Ya'll Come Back Now
Steve Oppy
Issue date: 10/23/06 Section: News
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Did you know that universities, four-year colleges, and community colleges in this country only graduate about fifty percent of their students? Considering the fact that a lot of time and energy is spent attracting students to these institutions, it would seem logical that colleges should do all they can to support a student's commitment to complete a program.
Kirtland has undertaken a project that will hopefully address this problem. It's part of the quality improvement program called AQIP, which is tied to the college's accreditation process. What we desire to do is identify what more can be done to
support student commitments to finish academic and career programs. We also need to learn how the college can support students as they take on the responsibility of academic studies along with all their other personal and life challenges. So, how do we do that?
First we have to realize that there are circumstances that will cause a student to drop out no matter what we do. Illness and family issues are among the challenges beyond our control. But there are instances and opportunities where the college can help out and we owe it to our students to do everything within our power to do so.
At a recent meeting, over 30 college personnel and five students met to decide on specific actions that we could undertake that might enable our students to stay in school. Representatives from the student body, faculty, administration, student services, and other personnel on campus broke into small groups and discussed specific projects they could adopt and implement that would contribute to keeping our most valuable resource, our students.
Everyone has been good about offering suggestions for improvement, but it's become apparent that one voice hasn't been heard, that of our students. To remedy this, the Student Senate has agreed to survey the students to gain their input. So, KCC students, stand up and be heard from. Please take part in the upcoming survey and let us know how we can help you.
Kirtland has undertaken a project that will hopefully address this problem. It's part of the quality improvement program called AQIP, which is tied to the college's accreditation process. What we desire to do is identify what more can be done to
support student commitments to finish academic and career programs. We also need to learn how the college can support students as they take on the responsibility of academic studies along with all their other personal and life challenges. So, how do we do that?
First we have to realize that there are circumstances that will cause a student to drop out no matter what we do. Illness and family issues are among the challenges beyond our control. But there are instances and opportunities where the college can help out and we owe it to our students to do everything within our power to do so.
At a recent meeting, over 30 college personnel and five students met to decide on specific actions that we could undertake that might enable our students to stay in school. Representatives from the student body, faculty, administration, student services, and other personnel on campus broke into small groups and discussed specific projects they could adopt and implement that would contribute to keeping our most valuable resource, our students.
Everyone has been good about offering suggestions for improvement, but it's become apparent that one voice hasn't been heard, that of our students. To remedy this, the Student Senate has agreed to survey the students to gain their input. So, KCC students, stand up and be heard from. Please take part in the upcoming survey and let us know how we can help you.
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