Caring Campus Initiative
Caring Campus’s purpose is to create a college environment that increases students’ sense of connectedness and belonging, and, in turn, completion of each student’s education goals.
Mission as a Caring Campus
To create a college environment where students feel a strong sense of connectedness, belonging, and support, leading to increased retention, persistence, and completion of their educational goals.
Research indicates that student support staff and other employees can contribute considerably to enhancing student connectedness, thereby increasing the likelihood students will attain their educational goals.
The work continues on our campus.
- Improve Student services
- Provide excellent customer service
- Provide a positive environment
- Increase student retention
- Increase registration rate
- Increase connection between departments and across college
Overall, Caring Campus provides an amazing opportunity for students to find what they are looking for in their educational journey.
Caring Campus Leads
- Morris Barnes, College Success Coach
- Laquasha Beale, Financial Officer
- Dr. Teresa Harrison, Financial Aid Coordinator
- Sandra Williams, Financial Aid PELL Liaison
Caring Campus Commitments
Traditional
- Learning about other departments
- Warm Referrals & Hand-offs
- Use Student-Friendly Language
- Name Badges
Virtual
- E-Introductions in Email (Send introduction emails of staff and make the virtual connection)
- Warm Email Referrals & Hand-Offs (Use contact information and introduce yourself first)
- Welcome Campaign
- Summary of Services on webpages