On February 22, 2019, faculty, staff and administrators gathered at Los Angeles Southwest College for the “Creating Student-Centered Classrooms” Regional Summit, a day of discussion and learning centered on the inquiry question: What is a “student centered” learning environment and how do we build student-centered classrooms with support? Facilitators invited faculty to engage with powerful texts on classroom […]
LA Regional Network Sharing Event “Empowering Inclusive Learning” at Pasadena City College
Pasadena City College (PCC), a 2018 BSILI team, hosted the fourth 3CSN regional sharing event “Empowering Inclusive Learning” on October 12, 2018. There were 39 people from 12 different colleges in attendance. The day began with a review of 3CSN’s inquiry areas: Designing for Inclusive Collaboration Engaging Students Learning about Learning After setting norms, the […]

Financial Aid for Student Success at LA Valley College
The LA Community College District (LACCD) hosted a financial aid event for over 100 faculty, staff, and administrators on September 18, 2018. The event focused on how we can all become financial aid allies to our students. LACCD Chancellor Dr. Francisco Rodriguez welcomed the audience and reminded us all how financial aid is an equity issue […]

LARN Summit #3: Data Summit
There were over 30 participants at the SSI#3: Data Summit, which focused on how to access and use data in an engaging way that can support campuses work with Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) as well as College Promise. The day began with a presentation by MDRC on what successful student programs in community colleges are […]

LARN Summit #2: Peer Coaching and Mentoring for First Year/Promise Initiatives
On February 23, 2018 at LA Pierce College 63 educators, including peer mentors, from 13 different community colleges, learned and discussed ways to support students in their transition into college. The day began with a presentation by Michelle Ware, from MDRC who has done work on behavioral messaging/behavioral economics for student communication. She introduced the […]

Integrating & Transforming for Student Success at Los Angeles City College
Campus leaders from the Los Angeles Regional Network gathered for an Integrated Planning Retreat, hosted by Los Angeles City College. Teams consisted of LACP implementers, Counselors, SLO Coordinators, SSSP & Equity Committee Members, Institutional Researchers, BSI leaders, and other leaders key to campus Integration efforts. Through Appreciative Inquiry, Equity and Coherence as a frameworks for […]

Los Angeles Regional Network BSI Kick-off
The Los Angeles Community College District hosted LARN’s BSI Kick-off event on September 9, 2016. All nine of LACCD’s campuses were represented, along with Taft College, Rio Hondo, and Crafton Hills. Executive Director Deborah Harrington welcomed the 26 participants and began the day discussing integration of student success initiatives and what colleges should be planning […]

SSI – AtD Summit #3 – “The ‘New’ Noncredit: Changes in the Noncredit to Credit Pathway”
Los Angeles Valley College hosted “The ‘New’ Noncredit: Changes in the Noncredit to Credit Pathway” summit on Friday, March 18, 2016. Participants from around the state listened to keynote speaker, Diane Edwards-LiPerla of Southwestern College, who provided a statewide perspective for participants and discussed recent policy changes in adult education, noncredit to credit pathways, and […]
LARN- Professional Development Coordinators Spring Event
On Friday, March 11, 2016, the 3CSN Los Angeles Regional Network (LARN) and LACCD Student Success Initiative Steering Committee invited Professional Development Coordinators, organizers, and those interested in creating intentional professional learning on their campus to the District office to discuss connecting professional learning to the SSSP, Basic Skills, and Equity Initiatives, as well as other […]
LAVC: Integrated Planning for Student Success Workshop
The Integrated Planning for Student Success Workshop was held at Los Angeles Valley College, March 4, 2016, and was facilitated by Deborah Harrington, Jessica Cristo, Scott Weigand and Arnita Porter. The purpose of this professional learning event was to support LAVC with addressing achievement gaps through integration efforts and implementation of programs to increase student success and promote institutional […]