Participated in All LCC Employee SEM Retreat in June 2023
Developed new activities for the next three years to support the overall goals of SEM
Held 2023 Commencement Ceremony
March 2023
Grad Night was somewhat successful – twenty to thirty students
Advising Worksheets have been updated with new Gen Ed Package
177 students walking at commencement – similar to last year. Increase to 309 degrees and certificates to be awarded
December 2022
Developed a visual to show the pathway to graduation – will have a QR code on it.
“Tassel is worth the hassle” theme they are using on correspondence
Stressing to students that there is not a graduation fee
Worked with the Advising Center and provided older degree checks so they could reach out to those missing just a few hours. Have at least 3 students that may reenroll to finish classes.
Holding graduation information events on March 8th
Will be adjusting advising worksheets in the future
Approximately 40 December graduates
September 2022
Focus on simplifying graduation process for students and for advisors.
June 2022
Opt out vs Opt in update – 17 students didn’t respond to complete graduation paperwork, which is an increase (though the number of graduates also increased)
March 2022
Progress has been made on several of the activities of the subcommittee including the following:
Opt our process for graduation has been implemented
Subcommittee discussed several new communication options during January meeting
December 2021
The short-term and long-term activities were determined during the past quarter. They were as follows:
Allow students to opt out of graduation versus opting in
Implementing for May 2022 graduation
Create new and effective ways to communicate with graduates
Create a visual guide for the steps for attending graduation
Increase the number of students that complete a degree check
During the fall term, advisors and students will be notified once they are eligible to complete the degree check (students who will be enrolled in or have completed 42 hours towards their declared major)
September 2021
During the August 2021 inservice, the Completion Subcommittee met to begin brainstorming short-term and long-term activities to support the goals of the SEM Plan. The committee will narrow down the activities and begin to implement them in the next quarter.
June 2021
After the All LCC presentations explaining Strategic Enrollment Management to the faculty and staff, employees volunteered to serve on the various subcommittees.
An initial Completion Subcommittee meeting was held in May to begin discussions.