the Laney College Counselor Liaison Program with feeder high schools, as well as outreach partnerships with local agencies through the Financial Aid Office.
planning and support-services discussions to improve the college’s delivery of student learning and its academic offerings (IIB-4, IIB-5).
After outreach and recruitment, the student pathway Student Services Self Assessment continues with the college application process, which The college continually evaluates student access Assessment Study, and the 2008 Community College Survey of Student Engagement is currently being redesigned to improve student and student satisfaction through traditional program (CCSSE). Additionally, each student services department engages in a program-review access. The centralized district-wide process of reviews, unit evaluations, state-required site visits for process, develops annual unit plans, and performs annual end-of-year reports (IIB-6, IIBadmissions has evolved from paper-only to onlinecategorical programs, as well as district-wide internal 7, IIB-8, IIA1-16, IIA1b-1, IIB-9, IIB-6, IIB-7, IIB-10). only access through the web-based CCCApply and external evaluations. The most recent evaluations during 2007-2008. Although current application the 2007-2008 Student Plan, 2008 Institutional research such as CCSSE,include the Student Equity Report, selfEquity studies, andthe annual materials are only in English, the college employsinformation Laney College Laney Self Assessment Study, and unit plans provide up-to-date regarding College� s profile and the its 2008 student ambassadors and a diverse student Community College Surveythese of Student Engagement diversity of students andservices their learning needs. More importantly, data provide a staff proficient in languages such as Spanish, (CCSSE). Additionally, each student services compass for negotiating the link between support services and the learning needs of Chinese, Tagalog, and Vietnamese assist students. engages a program-review process, Laney College� stodiverse students. Thedepartment future direction of in Student Support Services is Student ambassadors provide direct assistance with develops annual unit plans, and performs annual predicated on research-based priorities and implementation plans designed to ensure endweb applications and on-site registration thesuccess forof-year reports (IIB-6, IIB-7, IIB-8, IIA1-16,table IIA1bstudent access, equity,inand all Laney College students. The following Welcome Center, located the A data building (IIB1-3, between 1, IIB-9, IIB-6,College IIB-7, IIB-10). depictsinaccess comparisons the Laney service area with the student population, and is one example of data the college relies on for program evaluation and IIB-3, IIB-15). suchand as CCSSE, Student planning. Laney College is committedInstitutional to engagingresearch in outreach retentionthe strategies Laney College faculty, staff, administrators, and Equity Report, self assessment studies, and that promote and retain access to all members of the service area. As evidenced inannual the student leaders are committed to the continued access, unit plans provide up-to-date information regarding table, Laney College� s student population exceeds service area populations for both inclusion, and support of diverse students and their However, LaneyLaney College’s profile and itsserves diversity of students Asians and African Americans. College currently a smaller learning needs. College-wide regarding and their learning needs. More importantly, these data percentagediscussions of Hispanics and Whites than is represented in the service area. Additionally, student access, progress, learning, and asuccess compass the linkinbetween the college serves greateroccur number ofprovide womena than men.for Thenegotiating college engages continual evaluation, planning, and program to learning maintainneeds and strengthen regularly at meetings of the Academic Senate, Student support enhancements services and the of Laney student access for all groups. Services Leaders, Curriculum Committee, and other College’s diverse students. The future direction of college councils. ������� ����of���������� �������� �� ����� ������� ������ Ethnic����������� and Gender��Composition Service Area Population (SAP)������� Compared with The college’s ���������� Laney College Student Population faculty, classified and administrative � ����� staff, and student leaders also contribute to this ����� discussion through ongoing forums ����� and meetings. Discussions are ����� research-based and supported by the district and Laney ����� College research offices. New and ����� ongoing data on student enrollment ���� and academic ����� ����� ������� ������� � � ��� ��������������� ����� � �� � �� �� ��������� progress patterns SAP Student are interwoven into Service Area Population Laney College Students �
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