Mindset

Student Housing will begin the implementation of Living Learning Communities (LLCs) on the campus of Georgia Gwinnett College.  LLCs are named as a high-impact practice by the American Association of Colleges & Universities, due to evidence-based benefits for students who are participants. Living Learning Communities are an engaging collaboration between Student Housing/Student Affairs and Academic Affairs, where student cohorts live together in residence.

CDAC (now referred to as Career Services) offers all students the opportunity to receive career counseling and coaching to assist them with identifying and reaching their career readiness goals. All students are provided access to the Mastering Career Readiness modules in D2L to begin taking steps towards their career and professional development through self-assessment and career exploration.

The First-Year Seminar (FYS), GGC 1000, is a 1-credit course that aims to support and increase the academic and personal success of GGC’s first-year students. This class covers subjects such as campus resources, study skills, time management, growth mindset, and major and career exploration. For students with 30 or fewer credits, it counts towards degree requirements and can substitute for one physical education activity course.

Online Advising and Mentoring Tools: Grizzly Peer Mentoring (Grizzly Mentor Collective) and EAB Navigate

The Summer Preparatory Academic Resource Camps (SPARC) program aims to support growth mindset among incoming first-year students and targeted populations of returning students, with particular emphasis on the mindset elements: Sense of Belonging and Purpose and value (see: https://motivatelab.org/publications-2/2018/5/15/help-students-navigate-lifes-transitions-with-a-mindset-gps).

Student Learning Communities

EGSC Faculty and staff have implemented growth mindset activities and strategies for several years. However, there is no process to report these activities, and their assessment plan and results.

EGSC Faculty have implemented High Impacts Practices (HIPs) activities in their classroom for several years. However, there is no process to report these activities, and their assessment plan and results.

Redesign content and format to improve transition experience for students and increase student success and retention

Incorporate the use of StudentLingo as a course supplement/academic resource.