Student Services
SLOs, accomplishments, activities
Newsletter
Student Life Office
Adriana Lopez, Academic/Student
Services Manager
[email protected]
Student learning outcome:
Students using our services will enhance their
development of values through learning about
positive ethical behavior and civic responsibility.
Throughout the 2009-10 academic year, students
involved with clubs and Associated Students of
Diablo Valley College (ASDVC) were evaluated
on group functioning and accountability through
observations, surveys, and questionnaires.
Student learning outcomes data showed that
students adhered to time constraints and understood student life’s office policies and procedures
more than 85% of the time. Group functioning
was the challenge for students, more specifically,
handling conflicts with mutual respect. The student life staff focused on working directly with
students in conflict and ways to resolve conflict
through constructive dialogue.
Program service accomplishments:
The Academic/Student Services Manager for student life compiled the number of active student
clubs and implemented activities for the 2009-10
academic year. There were a total of 80 different student clubs, 65 of which were active in the
fall and 55 of which were available in the spring.
Students involved with ASDVC and/or clubs
implemented a total of 125 activities/events, 51 of
which took place in the fall and 74 in the spring.
June 2010
Present student development activities/events:
To ensure student leadership development and
involvement in governance, ASDVC implemented
an additional requirement for board member applicants in spring 2010. Board member applicants
were required to attend two leadership workshops
facilitated by the Academic/Student Services
Manager for student life, exposing students to
different leadership styles and effective advocacy
practices on college campuses.
In March 2010, ASDVC and a number of clubs
collaborated to implement a number of programs
aimed at involving students in the budget development process. On March 4 the Students for
a Democratic Society held a rally in the Student
Union Plaza followed by a march around campus
informing students about budget cuts. On March
17, ASDVC held a Student Services Festival informing students about the cuts to student services, and on March 22 forty-nine students attended
the March in March rally at the State Capitol to
voice their concerns.
In May, ASDVC and Inter-Club Council collaborated to host an End of the Year Banquet for Student Leaders. A number of students selected by
their peers were honored with awards. Ten leadership scholarships were also disbursed, funded
by ASDVC and selected by the DVC Foundation
Office.
Current issues:
During this period of reductions in budgets and
staffing, student life is anticipating changes to the
club program and ASDVC. Considering that the
number of active student clubs and activities continues to rise, student life has begun discussions
on potentially limiting the number of clubs and/
or activities on campus.
Student life staff members are currently working with the ASDVC 2010-11 executive officers to
facilitate transition into their newly elected positions. The advisors are working with the officers
to develop goals and programs for fall 2010.
United States. New international students are allowed
to enter the U.S. only 30 days before the term begins.
In fall 2010 many international students are transferring to four-year colleges. As in past years the numbers
are very impressive. For example, fall 2010 represents
the year of the highest number of international students being admitted to UC Berkeley from DVC, 109
students were admitted for fall, which includes the
largest number ever, 11 to the Haas School of Business, and 19 students deferred to the spring 2011 term.
DVC international students continue to be admitted to
multiple campuses both in and outside of California.
Of the 275 who have informed us that they are transferring to four-year colleges, 181 will be attending the
University of California system while 28 have indicated they will be going to the California State University
system. There are 36 students attending out-of-state
schools, which includes nine students attending the
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, and five attending Indiana University, Bloomington.
Present student development activities/events:
International Students Admissions and The online orientation and the new mandatory F-student check-in sessions seem to have been successful for
Services
Gloria Zarabozo, Academic/Student Services
Manager
[email protected]
Student learning outcome:
We are here to help students stay in status and succeed.
Program service accomplishments:
Our very own international counselor’s blog has been
named one of the top 50 counseling blogs by the national website The Counseling Courier. Mark Isham’s blog
was number 23 under education counselors. If you wish
to see the website that gave Mark this honor you can go
to www.mastersincounseling.org/top-50-counselingblogs.html. If you wish to see Mark’s great blog you can
go to www.dvc.edu/international/resources and select
the International Counseling Blog.
Also due to the initiative of Mark Isham, Daniel Abbott
of District IT, and Ligia Morcillo of International Students Admissions and Services (ISAS), we have been able
to fully incorporate the online orientation for the summer and fall terms. This orientation allows students to acquire critical information about DVC prior to entering the
the summer session, the Summer Bridge program and
the fall term. We are looking forward to continuing
these processes for future terms.
In conjunction with the International Education Center
we have enrolled 62 students in the tenth annual Summer Bridge program. Students in this program begin
with two contract education courses and additional
academic support for success. These students then begin their full-time studies at DVC for the fall term.
Current issues:
The prevailing issue for most departments is the budget crisis. Despite the fact that the international student program generates over 7.5 million dollars just at
DVC, the budget is still a problem for this department.
We are affected by the following: 1) a budget reduction which will no longer allow us to support other
programs through student workers, 2) the possibility of losing our specifically trained part-time hourly
staff person without the ability to hire a much needed
full-time person, 3) cutting our annual celebration for
our transfer students, 4) scaled back recruiting efforts,
and 5) fewer hours open to the public due to the loss of
part-time hourly help.
Carrie Sadighian, EOPS/CARE Administrative Secretary, Carrie’s
daughter Brianna Sadighian, Miguel Zaragoza, EOPS/CARE student,
Emily Stone, EOPS/CARE Director, Bianca Estrella, EOPS/CARE
Assistant, and Raine Dougan, EOPS Counselor
Extended Opportunity Programs and
Services
Emily Stone, Academic/Student Services
Manager
[email protected]
Student learning outcome:
As a result of the Extended Opportunity Programs
and Services (EOPS) Progress Report process, new
EOPS students will demonstrate an increased understanding of the value of utilizing their instructors’
office hours and are more likely to use office hours in
the future.
Program service accomplishments:
Of the surveyed respondents, 51.55% indicated that
the EOPS Progress Report has increased their interactions with their instructors; 43.83% reported an
increase in utilization of instructors’ office hours as a
result of the EOPS Progress Report; 47.24% indicated
that the Progress Report has had a favorable impact on their comfort level in interacting with their
instructors; and 50.92% of students believe the EOPS
Progress Report is a valuable tool and would complete the EOPS Progress Report even if it were not a
required EOPS program element.
Present student development activities/events:
The EOPS/CARE Director, Emily Stone, and three
former EOPS/CARE students, Latasha Adams,
Mercedes Alfaro, and Regina Porras, met with Sena-
tor Mark DeSaulnier in his local office on May 22, 2010.
Each of these students represents the future of California. Mercedes just graduated from Mills College with a
bachelor of arts degree in sociology, Regina Porras will
be completing her bachelor of science degree in nursing
at Samuel Merritt College this fall term, and Latasha
Adams is transferring to Sacramento State University.
Senator DeSaulnier was impressed with the students
and offered his support of EOPS/CARE.
The EOPS/CARE program is proud of EOPS student
and peer advisor, Miguel Zaragoza, who was the DVC
student graduation speaker. Several EOPS/CARE staff
members were in attendance at graduation to hear
Miguel and to cheer for all of the EOPS/CARE students
who graduated or earned certificates of achievement.
Miguel is a first generation college student and he is
transferring to UC Davis in the fall term.
Current issues:
The EOPS/CARE program sustained a devastating 40%
budget cut in 2009-10. The governor’s proposed budget
for 2010-11 included an additional $10 million cut statewide, in addition to adding the “flexibility” provision.
Many efforts have been made to prevent the additional
cut and flexibility from occurring. It appears that the
budget committee has rejected the additional cut and
flexibility. Due to budget cuts, the EOPS/CARE program is unable to offer a summer program to continuing EOPS/CARE students, and the number of students
served in the 2009-10 academic year was reduced from
1,100 to approximately 800. However, the EOPS Summer Institute, a basic skills college readiness program, is
offering its 13th program this summer, with 50 students
enrolled in the learning community.
Emily Stone, EOPS/CARE Director, Mercedes Alfaro, Regina Porras, Latasha
Adams, former EOPS/CARE students, and Senator Mark DeSaulnier
Program service accomplishments:
Educational Talent Search (ETS) is currently at 99% of its
student enrollment goal of 655. We have successfully assisted over 80% of our graduated seniors with applying
for financial aid.
Educational Talent Search
Jackqueline Jones-Castellano, Academic/
Student Services Manager
[email protected]
Student learning outcome:
Students will acquire knowledge about how to complete financial aid applications to assist them with
securing financial resources to pay for college.
Present student development activities/events:
For three days during spring break we sponsored college tours to UC Davis, Sacramento State University, San
Francisco State University, Stanford University and San
Jose State University. Seventy-six students and five parent chaperones participated. We had a wonderful time.
On Monday, June 21st we will start our 2010 ETS Summer Programs, offering academic enrichment activities,
career exploration, SAT Preparation, Scholarship Portfolio Development Workshops and College Tours to CSU
Stanislaus and Santa Clara University.
Current issues:
ETS will be writing a grant application to secure funding
to offer scholarships for participants graduating in 2011.
The scholarship program will be designed to support the
students with financial resources and advising services
for two academic years.
DVC Mission Statement
Diablo Valley College is passionately committed to student learning
through the intellectual, scientific,
artistic, psychological, and ethical
development of its diverse student
body. Diablo Valley College prepares students for transfer to fouryear universities; provides career
and technical education; supports
the economic development of the
region; offers pre-collegiate programs; and promotes personal
growth and lifelong learning.
The student services newsletter is produced by the
Office of the Vice President of Student Services.
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