{"id":5137,"date":"2012-11-19T20:16:01","date_gmt":"2012-11-20T04:16:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sjcctimes.com\/?p=5137"},"modified":"2012-11-23T20:36:17","modified_gmt":"2012-11-24T04:36:17","slug":"institutionalizing-student-success-at-sjcc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sjcctimes.com\/es\/5137\/campus-life\/institutionalizing-student-success-at-sjcc\/","title":{"rendered":"Institutionalizing student success at SJCC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Student success is a national concern, and its definition varies from institution to institution and from individual to individual.<\/p>\n<p>On Nov. 6 the Student Success Committee gave a campus-wide presentation of San Jose City College&#8217;s involvement, development and institutionalization of student success into the fabric of the school.<\/p>\n<p>Trustee Jeffery Lease commented on his attendance at a national symposium, the Association of Community College Trustees. This group is a national community of 1,200 trustees, faculty and administrators whose topic of discussion and major focus was creating policy for defining and implementing student success.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;In the end, the board needs to be committed to excellence and creating accountability that is bold enough to address the magnitude of the problem,&#8221; Lease said.<\/p>\n<p>A handout was distributed containing various definitions of student success from different grouped:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Student Success Task Force defines student success as the &#8220;percentage of community college students completing educational goals \u2026 or earning a certificate or degree or achieving transfer readiness.<\/li>\n<li>CLASS defines student success as &#8220;the primary mission of community colleges is to ensure that students succeed in completing college-level programs .. attainment of goals pertaining to stunt persistence and certificate and degree completion.<\/li>\n<li>The Lowenthal Bill (SB 1456) defines student success as a &#8220;focus on the completion of degrees, certificates and transfers.&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It is not practical to define student success as a quantitative measure only.<\/p>\n<p>Chancellor Rita Cepeda said that &#8220;while SB 1456 is the law, SJCC&#8217;s definition goes further\u2026student success for community college students means more than just obtaining degrees, transfer certificates or career advancement. It also means that achievement of the individual student&#8217;s self-established educational goals.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Cepeda turned the presentation over to Professor Marjorie Clark to further define student success.<\/p>\n<p>Clark asked the question, &#8220;What does student success mean to us (SJCC)? We think that measuring student success by transfer rates and degrees is not enough. Community colleges are responsible for developing a competent work force, but we also looked at the whole individual; we thought that self-improvement is a factor in this, how do you become a better person, a worker and a contributor in society.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Student success is also more than tracking numbers.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Well rounded individuals should be good thinkers, develop good habits of mind, to figure out problems, and research things. Our students should be able to take an active role in a global environment and global diversity. At the end of the day, a successful student should be able to communicate (write and speak) well, work in teams ( in a global society) with respect for other members of the society,&#8221; Clark said.<\/p>\n<p>Lease emphasized that &#8220;student success needs to be institutionalized; unless it becomes a part of our everyday, it&#8217;s not going to happen. The Board has made (student success) a part of our vision, values and goals&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Cepeda ended the presentation with the admonition: \u00a0&#8220;Student success is everyone&#8217;s responsibility.&#8221;<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Student success is a national concern, and its definition varies from institution to institution and from individual to individual. On Nov. 6 the Student Success Committee gave a campus-wide presentation of San Jose City College&#8217;s involvement, development and institutionalization of student success into the fabric of the school. 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