Word to the Wise Wednesdays: It takes a village to achieve student success

The LLCC Student Success office has undergone significant changes over the past few years, so it is the office’s goal that colleagues across campus get to better know the who, what, when where and why of Student SuccessOver the next few months, they are bringing you “Words to the Wise Wednesdays.”

“What” do we do?

This week, we will continue on the “what” to highlight the roles we can play in achieving student success. As we continue to navigate the Appreciative Advising Model, we want to share additional information on “what” we do and how we can work collaboratively to support our students.

It Takes a Village to Achieve Student Success: Roles and Responsibilities

Student Success Coach

Disarm: Provide a warm welcome, create a safe & comfortable environment, share our individual story, begin to build rapport with students by asking them to share their story

Discover: Utilize effective open-ended questioning, actively listen, use a strength-based approach to reconstruct student story

Dream: Create powerful images for a student to begin to “see” their dream, provide a framework in which the student can effectively dream, make intentional connections between the Dream and Discover phases

Design: Teach students how to make decisions, provide positive feedback, make effective referrals

Deliver: Energize students to be their best, provide academic hope, follow-up with students

Don’t Settle: Provide challenge & support to students, raise the bar, understand that this process is cyclical and not linear

Throughout this process, we help the student create an educational plan that aligns with their goals, assist in course selection (not section selection) that is defined in educational plan, and promote an appreciation for learning and critical thinking.

Student

  • Consider what led you to LLCC and what your support system may look like
  • Answer questions that will help your success coach get to know you
  • Discuss your goals with your success coach
  • Work on an educational plan with the assistance of your success coach
  • Select courses that align with your educational plan
  • Develop goals that require critical thinking

Campus Community

(this could look different depending on your role)

  • Build rapport with students
  • Ask questions to help identify student’s strengths and abilities
  • Encourage students to discuss their goals and future
  • Encourage students to persist (announce registration dates in class, meetings, etc.)
  • Provide hope
  • Provide positive & constructive feedback
  • Encourage students to communicate (with their success coach, faculty, & other staff)
  • Challenge student to use their critical thinking skills

Student Success

www.llcc.edu/student-success
www.facebook.com/llccstudentsuccess
www.instagram.com/llcc_studentsuccess