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CoA Representatives Present Workshop at Annual AHSIE Conference

Written by Johnathan Freeman | Apr 21, 2023 5:51:16 PM

College of Alameda’s Learning Resource Center Coordinator Johanna Carranza, and Director of Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSI) Grant Horacio Corona Lira, presented a workshop during the 15th Annual Alliance of Hispanic Serving Institution Educators (AHSIE) Best Practices Conference on March 13, 2023, in San Francisco, California. Their workshop titled, “CoA’s Puente Summer Bridge: Enhancing the Puente Student Transition to Community College,” highlights the implementation of a Puente summer bridge program to enhance student retention, academic success, and sense of community. College of Alameda’s Puente Summer Bridge Program is a four-week, non-credit course taught in collaboration with CoA’s Learning Resources Center. In this course, students learn about campus resources, student services, how to navigate system tools, like student portal and Canvas, and complete their enrollment in fall semester courses. The Puente Summer Bridge Program was developed as a strategic response, informed by student surveys, student interviews, and data analysis that determined a need for stronger retention and inclusion efforts.

 

This article was included in the College of Alameda April 12, 2023 President's Report. To view the full report, click here.