3 + 1 Front Door Strategies =
Greater Student Success
Joanie Friend, Ph.D., Director, Enrollment Management
Kelli Burns, Director, Institutional Research and Planning
Teresa Huether, Math Professor, Coordinator for Achieving the Dream
Objectives:
• Participants will:
– Learn about the 3+1 STLCC front door strategies
– Engage in a small group discussion pertaining to
appropriate Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs) for
one of the 3+1 STLCC front door strategies
– Report out their top 3 SLOs for their assigned
front door strategy
Objectives:
• The Presenters will:
– Compare the SLOs recommended by each small
group with the actual SLOs for each STLCC front
door strategy.
– Note those that are the same and those that could
be added so as to make the STLCC front door
strategy better!
Mission Statement
St. Louis Community College
expands minds and changes
lives every day.
We create accessible, dynamic
learning environments
focused on the needs of our
diverse communities.
South County Education and University Center
Florissant Valley campus
About the College
• Largest community college
system in Missouri
• Ranks among the nation’s top 25
associate degree-producing
institutions
• District encompasses 718 square
miles, including
St. Louis City and County and
portions of Franklin and
Jefferson counties
STLCC is one of the nation’s top associate
degree-producing institutions in the country.
About the College
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Four campuses at Florissant Valley,
Forest Park, Meramec and Wildwood
Three education centers in
St. Louis County, north St. Louis City and
downtown St. Louis
Numerous satellite locations in area
business, industrial, neighborhood and
educational sites
Corporate Center in Bridgeton
Administrative Center, 300 South
Broadway
3,854 full- and part-time employees
Florissant Valley’s Emerson Center for
Engineering and Manufacturing
Forest Park campus
Wildwood campus
Meramec campus
Enrollment Profile (Fall 2012)
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26,613 students enrolled in credit courses
Median Age = 24
60% Female
Race and culture
– Caucasian = 14,102 (53%)
– African-American = 9,676 (36%)
– Asian = 848 (3%)
– Hispanic/Latino = 791(3%)
– Multiracial/Other Ethnicity =
779 (3%)
– Unknown = 417 (2%)
– Represent nearly 120 countries
and 40-plus different language
(top 5 are Spanish, Arabic, Russian,
Bosnian, and African dialects)
STLCC has a diverse student population.
3 + 1 Front Door Strategies
• New Student Registration Workshop
(NSRW)
• New Student Orientation (NSO)
• Smart Start: Student Success (STR:050)
• The First Four Weeks (F4W)
New Student Registration Workshop
Mandatory for all first time in college students where they
• Learn how to be successful in a collegiate setting
• Meet with an academic advisor to review test scores
• Discuss appropriate coursework for the 1st semester in college
• Learn how to build a class schedule
• Register for classes and New Student Orientation using Banner
Self-Serve
New Student Orientation
Students
• Navigate the campus and find their
classrooms
• Obtain their Student ID and parking pass
• Learn how to utilize campus resources
and services
• Gain advice that will get them off to a
good start
• Get connected through my.stlcc.edu
email, Banner Self Service, and
Blackboard
Smart Start: Student Success Course
• 3-credit hour course for students
placing into developmental
reading or English
• Active learning designed to
increase knowledge, strategies,
and skills directly related to being
a successful STLCC student
• Academic/Career planning
• Guided experience with
technology
First Four Weeks
• Recognizes the critical importance of the first few weeks of a
semester
• Is an answer to a request by the faculty for ALL faculty to have a
role in Achieving the Dream
• Is a compilation of time-honored classroom student success
strategies
• Recognizes that even the most talented students need to know
specifically what it takes to be successful in each faculty member’s
course
Small Groups!
• Form four small groups
• Choose a leader/reporter (person with the next birthday?)
• Discuss the SLOs appropriate for the time period
your group is given.
• Decide on the three SLOs your group wants to
report.
Report Out and Compare
Admitted to Registered
• SLO #1
• SLO #2
• SLO #3
Report Out and Compare
1 to 2 Weeks before Classes Begin
• SLO #1
• SLO #2
• SLO #3
Report Out and Compare
First Semester Student Success Course
• SLO #1
• SLO #2
• SLO #3
Report Out and Compare
First Four Weeks (Faculty)
• Student Success Strategy (SSS) #1
• SSS #2
• SSS #3
Questions?
DREAM BIG!
Joanie Friend, Ph.D.
Director, Enrollment Management
jfriend4@stlcc.edu
Kelli Burns
Director, Institutional Research
and Planning
kburns@stlcc.edu
Teresa Huether
Math Professor
ATD Coordinator
thuether@stlcc.edu