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Vital Focus Title III

Vital Focus Title III. August 17, 2005 Update. From January 2005 Update. Communication Projects Classified staff association Improved communications Annual meeting with all three campuses Recruitment Projects Students recruiting students Scholarships as a recruitment tool

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Vital Focus Title III

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  1. Vital Focus Title III August 17, 2005 Update

  2. From January 2005 Update • Communication Projects • Classified staff association • Improved communications • Annual meeting with all three campuses • Recruitment Projects • Students recruiting students • Scholarships as a recruitment tool • Improved recruiting in area high schools • Retention Projects • Improved counseling and guidance for pre-allied health majors • Improved communication between faculty, advisors and students • Increased student activities

  3. Strategic Priority Worksheets • Committees met to discuss Vital Focus action plan outlines furnished by the Higher Learning Commission • The decision was made to combine projects into three action plan outlines: communication, retention and recruitment • Action plan outlines completed

  4. CommunicationBroad Goals • Upgrade outdated equipment • Provide training for current technology tools • Create manuals/directories where necessary to reinforce training • Provide students with skills necessary to use technology • Improve signage on all campuses • Improve communication with students, especially those at risk of dropping out

  5. RecruitingBroad Goals • Increase the number of area graduating seniors enrolling at PCCUA each fall • Establish relationships with high school students as early as the 8th grade • Develop new recruiting materials that emphasize career ladders, PCCUA degrees and transfer opportunities

  6. RetentionBroad Goals • Design reading and freshman seminar courses specifically for pre-allied health majors • Pilot a learning community for pre-allied health • Improve counseling and guidance for pre-allied health majors • Increase student activities for all students • Study the correlation between Pell disbursal and student drop dates

  7. Next Steps • Institutional Planning and Effectiveness Team will: • Develop a process for a strategic plan and operational plans • Fold Vital Focus into this plan • Determine the depth of planning (Vice Chancellors, Divisions, Deans) • Guide the plan

  8. Title III: Maximizing Student Achievement and Retention • Award Period: October 1, 2005 – September 30, 2010 • Award Amount: $1,823,444 • Component 1: Creating a comprehensive program of information-based student support • Component 2: Strengthening developmental education and basic skills reinforcement in gateway courses

  9. Title III Personnel • Title III Coordinator (.5) • Secretary (.5) • Activity Director (1) • Educational Technology Specialist (1) • Student Tracking Specialist (1) • Tutors • Faculty release time

  10. Component One: information-based student support • Year one: faculty/staff development to support assessment/placement, advisement, career and educational planning • Year two: early alert/referral systems • Year three: progress tracking/degree audit systems • Year four: integration of support systems • Year five: evaluation of support systems

  11. Component two: Developmental Ed. and Gateway courses • Year one: developmental math, reading/writing, structured tutoring program, faculty development • Year two: technical program gateway course • Year three: humanities, social science • Year four: science and fine arts • Year five: evaluation

  12. The Endowment$337,000 over 5 years • Held by college or foundation • Set aside for 20 years • College must provide match before federal funds are drawn • May use up to 50% of income over the 20 years for most anything

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