LA PIERCE COLLEGE & CSUN PATH COLLABORATION: HELPING STUDENTS MAKE SENSE OF GENERAL EDUCATION

Los Angeles Pierce College 20,253 Credit headcount (Fall

13)Diverse student body70% Part-time, 30% full time68% Under age 25 Over 50 % state transfer as

goal 1,615 degrees & certificates927 transferred to a CSU

(2011/12)320 transferred to a UC

(2011/12)

Quality Collaboratives (AAC&U) Opportunity Strong partnership with

CSUNCollaboration amongst

facultyIncrease desired

outcomesSuccessRetentionPersistenceCompletionTransferCommunity

Trail Blazing to Well Worn PathsProject alignment

with campus culture

Faculty buy-inStudent

motivationProductive

partnershipsClear

communication

Project Alignment with Campus“Simple” & “Cheap”

Course vs. SectionSerendipity vs. Intentionality

Transcript memoranda vs. state approved certificate

Synergy vs. energy

Faculty buy-inStudents at the centerIntellectual community across disciplinesIncreased collaborationIncreased intentionalityProfessional developmentMeaningful assessmentStronger GE program coherenceProtected courses

Motivating students toward completion Creating coherence through

thematic pathwaysGE Path communities

CourseCampusBridge to CSUN

Minors in Civic Engagement and Sustainability

Productive partnershipsFaculty leaders

Department chairsStudent Success

CommitteeAcademic SenateCounselors

Administrative supportInstitutional ResearcherPRScheduling staffAdmissions and records

Clear CommunicationOnline schedule of classesClass syllabiMaterials for students,

counselling and facultyFaculty leadersTransfer CenterOnline orientationStudent leaders (ASO)

Five General Education Paths

Aesthetics and Culture

Global Studies Health and Wellness

Social Justice Sustainability

GE Path plan for studentsStudents apply to GE Path programStudents take FOUR classes at Pierce in ONE PathStudents apply for “GE Path Certificate”

(memorandum note on transcript)Students transfer to CSUN, apply to CSUN PathStudents take TWO upper division GE Path

classes to earn a minor in Civic EngagementFor minor in Sustainability Path, take 4 classes at

Pierce and THREE additional courses at CSUN

Aesthetics and Culture Pathcourses at Pierce• Art 101 Survey of Art History I• Art 102 Survey of Art History II• Art 103 Art Appreciation• Art 111 History of Contemporary Art• Art 119 Theories of Art• Philosophy 40 Introduction to the Philosophy

of Art• Philosophy 41 Introduction to Philosophy

and Literature• Philosophy 42 Philosophy and Cinema• Psychology 69 Psychology in Film

Global Studies Pathcourses at Pierce• Art 105 History of Asian Art• Anthropology 102 Human Ways of Life: Cultural

Anthropology• Communication Studies 121 The Process of

Interpersonal Communication• Education 203 Education in American Society• English 203 World Literature I• Philosophy 30 Asian Philosophy • Sociology 15 Religion and American Society • Sociology 86 Popular Culture • History 1 Introduction to Western Civilization I• History 2 Introduction to Western Civilization II• History 86 Introduction to World Civilizations I• History 87 Introduction to World Civilizations II

Health and Wellness Pathcourses at Pierce• Communication Studies 122 Communication

Across Culture• Health 2 Health and Fitness• Health 8 Women’s Personal Health• Health 11 Principles of Healthful Living• Kinesiology 117 Introduction to Personal Training• Psychology 14 Abnormal Psychology• Psychology 16 Intimacy, Marriage and Family

Relationships• Psychology 41 Life Span Psychology: From

Infancy to Old Age• Psychology 52 Psychological Aspects of Human

Sexuality• Psychology 60 Stress Management

Social Justice Pathcourses at Pierce• Administration of Justice 1 Introduction to

Administration of Justice• Child Development 11 Home, School and Community

Relations• Child Development 42 – The Child in Diverse Society• Communication Studies 104 Argumentation• English 239 Women’s Literature• English 215 Shakespeare I• Political Science 19 Women in Politics• Psychology 13 Social Psychology• Psychology 32 Psychology of Women• Sociology 11 Race and Ethnic Relations• Sociology 21 Human Sexuality• Sociology 29 The US and Terrorism• Sociology 35 The Labor Movement • Sociology 31 Sociology of Gender

Sustainability Pathcourses at Pierce• Animal Science 511 Anatomy and

Physiology of Animals• Anthropology 101 Human Biological

Evolution • Geography2 Cultural Geography • GIS 31 Introduction to Geographic

Information Systems• Philosophy 28 Environmental Ethics• Plant Science 103 Introduction to Soils

Spring 2014 Events at PiercePlanning coordination meetings Pierce & CSUN

teamsInformational Path events for students, in

combination with the Resistance film festival Path faculty coordinators’ meetingPath faculty retreat, to meet and discuss

assessment, common concerns and strategiesShowcase of GE Path student workSpeech Competition Diversity training for faculty and studentsGE Path Faculty debrief “happy hour”

(assessment….)

Future possibilitiesIncrease intentionalityExpand to other CSUsAlign more courses with

GE Paths Strategic scheduling of

Path classesStronger Student &

faculty CommunityStrengthen interaction

with CSUsFacultyStudents

Thank you…..Lumina Foundation

AAC&U (LEAP)

Quality Collaboratives

CSUN team

More information

http://faculty.piercecollege.edu/gepathswww.csun.edu/gepaths

LA Pierce CollegeBarbara AndersonAnia BruzzeseRay LimMia Wood