Entering Student Success Institute

2012 ESSI Participant Materials

The Center for Community College Student Engagement, in cooperation with the Community College Leadership Program's initiative in conjunction with Achieving the Dream, will host the 2012 Entering Student Success Institute April 1-3, 2012, in Santa Fe, NM.

Please contact CCCSE at 512-471-6807 or info@cccse.org for assistance.

Participant Resources

Please bring at least one laptop with Wi-Fi capabilities per team.

Pre-Institute Work

1. Inventory of Entering Student Experiences

This is an intake process that involves an online questionnaire about your college’s practices related to entering student engagement and success.
Due Thursday, March 1, 2012
Each team member must complete this questionnaire online.
Optional: Ask up to five additional colleagues at your college to complete the questionnaire.
Results for each college will be compiled and sent to Team Facilitators in March.

2. Basic Data Review

This is a structured examination and compilation of institutional data on entering student progress and success (e.g., course completion and fall-to-fall retention rates, etc.).
Due Thursday, March 1, 2012
Submit to oriano@cccse.org
Work with your institutional researchers to complete this assignment.
Use the template as a starting point.

3. Short-Term Action Plan (Part I-a ONLY)

This is a structured review of college results from the Survey of Entering Student Engagement (SENSE).
Due Friday, March 23, 2012
Submit to oriano@cccse.org
Use your college's most recent results from the Survey of Entering Student Engagement (SENSE). For teams whose colleges participated in SENSE 2011, please wait until the results are released (by March 1, 2012) to complete this assignment.

For questions about the homework, contact Angela Oriano, Associate Director, at 512-475-6526 or oriano@cccse.org.

Team Price

Your team price includes:

Entering Student Success Institute registration fees
2 nights (April 1 and April 2) in individual rooms at the Eldorado for each participant (reservations made via rooming list based on registration; please send e-mail to info@cccse.org if you are interested in staying additional nights)
2 breakfasts, 1 lunch, and 1 reception for each participant
Data Facilitators to answer SENSE questions
Expert assistance from ESSI Resident Faculty
Strategy and action-planning sessions

Note: Invoices are sent to college presidents. Full registration payment is due by the date stated on the invoice.

Cancellation Policy

Because ESSI is an invitation-only event, with a stringent limit on the number of participating colleges that can be accommodated, the following payment and cancellation policy has been established.

Cancellation notice in writing, received at the Center:

Before October 31: 80% refund, or 20% due
November 1 - 30: 75% refund, or 25% due
December 1 - January 15: 50% refund, or 50% due
After January 15: no refund available, or full payment due

Center for Community College Student Engagement
—a Research and Service Initiative—
Community College Leadership Program | Department of Educational Administration | College of Education
The University of Texas at Austin

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