Social Environment

Increase feelings of connection

Increase sense of welcome
Create a nucleus of minority students
Implement culturally relevant teaching programs
Create the Office of Multicultural Services to provide systems and program designed to
inculcate minority students into the life of the university. The office will also develop
communication tools for promoting events and programs and fostering a sense of
community for all students. Additionally, the office will design curricular offerings which
can be added to existing courses in order to ensure culturally relevant course design.
Parental participation
Reinforce concept of opportunity for students
Educate parents on the value of a college degree
Retention Focus
Social Environment
Parental Participation
Adminstration Involvement
Faculty Participation
Success Courses
Establish a Parents Program through the Office of Student Services to communicate with
families and parents and to involve them in social activities on the college and in social
media.
College administration involvement
Professional staff for retention
College educated mentors
AVID programs
Establish the Office of Student Retention to involve professional retention staff into the
advising and counseling process for all students. Mentoring and AVID programs will be
created and managed through the office.
Faculty participation
Faculty development programs
Writing
Instructional technology
Active and engaged learning
Establish the Office of Quality Education to create faculty development and enhancement
programs. These programs include pedagogical support and continued education as well
as cultural inclusion programming.
Success courses and programs
Success and developmental courses
Dual enrollment
Paced interventions
Through the Office of Retention, establish courses designed to provide course credit and
to increase persistence. The office will also establish a protocol for paced interventions
when testing or faculty referrals indicate their need.