Achieving the Dream

Galveston College is proud to be part of Achieving the Dream: Community Colleges Count, a multiyear national initiative to improve student success in community colleges. The initiative is particularly concerned about student groups that have traditionally faced significant barriers to success, including minority and low-income students.

Funding provided through Achieving the Dream (AtD) enables Galveston College to enhance faculty development and facilitate innovative learning. Faculty and staff will receive training on the proper administration of placement tests, advising, diversity issues and developmental education. In addition to the training, faculty will be given the opportunity on an annual basis to receive mini-grants, a maximum of $1,500 per project, to fund ideas and projects designed to improve, advance, and enrich student learning. Mini-grants will encourage faculty to use innovative instructional techniques. The College's AtD initiative is focused on the following intervention strategies:

Intervention Strategy #1: Successful Student Transition (Orientation, Student Success Seminars, Learning Framework Courses)

 

Intervention Strategy #2: Emotional Intelligence (Phase II: Embedding of EI in Dev Ed - English 0301)

 

Intervention Strategy #3: Developmental Education (Increased Success Rates in Dev Ed Math)

Galveston College is dedicated to the success of our students. Through additional training of faculty and staff and the implementation of innovative instructional techniques, students will acquire the skills to successfully accomplish their educational goals.

Student Success Highlights Newsletter

Student Success Highlights: 2008 - 2009 

AtD Core Team

Dr. Phyllis Mingus-Pepin*	Vice President of Student Services
Dr. Harry "Buddy" Powell	Vice President of Instruction
Dr. Dayton Hall	Dean of Academics
Deborah Scroggins	Dean of Health Sciences
Dr. Alan Uyehara	Dean of Learning Resources & Continuing Education
Dr. Deeanna Antosh	Director of Institutional Effectiveness & Research
Elizabeth Johnson	Chair of Math & Sciences
Beverly Gammill	Instructor/Coordinator of English/Emotional Intelligence Coordinator
Cindy Alcala	Registrar/Director of Admissions
Geisu Lewis	Student Activities Coordinator
Lori Del Buono	Grants Manager/Title V Coordinator
Kenda Josselet	Chair of Communications, Fine Arts & Social Sciences
Dr. Denise Acevedo	Developmental Education Coordinator

AtD Data Team

Dr. Deeanna Antosh*	Director of Institutional Effectiveness & Research
Dr. Phyllis Mingus Pepin	Vice President of Student Services
Vacant	Director of Information Technology
Cindy Alcala	Registrar/Director of Admissions
Ron Crumedy	Director of Financial Aid
Jo Ann Buentello	Institutional Research Specialist

*Chairperson

Funding for Achieving the Dream is provided by Lumina Foundation, KnowledgeWorks Foundation, and the Nellie Mae Education Foundation, Inc. Additional partnerships include American Association of Community Colleges, Community College Leadership Program (University of Texas Austin), Community College Research Center (Teachers College, Columbia University), Jobs for the Future, MDRC, and Public Agenda.Galveston College is grateful for the commitment that these organizations have made to ensure the success of community college students.