Project Status for Year 2

October 2006- December 2007
First Six Months
Faculty Update Jennifer Briney, Title III Activity Director/Transition Specialist, presented to the Faculty Meeting on activities of Title III. The report opened up with the flash production that was developed about Title III at SRC. It was then followed by data on faculty intervention reports for identified students; reasoning for early reporting; and suggested changes to the forms that were made by faculty and will be changed before the next reporting period. A reminder was given that a faculty member can refer a student at any time to the Student Success Coach on their respective campus for additional services. It was also emphasized that the Academic Success Center is open to all students.

Community Activity Jennifer Briney and Susan Barnhart represented SRC in the Rushville Smiles Day Parade.

Equipment Inventory Natalie Orwig is completing inventory on all equipment in Canton and Macomb that was purchased by Title III.

High School Counselor’s Luncheon Lisa Dennis, Natalie Orwig and Rebecca Bradley presented information on student services and offered tours of the Academic Success Center for the area high school guidance counselors at their yearly luncheon on Thursday, October 5th

Title III Symposium 2006 Jennifer Briney and Susan Barnhart are attending the Title III Symposium this week in Denver. It is a chance to network with Title III recipients from around the country and hear from experts on compliance, activities, and the annual performance report to the US Department of Education.

Smarthinking Purchased Smarthinking an online live tutoring in a variety of subject matters was purchased for all campuses. This will be a supplement to peer and professional tutoring in the ASC's and will serve as an excellent resource for Rushville and Havana.

Special Learning Needs Training Rebecca Bradley attended a 36 hour training session entitled Special Learning Needs Training. She received certification upon completion of this training. The Adult Education Department provided Title III with this opportunity.

Workshop for Faculty Lisa Dennis has planned workshops for faculty for the rest of the semester. There was a workshop entitled Learner Centered Teaching on October 26 from 12 – 1:30 pm. The Instructor was Angela Provitera McGlynn, professor emeritus of psychology at Mercer County Community College, where she taught for 35 years, and continues to do adjunct professional development training at the college. Currently, Angela is the consultant to the mentoring program at The Pennington School in New Jersey, where she advises the mentors of new faculty hires. The objectives of the program are: to view the classroom as a system; how to create a positive first day classroom experience; suggestions for icebreakers to start off the semester; strategies to build rapport with students; how to promote student-student interactions; ways to encourage student participation and engagement throughout the semester; and how to foster the development of critical thinking skills.

Bookmark Developed Title III worked with Angie Conklin who has designed a bookmark for the Academic Success Center which was handed out to the students at Midterm reminding them of support services, study groups and tutoring.

2006 Open Houses The Academic Success Centers held two successful Open Houses in October of 2006 with 75 students attending in Macomb for a pizza lunch and handout about services on October 17th and 150 students attending in Canton on October 18th.for the pizza lunch and services orientation.

Career Cruising Students have been visiting the Academic Success Center to complete the Career Cruising Assessment and Portfolio plan. This is a very fun and informative way to explore careers and job opportunities as well as to design a resume. As Student Success Coaches meet with the at-risk students they are requiring the students to complete the assessment and portfolio.

Open Learning Visit to John Wood Community College Brenda McGuire, Jenny Briney, Susan Barnhart, and Jim Genandt visited John Wood Community College in October to inquire about the Open Learning Centers that they are successfully offering to their students.

Enrollment Management Team Susan Barnhart became a member of the Enrollment Management Team and will serve on the sub-committee of Orientation and Retention

Mini Grants Introduced Susan Barnhart presented at the Faculty Meeting on the Request for Proposals for Mini-Grants offered to faculty to design and implement a Learning Community for Fall of 2007. This will be a $1200 stipend for each of the faculty members who complete the following requirements: attend a professional development session on learning communities, collaborate to design the course including a combined syllabus with linked assignments, have team meetings throughout the semester, and implement and evaluate the course. The complete criteria for the grant proposal and the forms to be completed were handed out at the meeting. Any full-time or part-time faculty interested in the mini-grants who were not in attendance at the meeting can contact Jenny Briney to pick up a form.

Meeting on COMPASS and ACT Angie Conklin, Patrick Denecke, Jenny Briney, and Susan Barnhart met on October 25, 2006, to discuss COMPASS scores, ACT scores, and testing in the high schools as part of a transition program to emphasize the importance of high school preparedness and transition to college.

External Evaluation Noel-Levitz Representative, Tim Culver visited the SRC Canton Campus to do an external evaluation of the Title III Grant. He met with various members of the task force committees, Internal Monitoring Team members, and other involved personnel. In his exit interview he stated that SRC’s Title III program is a model program. His report will be placed on the shared drive.

Workshop on Impatica Lisa Dennis presented the Impatica software in the Innovative Teaching and Learning Center in Canton. This was open to all staff and faculty. This is software that reduces the size of large powerpoint and allows persons to add narrative.

Endowment Fund Susan Barnhart presented at the Spoon River College Foundation on Title III and the Endowment Fund. $92, 500 from the Quick Estate was placed in an Endowment to draw down the matching funds. The Title III Endowment allows a dollar for dollar match to funds placed in the Endowment.

Workshop on Assessment and Placement There was a Starlink presentation on Assessment and Placement on November 21, 2006.

Smarthinking Training Smarthinking training was attended by Susan Barnhart, Rebecca Bradley, Lisa Dennis, Jenny Briney, Sarah Billeter, Natalie Orwig, Stephanie Howerter, and Terri Shaffer.

COMPASS Testing in High Schools Jenny Briney and Susan Barnhart met with area high schools to introduce the concept of providing COMPASS testing in the Spring of 2007 to high school sophomores, followed by an analysis of the results to show them what they need to do in the last two years of high school to be better prepared for college level work.

Pilot COMPASS Testing We will be doing a pilot program in Lewistown, Farmington, Cuba, Rushville and Valley to introduce students and parents to the COMPASS testing, developmental courses, and the importance of preparing for college. This program will be funded by Title III (pending approval from the Title III program officer) and will provide COMPASS tests to high school sophomores. The college will provide personnel (Angie Conklin) to help Jenny Briney administer the tests and implement the analysis workshops.

Student and Faculty Workshops Planned for Spring 2007
Here is a list of the student and faculty workshops:
Students:
January
January 22, 2007 Blackboard Training – Sarah Billiter - Macomb
January 25, 2007 Blackboard Training – Sarah Billiter - Macomb
January 29, 2007 Smarthinking – Sarah Billiter - Macomb
January 30, 2007 Getting Organized – Sarah Billiter – Macomb
January 30, 2007 Smarthinking - Canton
February
February 1, 2007 – Time Management – Jenny Briney – Canton
February 5, 2007 – Getting Organized – Sarah Billiter – Macomb
February 6, 2007 – Blackboard – Lisa Dennis – Canton
February 7, 2007 – Study Skills – Rebecca Bradley/Jenny Briney – Canton
February 8, 2007 – Smarthinking – Sarah Billiter – Macomb
February 14, 2007 – Blackboard – Lisa Dennis – Canton
February 15, 2007 – Talking to Your Instructor – Sarah Billiter – Macomb
February 19, 2007 – Talking to Your Instructor – Sarah Billiter – Macomb
February 27, 2007 – Smarthinking – Sarah Billiter – Canton
March
March 1, 2007 – Test Anxiety – Rebecca Bradley - Canton
March – APA – Rebecca Bradley – Canton and Macomb
March – Time Management – Jenny Briney – Macomb
March – Test Anxiety – Rebecca Bradley – Macomb
Faculty:
January
January 2007 Accessibility of Online Courses
January 30, 2007 Developmental Education: Student Services
January 30, 2007 Smarthinking for Faculty – Canton
January 31, 2007 Smarthinking for Faculty – Macomb
February
February 23, 2007 – Learning Styles Workshop –Professional Development Day

January 2007-September 2007
Second Six Months
Rapped our Report Title III Team members in their typical crazy, out of the box mode rapped their Title III report for Professional Development Day. (see attached picture)

Mandatory Student Success Course and Mandatory English 100 To comply with best practices of mandatory assessment and placement, English 100 (Reading) is now a required course as was approved by committees and College Senate. With the approval of the College Senate bill the course is now required for students who place in the level on the COMPASS test versus previously just a recommended course. In addition to this requirement, the LA 100 Student Success Course was also voted as mandatory for the students who place into two developmental courses. This is effective as of Fall of 2007 and advisors are adhering to these policies. For the future we will be developing the Student Success course online for those that are required to take it but it does not fit into their face-t0-face schedule.

Advisory Faculty Board for ITLC - Lisa Dennis developed an advisory faculty board that will serve as a liaison between the faculty and the Instructional Design Specialist/Learning Specialist. This way the board can serve as consultants for workshops on technology as well as pedagogy. These workshops will be incorporated into plans and events for the ITLC.

Area Planning Council Presentation - Jenny Briney and Becca Werland presented on Title III at the Area Planning Council January 24th at the request of Jody McCamey

Workshops for Students - Numerous workshops for students were held during the semester at the Macomb and Canton campuses. They included Blackboard, Time Management, Testing anxiety, Study Skills, and How to talk to your Instructor.

Faculty Reporting - Faculty returned At-risk Intervention forms at a 100% rate during the Spring semester.

Generations Connect - Jenny Briney and 2 students from the Academic Success Center attended Generations Connect throughout the semester. This is a grant through the Community Education and Workforce Development and Retirees Leading Initiative to connect persons of different generations. One of the luncheons was hosted in the ASC in the Spring semester.

Noel Levitz Training for Advisors - Brandi Ketcham and Patrick Denecke attended the Noel Levitz Student Retention one day conference in Chicago in February 2007. Title III funded this professional development opportunity for these two advisors.

Starlink Program - Title III hosted the Starlink program entitled Developmental Education and Student Services. Several advisors attended the meeting as well as our Havana and Rushville site directors. All who attended or watched the link at a later time felt that it was very worthwhile.

Faculty Training - Presented Title III updates including Learning Communities and COMPASS scores cutoffs/ACT and what they mean at the January Faculty Meeting. COMPASS scores are now on the class lists and training was provided via e-mail for the full and part-time faculty.

Employee of the Month - Lisa Dennis, Title III Learning Specialist, was selected as Employee of the Month. Congrats to our own Lisa Dennis! She is very special to us and obviously impacts the rest of the college community as well. We are so proud of her!!!

Math Homework Hall - Math Homework Hall was started during the Spring Semester with the Math Specialist Karen McGuinness and was very successful.

Testimony from Math Homework Hall - This is a testimony from one of the students who has faithfully attended Math Homework Hall: “At the beginning of my venture back into the college realm after twelve years, I learned that my fear of Mathematics had not dissipated. After testing into Math 015, I was relieved to have Natalie Williams as an instructor. Thankful for her simple patience, I passed the class with a great deal of attention and individual instruction. However, I found it difficult to coordinate my class schedule with her office hours and often found myself seeking other students for instruction. It was increasingly more difficult outside of class when my questions were not answered in a way that suited my learning style and ability by the other students. At the beginning of the current semester, Sara Dalpiaz, my current instructor, informed us of the newly opened Academic Success Center (ASC). With math instruction available during all hours, not limited to just instructor’s office hours, a student could receive the assistance needed at any given time during the day. This became increasingly important for me when, during the middle of the semester, I started struggling with new algebra applications. During my visits to the ASC, Karen McGuinness used a simple approach to problem solving that has embedded itself into my ability to comprehend math. Most recently, I have gone from receiving the second worst test score in the class to receiving the second best score in the class. I firmly believe that my success in Math 060 is directly related to the quality help and the availability of the help that I have found in the ASC. I am certain that the level of knowledge and professionalism shown is beneficial to all the students who enter this center. I sincerely hope that Spoon River College will acknowledge the benefits that the ASC offers the students and continue this program for years to come”.

Nursing tutors - Nursing tutors were added to both the Canton and Macomb Academic Success Centers.

Students Hosted Generations Connect The Academic Success Center hosted the Generations Connect meeting on Friday, March 2, 2007. The Academic Success Center students chose the food and will be sharing with the retirees about their experiences in the ASC.

Pre-Conference Workshop NADE - Diane Taylor attended a pre-conference workshop on Learning Communities at the National Association for Development Education and will present a workshop for all of those interested in developing a learning community in the future

National Association of Developmental Education - 10 persons attended the National Association of Developmental Education from March 21-24, 2007.

Presentation at NADE - Jenny Briney and Susan Barnhart represented Spoon River College and presented a breakout session at the National Association of Developmental Education.
   Ideas from NADE - Several team members shared some of their ideas. Here are just a few…
   Summer Smart Start Program
   Mandatory Writing Lab
   English Homework Hall
   Expanding Ways of Reaching Traditional Students such as Instant Messaging, Cell phones, etc.

Open Learning Center - Brian Dalpiaz, Jim Genandt, Susan Barnhart, and Doug Okey visited John Wood Community College and learned about the Open Learning Centers for English and Math.

Women of Achievement Award - Susan Barnhart received one of the YWCA Women of Achievement Awards for 2007.

Graham Hospital Presentation - Rebecca Bradley presented a Test Anxiety Workshop to the students at Graham Hospital School of Nursing. These students are taking classes at SRC.

New Title III Baby - We are proud to announce our first Title III "child", Barrett Dennis, who was born on March 20, 2007.

Learning Community - Rochelle Liebman, Monill McClure, and Diane Taylor submitted a wonderful proposal for a learning community called WORD POWER which they will be offering in the Fall of 2007. Congrats to this fine team who was the first of the SRC faculty to take advantage of the mini-grant to offer this exciting opportunity for the students. We are pleased to announce that their proposal was accepted and the grant was awarded.

Math Conference WIU - Brian Dalpiaz, Sarah Dalpiaz, Nancy Leigh, and Angie Conklin attended a Math conference at WIU. Brian and Angie will be on the panel representing SRC

Travel Tales - Our Title III team member, Jenny Briney, traveled to Japan during Spring semester. She was with her son, Klint Briney and the drivers and teams members of Dreyer & Reinbold Racing. Jenny's son is the publicist for Dreyer & Reinbold Racing. She was the guest of the team as they raced in the Indy Japan 300

Re-design for Math - Jim Genandt, Susan Barnhart, Brian Dalpiaz and Jenny Briney met to discuss the re-design plans for Math. After reviewing other community colleges’ math programs Brian has suggested making the developmental math courses four credit hours. This format would include - three hours of class and adding a two hour math lab with a Computer Assisted Instruction (CAI) with the math instructor present. The math instructors will be reviewing possible CAI programs (Hawkes Learning System and ALEKS) in the near future. This recommendation will be discussed further and then taken through governance for approval. Brian Dalpiaz will be present at IMT meeting on June 26, 2007 to report on this re-design. (See attached) Interviews for a Developmental Math Instructor will be held on June 28, 2007. This new faculty member will re-design the curriculum for consistency, set up the additional required math labs using a CAI and teach classes as we pilot the new re-designed Math program. Recommendations will be made to James Genandt, Dr. Beverly Bowen and Dr. Robert Ritschel.

Visit to John Wood Community College - Susan Barnhart, Janet Munson, Angie Conklin, Missy Wilkinson, Brandi Ketcham, Jo Branson, and Terri Shafer visited the Student Services Department at John Wood Community College on April 11, 2007. A great deal of sharing and ideas were exchanged on processes at the college.

Hawkes Learning System - On April 16, 2007, there was a demonstration of Hawkes Learning System by Merideth Thomerson in the Engle Conference Meeting Room. Attending were: Brian Dalpiaz, Natalie Williams, Sarah Dalpiaz, Nancy Leigh, Karen McGuinness, Susan Barnhart, Angela Kline. (1:30 – 4:30 pm) This is a computer assisted instruction (CAI) system for Math that is based on mastery learning. This system is a possibility to supplement the 3 hours of instructional classroom.

ALEKS - Brian and Sarah Dalpiaz attended a WebEx session demonstrating ALEKS which is a computer assisted instruction (CAI) system for Math. This system is another possibility to supplement the 3 hours of instructional classroom.

Special Learning Needs Certification - Rebecca Bradley Werland completed her eight-day Special Learning Needs Certification offered by Illinois Community College Board's Adult Education staff. The training focused on ways to best accommodate students' various learning styles and needs.

Irlen Overlays - One of the tips that Rebecca learned at the training has already been put to use as the ASC has ordered 2 sets of the Irlen Overlays for student usage. Irlen Method is a non-invasive, patented technology that uses colored overlays and filters to improve the brain's ability to process visual information. It is the only method scientifically proven to successfully correct the processing problems associated with Irlen Syndrome. This technology can improve reading fluency, comfort, comprehension, attention, and concentration while reducing light sensitivity. This is not a method of reading instruction. It is a color-based technology that filters out offensive light waves, so the brain can accurately process visual information.

Illinois Central College Visit to SRC - A team from Illinois Central College - Dr. John Avendano, Vice President of Academic Affairs and Student Development; Dr. Rita Ali, Executive Director of Diversity; David Cook, Manager of Institutional Research; Dr. Leah Adams-Curtis Associate Dean for Social Science and Donald R. Long, Chief Grants Development Officer were on Spoon River College campus on April 25, 2007 to visit the Academic Success Center and talk with the Title III team about the activities of the grant. The ICC team was so impressed with the ASC activities and all that had been funded by Title III thus far that they sent two members of their staff to visit with Rebecca Bradley Werland as a follow-up to their visit on April 30, 2007.

COMPASS Testing Approval - Title III received approval from the United States Department of Education Title III Program Officer, to implement COMPASS workshops and testing to SRC District high school sophomore students. This is to aid in reducing the number of students who come into SRC underprepared by educating the high school students and their parents on the importance of high school course selection and preparedness for and transition to college

COMPASS Testing - Through a new activity of Title III which was recently approved by our Program Officer at the US Department of Education, we have implemented the program of COMPASS testing sophomores in 5 high schools this semester as a pilot project. This project serves a dual purpose in that it informs the students who are under-prepared what they need to do in the next 2 years of high school to increase their skills and be able to enter the first year at a college level course; it also serves to identify possible dual credit students who can take the college classes during high school. The workshops serve to educate the parents and students about open-enrollment, developmental courses and dual credit. The following is a list of schools, dates and times that Jenny Briney, Angie Conklin and Susan Barnhart administered the COMPASS test to the sophomores as well as followed the testing with workshops to the students and parents. At these workshops the scores were distributed and the explanation was given. All of the data is being collected and entered into a spread sheet. We are also collecting the names and addresses of the parents to send follow-up letters.
Farmington High School March 23, 2007
Parent/Student Workshop May 3, 2007
Rushville High School April 13 and April 20, 2007
Parent/Student Workshop May 1, 2007
Cuba High School April 16, 2007
Parent/Student Workshop April 24, 2007
Astoria High School April 19, 2007
Parent/Student Workshop May 2, 2007
Lewistown April 27, 2007
Parent/Student Workshop May 2007
(See data report for statistics of each school)

Smart Start for Summer 2008 - Jenny Briney, Susan Barnhart, Sherry Aaker, Bev Bowen, and Carol Davis met on April 30, 2007 to discuss a Smart Start Summer Program for Summer of 2008 that would help those students prepare for and re-take the COMPASS test for the Fall 2008 semester. The students would then be able to re-register for the next higher course if they qualified after the course and re-testing.

Title III Retreat – There was a Title III Retreat held on June 14, 2007 at the home of Jenny Briney. In attendance were the Title III Team members – Susan Barnhart, Jenny Briney, Lisa Dennis, Natalie Orwig, Rebecca Werland, Sarah Billeter, Michelle Frederick – and guests Peg Shroyer, Brenda McGuire, Terri Shafer, and Angie Conklin.

Training - Professional Development Day - August 16, 2007 –Title III is proud to announce that Professional Development Day morning session will be the nationally renowned speaker, Dr. Janet N. Zadina. This presentation was an unbelievable success with the evaluations all being very positive. Many commented that this is the most engaged that they have ever seen our faculty on Professional Development Day. Below please see her presentation and credentials:
Using Brain Research to Enhance and Energize Instruction
Dr. Janet N. Zadina, Tulane University School of Medicine
A neuroscientist (former educator) provides a basic understanding of the brain and translates recent brain research into exciting educational implications. Included are principles and strategies one can apply immediately. Interactive exercises will engage participants in the positive, joyful nature of brain-compatible learning, leaving them excited and energized.

Hours Increased for Macomb ASC - Title III will be increasing hours for Student Success Coach Sarah Billeter in the Macomb ASC beginning Fall 2007. Our 2006-07 statistics, student evaluations, and feedback received from nursing instructors and evaluations, prove that more hours are desired in Macomb.

Orientation – There will be a half day event on July 19 where all cohort students (those who are enrolled in Developmental Reading/Writing) will be invited to attend an SRC orientation. Title III will present ASC services. Lisa Dennis has created a fantastic online SRC orientation.

Havana and Rushville Programming – Brenda Maguire, Director of the SRC Rushville Center expressed excitement about the upcoming Fall 2007 Open Learning Center for English. This was a result of our visit to John Wood Community College program and the curriculum development of English instructors Donna Smith and Doug Okey. They were given stipends from Title III to develop the curriculum for the English Open Learning Center and to work with the faculty member that is going to teach the courses. The Open Learning Center was a go in Rushville and for the first time they are being able to offer 3 English courses including the Developmental courses.

Student Success Coaches To Attend Rushville/Havana Centers – Rebecca Werland and Sarah Billeter will be traveling to both the Havana and Rushville centers to meet with cohort students, as well as visit all classes and promote Smarthinking. Title III will also have representatives at student orientations.

Math Homework Hall to Continue/English Hall to Open – There will be a new sign-in process in Math Homework Hall to capture the number of visits. There will be an addition of a Writing Hall for Canton and Macomb. Student Success Coach will contact English faculty and Math faculty to ask them to include a brief announcement about the Writing Hall and Math Homework Hall respectively on their syllabi. Student Success Coaches will also visit English classes to discuss Writing Hall and Smarthinking writing services. We will ask both Math and English instructors for their syllabi so a copy can be kept in a binder in the ASC for use by tutors.

Organizing and facilitating study groups - Student Success Coaches will visit classes such as Sociology, Psychology, and A&P to discuss organizing study groups in which the Student Success Coach will serve as a resource person on how to study, test-taking, sharing notes, and note-taking. They will then ask instructors if they can attend any review sessions and ask for syllabi to be included in ASC binders for tutor use.

Marketing the ASC Ideas - We will continue working on the At – Risk forms in the electronic format, as well as encourage faculty to use proper forms. Becca has created a brochure on ASC services for faculty to handout and discuss on Professional Development Day and adjunct faculty orientation. We will use success postcards next year, make more candy bar wrappers, and hold Student Open Houses where we will serve pizza. New ideas such as theme days were discussed. Mudcat Day, Mardi Gras and Extreme Makeover: Student Edition were a few ideas. The team was excited about the Makeover theme and using the phrase, “We build success one student at a time.” T-shirts could be worn by Title III promoting the theme during ASC open houses.

Training Report – Rebecca Werland and Sarah Billeter are attending an online course on professional tutoring..

Peer Tutor Training – All peer tutors will complete the online tutor training prior to tutoring Fall 2007. We received positive feedback from the peer tutors who completed the training as a pilot for us in the Spring of 2007.

Kellogg Institute – Jennifer Briney completed Kellogg Institute in Boone North Carolina from June 29, 2007, through July 30. She lived in a dorm and spent 4 weeks studying to become a Certified Developmental Educator. She will complete a year long practicum and her project will be to develop a Developmental Education department for SRC.

Noel Levitz Conference on Retention Susan Barnhart and Sherry Aaker attended the Noel- Levitz National Conference on Student Recruitment, Marketing, and Retention on July 11-13, 2007. This was an excellent conference with over 150 sessions on a variety of topics. The full report of the conference can be found on the shared drive at SRC Info (Folder Title III). One of the things that was confirmed at the conference is that SRC is definitely “on track” and is right there with the top-notch institutions with best practices.

Internal Monitoring Team Meeting The Internal Monitoring Team of the Title III grant met on Tuesday, June 26, 2007. The report of Data for ASC, Tutoring, Smarthinking, and COMPASS Testing were reviewed as well as activities of Title III since we last met were presented.

New Student Orientation The Academic Success Center has been a part of the New Student Orientation that is being offered by Student Services. On July 19, 2007, we invited the cohort students (those students who have placed in developmental English and or developmental Writing) to be a part of the Orientation. Rebecca Werland and Sarah Billeter will be giving a tour of the ASC; explaining services such as peer tutors, study groups, Math Homework Hall, Writing Hall , Smarthinking, and Career Cruising; they will be filling out informational sheets and contracts with each student. We have our popular candy bars with the ASC wrapper information. Natalie Orwig made the wrappers and wrapped all of the candy bars!

Calling the Cohort Rebecca Werland has made calls to the Fall 2006 and Spring 2007 cohort students who have not re-enrolled for Fall 2007, to inquire if there is anything that we can do to help them with their re-enrollment and future goals. By asking them the reasons that they are not re-enrolling we can get a picture of why students are not coming back and determining if there are issues that we can address through services.

Professional Tutor Training Rebecca Werland and Sarah Billeter completed an online workshop entitled “Communication, Ethics, and Tutor Roles and Responsibilities” presented by Delta College. The workshop focused on best practices, accommodating students with disabilities, assisting transitional students, and communication techniques. Rebecca and Sarah will receive certificates for this tutor training.

Upcoming Presentations by Title III – SRC will be represented as presentations will be made at Midwest Regional Association of Developmental Education in St. Joseph Missouri on September 27-28; October 18 – 19 at the Illinois Community College Faculty Association in Springfield, Illinois; November 5-9 in Denver Colorado at the Noel Levitz Title III/V Compliance Conference; and NADE Feb 25 – March 1 in Boston Massachusetts.

Interviewing and Hiring of Developmental Math Instructor - – Interviews for a new faculty position for developmental math were held on June 28, 2007, with recommendations going to James Genandt, Dr. Beverly Bowen and Dr. Robert Ritschel. The screening committee is: Brian Dalpiaz, Sarah Dalpiaz, Stacy Swanson, Natalie Williams, Janet Munson, Susan Barnhart, and James Genandt. Jim Sheff was hired for the position. He will be attending Kellogg Summer of 2007.

Employee of the Quarter How exciting that our own Natalie Orwig was Employee of the Quarter. This is such a deserving award for her as she is the glue that holds our Title III members together. She is organized, thoughtful and always does any job we ask with a smile on her face. She has joined so many committees within the college and is always willing to go that extra mile for SRC!

In a Pinch Workshops Jenny Briney, Sarah Billeter, and Rebecca Werland have done 6 In A Pinch Workshops for faculty on Plagiarism and Study Skills with more scheduled for the future.

Extreme Makeover: Student Edition Our total visits to the Academic Success Centers at our Extreme Makeover: Student Edition (We build success one student at a time) were 135 in Macomb and 165 in Canton. (See attached picture)

Activity for first 12 Days Fall 2007 Our activity in the Academic Success Center thus far in the semester has been phenomenal. In 12 days since the start of school we have had 277 students sign in to the Canton ASC to use our services of Math Homework Hall, Writing Hall, Study Groups, computer usage, and/or Peer tutors. In that same 12 days, Macomb has had 234 students sign in and use the ASC services there. What a great job to the ASC staff and all of those in the college referring the students!

Visits to Classrooms First Two Weeks of School Rebecca Werland has visited and explained the Academic Success Center Services to 33 Canton classes since the beginning of the semester. Sarah Billeter has visited and explained the Academic Success Center Services to 27 Macomb classes since the beginning of the semester

DEST Jenny Briney is organizing her Developmental Education Strategy Team(DEST) which will serve as the DEST-ination to Success as she works on her practicum for Kellogg Institute to institute a comprehensive developmental education program at SRC. The first meeting was held on September 18, 2007. The agenda for the meeting included matching our developmental program against Best Practices in Developmental Education as found in Hunter Boylan’s book.

Luncheon to Introduce Writing Hall A luncheon was held for all writing instructors to introduce the new Writing Hall on our Macomb campus.

Probation Orientation Rebecca Werland, Jenny Briney, Sarah Billeter, and Susan Barnhart provided the Probation Orientation Meetings on September 10th for those students who have been placed on Academic Probation. The orientation meetings explained the criteria for probation; steps that students can take to help their GPA; consequences if GPA does not improve; and what it takes to remain in good academic standing.

Comprehensive Self Study Manager Susan Barnhart is serving as the Comprehensive Self Study Manager for the Higher Learning Commission Self Study and attended a workshop in Chicago on September 10, 2007 to orient to the process.

2006-2007 Report of Data for ASC, Smarthinking, and COMPASS Testing – Report Included.