Highline Degree Pathways Site

Degree Pathways –
Organizational Structure

HIGHLINE COLLEGE PRIORITY AREA 1

All programs (degrees and certificates) prepare students for better jobs, further education, and increased opportunities.

Program Mapping
Each Program of Study is clearly mapped out for students and provides a coherent pathway from college entry through completion or transfer. Students know which courses they should take and in what sequence, and are directed to default course selections related to their meta major and program. Courses critical for success in each program and other key progress milestones are clearly identified. Default schedules are designed to lead to on-time completion, and students can customize their academic plans by working with an adviser or faculty member to address their individual context.

Team Leads: Liz Word
Team members: Helen Burn, Renata Cummings, Erich Elwin, Jessica Neilson, , Tony Johnson, Briana Quintanilla, Blake Stagner
________________________________________

Exploratory sequence in each pathway
Students who do not have a specific Program of Study in mind are required to choose a pathway in a broad field of interest (such as business, allied health, education, etc.) with a default curriculum that gives them a taste of the given field.

Team Leads: Justin Dampeer & Liz Word
Team members: Aleyda Cervantes, Raegan Copeland, Donna Enguerra-Simpson, Rus Higley, Eileen Jimenez, Jennifer Johnston, Laura Manning, Julie Pollard, Wendy Swyt, Iesha Valencia, Krystal Welch, Nicole Wilson
________________________________________

Math Attainment Committee

Team Leads: Barbara Hunter & Shannon Waits
Team members: Khoi-Nguyen Nguyen; Dusty Wilson, Ay Saechao, Rashmi Koushik, Jennifer Johnston, Emily Coates, Eileen Jimenez, Skyler Roth, Justin Dampeer, Sarah Adams, Karen Steinbach, Terry Meerdink

________________________________________

PRIORITY AREA 2

All students have the support they need to explore career options, become part of a community, and complete programs efficiently.

Advising
Advising is mandatory and intrusive for all credential-seeking students. Advising facilitates entry into a Program of Study within two quarters and tracks and supports student progress through completion or transfer. Professional advisors and faculty maintain close cooperation to ensure a smooth transition from initial general advising to advising in a program, and advisors may have an area of specialty at the Meta Major or Program of Study level with students assigned to advisors appropriate to their academic goals.

Team Leads: Aleya Dhanji & Renata Cummings
Team members: Jessica Crockett, Jennifer Johnston, Rashmi Koushik, Chase Magliocca, Kathy Nguyen, Cisco Orozco, Shelly Page, Briana Quintanilla, Robert Scribner, Wendy Swyt, Justin Taillon, Bevin Taylor, Sarah Trimm, Chantal Carrancho
________________________________________

Intake
Every new credential-seeking student is helped to explore career/college options, choose a pathway upon enrollment, and enter a Program of Study within no more than two quarters. If not already the case, orientation and intake activities become mandatory so that students can be helped to clarify their goals for college and careers and to create an academic plan based on program/degree maps created by the faculty.

Team Leads: Shannon Waits & Chantal Carrancho
Team members: Loyal Allen, Fawzi Belal, Sarah Mariame Bouanga Macira, Jeff Hsiao, Eileen Jimenez, Lilly Oh, Tim Wrye, Laura Yanez Alvarez, Patrick Fernandez
________________________________________

Scheduling
Schedules are consistent and predictable (for example, through block scheduling), and are organized in a way that makes it possible for a full time student to complete a two year degree in two years. The college schedules courses to ensure students are able to enroll in the courses they need when they need them and can plan their lives around school from one term to the next.

Team Leads: Gabrielle Bachmeier & Marco Lopez-Torres
Team members: Kili Cambra, Justin Farris
________________________________________

PRIORITY AREA 3

Highline faculty and staff have the competencies, skills and experience to support student success in and out of the classroom in an equitable manner.

Ensuring learning–program learning outcomes:
Faculty assess whether students are mastering learning outcomes and building skills across courses within each program. This information is available to students. Faculty use the results of learning outcomes assessment to improve the effectiveness of instruction in their programs. The college assesses effectiveness of educational and pedagogy practice and uses results to create targeted professional development.

Team Leads: Shawna Freeman & Aaron Moehlig
Team members: Lisa Bernhagen, Ellen Bremen, Hara Brook, Natalie Hughes, Diego Luna, Jenn Ritchey, Colleen Sheridan
________________________________________

Ensuring learning–inclusive pedagogy:

Team Leads: Tarisa Matsumoto-Maxfield & Bob Scribner
Team members: Jennifer Sandler
________________________________________

PRIORITY AREA 4

Highline College continually builds institutional capacity to implement Degree Pathways as a strategy for increasing student completions and closing equity gaps.

Communications, Faculty/Staff Engagement

Team Leads: Gabrielle Bachmeier & Emily Coates
Team members: Marlena Afereti, Laurinda Bellinger, Ellen Bremen, Bobby Dutreix, Jack Harton, Tony Johnson, May Lukens, Gerie Ventura, Tanya Power
________________________________________

Students as Stakeholders in Learning / Student Voice:

Team Leads: Justin Dampeer & Paulette Lopez (working jointly with Research)
Team members: Mariela Barriga, Thomas Bui, Aleyda Cervantes, Erica He, Eileen Jimenez, Rashad Norris, James Peyton, Ay Saechao, Monica Twork
________________________________________

Technology

Team Leads: Laurinda Bellinger & Tim Wrye
Team members: Marc Lentini