Transcript APASS FALL 2012 NEW STUDENT ORIENTATION

APASS FALL 2013 COHORT
APASS STAFF
Director
Phoumy Sayavong, Ph.D.
Counselors
Erick Aragon, M.S.Ed.
Cynthia Taing, M.S.
Ben Tran, Psy.D.
Instructors
Elizabeth Cowan
Weijian Liang
Aureen Almario
Amy Loewen
Cynthia Taing
APASS Staff
Tomoko Roudebush, Program
Specialist
Mike Lok, Community Outreach
Specialist
Julie Saechao, Community
Outreach Specialist
Student Ambassador
Vanessa Lam
Sharron Huang
Roger Saechao
Matalaoa Taliva’a
Temaleti Ahoelei
WE SUPPORT EACH OTHER!
ABOUT APASS
Began at City College of San Francisco in 2004
To support AAPI students with high needs
Created at College of Alameda in 2009 with two
other learning communities
Initiated here at Laney College in Spring 2010
using special funding under the AANAPISI Grant
ABOUT AANAPISI
Asian American Native American Pacific Islander
Serving Institution
5-Year Federal Grant to develop best practices to
support AAPI students at 2- and 4-year
institutions
THE PROBLEM WITH THE “MODEL MINORITY”
 AAPI student is an invisible crisis.
 Focus on model minority “success” resulted in less attention to low
achievement among AAPI students, leads to neglect of programs and
services for AAPI students.
 This myth ignores how AAPI students contend with the same issues that
other communities face.
 AAPI data masks high levels of poverty and academic barriers. Data on
some AAPI groups are nonexistent.
AAPI College Enrollment are evenly distributed in two-year and four-year
institutions, with the majority attending public institutions.
AAPI ENROLLMENT IN PUBLIC TWO-YEAR COMMUNITY
COLLEGES IS INCREASING FASTER THAN IN FOUR-YEAR
COLLEGES.
48 AAPI ETHNIC CENSUS CATEGORIES
AAPI EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
AAPI* ENROLLMENT AT LANEY COLLEGE
Laney College AAPI Enrollment by Year
15351
13888
13444
12553
4702
(35%)
4416
(32%)
4405
(29%)
4384
(35%)
85
(1.8%)
61
(1.4%)
YR 2009
YR 2010
YR 2011
70
(1.6%)
YR 2012
School Year
AAPI Count
Laney College Total
APASS Count
*AAPI total includes Asian, Filipino, Pacific Islander. Data disaggregation was not possible given the available data set.
APASS: OUR LEARNING COMMUNITY
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Students enroll in APASS classes together as “cohorts”
APASS Counselors help students with school and other
issues
Provides tutoring and assistance during LAB hours and
help with personal development in workshops
Encourages transfer opportunities with campus visits
APASS GOALS
Support student success with transferring to a 4-year
college, completion of an AA degree and certificates:
 More AAPI ethnic representation
 More campus & industry tours
 Skill Development: Leadership, communication,
internships
 Student government engagement
 Community engagement
APASS QUALIFICATION
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80% students of AAPI descent
Assessment results placed at APASS course levels
Enroll into cohorts
Enroll in required workshops
APASS: PROGRAM STRUCTURE
COURSES
SUPPORT SERVICES
 COUNSELORS
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 WORKSHOPS
 PEER SUPPORT
 PERSONAL TUTORING
 CAMPUS TOURS
 CAREER GUIDANCE
 LANGUAGE OPTIONS
APASS COHORTS
 English (Elizabeth Cowan)
 Math (Weijian Liang)
 ESL (Amy Loewen)
COHORT Linking Classes
 Counseling (Cynthia Taing & Erick Aragon)
 Asian American Studies (Aureen Almario)
 Workshops/Labs (lesson & homework support)
COUNSELING
Your counselor will play an important role in your
educational success by:
 Developing an education plan; knowing which classes you
need for your major and to transfer, or for an AA degree
 Assisting you to resolve problems with a class, or anything
affecting your performance in school
 Working closely with you to build the right schedule, with
appropriate units, course sequence and tracking your
progress each semester
 Your counselor will be your coach, guide and cheerleader
OTHER SUPPORT SERVICES
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Course book loans
Campus and business tours
Workshops (resumes, college essays &
applications, careers, study skills, language
services, campus resources, financial aid…)
Tutoring
APASS CLASSES: SPRING 2013
SPRING 2013 ACTIVITIES IN APASS
 Workshops
 Cultural Events
 Campus Visits
 Student Leadership
THANK YOU!
Stop by to see us on the
3rd Floor of the Library, Room 308
(510) 464-3203
[email protected]