Enrollment Services Division Council Newsletter
MAY
2013
Student Development/ASO/ICC/AGS
Student Development Office:
 Our office will be holding auditions for Student Commencement Speaker
o Thursday, May 2nd, from 2pm-4pm, in Library 102
o Friday, May 3rd, from 9am-11:30am, in Library 102
 Academic Awards, May 15th (5pm, East Dining Room)
 Working on preparations for 2013 Commencement Ceremony
 The Peace Over Violence Presentation on April 23rd was a success. We had 100 students in
attendance. The topic that was presented was Sexual Assault & Prevention. We look forward to
having more of these kinds of events in the future.
Associated Students Organization:
 Students vs. Faculty Flag Football Game, May 9th
 Business Division Workshop, May 9th (1pm, Distance Education Room)
 ASO Film Festival, May 10th (6pm, Alondra Room)
 ASO Elections, May 13th and 14th on the Library Lawn
 ASO Banquet. May 17th (6pm, Alondra Room)
Inter Club Council:
 ICC votes for next year’s president and vice president at their meeting on May 6 th
 ICC Banquet, May 24th (6pm, East Dining Room)
 4 new clubs in the process of approval
Financial Aid
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Starting May 6, the Financial Aid Office will begin accepting 2013-2014 BOGG application.
May 9, 2013 loan application deadline is fast approaching.
SAP appeal deadline is May 16, 2013.
Beginning April 25, 2013, the Financial Aid Office sent out e-mail missing information letters to
students who completed the 2013-2014 FAFSA. The FAO will continue send out e-mail to students
weekly.
California Student Aid Commission has offered approximately 123,000 Cal Grant awards to High
School Entitlement eligible students. Out of these award offers, 5,205 were from the Dream Act
application.
Student can access webgrant4student to check Cal Grant status.
2013 HS grad student must verify HS graduation with CSAC
September 2 GPA is for community college only
Outreach and School Relations
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Out-of-State recruitment plan included attendance to five out-of-state college fairs in April.
Former ECC students, as well as Robin Dreizler, attended events in Hawaii, Maryland, Washington
D.C. area and Las Vegas. Through these events, more than 300 students showed an interest in
ECC. The plan will continue into the 2013-14 academic year.
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To date, Outreach has provided online placement tests for 460 students at the following high
schools: Lawndale, El Segundo, Fremont, Lennox Math and Science Academy, North Torrance,
South Torrance, Leuzinger, Redondo Union, Mira Costa, and Animo Pat Brown.
The “unknown” high school attended issue is being addressed as the campus prepares for
implementation of early registration for in-district students. According to the fall 2012 enrollment
data, nearly 700 students were coded as high school “unknown.”
There are 5,996 students currently in our Prospective Student Database. Contact Robin Dreizler if
your program wishes to use this database for program recruitment.
Our high school contact listserv is approximately 390 high school counselors and administrators
and has been updated for the Spring 2013. If you would like information regarding how to market
your program or services by accessing this listserv, please contact Robin Dreizler or Julieta Ortiz.
The application period for the Student Ambassador Program for 2013-2014 will be open from
May 8 through May 31. Applications are available at the Information Desk in the Student Services
Center lobby or in SSVC 206.
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Assessment/Testing
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Lorena Garcia went to test at Leuzinger High School on April 25th for Robin Dreizler while he was
on jury duty. 23 students were tested.
Service Area Outcome (SAO) surveys will be administered between May 7th and May 20th.
The number of tests given is picking up – the office is getting busy!
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Graduation Initiative
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The Graduation Initiative will be focusing on the development and implementation of the
following event logistics in collaboration with faculty and staff:
o Summer Math Academy Information Session, May 17, 2013
Collect, review and analyze the data collected from the previous summer math academies and
make strategic changes to meet students’ needs and ensure a more effective program.
o Math Learning Team Retreat, June 2013 (TBD)
Contributors:
Ben Ceja, Lorena Garcia, Julieta Ortiz, Ngoc Tran and Breanna von Stein