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2010 Student Success Forum
On October 14, 2010, the Pennsylvania Commission for Community Colleges hosted its fourth annual Student Success Forum at Normandy Farm Hotel & Convention Center. The Forum, once again, was attended by over 100 community college presidents, staff, faculty, and stakeholders. The day was packed full of informative presentations, all of which can be found below.

2010 Student Success Forum Presentations:

The Impact of Student Supports
Sue Scrivener, Senior Research Associate, MDRC

Developmental Education Redesign: One State's Path to Reform
Gretchen Schmidt, Asst. Vice Chancellor for Academic & Student Services,
Virginia Community College System

Referral Enrollment and Completion in Developmental Sequences in Community Colleges
Sung-Woo Cho, Research Associate, Community College Research Center,
Teachers College, Columbia University

Engaging Faculty in Institutional Transformation
Will Friedman, Chief Operating Officer and Director of Public Engagement Programs,
Public Agenda

Other Forum Resources:

The Turning Point
Developmental Education in Virginia's Community Colleges
Report of the Developmental Education Task Force
September 2009

The Critical Point
Redesigning Developmental Mathematics Education in Virginia's Community Colleges
Report of the Mathematics Redesign Team
August 2010

State Reporting on Developmental Education: Analysis of Findings
Getting Past Go Project, Education Commission of the States (ECS)
Mary Fulton, Policy Analyst, April 2010
2009 Student Success Forum

For the third year in a row, more than 100 people attended the 2009 Achieving the Dream Student Success Forum held on Friday, October 6, 2009.  Attendees, representing the secondary and higher education sectors, participated in this dialogue to enhance community college student success. 

Presentations at this year's Forum included, "Our Time is Now: The Federal Perspective on the Role of Community Colleges" by Brenda Dann-Messier, Assistant Secretary for the office of Vocational and Adult Education, U.S. Department of Education. Also, "Closing the Expectations Gap" by Nevin Brown, Senior Fellow, Postsecondary Engagement with Achieve.

The afternoon continued with Student Success Conversations with college presidents and administrators, as well as Roundtable Discussions. The roundtable discussions focused on priority areas to enhance student success. Small groups of community college educators, administrators, and stakeholders shared strategies and promising practices that can influence education policy.

To read the Roundtable Discussions full report, please click the link below:
Roundtable Discussion Summary.pdf

2008 Student Success Forum
During the 2nd Annual 2008 Achieving the Dream Student Success Forum, participants engaged in roundtable discussions focused on priority areas to enhance student success. Small groups of community college educators, administrators, and stakeholders shared strategies and promising practices that can infl uence education policy. Through the exploration of college and workforce readiness, student success strategies, and data collection issues, it became evident that a commitment to investing in student success is essential! The following are the Roundtable Discussion Summaries from the individual groups.

Click the link to view the complete list of discussion summaries.
Summary - Two Columns.pdf
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