Award Period: Oct. 1, 2006 – Sept. 30, 2011

SOCC’s Teaching and Learning Innovations (TLI) program is designed to continue the retention and learning efforts established on campus these last few years. The intended outcome is that more students will be successful in reaching their educational goals, positively impacting the institution’s fiscal stability as State-reimbursable FTE grows.

The grant focuses on a single activity, Improving Student Success, with four interrelated components in a) Faculty Development, b) Instructional Innovation, c) Enhanced Student Services and d) Comprehensive Institutional Assessment. Funding addresses

Southwestern proposes strengthening the college through:   

1. Improving teaching and learning through comprehensive faculty development
2. Improving institutional research, assessment and accountability
3. Improving student retention through instructional revisions to key developmental and gateway courses that are barriers to success, in conjunction with new retention strategies
4. Expanding access to student services and instructional support through technology

 Year Three Board Presentation

Surveys:

2008 Faculty Use Survey-(TLC) 

Previous Years:

Second Year Goals Accomplished

First Year Goals Accomplished