December 12, 2014
HACU Symposium brings 30 institutions together to share best practices on Student Success
A HACU Student Success Symposium brought together representatives from more than 30 institutions to share resources and best practices on student success on Dec. 8, 2014.
The symposium held at St. Mary’s University in San Antonio, Texas, included the following presentations:- “The Use of Technology in Retention - Dashboards and Retention Software,” California State-Fullerton and St. Mary’s University“
- Freshman Forum - Freshman Year Experience, Orientation, Supplemental Instruction, and more,” New Mexico Highlands University and Universidad del Sagrado Corazón
- “Fireside Chat: Two Deans of Students Collaborate,” Universidad del Sagrado Corazón and St. Mary’s University
- “Best Practices in Learning Communities and Developmental Education,”Community College of Denver and San Bernardino Valley College
The afternoon session included a presentation on “Engagement in High Impact Practices: A Case Study,” and expert consulting period. The symposium concluded with a keynote address “The demographic dividend: Opportunities to advance Latina/o postsecondary attainment in the U.S.,” by Anne Marie Nuñez, Ph.D., The University of Texas at San Antonio.
The symposium grew out of a Student Success Collaborative funded by the Walmart Foundation that paired two community colleges, two four-year public institutions and two four-year private institutions, all Hispanic-Serving Institution, in an institutional mentoring program. The aim was for institutions to learn from each other how to better retain and graduate Hispanic students. The original program also involved six Historically Black Colleges and Universities and six Tribal Colleges and Universities in similar mentoring pairs and offered opportunities for all three sectors to learn from each other.
Representatives from the following institutions were among those in attendance at the HACU Student Success Symposium:
Adams State University
Ana G. Méndez University System
Azusa Pacific University
Bronx Community College
California State University-Fullerton
College of Southern Nevada
Columbia Basin College
Community College of Denver
Eastern New Mexico University-Roswell
Essex County College
Felician College
Galveston College
Houston Community College
Lehman College - The City University of N.Y.
Mountain View College
New Jersey City University
New Mexico Highlands University
New Mexico State University
New Mexico State University-Grants
Our Lady of the Lake University (OLLU)
Phoenix College
San Antonio College
San Bernardino Valley College
Southwestern Adventist Univesity
St. Edwards University
Tarrant County College
Texas A&M University-Kingsville
The University of Texas at Brownsville (UTB)
Universidad del Sagrado Corazon
University of New Mexico - Valencia Campus
University of the Incarnate Word
University of the Southwest
University of Texas San Antonio