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Student Services Program Review-Spring 2010 - Shasta College

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3. Contact with Community <strong>College</strong>s, and Four-Year Universities and <strong>College</strong>sThe GEAR UP/TRiO department currently works closely with Butte and <strong>Shasta</strong>Community <strong>College</strong>s, CSU Chico, Humboldt and Sacramento, and UC Davis. Inaddition, each year the pre-collegiate access programs take students on collegetours to at least six additional schools. This summer the GEAR UP program willtake students to UC Merced, CSU Stanislaus, Cuesta CC, Cal Poly, USC, UCLA,and CSU Northridge, CSU Fresno and UC Santa Barbara.Interim Director, Kate Mahar, would like to increase participation withpostsecondary schools in the regional K-16 pipeline to maximize program servicesin areas such as curriculum alignment and enrollment services. Steps arecurrently underway to strengthen the relationship between our department and the<strong>College</strong> OPTIONS program so that we can better collaborate with the highereducation partners on their Governing Board.Resource Efficiency1. SupportGEAR UP receives support from a variety of <strong>Shasta</strong> <strong>College</strong> departmentsincluding: Academic Deans, Business Office, Information Technology, HumanResources, Enrollment <strong>Services</strong>, Economic and Workforce Development, FinancialAid, the <strong>Student</strong> <strong>Services</strong> Vice President and Deans, Campus Safety, Food<strong>Services</strong>, Print Shop, Marketing, Physical Plant, Transportation, EOPS/DSPS, andthe Bookstore.All offices at <strong>Shasta</strong> <strong>College</strong> are responsive and helpful. Most of these offices arequick to respond and the support staff has excellent customer service skills. JohnMoore has been an exceptional resource for our programs through the provision oftransportation for college trips and through the physical office moves thattranspired in Fall, 2009.2. Use of TechnologyOffice staff uses computers for daily work such as e-mail, word processing,spreadsheets, databases, scheduling appointments, and presentations. There aretwo communal printers for large jobs and for color printing. Staff also uses aProxima projector for student/parent activities, Financial Aid presentations andevening events. In addition, technology equipment such as computers, printersand cameras have been purchased with federal funds to support work at ourpartner schools. In these instances, equipment is assigned a <strong>Shasta</strong> <strong>College</strong>inventory number and a record of all equipment is kept by Kathy Miller at the<strong>Shasta</strong> <strong>College</strong> GEAR UP/TRiO office.3. Comparison with Other InstitutionsThe <strong>Shasta</strong> <strong>College</strong> GEAR UP Partnership <strong>Program</strong> is significantly larger than the<strong>Shasta</strong> <strong>College</strong> TRiO programs and many other GEAR UP projects. Staffing andfacilities are adequate to meet the needs stated in our grants. GEAR UP can- 292 -

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