Conference program 2012

The
P ower of
ersistence
Tapping into what motivates us
to achieve and grow
II
8th Annual
Peer Learning
Conference
July 23 – 25, 2012
Doubletree Hotel
Portland, OR

National Net work

8th ANNUAL • PEER LEARNING CONFERENCE
July 23 - 25, 2012

Welcome to Portland for the 8th Annual Peer Learning Conference, The Power of Persistence II!
Last year in Philadelphia, we began an exploration of persistence. This year, we extend the theme by
focusing on a concept that greatly affects our ability to persist – motivation.

“If my students were only motivated to do the work, they would succeed.”

We’ve all heard this sentiment expressed and have perhaps uttered it ourselves at some point in our
careers as educators. And so we weave external motivators into our college policies and course syllabi
and sometimes find ourselves pleading with students to show up for class, do their homework, and
stick with it. Although these strategies may help some students in the short term, they aren’t enough
to help the growing number of non-traditional students with incredibly complex lives to develop the
internal motivation and habits of mind needed to persist and complete a degree.

If we can help students tap into their own individual motivators, we can harness something very
powerful. When faced with a full-time course load and the need to work 35 hours per week to pay
the bills, it’s the student’s internal drive to be the first in the family to graduate that pushes him
forward. It’s the student’s desire to make a better life for her young child that powers her through.
It’s their aspiration to be a part of something bigger than themselves that lifts them up. It’s the feeling
of satisfaction after mastering a difficult concept, a peer’s story of success, or a mentor’s unyielding
support that ignites or sustains a student’s motivation at a particular point in time.

As we consider the relationship between motivation and persistence in our students, a proper starting
point is deep within ourselves. Throughout the conference, we’ll be reflecting on the question – What
motivates you? We ask that you pose this question to yourself and to each other and apply what
you learn during the conference to your own plans for growth and achievement and your plans for
cultivating the Power of Persistence among your students.

We sincerely hope that you enjoy your time in Portland – the city we love and call home. Thank you
for coming, and please let us know how we can help make your experience in the City of Roses a
memorable one.

— GtCNN Team

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8th ANNUAL • PEER LEARNING CONFERENCE
July 23 - 25, 2012

Table of Contents

Acronyms...............................................................................................................v

Glance
Agenda at a
Saturday, July 21......................................................................................................1
Sunday, July 22........................................................................................................1
Monday, July 23.......................................................................................................1
Tuesday, July 24.......................................................................................................3
Wednesday, July 25 .................................................................................................5

Complete Agenda

Saturday, July 21......................................................................................................9
Sunday, July 22........................................................................................................9
Monday, July 23.......................................................................................................9
Tuesday, July 24.................................................................................................... 14
Wednesday, July 25 .............................................................................................. 18

Activities................................................................................... 25
Planned Social

Doubletree Floor Plan........................................................................................ 26

Guest Presenters................................................................................................ 27

Student Leaders................................................................................................. 28

Acknowledgements............................................................................................ 32

Partner Profiles.
.................................................................................................. 33

GtCNN Principles of Teaching and Learning................................................... 50

Power of Persistence: Three Keys to Achievement and Growth.................. 52

Action Planner............................................................................... 53
Three Keys:

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7th ANNUAL •Learning Conference • Acronyms
Peer PEER LEARNING CONFERENCE
July 23 - 25, 2012

BCC-MA Bristol Community College Fall River, MA

BC Broward College Fort Lauderdale, FL

CCC-NJ Camden County College Camden, NJ

CH-IT Christel House / Ivy Tech Community College Indianapolis, IN

CCSF City College of San Francisco San Francisco, CA

CCP Community College of Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA

CCC-CA Contra Costa College San Pablo, CA

DMACC Des Moines Area Community College Des Moines, IA

DTCC Durham Technical Community College Durham, NC

EPCC El Paso Community College El Paso, TX

ECC Essex County College Newark, NJ

FSCJ Florida State College at Jacksonville Jacksonville, FL

FRCC Front Range Community College Metro Denver, CO

GtCNN Gateway to College National Network Portland, OR

GPC Georgia Perimeter College Metro Atlanta, GA

HCC-WA Highline Community College Des Moines, WA

HCC-MS Hinds Community College Raymond, MS

HCC-MA Holyoke Community College Holyoke, MA

LWIT Lake Washington Institute of Technology Kirkland, WA

LC Laney College Oakland, CA

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Peer Learning Conference • Acronyms

MCC-MA Massasoit Community College Brockton, MA

MCC-NE Metropolitan Community College Omaha, NE

MC Montgomery College Montgomery County, MD

MCC-MI Mott Community College Flint, MI

MWCC Mount Wachusett Community College Gardner, MA

OCC Owens Community College Toledo, OH

PAC Palo Alto College San Antonio, TX

PC Phoenix College Phoenix, AZ

PCC-OR Portland Community College Portland, OR

PCC-CO Pueblo Community College Pueblo, CO

QCC Quinsigamond Community College Worcester, MA

RCC Riverside City College Riverside, CA

SAC San Antonio College San Antonio, TX

STC-TX South Texas College McAllen, TX

SCC Spartanburg Community College Spartanburg, SC

SFCC Spokane Falls Community College Spokane, WA

SLCC St. Louis Community College St. Louis, MO

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Peer Learning Conference • agenda AT A GLANCE
July 23 - 25, 2012

Saturday, July 21

8:30 – 4:45 Innovation Collaborative Capstone Training
(Continental breakfast available at 8:00) Oregon

Sunday, July 22

8:30 – :30 Innovation Collaborative Capstone Training
4

9:00 – 4:00 Pre-Conference Training
(Continental breakfast available at 8:30) Alaska/Idaho

Making the Most of Project-Based Learning:
Strategies to Maximize Effectiveness

5:00 – 7:30 Registration Open Multnomah /Holladay Foyer

6:30 – :00 Student Leader Orientation
8 Halsey

Monday, July 23

7:00 – :00 Registration Open
8 Multnomah /Holladay Foyer

7:00 – :00 Continental Breakfast
8 Multnomah /Holladay Ballroom

8:00 Conference Kick-off Multnomah /Holladay Ballroom

9:15 Break Multnomah /Holladay Foyer

9:30 Plenary Session
Persistence:
The Power of
A Real Life Story of Commitment Multnomah /Holladay Ballroom


11:00 – 4:30 Student Leader Outing Students meet in Broadway Room at 10:55

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11:00 Concurrent Sessions
Job-Alike Session I

• Gateway Program Directors Three Sisters
• Gateway Resource Specialists
Multnomah/Holladay Ballroom
• Gateway Faculty
Mt. Hood
• Gateway Program Assistants/Data Liaisons Sellwood
• Gateway K-12 and College Leaders Mt. Bachelor
• Project DEgree Leads and Upper Leadership
Ross Island
• Project DEgree English/Language Arts Faculty Weidler

• Project DEgree Math Faculty Morrison

• Project DEgree Resource Specialists & Completion Advisors Mt. St. Helens

12:15 Lunch Multnomah/Holladay Ballroom

• Holistic Advising: Breaking Down Barriers
and Building Bridges Three Sisters
• Campus Policies Beyond the Gender Binary Sellwood
Service Learning in the Curriculum
• Integrating Ross Island
• Thinking Like an Iceberg:
Strategies and Tools for Critical Thinking Mt. Bachelor
• Thinking Strategically About Increasing Outreach:
A GtC Peer Best Practices Panel Discussion Mt. Hood
Millennials: Finding New Ways to Understand,
• Engaging
Educate, and Inspire a Generation Mt. St. Helens
• reating Dynamic Learning Experiences with
C
Online Credit Recovery Software Morrison


Boost?:
• Can I Get a
A Tool Kit for Program Sustainability Sellwood
• Financial Aid
and Its Impact on Academic Advising Three Sisters
• Gateway Live!: A Social Media Platform
for Learning Across GtCNN Ross Island
• Fresh Veggies, Canned Goods, and Toolbelts, Oh My!
Examining Education Through a Service Learning Lens Mt. Bachelor

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July 23 - 25, 2012

Practices for Student Engagement
• Instructional Mt. Hood
• Where Do Our Students Go?
Results from the GtCNN Graduates and Leavers Studies Mt. St. Helens
• Coaching the Team:
Building Excellence and Persistence in 1st-term Students Morrison

3:45 Adjourn

5:30 - 7:30 Reception at the Oregon Museum of Science Industry

Tuesday, July 24

8 Multnomah/Holladay Ballroom

Culturally Responsive Teaching
Understanding
to Increase Student Motivation

9:30 Break Multnomah/Holladay Foyer

to Enhance Culturally Responsive Teaching
• Strategies Mt. St. Helens
• Making Math Fun Again: Redesigning the Curriculum
and Classroom for Mastery Learning Sellwood
Stress and Burnout
• Managing Three Sisters

• Gateway Grads Going and Growing Mt. Bachelor
Sync for Grads:
• Moving in
Strategies for School District - GtC Partnerships Mt. Hood
Emotional Intelligence for Student Success
• Nurturing Ross Island
Gate:
• Keys to the
Fostering Student Success During Gateway Orientation Broadway
• Thinking Strategically About Increasing Student Retention:
A Participatory Planning Process Morrison

11:30 Lunch and Student Panel Multnomah /Holladay Ballroom



• Roadtrip Nation: Engage, Inspire, and Empower Students
to Pursue Their Career and Life Dreams Three Sisters
• Solution Focused Classroom Management Sellwood
• Principles of Holistic Student Support and
the Chemistry of the Classroom Mt. Bachelor
• Instructional Leadership to Enhance Motivation,
Learning, and Persistence Mt. Hood
• Moving Beyond Comfort Zones to Motivate
the 21st Century Mathematics Student Morrison
• Program Sustainability: Incorporating Strategies
that Mitigate Programmatic Threats Mt. St. Helens
• Project-Based Learning Meets the Community:
Students Connect Courses, Service Learning, and
Their Role in the Community Ross Island
Student Leader Workshop
• The Leader I Am, The Leader I Want to Be,
The Leader I Found in Me Broadway


Job-Alike Session II
• Gateway Resource Specialists Mt. St. Helens
• Gateway Faculty Mt. Hood
• Project DEgree and ICO Program-Alike Multnomah/Holladay Ballroom
• Leaders Promoting and Embracing Diversity Broadway

4:15 Adjourn


July 23 - 25, 2012

Wednesday, July 25


Persistence:
The Power of
Achievement and Growth
Three Keys to Multnomah/Holladay Ballroom


9:00 – 11:00 Creating a Collaborative and Cooperative
Environment Among Data Liaisons Off site training

• If These Walls Could Talk: Exploring the World

of Our Young Women to Promote Student Confidence,
Motivation, and Positive Relationships Mt. St. Helens
• Feedback That Matters: Supporting Responsible
College Writers One Student at a Time Ross Island
• Self Discovery: The Path to Motivation Mt. Hood
• Developing a Healthy Program Culture:
Intentionally Shaping Your Students’ Experience Three Sisters
• Making the Case: Building Support for
Your Program Through Effective Messaging Mt. Bachelor
• Librarians Are Your Friends — and a Powerful
Resource for Your Students! Sellwood
• Hi Tech, Low Tech, Your Tech Power Morrison




or Power With?
• Power Over Three Sisters
• Digital Storytelling: A Powerful Tool for Telling Any Story
Mt. Bachelor
• Investigating the Literature: Persistence and Motivation Mt. Hood
• What Do Zombie Walk, Blood Drives, and Student Senate
Have in Common? Supporting Student Persistence
through Resume Development Morrison
to Engage and Assess
• Click Here
for Greater Learning Ross Island
• Working Together: Create Success
with Deeper Levels of Integration Sellwood
What Matters Most to You Right Now?
• Open Space: Mt. St. Helens


11:30 Team Time
Next Steps Back Home
this session to come back together with your team to share what you’ve learned and
Use
cement next steps back home.

Gateway to College Teams

• BCC-MA: Ross Island

• CCC-CA: Weidler

• CCC-NJ: Weidler
Island
• CCP: Ross
Island
• CCSF: Ross
Sisters
• CH-IT: Three

• DMACC: Morrison

• DTCC: Multnomah/Holladay Ballroom

• ECC: Multnomah/Holladay Ballroom

• EPCC: Morrison


July 23 - 25, 2012

• FRCC: Morrison
Sisters
• FSCJ: Three

• GPC: Multnomah/Holladay Ballroom
Bachelor
• HCC-MA: Mt.

• HCC-MS: Three Sisters

• HCC-WA: Three Sisters

• LC: Weidler

• LWIT: Mt. Bachelor
Bachelor
• MCC-MA: Mt.
Bachelor
• MCC-MI: Mt.
Hood
• MCC-NE: Mt.

• MC: Mt. Bachelor
Hood
• MWCC: Mt.

• OCC: Multnomah/Holladay Ballroom

• PAC: Mt. Hood

• PCC-CO: Weidler

• PCC-OR: Multnomah/Holladay Ballroom

• QCC: Mt. Hood
Helens
• RCC: Mt. St.
Helens
• SCC: Mt. St.

• SFCC: Multnomah/Holladay Ballroom
St. Helens
• STC-TX: Mt.
Helens
• SLCC: Mt. St.



Project DEgree Teams

• BC: Sellwood





• PC: Sellwood


• SAC: Sellwood



1:15 Closing Session Multnomah/Holladay Ballroom

2:00 Adjourn


Peer Learning Conference • Complete agenda
July 23 - 25, 2012

Saturday, July 21

8:30 – 4:45 Innovation Collaborative Capstone Training


Sunday, July 22

8:30 – :30 Innovation Collaborative Capstone Training
4

9:00 – 4:00 Pre-Conference Training
(Continental breakfast available at 8:30) Alaska/Idaho

Making the Most of Project-Based Learning:
Strategies to Maximize Effectiveness
Presenter: Suzie
Boss
S
tudents are motivated by authentic, inquiry-driven projects relevant to their lives.

In this hands-on workshop, participating teams will have an opportunity to design
(or improve upon) interdisciplinary projects that recognize potential for students to
make positive community contributions. Participants will also learn how to select
appropriate digital tools, anticipate and troubleshoot challenges, and improve project
quality through feedback from colleagues.

5:00 – 7:30 Registration Open Multnomah /Holladay Foyer

6:30 – :00 Student Leader Orientation
8 Halsey

Monday, July 23

7:00 – :00 Registration Open
8 Multnomah /Holladay Foyer


8:00 Conference Kick-off Multnomah /Holladay Ballroom




Persistence:
The Power of
A Real Life Story of Commitment Multnomah /Holladay Ballroom
Presenter: Kevin Carroll, Author, speaker, and agent for social change
in his life, Kevin Carroll learned how to be resourceful, resilient, and
W
ithout parents
constantly be on the lookout for nuggets of insight and wisdom from others. He spent
endless hours at the neighborhood playground, the public library, and at school. Those
three places proved to be catalysts in his journey from dysfunction and hardscrabble
to becoming an author, a speaker, and an agent for social change. Kevin is living proof
of the power of persistence.


11:00 – 4:30 Student Leader Outing Students meet in Broadway Room at 10:55

Job-Alike Session I
Facilitator: Prentice Davis, GtCNN
• Gateway Resource Specialists
Facilitators: Lois Orner and Sarah Lechner, GtCNN
• Gateway Faculty
Mt. Hood
Facilitators: Kris Barnum and Gaylen Brannon, GtCNN
• Gateway Program Assistants/Data Liaisons Sellwood
Facilitators: Aubrey Perry and Paul Clayton, GtCNN
Facilitator: George Reese, GtCNN
• Project DEgree Leads and Upper Leadership
Ross Island
Facilitator: Stephen Rice, GtCNN
• Project DEgree English/Language Arts Faculty Weidler

Facilitator: Tracy Schiffmann, GtCNN
• Project DEgree Math Faculty Morrison

Facilitators: Devora Shamah, GtCNN; and Jim Perry, OCC
• Project DEgree Resource Specialists Completion Advisors Mt. St. Helens
Facilitator: Marisol Naranjo, GtCNN



July 23 - 25, 2012

• Holistic Advising: Breaking Down Barriers
and Building Bridges Three Sisters
Presenters: Josh Westermann, Lisa Freeman, and Hadda Estrada, SFCC
Holistic advising looks at each student individually, taking into account their
experiences and history. This workshop will explore the power of holistic advising
and the crucial role Resource Specialists play in helping students persist. Workshop
participants will examine their advising approach and take away valuable strategies
to frame meaningful holistic advising sessions.
• Campus Policies Beyond the Gender Binary Sellwood
Presenter: Vivian Ostrowski, HCC-MA
Gateway’s New Student Survey has four “gender” options: female, male, transgender,
and write-in. Genderqueer students often encounter hostile environments in their
schools. This workshop will introduce participants to gender identity and expression,
and focus on strategies to create trans-friendly programs.
Service Learning in the Curriculum
• Integrating Ross Island
Presenters: David Clark, Tryphene McGee, and Na Keya Bazemore, GPC
Interested in developing a meaningful service learning experience for your students?
Workshop attendees will explore service learning models, brainstorm needs in their
communities, and use the identified needs to develop motivating projects. Participants
will leave this interactive workshop with ideas and ways to integrate service learning
across curricula.
• Thinking Like an Iceberg:
Strategies and Tools for Critical Thinking Mt. Bachelor
Presenter: Gaylen Brannon-Trottier, GtCNN
The Iceberg is a metaphor for critical thinking, moving students to look beneath
the obvious for deeper understanding. Learn the components of the iceberg and how
to fluidly move students to higher levels of critical thinking. Applicable to a variety
of topics and disciplines.
• Thinking Strategically About Increasing Outreach:
A GtC Peer Best Practices Panel Discussion Mt. Hood
Presenters: Jessica Walker Beaumont, Strategic Planning Consultant, MDRC;
Miguel Contreras, RCC; and Marlana Schnell, DMACC
Efficiently finding the “right fit” student for Gateway to College takes a lot of time
and effort. Learn about a participatory process that your peers have used to create
a strategic plan for increased outreach, and their results from it.



Millennials: Finding New Ways to Understand,
• Engaging
Educate, and Inspire a Generation Mt. St. Helens
Presenter: Jahsie Ault, GtCNN
Come to this interactive workshop to gain insight into the Millennial mindset.
By better understanding the ethos of the generation, educators will learn new ways
to engage and inspire students to persist and achieve inside the classroom and
in the greater community.

• reating Dynamic Learning Experiences with
C
Online Credit Recovery Software Morrison
Presenter: Carol Smith, CCP
Credit recovery software saves time and money for the program but what is the
quality of the experience for the student? How can we insure that we are engaging
the student and enhancing their college readiness skills while utilizing this tool?


• Can I Get a
Boost?:
A Tool Kit for Program Sustainability Sellwood
Presenters: Laurie Lopez Coleman, Lisa Black, Terri Slonaker, Susan Falcon,
and Jeanette Bunch, SAC
Does your college need stronger faculty engagement and buy-in from stakeholders

with the Project DEgree model? Discover approaches for maximizing your
Project DEgree training and development to address scaling. A tool-kit with the
step-by-step process to address common challenges will be provided.

• Financial Aid
and Its Impact on Academic Advising Three Sisters
Presenter: Prentice Davis, GtCNN
While Gateway to College students do not receive financial aid while enrolled
in the program, federal regulations may impact students’ ability to receive financial
aid when they move beyond Gateway. We will review financial aid regulations around
Satisfactory Academic Progress, discuss the impact on advising Gateway students,
and provide recommendations that mitigate future financial aid eligibility challenges.
• Gateway Live!: A Social Media Platform
for Learning Across GtCNN Ross Island
Presenter: Niles McGiver, GtCNN
Looking to find something innovative to mix up the routine in your classroom or

college? Have a web tool, activity, or lesson plan you want to share? This workshop
will show you how to use Gateway Live! to learn about and share innovation
across GtCNN.


July 23 - 25, 2012

• Fresh Veggies, Canned Goods, and Toolbelts, Oh My!
Examining Education Through a Service Learning Lens Mt. Bachelor
Presenters: Jennifer Hazel and Stacy Cupps-Alexander, OCC
Through a fun, hands-on activity that integrates service learning with a composition
course, participants will experience clear examples of integrated assignments and
leave with knowledge and tools for integrating service learning into project-based
learning on their campuses.

Practices for Student Engagement
• Instructional Mt. Hood
Presenters: Joseph Metts and Ferncita Etienne, BC
Learning communities have the potential to be deeply empowering. Grounded in
Astin’s Theory of Student Involvement, the presenters will facilitate discussions
and interactive strategies to help participants explore instructional practices
that are responsive to the diverse needs and maturity levels of students.

• Where Do Our Students Go?
Results from the GtCNN Graduates and Leavers Studies Mt. St. Helens
Presenters: Devora Shamah, GtCNN; and Steven Rider and Katie Winters,
Pacific Research and Evaluation
Gateway to College students continue their education post GtC? How do they
Do
reflect on their experiences? Are there ways we could have served them better?
Come hear the results of the recent studies conducted by Pacific Research and
Evaluation with former GtC students, and explore ways to share these results
with stakeholders.

• Coaching the Team:
Building Excellence and Persistence in 1st-term Students Morrison
Presenter: Betty Handy, CCP
Students entering college for the first time have the same goal - successful completion.
Coaching inspires excellence, raises personal and academic standards, and builds a
strong community. Participants will learn how this team approach allows students
to feel a sense of belonging, accountability, and pride as they advance through their
introductory semester in college.

3:45 Adjourn

5:30 - 7:30 Reception at the Oregon Museum of Science Industry
1945 SE Water Ave
Portland, OR 97214
Courtyard



Tuesday, July 24

8 Multnomah/Holladay Ballroom

Culturally Responsive Teaching
Understanding
to Increase Student Motivation Multnomah/Holladay Ballroom
Presenters: Dr. Margery B. Ginsberg and Dr. Raymond J. Wlodkowski
S
tudents’ motivation is inseparable from their culture. Cultural diversity presents

opportunities to benefit all students. This presentation will address how to create
learning environments that allow the integrity of every learner to be sustained while
each person attains success. It will demonstrate the use of a motivational framework
that 1) respects cultural diversity; 2) engages the motivation of a broad range of
students; 3) creates an inclusive learning climate; 4) derives teaching practices from
across disciplines and cultures; and 5) promotes equitable learning.


• Strategies to Enhance Culturally Responsive Teaching Mt. St. Helens
There are specific teaching strategies and norms for culturally responsive teaching.
This presentation will provide pragmatic examples of those teaching approaches
found to be most effective through research and field experience with working adults
during the last thirty years.

• Making Math Fun Again: Redesigning the Curriculum
and Classroom for Mastery Learning Sellwood
Presenter: Gina Gavin, GPC
Would your students rather watch paint dry than do math? Make the Math 20
course exciting again through computer-assisted intensive instruction! Come and
learn steps to redesigning Math 20 and receive an online tour and demonstration
of the MyFoundationsLab online software.

Stress and Burnout
• Managing Three Sisters
Presenters: Tracy Schiffmann and Lois Orner, GtCNN
Participants will use some personally selected strategies for soothing and
centering themselves to manage burnout and stress in their lives.


July 23 - 25, 2012

• Gateway Grads Going and Growing – A Panel Discussion Mt. Bachelor
Facilitator: Pam Blumenthal, PCC-OR
What happens to Gateway students after graduation and transfer to a four-year
institution? What keeps them focused and how did Gateway prepare them for
educational success? Be inspired and informed by a panel of Gateway grads and
gain a deeper understanding about what your grads face as they transition from
community college to a university.

Sync for Grads:
• Moving in
Strategies for School District - GtC Partnerships Mt. Hood
Presenter: Kris Barnum, GtCNN
School district and Gateway leaders will gather to revisit what gets us to our
shared bottom line: high school graduates. Hear from successful partnership
builders and then construct your own tool, an “in sync” web of local connections
and new strategies.

Emotional Intelligence for Student Success
• Nurturing Ross Island
Presenters: Lisa Black and Jeanette Bunch, SAC
Making emotional connections to motivation is vital to student success. Participants
will leave this workshop with a model for a student success course with emotional
intelligence as an outcome and artistic expression of student voice as the integrated
project.

Gate:
• Keys to the
Fostering Student Success During Gateway Orientation Broadway
Presenters: Deb Bibeau, MWCC; Kyle Kinney, MCC-NE;
Jill Marks, RCC; and Erik Baumann, BCC-MA
What does it take to build the Gateway culture while getting students REALLY
ready for the first day of class? Four programs will provide ideas on what works
well, as well as ideas for one-, two-, or three-day orientation models, both pre-term
and during first week of the term. Participants will walk away with a better
understanding of how to execute new student orientation, plus they’ll receive a
mini-reference manual with content-based ideas, outcomes, and best practices
to use in their programs.



• Thinking Strategically About Increasing Student Retention:
A Participatory Planning Process Morrison
Presenters: Jessica Walker Beaumont, Strategic Planning Consultant, MDRC;
Marti Demarest, FRCC; and Jill Marks, RCC
There is no single solution for improving student retention. Collaborate with your
peers to begin a process for developing a national strategic plan for increasing
student retention, facilitated by a MDRC professional strategic planning
consultant and two GtC program directors.

11:30 Lunch and Student Panel Multnomah /Holladay Ballroom
1:15 Prentice Davis, GtCNN
Facilitator:
ear from Gateway and Project DEgree students as they share their stories of struggle, triumph,
H
and persistence.


• Roadtrip Nation: Engage, Inspire, and Empower Students
to Pursue Their Career and Life Dreams Three Sisters
Presenters: Natalie Mercier, MWCC; Brenda Forsse, RCC;
Amy Thompson, FSCJ; and Jimi Spatharos, Roadtrip Nation
“This curriculum really took hold of my life and made me think deeply about what
I want; I found my passion!” Roadtrip Nation engages students in identifying and
pursuing career, education, and life goals. Three GtC programs are loving this
innovative, interactive, and easy to use curriculum — hear their stories!

• Solution Focused Classroom Management Sellwood
Presenter: Tracy Schiffmann, GtCNN

Instructors will learn solution focused classroom management strategies for
challenging behavior that will build on student strengths, support their acclimation
to college culture, and maintain a pleasant, productive classroom for all.

• Principles of Holistic Student Support and
the Chemistry of the Classroom Mt. Bachelor
Presenters: Lois Orner, Jahsie Ault, and Daniel Couch, GtCNN
Explore the dynamic chemical reactions that occur in the classroom when the
Principles of Holistic Student Support are incorporated. Investigate how, when used
in concert with your other instructional strategies, the principles can positively
impact classroom learning.


July 23 - 25, 2012

• Instructional Leadership to Enhance Motivation,
Learning, and Persistence Mt. Hood
Demonstrating daily one’s commitment to exemplary instruction is a hallmark
of committed educational leaders. Participants will learn pragmatic and specific
strategies that promote motivation and equitable learning in everyday interactions
between leaders and those they serve.

• Moving Beyond Comfort Zones to Motivate
the 21st Century Mathematics Student Morrison
Presenters: Karen Jackson, Marguerita Best, and Dorene MacKinnon, DTCC
Through active and collaborative activities focused on student mathematics outcomes
and emporium model course design and delivery, participants will leave this workshop
with a framework for beginning or continuing the development and implementation
of emporium modeled developmental math courses.

• Program Sustainability: Incorporating Strategies
that Mitigate Programmatic Threats Mt. St. Helens
Presenter: Prentice Davis, GtCNN
Program Sustainability: How can it be achieved? Join us for an interactive discussion
where we will identify the known threats to sustainability and devise apt solutions
that mitigate challenges that adversely impact program sustainability.

• Project-Based Learning Meets the Community:
Students Connect Courses, Service Learning, and
Their Role in the Community Ross Island
Presenters: Rebecca Andersen and Deborah Edwall, PCC-OR
What do project-based learning, community-based non-profit organizations, and
community college students have in common? Experience how students connect
their courses through a project that brings the community into the classroom, and
then returns the learning to the community. Brainstorm ideas to apply this model
to your program.

• The Leader I Am, The Leader I Want to Be,
The Leader I Found in Me Broadway
Presenters: Charles Ramirez, CCC-CA; and Emily Rico, GtCNN
Students will be empowered to discover ways in which they can serve as leaders
on their campus and in their communities. They will have the opportunity to
participate in challenging group activities and to reflect on, and discuss, their
unique leadership styles and experiences.




Job-Alike Session II
Facilitator: Prentice Davis, GtCNN
• Gateway Resource Specialists Mt. St. Helens
Facilitators: Lois Orner and Sarah Lechner, GtCNN
• Gateway Faculty Mt. Hood
Facilitators: Kris Barnum and Gaylen Brannon, GtCNN
Facilitator: George Reese, GtCNN
• Project DEgree and ICO Program-Alike Multnomah/Holladay Ballroom
Facilitators: Project DEgree team, GtCNN


• Leaders Promoting and Embracing Diversity
Broadway
Facilitators: Taheera Hoskins, HCC-MS; and Balbina Cardoso, MCC-MA
Students will engage in stimulating discussion regarding leadership roles and how
they can impact various diversity issues that presently face our society. Students
will be encouraged to actively participate in promoting cultural awareness and
changing stereotypical attitudes that will enhance understanding and interaction
between people.

4:15 Adjourn

Wednesday, July 25


Persistence:
The Power of
Achievement and Growth
Three Keys to Multnomah/Holladay Ballroom
Presenters: GtCNN Team



July 23 - 25, 2012

9:00 – 11:00 Creating a Collaborative and Cooperative
Environment Among Data Liaisons Off site training*
Presenters: Aubrey Perry and Paul Clayton, GtCNN
Entering information into your student database can be a lonely experience. But it
doesn’t have to be that way. Attendees will take a field trip to the National Network
office where they will work collaboratively with peers all across the country. Points
of focus will include building a community of practice among data liaisons and
utilizing reports to learn critical information about their programs.
* ote: This workshop is intended for data liaisons only. Roundtrip shuttle service will be
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provided. Board the complimentary shuttle outside the main entrance of the DoubleTree
hotel at 8:55 a.m.

• If These Walls Could Talk: Exploring the World
of Our Young Women to Promote Student Confidence,
Motivation, and Positive Relationships Mt. St. Helens
Presenter: Michele Kennedy-Johnson, FSCJ
At Florida State College at Jacksonville our weekly “Pathway Pearls” sessions
provide an affinity group for our young women. Both students and staff report a
significant positive impact. Come engage in a lively, interactive discussion about
the benefits of this group and the potential for others.

• Feedback That Matters: Supporting Responsible
College Writers One Student at a Time Ross Island
Presenter: Laurie Lopez Coleman, SAC
Have you ever wished your students actually applied the feedback you give them on
their essays? Find out ways you can save time and frustration over wasted feedback
with just a few targeted intervention strategies. Sample assignments and rubrics
provided.

• Self Discovery: The Path to Motivation Mt. Hood
Presenters: Marge Bartelt and Alexis De Anda, OCC
This interactive workshop will demonstrate the process of motivating students to
create a concept map of their semester learning and their answer to the driving
question. Participants will create a concept map that reflects learning and the
driving question, and create a rubric to assess the concept map.



• Developing a Healthy Program Culture:
Intentionally Shaping Your Students’ Experience Three Sisters
Presenter: Sarah Lechner, GtCNN
Challenge the status quo to consciously shape a program culture in which students
thrive. Align program design and staff behaviors with the underlying values of your
program to boost students’ outcomes and experience. Create an environment in
which everybody (students and staff) wants to show up!

• Making the Case: Building Support for
Your Program Through Effective Messaging Mt. Bachelor
Presenters: Rachel Antrobus, Nick Mathern, Bernadette DeVito,
and Ben Byers, GtCNN
How well you tell your story has important implications for your program’s
long-term health. Through this workshop, you will gain insight into crafting
compelling messages for different audiences and will leave with practical tools and
strategies to help you transform internal, local, and state decision makers into your
champions and help your program thrive for years to come.

• Librarians Are Your Friends — and a Powerful
Resource for Your Students! Sellwood
Presenters: Rebecca Razavi, Amy Crowley, and Lisa Clarke, MC
In this workshop you will learn about a powerful way to expand your community
of practice by integrating a series of library skills workshops into your first-year
curriculum in a way that will measurably improve student success by instilling
new skills, confidence and a stronger connection to the college environment.


Tech, Your Tech Power
• Hi Tech, Low Morrison
Presenter: Lisa Black, SAC
Technology is so important. From study skills websites to cell phone apps—
we will explore a number of powerful tools you can use for your learning next
semester! We will end with a demonstration of a useful site that will allow you to
store the many tools we discuss so that they are organized and accessible.



July 23 - 25, 2012

or Power With?
• Power Over Three Sisters
Presenters: Vivian Ostrowski, Julissa Colon, and Jada Waters, HCC-MA
Power is complicated. Programs must ensure that students meet particular standards,
but a “because I said so!!” approach is doomed. This workshop explores power
dynamics with colleagues, students, and institutions, and how those dynamics
influence program culture and build ownership.

• Digital Storytelling: A Powerful Tool for Telling Any Story Mt. Bachelor
Presenters: Sean McAndrew and Alicia Taylor, FRCC
Please join us and learn what Digital Storytelling is and what the power of Digital
Storytelling can do for you and your students. Participants will see student projects
firsthand and come away with an understanding of storytelling approaches, software
availability, and a student’s “take” on learning through the digital storytelling
process.

• Investigating the Literature: Persistence and Motivation Mt. Hood
Presenters: Heather McCambly and Devora Shamah, GtCNN
does research say about persistence and motivation? We will take a quick
What
tour of current research in community college settings and highlight promising
practices and interventions that foster motivation to support student persistence.
A bibliography and web resources will be provided.

• What Do Zombie Walk, Blood Drives, and Student Senate
Have in Common? Supporting Student Persistence
through Resume Development Morrison
Presenters: Yvonne Hu-Cotto and Diane Tait, MC
Resume-writing is not just something you teach in a career development course;
it is a holistic advising tool! Hear one student’s story on her resume development
and analyze sample resumes of Gateway alums to see how students persevered and
became successful.

to Engage and Assess for Greater Learning
• Click Here Ross Island
Presenters: Mary Legner and Matthew Mortimer, RCC
Effective learning requires student engagement and regular feedback about student
progress. Join us to learn how “clickers” can be used to engage and assess all students
in all subjects, and experience what it’s like to use clickers as a learner.



• Working Together: Create Success
with Deeper Levels of Integration Sellwood
Presenters: Christie Roe, Joyce Gleason, and Diana Mitchell, PC
During our three semesters, we have developed an integration strategy for
increasing the success rates of our developmental students. Participants will have a
chance to examine the program features and participate in exercises that brainstorm
integrated curriculum ideas.

• Open Space: What Matters Most to You Right Now? Mt. St. Helens
we wrap up the conference, is there anything lingering that you still want to
As
discuss with peers? A participatory and flexible format, during Open Space anyone
can propose a topic. The agenda develops based on interests and participants choose
where they’d like to lead or join in.


11:30 Team Time
Next Steps Back Home
this session to come back together with your team to share what you’ve learned and
Use
cement next steps back home.

Gateway to College Teams

• BCC-MA: Ross Island

• CCC-CA: Weidler

• CCC-NJ: Weidler
Island
• CCP: Ross
Sisters
• CCSF: Three

• CH-IT: Ross
Island

• DMACC: Morrison



• EPCC: Morrison

• FRCC: Morrison
Sisters
• FSCJ: Three


July 23 - 25, 2012

Bachelor
• HCC-MA: Mt.

• HCC-MS: Three Sisters

• HCC-WA: Three Sisters

• LC: Weidler

• LWIT: Mt. Bachelor
Bachelor
• MCC-MA: Mt.
Bachelor
• MCC-MI: Mt.
Hood
• MCC-NE: Mt.

• MC: Mt. Bachelor
Hood
• MWCC: Mt.


• PAC: Mt. Hood

• PCC-CO: Weidler


• QCC: Mt. Hood
Helens
• RCC: Mt. St.
Helens
• SCC: Mt. St.

St. Helens
• STC-TX: Mt.
Helens
• SLCC: Mt. St.

Project DEgree Teams

• BC: Sellwood







• PC: Sellwood


• SAC: Sellwood



1:15 Closing Session Multnomah/Holladay Ballroom

2:00 Adjourn

2012 Peer Learning Conference
Reception Sponsors

Thank you
for your generous support!


Peer Learning Conference • planned social Activities
July 23 - 25, 2012

Monday, July 23

GtC National Network Reception at the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI)

Time: 5:30 – 7:30 pm

Location: 945 SE Water Ave, Portland, OR 97214, in the Courtyard
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Details:
Spend a few hours reconnecting with peers and meeting new ones! The outdoor reception
will feature light refreshments, a no-host bar, and an outstanding view of the Portland waterfront.
Due to space limitations, the reception is open to registered PLC attendees only.

Shuttle Free shuttle service will be provided from the Doubletree to the reception and back, with boarding
Service: beginning at 5:00 pm and return service beginning at 7:30 pm. Feel free to board the shuttle at your
convenience. Seating will be on a first-come, first-served basis.

Tuesday, July 24

Optional Group Outing

Time: Meet in the Doubletree lobby at 5:30 pm

Details:
GtCNN staff will lead the group on an excursion to downtown Portland, likely focusing on
the Pearl District and NW 23rd areas which have lots of shops and restaurants. The group will
use the MAX light rail to get to/from downtown, and will also have dinner (no-host) at some point
during the outing.

This outing will involve a good bit of walking, so be sure to wear comfortable shoes!


Peer Learning Conference • doubletree Floor Plan


Peer Learning Conference • guest presenters
July 23 - 25, 2012

Suzie Boss is a writer and educational consultant who focuses on the power of teaching and learning to improve
lives and transform communities. Co-author of Reinventing Project-Based Learning: Your Field Guide to Real-World
Projects in the Digital Age, she is a regular contributor to Edutopia and the Stanford Social Innovation Review.
Suzie is on the National Faculty of the Buck Institute for Education and has worked with educators internationally
to bring project-based learning to both traditional classrooms and informal learning settings. Collaborating with
nonprofit organizations, she has helped to develop programs that engage youth and adults as community
problem-solvers. Her forthcoming book, Bringing Innovation to School, will be published in July 2012.

Kevin Carroll is the founder of Kevin Carroll Katalyst/LLC and the author of three highly successful books,
Rules of the Red Rubber Ball, What’s Your Red Rubber Ball?! and The Red Rubber Ball at Work, published by
ESPN, Disney Press and McGraw-Hill. As an author, speaker and agent for social change (a.k.a. the Katalyst), it
is Carroll’s “job” to inspire businesses, organizations and individuals—from CEOs and employees of Fortune 500
companies to schoolchildren—to embrace their spirit of play and creativity to maximize their human potential and
sustain more meaningful business and personal growth. Carroll has dedicated his life to advancing sports and play
as a vehicle for social change. He partners with non-governmental organizations and businesses around the world
that share his vision and goals. Carroll holds an M.S. in Health Education from St. Joseph’s University, a B.A. in
Speech Communication with a minor in Physical Education from Angelo State University, and an A.A. in Interpreting
and Translating from the Community College of the Air Force. Carroll is a frequent visiting professor across the
United States.

Margery Ginsberg is an associate professor of education at the University of Washington-Seattle where she
teaches in the Leadership for Learning Program (L4L) for system-level leaders on topics including instructional
renewal, professional learning, and school transformation. In addition, she founded and co-directs the Center
for Action, Inquiry, and Motivation, a joint initiative of the Seattle Public Schools and the University of Washington
(aimcenterseattle.org). Dr. Ginsberg began her work in education as a math teacher on two Indian reservations and
also provided technical assistance around Title I within the US Department of Education. She has authored
or co-authored numerous books including, most recently, Transformative Professional Learning: A System to
Enhance Teacher and Student Motivation (Thousand Oaks: Corwin Press). Dr. Ginsberg earned a Ph.D. in
Bilingual/Multicultural/Social Foundations of Education from the University of Colorado-Boulder.

Raymond Wlodkowski began his work in education as an elementary school teacher in the Detroit Public
Schools. For the last thirty years he has taught at universities throughout the United States and Canada with
professorships at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Antioch-Seattle, and Regis University-Denver. He
is a psychologist whose work encompasses adult motivation and learning, cultural diversity, and professional
development in higher education. He is the author of Enhancing Adult Motivation to Learn, twice the recipient of
the Phillip E. Frandson Award for Literature (1986 and 2009), and the co-author of Diversity Motivation, winner
of the 2010 Cyril O. Houle Award for Outstanding Literature in Adult Education. Dr. Wlodkowski lives in Seattle and
conducts seminars for colleges and organizations throughout North America. He earned a Ph.D. in educational
psychology from Wayne State University in Detroit.


Peer Learning Conference • student leaders

Jonathan Bales represents Des Moines Area Community College. He is 19 years old and enrolled in
Gateway to College in the fall 2011 semester with 22 high school credits. Jonathan expects to graduate at the
end of the summer 2012 semester. He has accrued 6 credits for high school and 22 credits for college. Jonathan
wants to continue at DMACC to obtain an associate’s degree and will pursue a career in chemistry. When asked
what motivates him to persevere, he says, “I know that better days for me lay at the end of this.”

Auntais Faulkner represents Durham Technical Community College. He is 20 years old and enrolled in
the Gateway to College program during the summer of 2011. Auntais entered with five high school credits. Today,
he has 13. He is expected to graduate in the fall of 2013. Upon graduating from high school, Auntais will begin
working toward his Associate in Arts Degree with an emphasis on fine arts. He plans to attend the University of
North Carolina at Wilmington to major in theatre arts. In 2011, Auntais was the recipient of the Job Links Youth of
the Year award.

Malik Goins represents Georgia Perimeter College. He enrolled in Project DEgree at GPC during the
spring 2011 semester, and was 19 at the time. His career goal is to be a video game designer or an IT contractor
for different companies. Malik says, “My motivation to keep pursuing my dreams when facing adversities is my
faith. I know that I can succeed and will succeed. Project DEgree has changed the way I view myself vastly. It has
given me a newfound confidence in myself as well as in my learning abilities. It has made me more confident to
dream big and chase my dreams rather than to settle for less.”

Tim Grindle represents Owens Community College. He started the Project DEgree program at Owens in
August 2011 at 18 years of age. Tim is about to enter his third semester of college and has completed 26 college
credits so far. He says, “Each day I try to stay positive because I know all the hard work I put forth comes from my
very own dedication and willpower. I am thankful and appreciative to all who have helped me be the person I am
today. My dream career is to help all those who struggle in life to get lifted up in some way, shape or form. Just
knowing that I have inspired someone to be successful makes me feel stronger as a person.”

Felicia Juarez represents Metropolitan Community College. She began Gateway to College in
September 2010 as a 19 year old needing 15 high school credits to graduate. Surviving family and housing
disruptions, Felicia has excelled at MCC earning 72 college credits on the way to earning her high school diploma
in May 2012. Reflecting on her Gateway to College experience, Felicia says, “It has helped me to realize that I
can accomplish things that I never thought I could. I have come so far since I began Gateway, I feel like I can do
anything that I set out to do.” Felicia will carry this confidence as she looks to begin the registered nursing program
this fall.


July 23 - 25, 2012

Catherine Lisman represents Portland Community College. She is eighteen years old and started in
Gateway to College in the fall of 2011 with 10 high school credits. Since enrolling, she’s accumulated 10 additional
high school credits and 35 college credits. Cat has been on the President’s List or Honor’s List every term and
is expected to graduate March 2013. After graduation she plans to transfer to Western Washington University
to study medicine. Cat says, “My future is what motivates me to persevere through challenges. I want to be
successful, and in order to do that, I have to get my diploma. No matter how hard it may be.”

Jemmy Maignon represents Georgia Perimeter College. He enrolled in Project DEgree last year at the
age of 19. Since then, Jemmy has earned four college credits. Jemmy says, “I’m an aspiring film maker with a
creative mind and lots of ideas. My goals are to take pictures, film, and edit. Project DEgree has motivated me to
continue to do more and try hard. This way I can say I’ll have a good future as I continue in the direction that I’m
going in.”

Lindsey Minnig represents Owens Community College. She enrolled in Project DEgree in the fall of 2011
when she was 19. In only two semesters she has earned 29 credits and plans to transfer to a four-year institution
to earn her bachelor’s degree in dietetics. Her career goal is to be an athletic trainer at a large university or for a
professional sports team. Lindsey says, “I feel like Project DEgree has given me confidence to do well in school.
During high school I never had the support I needed, but now I feel like I can be successful at anything in school.
I will definitely keep this confidence even when I go to a university.”

Akela Mitchell represents Community College of Philadelphia. She was 16 when she applied in the
spring of 2011 and had no high school credits. Akela now has 15 high school credits and 31 college credits. This
year, she received 3 academic awards from Gateway: Academics, Most Involved, and Most Persistent. Akela will
graduate Gateway in the spring of 2013 and plans to pursue a career in clinical psychology. She says, “Gateway
has changed the way I view myself and my future … building my confidence, supporting me no matter what. The
people in Gateway encourage me to step out of my comfort zone. They have been ‘parents’ when needed or
simply my friend.”

Marquis Moore represents Massasoit Community College. He is 21 and began Gateway to College in
the fall of 2011. Marquis says, “Even though my mother had high expectations of a bright future for me, I made all
the wrong choices. Success and education meant nothing to me then. I did not think of the consequences of my
irresponsible decisions. Now, I have earned 23 college credits and will graduate in June 2013. My goal is to earn
a Bachelor’s in Criminal Justice. Every day, I am inspired by this quote, ‘Live for tomorrow, not today.’ Being in the
program has made me realize that I can have a brighter future. The caring staff and dedicated professors have
helped me to push myself, to learn more. This program has changed my life.”



Joanna Murphy represents Spokane Falls Community College. She was 19 when she enrolled in
Project DEgree, and has accrued 52 college credits so far. Because Joanna has a strong interest in counseling/
advising, she plans to major in psychology and minor in education. “I want to help students like myself who have
struggled with school,” she says. Joanna has been recognized for high academic achievement by making the
Vice Presidents Honor Roll. “School is the challenge in my life right now. I will work hard now and be rewarded
later. I can do anything I put my mind to with a little hard work. Having regular visits with an advisor to help plan my
future is an aspect of Project DEgree that has helped me be successful.”

Candace Negrete represents Metropolitan Community College. She is 17 years old and began
Gateway to College in the fall quarter of 2011 with 32 high school credits. Candace has worked hard while
enrolled in the program and has earned five high school credits and 24.5 college credits. She expects to graduate
in March 2013, and her future plans are to become a registered nurse and eventually a hematologist. Candace
says, “What motivates me the most is my mother’s success and how I want to be like her.”

Rachel Padro represents Front Range Community College. She entered Gateway to College in the
fall of 2011 at age 16 with very few high school credits. Now in her third semester, Rachel has earned 6 college
credits and 12 high school credits. She hopes to continue her studies after graduating in the spring of 2013 and
eventually earn an M.A. in English and teach at the college level. Rachel is motivated by a desire to improve her life
and those around her. Prior to enrolling in Gateway, Rachel was resolved to getting her GED but the opportunity
to earn her diploma and college credits has Rachel thinking ahead and living by the motto, “Life doesn’t happen
eventually.”

Jennifer Rebollar represents South Texas College. She started Gateway to College in the spring 2012
term at age 18 and has earned 3.5 high school credits so far. After she graduates, she plans to pursue a master’s
degree in business management with the goal of one day owning her own restaurant. When asked about her view
of her college education, Jennifer said, “I dreamed of going, but never thought in a million years I could. Now, I see
myself being able to continue and to be the best I can be.”

Megan Reiser represents Mount Wachusett Community College. She is 18 and entered the Gateway
to College program in the fall of 2011. Megan completed her high school diploma requirements in May and plans
to pursue a degree in criminal justice and EMT certification at MWCC. She says, “Throughout my education, I have
tried my hardest to be a strong, hardworking individual. I have many goals in life, including graduating high school
and college, getting a career I enjoy, having a family, and being successful in whatever I want to do. Whether the
obstacles in my path are academic, social, or personal, I strive to overcome them and complete my goals. In my
opinion, completing school is a very important goal to becoming successful in life.”

Cassandra Robinson represents St. Louis Community College. She is 19 and enrolled in Gateway to
College in the fall of 2011 with 17 high school credits. Cassandra completed her high school diploma requirements
in May. She says, “If it wasn’t for Gateway, I probably wouldn’t have graduated on time. It made a difference to
me because now I can finally say ‘I have a high school diploma and a better attitude with it.’ When I encounter a
challenge, I tell myself not to give up hope because in the long run I’m going to have rewards to show from my
success.”


July 23 - 25, 2012

Christian Rodgers represents Spokane Falls Community College. He is 20 and has earned 35 college
credits since entering Project DEgree last year. Christian is still deciding on his career path, but he plans to be
either an accountant or a veterinarian. He says, “What has been great is that I learned that I had the ability to
accomplish my goals; I just needed the focus to reach them. I’m the second generation going to college in my
family, and that helps me face the challenges I encounter. Being able to talk to my instructors and my advisor when
I need their help has also really contributed to my success.”

Krista Schmitt represents Portland Community College. She is 25 years old and is in her third term of
Project DEgree. Krista says, “I am in school because I want to be a nurse. I have a passion for helping people, and
it is something I want to make a career out of. I was helped so much by nurses during my recovery from addiction,
and I want to be the one to make a difference in the lives of others, just like the difference was made in my life. ”

Diane Tait represents Montgomery College. She entered Gateway to College in the spring of 2010 as an
18 year-old with 16 high school credits. She graduated in June 2012 with 47 college credits, as a member of the
international honor society, and as president of Live Action Role Play club. Diane plans to pursue a B.S. degree in
molecular cell biology and a Ph.D. in immunology. Diane says, “Gateway changed my way of thinking and made it
possible for me to be where I am today. I was blessed with the instructors and the resource specialist who pushed
me to make achievable goals and taught me to reach for the moon and land among the stars.”

Bridget Talamantes represents South Texas College. She started Gateway to College in August 2011 at
age 16 and has earned 5 high school credits so far. Bridget says, “I am a dedicated student and a challenge taker.
I have enjoyed and appreciate being a Gateway to College student because it has made me responsible and a
restored person.”

Christopher Young represents Massasoit Community College. He says, “I am in this program because
I made very immature decisions. As a young black kid in a predominantly white town, I felt stereotyped. Therefore,
I fell right into the assumed image and got into trouble. Then, reality hit me and I realized that I did not want to
be another statistic. I decided to get back into school and do whatever it takes to be successful. Being in the
Gateway to College program changed my life. Now, I see myself as a leader — smart, mature, and self-motivated.
I have set my goals for my future — get my Master’s in computer science to start my own business, maybe even
teach high school classes — and have a plan to accomplish those goals.”


Peer Learning Conference • ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Gateway to College National Network wishes to thank everyone who responded to the
request for essays and Tweets on the topic of motivation. We are pleased to recognize this
year’s featured essayists:

Stacy Cupps-Alexander, Owens Community College
Jim Harper, Gateway to College National Network Board of Directors
Eugenia Hooker, Spartanburg Community College
Christine Kelly-Kleese, Durham Technical Community College
Nick Mathern, Gateway to College National Network
Martin Mendoza, Project DEgree student, San Antonio College
Dalton Olson, Gateway to College student, Metropolitan Community College
Leah Rapoza, Gateway to College graduate, Portland Community College


partner profiles
July 23 - 25, 2012

Bristol Community College offers educational opportunities and solid
career preparation to students throughout southeastern Massachusetts.
With three campus locations, as well as two satellite locations, Bristol
offers more than 120 career and transfer programs of study.
Fall River, Massachusetts

Gateway partner
Began serving students
in January 2012

Started in: 2010 Broward College offers associate
Fall 2011 total students: 68 and bachelor degrees and
Average age at entry: 19.3 certificate programs at 3 campuses
Two largest ethnic groups: and numerous satellite centers in
Black/African American 64.0% the Greater Fort Lauderdale/
Ft. Lauderdale, Florida Hispanic/Latino 21.3%
Broward County community. The
First generation college-goer: 67.9%
Project DEgree partner college serves over 60,000 credit
Student quote: “I chose to be part of
and non-credit students annually.
Project DEgree because I believe it can
help me strive for success and help me to
become a better student.”

Started in: 2011 Camden County College is one of
Fall 2011 total students: 60 the largest community colleges in
Average age at entry: 17.0 New Jersey. It serves over 23,000
Average GPA at entry: 7.1 (10.0 scale) credit-seeking students annually
Two largest ethnic groups: at its three campus locations and
Black/African American 81.6% offers over 140 programs and
Hispanic/Latino 18.4%
certificates.
Camden, New Jersey
Student quote: “Gateway to College is
the best program for those who dropped
Gateway partner out of high school but are serious about
their education and want to live an
educated life.”


partner profiles

Cayuga Community College offers over 30 degree and certificate
programs at two campuses and online. Popular programs at the school
include liberal arts, education, broadcasting, studio art and design,
business, nursing, and criminal justice. The college serves over
4,000 students a year.

Auburn, New York

Innovation Collaborative partner

Chattahoochee Technical College is the largest technical college in Georgia,
serving approximately 13,000 students a year. The college serves six
Marietta, Georgia counties, has eight campuses and offers over 125 degree, diploma, and
certificate programs to its students.

Christel House Dropout Recovery School, part of Christel House
International, is a tuition-free charter school located in Indianapolis. They
will partner with Ivy Tech Community College to serve students through the
Gateway to College program. Christel House International currently serves
Indianapolis, Indiana
more than 3,000 students worldwide by providing them with education,
nutrition, health care, and a nurturing environment, and by empowering
Gateway partner
their families and communities through outreach services.
Will begin serving students
in Fall 2012


partner profiles
July 23 - 25, 2012

Started in: 2009 City College of San Francisco
Fall 2011 total students: 144 is one of the largest community
Average age at entry: 17.3 college systems in the western
Average GPA at entry: 1.43 United States. The college offers
Two largest ethnic groups: over 100 degree and certificate
Black/African American 30.7% programs and serves more than
Hispanic/Latino 28.7%
100,000 students (credit and
non-credit) each year. CCSF has
Student quote: “Gateway to College is a 9 campuses anchored by the
San Francisco, California
great way to get a second chance. It will
get you back up on your feet.” main campus in south central
Gateway partner San Francisco, and also holds
classes at 100 community-based
centers throughout the city.

Gateway to College Community College of Philadelphia
Started in: 2006 is the largest institution of higher
Fall 2011 total students: 101 education in Philadelphia and the
Average age at entry: 17.7 largest point of entry to higher
Average GPA at entry: 1.37 education for people of color
Two largest ethnic groups: in Pennsylvania. Approximately
Black/African American 59.4% 35,000 students are enrolled in
White/Caucasian 24.1% credit and non-credit courses
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania First generation college-goer: 81.0% annually at the college’s main
Gateway and
Student quote: “I absolutely love campus and 3 regional campuses.
Gateway to College. They keep you Over 70 degree and certificate
Innovation Collaborative partner wanting to be more involved. They make
programs are offered in art,
learning fun, yet hard, while giving us so
much knowledge at the same time.” science, business, technology, and
liberal arts.

The Institute for Extended Learning offers over 5,700 credit and
noncredit courses at its twelve centers throughout the Spokane region.
Spokane, Washington Over 14,500 students (credit and noncredit) take classes each year to
achieve a GED, high school diploma, or just for fun.


partner profiles

Contra Costa College is one of three colleges that make up the
San Pablo, California
Contra Costa Community College District. They offer over 60
programs of study and have been serving students in the San Pablo
Gateway partner
and surrounding areas for over 60 years.
Will begin serving students
in Fall 2012

Corning Community College offers a spectrum of courses and programs
ranging from liberal arts and sciences to career programs. It has five
academic divisions and offers over 40 programs and more than 800 credit
and non-credit courses. 3,000-5,000 students are enrolled in credit and
non-credit courses annually.

Corning, New York


Started in: 2010 Des Moines Area Community
Fall 2011 total students: 42 College serves nearly
Average age at entry: 17.6 31,000 students annually across
Average GPA at entry: 1.36 6 campuses and several satellite
Two largest ethnic groups: centers in the Des Moines
White/Caucasian 38.6% metropolitan area and surrounding
Des Moines, Iowa Black/African American 31.8%
counties. The college offers more
Gateway partner than 130 degree programs and
Student quote: “Gateway has been a certifications.
very eye-opening experience, helping
me sort my priorities and discover what
I want to do with my life. The best part
is that they stay involved and make sure
you’re doing well not only in school, but
outside as well.”


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