Promoting Student Success
via Multi-Campus
FOE Initiative
Vernese Edghill-Walden, PhD
Cynthia D. Armster, ABD
Rosalind Henderson-Mustafa, MBA
February 22, 2013
FoE for CCC
CITY COLLEGES OF CHICAGO
7 individually accredited
institutions
College culture reflects
needs of the
community
Over 200 Programs,
certificates, and
degrees
120,000
students
Adult Ed, Workforce
Development, Transfer
and Continuing Ed
College Involvement in FOE
FoE
2007- Wright College; AQUIP Project
2009 SP - Harold Washington College launched
in Chicago
2009 FA- Malcolm X College
2010 - Daley, Kennedy King, Olive Harvey and
Truman launched in N.C.
CCC Reinvention Goals
 Increase the number of students earning college
credentials of economic value.
 Increase the rate of transfer to bachelor’s degree
programs following CCC graduation.
 Drastically improve outcomes for students requiring
remediation.
 Increase the number and share of adult basic
education/GED/English as a Second Language
 (ESL) students who advance to and succeed in
college-level courses.
EVOLUTION
FoE @ CCC
College self
study
Plan FOE
Summit
Align Dimensions/
Reinvention/
Recommendations
College
driven/FOE
Coordination
Compile
Results /Report
at monthly
mtgs
Identified
common
threads &
trends
Shared
Governance
Develop
Recommendations
by Dimension
Consensus of
district programs
and initiative s to
shape FYE @ CCC
Unifying CCC for FoE Summit
Individual
College
Studies
District
endorsed all
college
participation 2010
Colleges
conducted self
studies – Fall
2010
Aligned
Reinvention
Recommendations
w/ Dimensions –
Summer 2011
Unifying CCC for FoE Summit
Consolidated
college level
recommendations
by dimension
College
Implementation –
Spring 2012
Audit and
Evaluation – Best
Practices –
2013/2014
FOE Summit Results
Customized First Year Experience
College Success Seminar
Transfer Centers with Staff
Case Mngmnt/Intentional Advising
FoE for CCC
FoE
Reinvention
Similarities
Differences
Outcomes
Chancellor Goals
FoE OutcomesDistrict Initiatives
FYE
•First Year Student Defined
•Learning Communities
•Embedded Tutors
Advising
•Academic Advisor Case Management
•Seven Transfer Directors and Centers
College
Success
•Mandatory College Success FTE
•College Success Taught for Load
FOE/FYE Lessons Learned
 District Level Support
 Early Identification of Existing Projects District-Wide
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Avoid Redundancy/Duplication; Silos Do Not Work
Budget appropriately
Faculty Involvement Imperative
Constant and consistent messaging to Faculty
and Staff
FOE/FYE Lessons Learned
 Provide Administrative support and Resources
 Convene regularly to report out
 Momentum, momentum, momentum – avoid
gaps in the process
 Celebrate milestones collectively
 Shared process - Input from all colleges to
create district level recommendations
Questions?
Thank you!