AACC 2012 PASSION, PERSISTENCE, AND PERSEVERANCE THE UNTOLD STORIES OF COMMUNITY COLLEGE ALUMNI Dr. Lawrence W. Tyree Dr. Kathleen A. Plinske President Osceola Campus President
AN EXERCISE OF FOCUS PASSION, PERSISTENCE, AND PERSEVERANCE: THE UNTOLD STORIES OF COMMUNITY COLLEGE ALUMNI
HISTORIC FOCUS: FRONT DOOR PASSION, PERSISTENCE, AND PERSEVERANCE: THE UNTOLD STORIES OF COMMUNITY COLLEGE ALUMNI
SHIFT IN FOCUS: COMPLETION • College Completion Initiative • Access to Success • ACE Commission on • CollegeFish.org Education Attainment • Complete College America • Adult College Completion • Complete to Compete Network • Boosting College Completion • Ensuring America’s Future for a New Economy • National Coalition for College • College Completion Agenda Completion • College Completion Challenge • Project Win-Win PASSION, PERSISTENCE, AND PERSEVERANCE: THE UNTOLD STORIES OF COMMUNITY COLLEGE ALUMNI
ACCESS AND COMPLETION COUNT: BUT WHAT ABOUT THE MIDDLE? Completion Access PASSION, PERSISTENCE, AND PERSEVERANCE: THE UNTOLD STORIES OF COMMUNITY COLLEGE ALUMNI
WHAT WE HOPE THE “MIDDLE” ISN’T PASSION, PERSISTENCE, AND PERSEVERANCE: THE UNTOLD STORIES OF COMMUNITY COLLEGE ALUMNI
CURRENT FOCUS: DRIVING COMPLETION DATA Graduation Rate PASSION, PERSISTENCE, AND PERSEVERANCE: THE UNTOLD STORIES OF COMMUNITY COLLEGE ALUMNI
COMPLETING THE COMPLETION CONVERSATION A student is… • The most important person on the campus. Without students there would be no need for the institution. • Not a cold enrollment statistic, but a flesh and blood human being with feelings and emotions like our own. • Not someone to be tolerated so that we can do our thing. They are our thing. • Not dependent on us. Rather, we are dependent on them. • Not an interruption of our work, but the purpose of it. We are not doing a favor by serving them. They are doing us a favor by giving us the opportunity to do so. PASSION, PERSISTENCE, AND PERSEVERANCE: THE UNTOLD STORIES OF COMMUNITY COLLEGE ALUMNI
COMPLETING THE COMPLETION CONVERSATION Our Mission: Capture the stories of 20-25 outstanding community college alumni PASSION, PERSISTENCE, AND PERSEVERANCE: THE UNTOLD STORIES OF COMMUNITY COLLEGE ALUMNI
DON SUTTON • Hometown : Molino, Florida • High School : Tate High School Gonzalez, Florida • Community College : Gulf Coast Community College Panama City, Florida 1963-1964 PASSION, PERSISTENCE, AND PERSEVERANCE: THE UNTOLD STORIES OF COMMUNITY COLLEGE ALUMNI
DON SUTTON Professional Accomplishments: • 22 years in Major Leagues • 324 wins • 3,574 strikeouts • Never missed a scheduled start • Inducted into Baseball Hall of Fame • 24 years as broadcaster PASSION, PERSISTENCE, AND PERSEVERANCE: THE UNTOLD STORIES OF COMMUNITY COLLEGE ALUMNI
LUCY MORGAN • Hometown : Hattiesburg, Mississippi • High School : Hattiesburg High School • Community College : Pasco-Hernando Community College New Port Richey, Florida 1972-1975 PASSION, PERSISTENCE, AND PERSEVERANCE: THE UNTOLD STORIES OF COMMUNITY COLLEGE ALUMNI
LUCY MORGAN Professional Accomplishments: • 1985 Pulitzer Prize for Investigative Reporting • 1981 Paul Hansell Award for Distinguished Reporting • Florida Women’s Hall of Fame • Florida Senate Press Gallery named Lucy Morgan Press Gallery • 2012 AACC Alumni Award PASSION, PERSISTENCE, AND PERSEVERANCE: THE UNTOLD STORIES OF COMMUNITY COLLEGE ALUMNI
WHAT DID WE LEARN? Community colleges are like... PASSION, PERSISTENCE, AND PERSEVERANCE: THE UNTOLD STORIES OF COMMUNITY COLLEGE ALUMNI
DON SUTTON Not the first choice: “I was a pretty good student... but those were the three places I wanted to go, and so here I am in late June having been rejected by everybody.” PASSION, PERSISTENCE, AND PERSEVERANCE: THE UNTOLD STORIES OF COMMUNITY COLLEGE ALUMNI
LUCY MORGAN Not the first choice: “...only because the college came to us were we able to go there.” PASSION, PERSISTENCE, AND PERSEVERANCE: THE UNTOLD STORIES OF COMMUNITY COLLEGE ALUMNI
WHAT DID WE LEARN? The power of purpose... PASSION, PERSISTENCE, AND PERSEVERANCE: THE UNTOLD STORIES OF COMMUNITY COLLEGE ALUMNI
DON SUTTON Power of Purpose: “...because I wanted to go to the Hall of Fame. I wanted to win 300. That was my goal...I know where I want to go, I think I know how to get there, and if I can pull it off, that’d be pretty good.” PASSION, PERSISTENCE, AND PERSEVERANCE: THE UNTOLD STORIES OF COMMUNITY COLLEGE ALUMNI
LUCY MORGAN Power of Purpose: “...I think I would not have appreciated the value of learning just for the sake of learning... I was doing it to learn how to learn, essentially.” PASSION, PERSISTENCE, AND PERSEVERANCE: THE UNTOLD STORIES OF COMMUNITY COLLEGE ALUMNI
DON SUTTON Finding Purpose: “I am a big fan of the community college...it’s a transition period where it allows us time to sit back and scratch our head and say ‘OK, where am I? Where do I want to go?’ And I think it is a wonderful transition period.” PASSION, PERSISTENCE, AND PERSEVERANCE: THE UNTOLD STORIES OF COMMUNITY COLLEGE ALUMNI
WHAT DID WE LEARN? The power of community... PASSION, PERSISTENCE, AND PERSEVERANCE: THE UNTOLD STORIES OF COMMUNITY COLLEGE ALUMNI
LUCY MORGAN Power of Community: “It’s a must easier atmosphere in which to learn. You actually get to see and talk to teachers...” PASSION, PERSISTENCE, AND PERSEVERANCE: THE UNTOLD STORIES OF COMMUNITY COLLEGE ALUMNI
DON SUTTON Power of Community: “...There was that feeling of family there. Going to college was fun. It was comfortable, but gave me all the challenges I needed.” PASSION, PERSISTENCE, AND PERSEVERANCE: THE UNTOLD STORIES OF COMMUNITY COLLEGE ALUMNI
WHAT DID WE LEARN? The power of individuals... PASSION, PERSISTENCE, AND PERSEVERANCE: THE UNTOLD STORIES OF COMMUNITY COLLEGE ALUMNI
LUCY MORGAN Power of Individuals: “...And I wouldn’t have done it if it hadn’t been for Novak... He agreed to tutor me on math which was never my best subject and I only took the minimum to survive.” PASSION, PERSISTENCE, AND PERSEVERANCE: THE UNTOLD STORIES OF COMMUNITY COLLEGE ALUMNI
DON SUTTON Power of Individuals: “I do remember Mr. Bell used to come to some of our games though, which was pretty cool. You don’t see professors showing up at your college game.” PASSION, PERSISTENCE, AND PERSEVERANCE: THE UNTOLD STORIES OF COMMUNITY COLLEGE ALUMNI
WHAT DID WE LEARN? The power of a pathway... PASSION, PERSISTENCE, AND PERSEVERANCE: THE UNTOLD STORIES OF COMMUNITY COLLEGE ALUMNI
LUCY MORGAN Power of Pathways: “...when you learn how to research a paper and write it in college...to pick an arcane topic of some kind and go research it, I think really enhanced my own skill...” PASSION, PERSISTENCE, AND PERSEVERANCE: THE UNTOLD STORIES OF COMMUNITY COLLEGE ALUMNI
DON SUTTON Power of Pathways: “And I am convinced without my year at Gulf Coast and the baseball part of it that took place there, I am 100% convinced that I wouldn’t have been a Dodger and I might not have been in the big leagues.” PASSION, PERSISTENCE, AND PERSEVERANCE: THE UNTOLD STORIES OF COMMUNITY COLLEGE ALUMNI
WE NEED YOUR HELP! Do you know of an outstanding community college alumnus whose story should be shared? PASSION, PERSISTENCE, AND PERSEVERANCE: THE UNTOLD STORIES OF COMMUNITY COLLEGE ALUMNI
WE NEED YOUR HELP! • larry.tyree@fkcc.edu • kplinske@valenciacollege.edu PASSION, PERSISTENCE, AND PERSEVERANCE: THE UNTOLD STORIES OF COMMUNITY COLLEGE ALUMNI
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