BPCC First News - 2009

December 18, 2009
Project Lead Luke Dowden, Dean of Accelerated Learning, leaves BPCC to accept position with University of Louisiana at Lafayette. Lisa Wheeler, Budget Lead, is named Director of Institutional Research and Assessment, and assumes role of Project Lead.

November 12, 2009
Two year membership for the Survey of Entering Student Engagement, SENSE is obtained.  The survey focuses on the importance of relationships among students, faculty, and staff and with institutions themselves.                                                                                                                                                             
November 15, 2010
Early Start, Education 099 and Academic Advising single sheet push cards are ordered.  The push cards reflect the highlights of the programs. 

November 3, 2009
Math anxiety push cards are ordered. The cards give more information on the Math Plus Lab, LAMP Math, Traditional Math and Computer-based Math.

October 29-20, 2009
Coach Rick Voorhees and Data Facilitator Sherri Huffman conduct first site visit at BPCC for 2009-2010 academic year. Intervention leads provide updates, success stories. Budget is reviewed and plans are made moving into final six months of grant period.

September 30-October 3, 2009
Seven BPCC employees attend the National Conference on Academic Advising in San Antonio, Texas, to enhance practices in the Academic Advising Center.

August 18, 2009
BPCC gains a two year licensure for Survey Monkey.  Survey Monkey enables users to create Web-based surveys.

August 14, 2009
Data Lead Staci Phillips, Director of Institutional Research, leaves BPCC to accept teaching position with public school system in neighboring state.

July 31, 2009
2nd Interim Report on Grant Progress Submitted to Lumina Foundation for Education.

April 24, 2009
Staci Phillips and Luke Dowden present on the status of BPCC 1st at the 2009 Louisiana Community and Technical College System Conference.PDF File

April 16 – 17 2009
Coach Rick Voorhees and Data Facilitator Sherri Huffman conduct final site visit at BPCC for 2008-2009 academic year. This visit focuses on the developmental math intervention and The Learning Center.

February 17 – 20, 2009
Five BPCC 1st core team members participate in the Achieving the Dream Strategy Institute in San Francisco, CA including: Marjoree Harper, Nathalie Lamarand, Karen Moore, Staci Phillips, and Dr. Barbara Poole.

February 6, 2009
Chancellor Carleton and BPCC 1st host high school guidance counselors from five parishes including: Bossier, Caddo, Claiborne, Red River, and Webster, in order to share the interventions in place to serve high school graduates, from those who are college ready to those who need the extra support to transition to the college environment and become successful college students.

February 5-6, 2009
Coach Rick Voorhees and Data Facilitator Sherri Huffman conduct third site visit at BPCC for 2008-2009 academic year. This visit focuses on the student success course intervention.

January 28, 2009
BPCC 1st core team meets for a data retreat to review data collected on interventions to date.