Student Services is still working on models for the Pathways Communities. There are many logistics to figure out such as what will be offered, how will it be offered, where will it be offered, what it will be called, etc. The goal is to launch the Pathways Communities in Fall 2020, with a physical center for each Community. The center staffing will likely be similar to the way Achieve is set up now, with counselors, coaches/SPAs, and peer mentors. We also hope there will be financial aid staff available and faculty from the disciplines who will hold office hours. 

Q. What will be the difference between Achieve, FYE, and a Pathway Community? A. They will all be rolled into one. Achieve was a "pilot" project, and the Pathways Communities will have elements from Achieve, but we may not use the term Achieve anymore. 

Q. Will there be common training for the center staff, such as equity training? A. Yes. Training will be critical, and equity is a foundational principle. 

Q. Will the Pathways Communities serve students only in their first year? A. No, the support will extend through the pathway. We still need to look at what second year support will look like. 

Q. How will we handle undecided students? A. They will choose one of the four "schools" (although they will not be called schools), but can remain undecided. They will get support to help them choose a major/educational goal. If they change their minds, they can switch. 

The initial model may not be perfect, but it is a starting point that we can improve upon.

The DI project team is working on finalizing membership. The team leads have been meeting already, and they will start meeting as a full team soon. Lisa and Sarah met with the team leads recently and discussed topics such as research approaches, timeline, deliverables, methodological frameworks, and how we might conduct research effectively at ARC. 

Sarah shared the Council's EMP-related feedback from our last meeting with the EMP team leads (Frank and Gary). The team leads responded and said they are working on recruiting a student member, they will extend the Ideascale deadline, and they will allow for anonymous feedback in Ideascale. Also, the EMP team leads had some questions about the role between the project teams and the Student Success Council. There needs to be a balance between allowing the project team to do their work while also guiding and checking in with their work as needed to make sure the deliverables are something the Council can ultimately support. Lisa and Sarah will meet with Gary and Frank to discuss these questions further. 

The research office has finished planning the sample of students who will be selected to receive the survey. The sample was carefully planned to ensure that the students who receive the survey are representative of the student body as a whole. There will be three samples: main campus, Natomas, and online. Online will be oversampled to account for the typically low return rates for online surveys. Faculty will be notified by today if they've been selected to administer the survey in their class. If they agree, they will have from 10/29 - 11/22 to give the survey. The employee survey will run from mid - late October. There is a strong interest from the DI project team in getting the opportunity for input into the questions so that they can use the resulting data in their work. Request: the research office should meet with the DI project team leads.