
Focus on FYE?
Include Academic Coaching?
Include Career Links?
Once priorities/goals are agreed upon, work orders will be submitted to UHMC Helpdesk on the committee’s
behalf in an effort to reduce the number of work orders from several entities to hopefully create a more focused
inquiry.
New Summer Marketing Slogan for Dev Courses-Updates?
Save the Dates-2014 Student Success Committee Meetings
Thursday, February 20
Thursday, March 20
Thursday, April 17
Thursday, May 15
Thursday, June 19
10:30am - 12:00pm
Ka'a'ike 105CD
Outreach Rooms: Molokai 119, Lanai 106, Hana Partition, Lahaina Conference Room
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