LA PIERCE COLLEGE & CSUN PATH COLLABORATION: HELPING STUDENTS MAKE SENSE OF GENERAL EDUCATION

1. LA PIERCE COLLEGE & CSUN PATH COLLABORATION: HELPING STUDENTS MAKE SENSE OF GENERAL EDUCATION

2. Los Angeles Pierce College • 20,253 Credit headcount (Fall 13) • Diverse student body • 70% Part-time, 30% full time • 68% Under age 25 • Over 50 % state transfer as goal • 1,615 degrees & certificates • 927 transferred to a CSU (2011/12) • 320 transferred to a UC (2011/12)

3. Quality Collaboratives (AAC&U) Opportunity • Strong partnership with CSUN • Collaboration amongst faculty • Increase desired outcomes • Success • Retention • Persistence • Completion • Transfer • Community

4. Trail Blazing to Well Worn Paths • Project alignment with campus culture • Faculty buy-in • Student motivation • Productive partnerships • Clear communication

5. Project Alignment with Campus • “Simple” & “Cheap” • Course vs. Section • Serendipity vs. Intentionality • Transcript memoranda vs. state approved certificate • Synergy vs. energy

6. Faculty buy-in • Students at the center • Intellectual community across disciplines • Increased collaboration • Increased intentionality • Professional development • Meaningful assessment • Stronger GE program coherence • Protected courses

7. Motivating students toward completion • Creating coherence through thematic pathways • GE Path communities • Course • Campus • Bridge to CSUN • Minors in Civic Engagement and Sustainability

8. Productive partnerships • Faculty leaders • Department chairs • Student Success Committee • Academic Senate • Counselors • Administrative support • Institutional Researcher • PR • Scheduling staff • Admissions and records

9. Clear Communication • Online schedule of classes • Class syllabi • Materials for students, counselling and faculty • Faculty leaders • Transfer Center • Online orientation • Student leaders (ASO)

11. Five General Education Paths • Aesthetics and Culture • Global Studies • Health and Wellness • Social Justice • Sustainability

12. GE Path plan for students • Students apply to GE Path program • Students take FOUR classes at Pierce in ONE Path • Students apply for “GE Path Certificate” (memorandum note on transcript) • Students transfer to CSUN, apply to CSUN Path • Students take TWO upper division GE Path classes to earn a minor in Civic Engagement • For minor in Sustainability Path, take 4 classes at Pierce and THREE additional courses at CSUN

14. Aesthetics and Culture Pathcourses at Pierce • Art 101 Survey of Art History I • Art 102 Survey of Art History II • Art 103 Art Appreciation • Art 111 History of Contemporary Art • Art 119 Theories of Art • Philosophy 40 Introduction to the Philosophy of Art • Philosophy 41 Introduction to Philosophy and Literature • Philosophy 42 Philosophy and Cinema • Psychology 69 Psychology in Film

15. Global Studies Pathcourses at Pierce • Art 105 History of Asian Art • Anthropology 102 Human Ways of Life: Cultural Anthropology • Communication Studies 121 The Process of Interpersonal Communication • Education 203 Education in American Society • English 203 World Literature I • Philosophy 30 Asian Philosophy • Sociology 15 Religion and American Society • Sociology 86 Popular Culture • History 1 Introduction to Western Civilization I • History 2 Introduction to Western Civilization II • History 86 Introduction to World Civilizations I • History 87 Introduction to World Civilizations II

16. Health and Wellness Pathcourses at Pierce • Communication Studies 122 Communication Across Culture • Health 2 Health and Fitness • Health 8 Women’s Personal Health • Health 11 Principles of Healthful Living • Kinesiology 117 Introduction to Personal Training • Psychology 14 Abnormal Psychology • Psychology 16 Intimacy, Marriage and Family Relationships • Psychology 41 Life Span Psychology: From Infancy to Old Age • Psychology 52 Psychological Aspects of Human Sexuality • Psychology 60 Stress Management

17. Social Justice Pathcourses at Pierce • Administration of Justice 1 Introduction to Administration of Justice • Child Development 11 Home, School and Community Relations • Child Development 42 – The Child in Diverse Society • Communication Studies 104 Argumentation • English 239 Women’s Literature • English 215 Shakespeare I • Political Science 19 Women in Politics • Psychology 13 Social Psychology • Psychology 32 Psychology of Women • Sociology 11 Race and Ethnic Relations • Sociology 21 Human Sexuality • Sociology 29 The US and Terrorism • Sociology 35 The Labor Movement • Sociology 31 Sociology of Gender

18. Sustainability Pathcourses at Pierce • Animal Science 511 Anatomy and Physiology of Animals • Anthropology 101 Human Biological Evolution • Geography2 Cultural Geography • GIS 31 Introduction to Geographic Information Systems • Philosophy 28 Environmental Ethics • Plant Science 103 Introduction to Soils

19. Spring 2014 Events at Pierce • Planning coordination meetings Pierce & CSUN teams • Informational Path events for students, in combination with the Resistance film festival • Path faculty coordinators’ meeting • Path faculty retreat, to meet and discuss assessment, common concerns and strategies • Showcase of GE Path student work • Speech Competition • Diversity training for faculty and students • GE Path Faculty debrief “happy hour” (assessment….)

20. Future possibilities • Increase intentionality • Expand to other CSUs • Align more courses with GE Paths • Strategic scheduling of Path classes • Stronger Student & faculty Community • Strengthen interaction with CSUs • Faculty • Students

21. Thank you….. • Lumina Foundation • AAC&U (LEAP) • Quality Collaboratives • CSUN team

22. More information http://faculty.piercecollege.edu/gepaths www.csun.edu/gepaths LA Pierce College Barbara Anderson Ania Bruzzese Ray Lim Mia Wood