TCC Student Success Minutes
Date: Sept 1, 2010
Time: 3:00-5:00 AM
Location: Chesapeake Campus, Whitehurst 2057
Attendance:
Cindy Welch, Enrollment Supervisor, Student Services Classified Employee, Chesapeake
Christine Damrose-Mahlmann, Financial Aid and Veterans Services Coordinator, Norfolk
Kerry Ragno, Early Childhood Program Head, Virginia Beach Faculty Member, Secretary
Kathryn “Kay” Sourbeer, Chesapeake Faculty Member, Instructor
Dana Mitchell, Instructor, Chesapeake faculty member
Kelly Sorey, Registrar, Student services coordinator, TCC
Wendy Cook, Counselor, Norfolk, Chair
Joseph Gaskins, SGA Federation appointee, Chesapeake SGA member
Iesha Jones, Norfolk SGA member
Valentine Aikhu, Virginia Beach SGA member
Frank Aikhu Virginia Beach SGA member
Absent:
Judy McMillan, Dean of Students, Chesapeake
Kim Edwards, English Instructor, Chesapeake, Past Chair
Alan Flanders, History Instructor, Norfolk
Tarena Caffee, Librarian
Jan Taylor Magee, Student Activities Coordinator, Virginia Beach
I.
Call to order
The meeting was called to order at 3:10 by Wendy Cook, Chair.
II.
Guest speakers
Dr. Daniel DeMarte, Vice President for Academic and Student Affairs
III.
Minutes
No past minutes were approved or reviewed.
IV.
Reports
A.
V.
Chair Report:
1. New members were introduced.
2. Last year’s annual report to Dr. DeMarte was reviewed. Specifically, action
step 4 regarding SDV was discussed. Several issues surround the
committee’s recommendation to increase the number of students who can be
accommodated in and SDV course taking place during their first twelve
semester hours. The student success committee will table action step 4 at
this time.
3. Overview of meeting with Dr. DeMarte was given. From that meeting, Wendy
found that strategies 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5, and 2.6 are all related.
Additionally, 2.3 and 2.5 could be used as the Student Success Committee
charges.
Open business
VI.
A.
New business
Presentation from Dr. DeMarte. Feels we should focus on 2.5 Branding and
Developing College Success and Promotion. The proposed charges center on a
communication campaign and include.
1.
Create a TCC-student Student Success Compact. A sample was
shared from Olivet College. The compact could possibly be tied in with the TCC
student rights and responsibilities. 2.5.6
2.
2.5: Communicate a student success “brand” in college
publications, the college website, and other venues (for example: “Did you
know….?”). Identify the top key student success strategies and share the
strategies with all TCC students via college publications, the website, FOCUS,
etc. via charge #3. 2.5.2
3.
Hold open conversations with students regarding what they need
to be successful and how they need to receive information (technology,
publication, print media use). Four open meetings with students (minimum one
per campus) will be held this year to identify which technologies students use
most, and which college publications they find most useful. 2.5.7
B.
Sub-committees to execute the charges were formed and are as follows:
1. Compact Subcommittee: Kellie Sorey, Cindy Welch, Kay Sourbeer,
Alan Flanders, Tarena Caffee and Kim Edwards.
2. Student Success “Brand” Subcommittee: Christine DamroseMahlmann, Judy McMillan, and Kerry Ragno
3. Student Conversations Subcommittee: Wendy Cook, Dana Mitchell,
Iesha Jones, Valentine Aikhu, Frank Aikhu, Jan Taylor-McGee and
Joseph Gaskins.
Sub-committees should meet or communicate via email once before the next Student
Success Committee meeting to organize next steps.
C.
D.
Student membership for Portsmouth and Chesapeake
1.
Chesapeake members are now part of the committee
2.
The Chair will contact the Portsmouth SGA president to provide two members
Blackboard updates
1.
Logins were given to the Chair.
2.
Subcommittee members and all three charges will be posted on Blackboard
for member use.
VII.
Other
VIII.
Next meeting
October 6th in Norfolk
Adjournment
The meeting was adjourned at 4:26 PM by Wendy Cook.
IX.
Submitted by
Kerry Ragno, Secretary