Spring 2016
Achieving The Dream Newsletter
Achieving the Dream Leader College
“Achieving the
Dedicated to Eliminating Student Barriers to Student
Success
Dream is
accelerating
Capital’s long
Achieving the Dream (ATD) is a national initiative dedicated to helping more community college
students stay in school and earn a college degree. Capital Community College (CCC) is one of a
select group of colleges in the country designated as an “ATD Leader College” in implementing
strategies to close achievement gaps and promote student success.
history of helping
students achieve
their dreams.”
- Wilfredo Nieves,
President, Capital
Community College
ICAT World Café—Fall 2015
Nefris Quiterio received last
year’s Estudiante/Student Award
at the 9th Identidad Latina’s Latino
de Oro Award Event. She is the
past President of LASA (Latin
American Student Association)
and a member of the Student
Senate.
Student Success Highlights
Academic Success Center
The Center for Academic Transitions focuses on preparing prospective students who fall below the “ability to
benefit”. The program served a total of 200 students; 119 entered as transitional math students, 166 entered as
transitional English students, and 85 entered as both transitional math and transitional English students. The
results showed that student learning improved. Forty three percent of students test scores improved to a level
which allowed access to college courses.
First Year and Student Services
Welcome Week
Purpose of Welcome Week- First Year Committee and Student Services sponsored kick off events to welcome
new students the first week of fall semester. This exciting Week of Welcome hosts social and educational
events along with promoting student and community engagement.
The goal of Welcome Week is to have both educational events as well as student and community engagement.
Welcome Week is held during the first week of the semester and focuses on academic and social integration.
Events during Welcome Week include; What’s your major’s fair? CCC Block Party, and Getting to know your
college leader’s panel and ice cream social (panel included President and Deans of the College).
Spirit Week
The purpose of Spirit Week is to connect students, faculty, and staff to the college and community while building
a sense of pride in being a part of Capital’s community. Spirit Week was comprised of three days, highlighting
three themes; Capital Day, Civic and Community Engagement and CCC Harvest Pride (parade and décor
contest).
Meet the Achieving
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Wilfredo Nieves, President
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Capital in the Community
Capital is partnered with Hartford Public High School to develop college prep courses in both math and English.
These efforts have resulted in an increase in college ready graduating seniors.
Capital’s high school partnership program gives high school students exposure to college coursework and the
college process. This past year more than 10 local high schools were represented with 72 students
participating. This cohort had a 70% success rate with an average GPA of 2.7.
The Hartford Heritage Program draws the resources of the city of Hartford into course curriculum and takes
students into the communities and institutions surrounding the college. It includes Learning Communities,
individual sections of English, History, Sociology, Liberal Arts, and other courses that regularly use Hartford as
an extension of the classroom. In these partnerships college English and math developmental courses and high
school courses are aligned with the Common Core State Standards. The goal is to ensure adequate
preparation at the high school and provide students with the skill sets necessary to bypass college developmental studies. The overall goal of these projects are to work with other stakeholders to ensure student success.
CCAC “Community Conversations at Capital”
In the spirit of fostering a culture of student success a series of campus conversations, in various formats will be
scheduled throughout the semester. Most recently the ATD coaches and National Data Coach conducted a
professional development with the ATD Core Team, strategic planning committee, and an all college
conversation on the Genesis of ATD, leader college status, and ICAT assessments. We will foster continued
conversations spring 2016 in the format of a “World Café” facilitated by ATD leadership.
We would like to continue community conversations! In order to do this, we need YOU to provide suggestions
and participate in Community Conversations at Capital!