Northern Essex Community College Student Government Association
Discussions during the meeting covered key institutional focuses, including the equity imperative aimed at bridging success gaps for Latino students using Title 5 grants and collaboration with Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities. The self-study accreditation process, which requires adherence to nine standards and assessment of institutional strengths and weaknesses, was also addressed. Operational updates included details on the Integrated Student Experience (ISE) initiative, which involves using surveys for discipline-specific and course-specific data comparison between student groups, and plans to implement focus groups. The ISE Academic Advising Model plans to centralize new student advising in the Student Success Hub and increase advising professionals in Academic Centers by August 2020. Old business included rescheduling cancelled 'Knight's Night Appreciation' events due to snow days, planning for the installation of SGA items in the Dimitry Lobby and potential provision of items for El Hefni space, authorizing the purchase of polo shirts, and deciding to set a date for the spring photoshoot during the winter retreat. The Board also discussed the concept of providing one free class as compensation for Executive Board members.