CCSSE survey to take place this spring

In late March, LLCC will be completing its 4th Community College Survey of Student Engagement (CCSSE) administration. CCSSE is a national survey focused on teaching, learning, and retention in community colleges. The project is part of the Center for Community College Student Engagement at the University of Texas at Austin.

Research suggests that the more actively engaged students are — with college faculty and staff, with other students, and with the subject matter being learned — the more likely they are to persist in their college studies and to achieve at higher levels. Identifying what our students do in and out of the classroom, knowing their goals, and understanding their external responsibilities can help us create an environment that can enhance student learning, development, and retention.

The survey will be administered in classes randomly selected by the Center. To learn more about CCSSE visit www.ccsse.org.

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TODAY: Institutional Improvement Day, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Cass Gym

LLCC is hosting a Strategy Forum at Institutional Improvement Day from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in Cass Gymnasium. Today’s activities were planned by staff associated with the Higher Learning Commission. The Commission will share the day’s agenda at the beginning of the forum. The welcome and general overview will begin promptly at 9 a.m. It is advisable that you plan to arrive by 8:30 a.m.

Everyone should bring a pencil or pen; the Commission and the LLCC AQIP Steering Team will provide everything else needed for participation. Please leave tablets and/or laptops at home or in your office. Neither is needed for the planned activities. Coffee and other beverages will be available in the morning. Lunch will be served at noon.

For additional details about the Strategy Forum, please review the AQIP newsletter 10-2014.

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Congratulations to Marianne Klein

Marianne Klein, research analyst, and her husband, Jared, welcomed their daughter, Emmy Julianne, born Friday, Nov. 1. Emmy weighed 7 pounds, 13 ounces and measured 20.5 inches. Mom and Emmy are home and doing well. Congratulations!

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