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Make It Personal: College Completion
Faculty Webinar Thursday, September 13, 2012
Presenters • Bianca Bennett, Student, Georgia Perimeter College• Mike Flores, Vice President, Student Affairs, Palo Alto
College (TX)• Tamra Ortgies-Young, Political Science Instructor, Georgia
Perimeter College• Jodie Vangrov, Division Chair, Social Sciences,
Chattahoochee Technical College (GA)
Moderators• Andrea Kane, Senior Director, Public Policy, The National
Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy• Gail Robinson, Director, Service Learning, American
Association of Community Colleges
Sixty-one percent (61%) of women who have
children while enrolled in community college drop out and do not return to
school.
About The National Campaign
•Who we are
•Why community colleges
Unplanned Pregnancy Is Unplanned Pregnancy Is High among Young AdultsHigh among Young Adults
• 1.3 million unplanned pregnancies to unmarried women in their 20s.
• 7 in 10 pregnancies to unmarried women ages 18–29 are unplanned.
• 72% of unplanned pregnancies to unmarried women in their 20s are to women who have been pregnant before.
• Unplanned pregnancy is on the rise, and is growing most steeply among those ages 20-24.
More than 90% of young adults say More than 90% of young adults say they don’t want to get pregnant right they don’t want to get pregnant right now…butnow…but
•1 in 5 say it is likely they will have sex in the next 3 months without using birth control.
•4 in 10 believe “It doesn’t matter whether you use contraception or not; when it is your time to get pregnant it will happen.”
•1/3 of unmarried women believe there is a “great birth control option for me; I just don’t know what it is.”
What Is MIPCC?
•Three-year national demonstration project•Improve community college student
retention and success by addressing pregnancy planning, prevention, and healthy relationships
•Funded by The National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy
•Managed by the American Association of Community Colleges
What Is MIPCC?• MIPCC Colleges
Chattahoochee Technical College, GA Georgia Perimeter College, GAMesa Community College, AZMontgomery College, MD Palo Alto College, TX
• Curriculum-based strategy: service learning• Replicable curricular content and materials
developed for use by other community colleges• Pre/post-course surveys to track knowledge,
attitudes, behavioral intent, retention
MIPCC Course Objectives• Understand how unplanned pregnancy can
affect college completion• Understand the importance of healthy
relationships• Know what campus and community
resources are available to pregnant and parenting college students and their partners
• Be familiar with a variety of birth control options and where to get them in the community (e.g., www.bedsider.org)
• Be exposed to various online information sources (e.g., www.studentsexlife.org)
MIPCC Courses•College 101•Communication
s •Counseling•Education •English •English for
Speakers of Other Languages
• Ethics•Health•Kinesiology •Mental Health •Political
Science •Sociology •Statistics •Women’s
History
MIPCC College Stories Mike Flores Vice President, Student Services Palo Alto College San Antonio, Texas
Palo Alto College’s MIPCC Project
•Communications
•Counseling
•Kinesiology
•Personal Health
Communications Course•Focus on news reporting and writing •Students researched unplanned
pregnancy via www.bedsider.org, www.studentsexlife.org, and other sources
•Students wrote press releases for community-based organizations
•Students presented to high school students about preventing teen pregnancy
What Did Students Learn?•Elements of news writing and public relations•Familiarity with a wide variety of
contraceptives •Knowledge about where to go for help should
they become pregnant or get someone pregnant
•Familiarity with resources to which they can direct others
•Determination to make informed decisions about pregnancy and staying in school
MIPCC College Stories Jodie VangrovDivision Chair, Social Sciences Chattahoochee Technical College Marietta, Georgia
Chattahoochee Technical College’s MIPCC Project
•Introduction to Sociology
•Introduction to Literature
•Introduction to College
•Introduction to Public Speaking
CTC Intro to Sociology Academic Learning ObjectivesObjective #1: Learn about socialization through the life cycle,
especially events in teenage years and young adulthood that revolve around pregnancy planning, prevention, and healthy relationships
Objective #2: Learn about marriage and the family patterns in our culture, specifically including unwed motherhood, blended families, one-parent families, families with children, and issues regarding pregnancy planning, prevention, and healthy relationships
Both objectives met via textbook readings, lectures, videos, movies▫ “The Baby Borrowers”▫ “16 and Pregnant”▫ The Pregnancy Pact▫ Juno, Push/Precious, “Glee” episodes
CTC Intro to Sociology Academic Learning ObjectivesObjective #3: Research appropriate websites related to the topic
Met via reporting on and using online resources ▫ www.thenationalcampaign.org▫ www.bedsider.org▫ www.studentsexlife.org▫ www.stayteen.org▫ The Fog Zone quiz
Objective #4: Engage in service learning activities related to the topicMet via creating public service posters, college-wide student event
Objective #5: Learn what resources are available in our local communities to assist young adults with pregnancy planning, prevention, and healthy relationshipsMet via class lectures, community partners at college-wide event
Service Learning Component• Students worked in groups to
create public service posters
• College-wide student event to share information on pregnancy planning, prevention, and healthy relationships ▫ Posters from previous classes on display ▫ Community partners shared information
on planned and unplanned pregnancy
• Reflection exercises included in each course and the college-wide event
What Did Students Learn?• Socialization, marriage, and the family through the
life cycle • Specific events relating to teenagers and young
adults regarding pregnancy planning, prevention, and healthy relationships
• Resources in their communities ▫ Where to go and where to refer others
• Online resources sponsored by The National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy ▫ www.bedsider.org▫ www.studentsexlife.org
MIPCC College Stories Tamra Ortgies-YoungPolitical Science Instructor Georgia Perimeter College Dunwoody, Georgia
Georgia Perimeter College’s MIPCC Project
• Intro to Public Administration
• Intro to American Government
•English Composition
•History of Women•Personal and
Community Health
GPC Intro to Public AdministrationAcademic Learning ObjectivesObjective #1: Learn how to apply core course concepts
including leadership, communication, and budgeting on a personal level to challenges in young adulthood that revolve around pregnancy planning, prevention, and healthy relationships
Objective #2: Learn about the impact of unplanned pregnancy on educational outcomes
Course objectives met via▫ textbook readings, lectures, Internet research, group projects, and
journaling▫ assignments designed to require students to investigate the
Bedsider.org and StudentSexLife.org websites
GPC Intro to Public AdministrationAcademic Learning ObjectivesObjective #3: Learn how to research a public policy issue using
reputable sources to discover the various approaches to the social problem of teen and unplanned pregnancy from both governmental and nonprofit programs
Objective #4: Learn core competencies in group work and media skills with an overlay of pregnancy prevention as the content
Course objectives met via▫ textbook readings, lectures, Internet research, group projects, and
journaling▫ assignments designed to require students to investigate the
Bedsider.org and TheNationalCampaign.org websites
Service Learning Component• Students worked in groups to
create short videos designed to spread the message about the consequences of unplanned pregnancy
• Public dissemination of the work:• Videos are hosted on GPC’s YouTube channel• One class video was selected to be posted on
the National Campaign’s website
• Reflection exercises included a weekly journal to connect course content to the project and a final group class reflection
GPC Student Videos• “9 Months”• http://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=3gUZU1I5BSU
• “Think Smart”• http://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=2iOusnwVNOg
• “The Talk”• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aSTC2wn8S1c
What Did Students Learn?• An introduction to public policy (one of five key
course content areas)• Group and media skills that can be applied to
future courses and the workplace• Specific information regarding pregnancy
planning, prevention, and healthy relationships• Online resources sponsored by The National
Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy ▫ www.bedsider.org▫ www.studentsexlife.org
MIPCC College Stories Bianca BennettStudent Georgia Perimeter College Clarkston, Georgia
Georgia Perimeter CollegeQuality Enhancement Plan Office
The impact of MIPCC on students
Co-Curricular Integration• Student leadership
programming
▫ Students hosted four discussion panels connected to a viewing of an episode from “16 and Pregnant” and video clips from Bedsider.org
▫ Students hosted three more intimate conversations with smaller groups of their peers
What Did We Learn?•Better understanding of academic course
objectives •Familiarity with a wide variety of
contraceptives •Knowledge about where to go for help should
they become pregnant or get someone pregnant
•Familiarity with resources to which they could direct others
•Determination to make informed decisions about pregnancy
National Campaign Resources• Research and background
• Videos of students and faculty
• Student success curriculum
• Quarterly Community Colleges Update
• StudentSexLife.org
• Bedsider.org
• Online lessons
• www.thenationalcampaign.org/colleges
StudentSexLife.orgStudentSexLife.org
Bedsider.orgBedsider.org
Preventing Unplanned Pregnancy and Completing College: Online Lessons•Lesson 1: Why should you care about
preventing unplanned pregnancy?
•Lesson 2: How much do you know about sex and birth control?
•Lesson 3: Make a plan and take action
Available free at www.thenationalcampaign.org/onlinelessons/facultypage.aspx
MIPCC Course Templates
•Several different courses and disciplines
•Pick and choose what will work for you
•Focus on learning objectives and outcomes for students
•Available online at www.aacc.nche.edu/mipcc
MIPCC Faculty Reflection• “I found that having a topic to work toward enhanced
my class and was well worth any extra time on my part. My goals for this project were for students to learn the pitfalls and benefits of survey research. Each student contributed to our knowledge base. I could not have asked for better collaboration. I would strongly suggest to all stats instructors to incorporate service learning into your course. It brings the course to life so much more than having students gather data on random topics.”
- Kari Taylor, Mesa CC Statistics Instructor
MIPCC Student Reflections•“I now have resources to help someone
who has issues or questions.”
•“[The project] helped bring real-life events into our learning.”
•“The survey really made me think about how making the choice of using or not using birth control can affect my life in a huge way.”
Replication Tips • Use popular culture to get students excited
about the topic in their course work
• Encourage students to present in a variety of formats (posters, videos, music, blogs, skits)
• Don’t reinvent the wheel—use National Campaign websites for videos, contraception information, and links to local resources
• Plan a college-wide event for information dissemination, including student stories
Lessons Learned• Know your facts up front so that you can
present accurate information to potentially skeptical administrators, faculty, and students
• Start with faculty who already use service learning in their courses; expand to others later
• Start with existing service learning partners; expand after a pilot period
• Be prepared to get embarrassed occasionally
Questions?
Contact Us• Bianca Bennett – [email protected]• Mike Flores - [email protected]• Andrea Kane - [email protected]• Tamra Ortgies-Young – tamra.ortgies-
[email protected] • Gail Robinson - [email protected]• Jodie Vangrov – [email protected]
• Resources and data www.thenc.org / www.studentsexlife.orgwww.bedsider.org
• Course templates and information www.aacc.nche.edu/mipcc
