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DESIGNING FOR SUCCESS: The Role of Guided Pathways in Strategic Planning

DESIGNING FOR SUCCESS: The Role of Guided Pathways in Strategic Planning.  Karrin E. Wilks, Interim President COMBASE Conference • September 15, 2019. Borough of Manhattan Community College. largest of 25 institutions of the City University of New York: over 26,000 students

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DESIGNING FOR SUCCESS: The Role of Guided Pathways in Strategic Planning

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  1. DESIGNING FOR SUCCESS: The Role of Guided Pathways in Strategic Planning  Karrin E. Wilks, Interim President COMBASE Conference • September 15, 2019

  2. Borough of Manhattan Community College largest of 25 institutions of the City University of New York: over 26,000 students highly diverse student population: 42% Hispanic, 30% Black, 14% Asian highly diverse faculty and staff: #1 in US in diversity of managerial ranks mission to prepare students for degree completion, successful transfer, career achievement, lifelong learning, and civic participation emphasis on advancing equity and social justice

  3. BMCC's highest priority is to improve student success, not incrementally but dramatically.

  4. Designing for Success: An Approach to Strategic Planning outcomes are driven by design deep examination of factors affecting student success all students can learn under the right conditions shared responsibility across departments and divisions

  5. Designing for Success: Integration of Multiple Planning Efforts BMCC Equity and Inclusion Task Force BMCC Strategic Enrollment Management Plan AACC’s Guided Pathways 2.0 CUNY Academic Momentum and Developmental Education Reform Ongoing dialogue to strengthen our culture of care Efforts to improve career development opportunities for all students

  6. Designing for Success Goals improve retention to double degree completion rates, and increase successful transfer and baccalaureate attainment improve learning through culturally responsive and sustaining pedagogy and support expand career development leading to meaningful work with family-sustaining wages achieve equity in these outcomes in a college community in which all members can thrive

  7. Designing for Success: Strategic Planning Phase I: 2018-2019 180+ faculty and staff participated in five Designing for Success working groups and three subcommittees of Equity and Inclusion Task Force. 150+ students participated in forums to provide feedback on what we are doing well and what we need to do better. Recommendations and findings incorporated into Phase II

  8. Designing for Success: Guided Pathways Elements in Phase I • Targeting courses most predictive of timely graduation • Comprehensive career exploration, development, and preparation • Exploration of meta-majors: Academic and Career Communities Degree maps Math pathways Holistic assessment at intake Default enrollment in co-requisite courses Strategic use of supplemental instruction and early alert

  9. Guided Pathways Implementation Challenges Faculty concerns about focus on career vs. content in majors Faculty concerns about “corporate influence” on higher education Governance and change Taking what works to scale

  10. Why Academic and Career Communities? exploration aligned with interests multiple pathways into college: non-credit to credit clear pathways to graduation, transfer and careers career development activities in cohorts based on interest

  11. Why Academic and Career Communities? Factors Most Related to Timely Graduation at BMCC: participation in cohort program full-time enrollment enrollment in major with pathway to the baccalaureate and career

  12. The Super Stars Study: Graduating in Three Years Against All Odds Profile: • Black and Latino males with average high school GPA of 70 • remedial needs • average family income of $24,000 Pathway to completion: • cohort program • full-time/ credit accumulation • tutoring/ passing classes/ no WU’s • immersion (to exit remediation) • major with a pathway to the baccalaureate and career

  13. Designing for Success Phase II: Taking What Works to Scale • Redesign the New Student Enrollment Experience • Improve Learning and Engagement in the First Year • Integrate Career Development throughout the Student Experience • Improve Completion and Transfer rates through Integrated Support Services • Strengthen our Culture of Care for Students, Faculty, and Staff • Strengthen BMCC’s Role in a Thriving NYC and as a Leading Community College Nationally

  14. Integrate Career Development Throughout the Student Experience • internships outside and within BMCC • activities by Academic and Career Communities • targeted courses • alumni networks • enhancement of Federal Work Study

  15. THANK YOU ANDQUESTIONS!

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