The office of Student Life is dedicated to providing student involvement and leadership opportunities that enhance the college experience and prepare students to contribute a diverse, dynamic and global society.
Our office supports 5 core programs including: • Associated Students (Student Government) • Culture & Community Center • Sustainability Resource Center • Inter Club Council • Chico Center Student Lounge Our office also supports several core services, including: • Student Activity Card production • Student Handbook distribution • Poster approval • General campus event support
Student Assistants for the Culture & Community Center were paid for by Student Equity funds.
Student Assistants helped provide a safe and welcoming space for students on campus. The Culture & Community Center offers programs, events and a lounge setting for all students, and specifically targets students who feel marginalized by their race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender and/or ability.
Our department has two Student Learning Outcomes:
Involvement:
SLO: Understand student life programs and how to access involvement opportunities.
Reflection - We assess student understanding of our programs and how to access involvement annually at the Spring Spectacular event in May. We have found the data to show that over the years student understanding is rising. However, we know we can do better and are planning to increase our marketing and PR efforts next year. We want to promote/educate more throughout the year and use multiple modalities.
Leadership:
SLO: Students involved in leadership roles in the Student Life department understand their personal leadership style, stages of group development, and how to affect organizational change.
Reflection - We have initiated a pre and post assessment for our student leaders. We give the pre test at the start of the summer Leadership Academy and the post test at the end of their term (usually 1 year). Our findings reveal that even though students learn about their leadership style, group stages and change, we do not continue their study of these subjects throughout their term. Our goal next year is to develop a plan to integrate their learning throughout their term (multiple sessions and in multiple modalities) and not just at the beginning in a concentrated training.
Our department focuses on engagement and retention. Through the AS, Student Ambassasor Program, CCC, SRC, and over 20 clubs, these opportunities help students feel more connected to the college and more supported as they puruse their academic goals.
Our department primarily focuses on 3 of the district initiatives:
2. Supporting Student, Faculty and Staff Success
-We help student connect to the campus community through student leadership opportunities in the AS & clubs and through campus events and workshops.
-We foster student performance by encouraging wellness in our events and programs.
-We encourage collabroation in campus decision-making by supporting students to servce on campus committees.
5. Modeling Sustainability
-We provide enducational opportunities in the area of sustainability through workshops, guest speakers and campus events including themes that focus on climate change, waste reduction, environmental stewardship and water conservation.
-We model sustainability in the SRC and in the Student Life office by purchasing green office products, recycling, reducing our energy needs, purchasing healthy food, and being mindful of our waste.
5. Enhancing a Culture of Inclusiveness
-We enhance a culture of inclusiveness through workshops, guest speakers and campus events including themes that focus on diversity, equity, cultural awareness, heritage months, and more.
-We model inclusiveness in the CCC and and the Student Life office by hiring a diverse student staff, providing diversity training to our staff, modeling the use of pronouns, supporting inclusive policies and procedures, and more.
We had three recommendations via Program Review in 2013.
Recommendation #1: Add permanent staff to the Culture and Community Center and the Sustainability Resource Center. Instead of adding permanent staff, we are actually transferring the management of the CCC to the Student Equity office. We will continue to run the SRC in the same way we have been operating - with student assistants as the lounge monitors & customer service staff and Student Life professional staff leading the programming efforts.
Recommendation #2: Continue to explore ways to increase student awareness of the role the AS plays on campus and the opportunities available for student participation/representation. We have explored and implemented several strategies to increase student awareness of the role the AS plans on campus and the opportunities available for student participation and representation. Including: social media, online elections, use of campus televisions, professionalizing promotional materials. It is also one of our newly developed student learning outcomes.
Recommendation #3: Develop and administer surveys or other tools that measure student awareness of participation in AS sponsored activities, as well as the utilization of AS-run center/facilities. We have developed and administered surveys and other evaluation tools to measure student awareness of and participation in Student Life sponsored activities and related centers. Including annual spring survey, event feedback forms, event participant feedback surveys, club member and Club Advisor surveys, Student Learning Outcome assessments.
1. Increase student preparation and participation in participatory governance and campus leadership to support the strategic directions for the college.
2. Increase student participation in student organizations to increase engagement, retention, support and a sense of belonging.
Strategy 1 - Expand recruitment, resources and training for AS & ICC Officers and Student Ambassadors
Expand outreach and promotion efforts to attract and retain excellent student leaders to fulfill positions on the AS board and the Student Ambassador Program including. Will also expand resources and training for new student leaders including: expand AS fall retreat to include more practical skills, create online training tutorials for students who miss scheduled trainings, and conduct pre- and post-surveys to determine what resources and training have been helpful and what else is needed for students to be successful.
Student leaders in the AS and the Student Ambassador Program are representing over 9,000 students through managing budgets (from student fees) and participating on decisions making committees that influence policies and procedures at the college. They should be well prepared and confident in their ability to fulfill their positions and responsibilities.
Strategy 2 - Expand outreach and resources, training for student organizations (i.e. clubs).
Campus Clubs are a tremendous resource on campus. It is a focused pool of engaged students that we can further develop to augment their academic studies. There are many challenges we face on how to provide training and resources to a group of students that are already busy. We currently meet with the Inter Club Council twice a month, about 25-35 clubs are present at these meetings. We would like to provide additional training to further develop the clubs included, but not limited to: online training modules, an annual leadership conference, retreats, and hard copy resources, etc.
By providing club members with additional training and resources we are contributing to the college standards and goals of completion and persistence. This will give students additional experiences outside the classroom that they can use on transfer applications and further developing their skills in the subject area.
Strategy 3 - Create a basic needs intervention & support center
Create a basic needs intervention program to address issuesof access to stable food, housing, and academic resources for students. This partnership between the Office of Retention and the Associated Students will work to meet the basic needs of students who are facing food, housing and overall financial insecurity in order to increase student retention and student success.
Butte College students struggle with meeting their basic needs including finding and navigating resources (on campus and in the community) available to them. To assist them, there is a need for a central location where students can access services and information easily. By developing the model of a central location for access to basic need services, students will be able to discuss and secure their basic needs without having to go to several locations on campus to access services.
Secure meeting space for about 35-50 people in a U shape or Circle for bi-monthly Inter Club Council and AS meetings. Currently, we are using the SAS 3rd floor board room. We'd like to be assured that we will continue to have a space to meet on campus.
Secure location/room for a Basic Needs Center to provide information and support for studetnts facing insecurity with housing, food and student supply resources.
Every day-time main campus and Chico Center student is charged an $18 Student Activity fee. This fee generates approximately a $300K budget per academic year.
All students are charged a $2 representation fee. $1 goes to the state to support SSCCC the other $1 supports representation of students at the local and state level. This generates approximately $20,000 per academic year, these funds are highly redistricted in use, mostly used to train student government officers and travel for state representation.
| Original Priority | Program, Unit, Area | Resource Type | Account Number | Object Code | One Time Augment | Ongoing Augment |
| Description | Supporting Rationale | Potential Alternative Funding Sources | Prioritization Criteria | |||
| 1 | Office of Student Life | Personnel | $0.00 | $39,428.00 | ||
| Special Programs Clerk (60%) | Butte College students struggle with meeting their basic needs including finding and navigating resources (on campus and in the community) available to them. To assist them, there is a need for a central location where students can access services and information easily. By developing the model of a central location for access to basic need services, students will be able to discuss and secure their basic needs without having to go to several locations on campus to access services. *Information will also be replicated on-line (and hosted on Canvas or on the college's website) and a smaller information center will be replicated in the AS run Student Lounge at the Chico Center. |
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| 2 | Office of Student Life | Personnel | $0.00 | $15,590.00 | ||
| Student Assistants (30 hours per week) | Butte College students struggle with meeting their basic needs including finding and navigating resources (on campus and in the community) available to them. To assist them, there is a need for a central location where students can access services and information easily. By developing the model of a central location for access to basic need services, students will be able to discuss and secure their basic needs without having to go to several locations on campus to access services. *Information will also be replicated on-line (and hosted on Canvas or on the college's website) and a smaller information center will be replicated in the AS run Student Lounge at the Chico Center. |
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| 3 | Office of Student Life | Operating Expenses | $0.00 | $10,000.00 | ||
| Club Advisor Stipends | When the district was facing budget cuts it was asked of the Office of Student Life to to help reduce the cuts by providing $10,000 to supplement the Club Advisor's union contracted stipends. The office of student life now finds itself in the same situation and would like to discontinue the contribution to club advisor stipends in order to help balance our own budget which is dwindling due to low enrollment. |
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