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Student Services & Learning Communities

The successful inplementaion of Learning Communities (LC) at Monroe Community College's Damon City Campus was a collaborative effort between Academic Services and Student Services.

In the interest of student success, non-teaching and teaching faculty joined forces to offer students a new approach to learning. As a result of this collaboration, the following process was put into action:

   * Research was conducted leading to the implementation of Learning Communities at the Damon City Campus.

   * A paper was co-authored called "Investigating a Plan to Institute Learning Communities at Monroe Community College". To read this paper, click on this link: Read All About It.

   * The first Learning Communities Conference was organized at Monroe Community College.

   * Recommendations about Learning Communities were presented to the Vice Presidential staff.

As part of our current role, Student Services staff work with faculty to:

   * Assist with advisement, registration and financial aid.

   * Recruit students by offering classroon presentations during pre-registration and orientation.

   * Create awarenes of MCC resources with emphasis on Student Services for all LC students.

   * Provide individual counseling

   * Provide specialized workshops

   * Serve as mediators in situations of conflict.

   * Help to develop co-curricular programming integrated with learning community courses.

   * Assist with assessment measurements ( pre/post surveys, focus groups). 

   * Assist with training faculty/staff who advise students into Learning Communities.

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Counselor Michael Johnson                                

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