Title III Grants update – Fall 2023
Hello from the Shoreline Title III Grants team! We’re working hard this year to improve communication & transparency. We’ll be publishing periodic video updates throughout the year, and we have created a new Title III SharePoint site where you can find project plans and important information. We are sending a Fall Title III Update now, albeit a bit late. You can read the update below, or watch a video update instead! Please note that since the video was filed, the Guidance Services Redesign project has been renamed “Student Success Network Redesign.”
What is Title III?
Title III refers to a US Department of Education grant program that aims to help institutions of higher education increase their capacity to serve racially marginalized and financially under-resourced students. Shoreline received two Title III grants in October 2021: the Strengthening Institutions Program (SIP) grant, and the Asian American Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institution (AANAPISI) grant.
How do the grants relate to other collegewide initiatives?
Guided Pathways – The Title III grants were purposefully written to overlap with existing GP efforts, and GP projects we were hoping to get underway. In many cases, we have one project satisfying the expectations of Guided Pathways and both Title III grants. Many birds in one birdhouse!
Strategic Enrollment Management (SEM) – SEM focuses equally on both recruitment and retention. Our Title III grants are retention-focused and inform or the retention strategies included in Shoreline’s SEM work.
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Accessibility (DEIA) – Both Title III grants are fundamentally racial equity initiatives whose stated goal is to narrow equity gaps in key student indicators. All Title III projects are developed with special attention to improving outcomes for historically underserved student populations .
Accreditation – Shoreline’s accreditors have asked us to demonstrate improvements in the regular collection & use of data to inform planning & decision making. Per federal requirements, we are regularly collecting lots of data to support our Title III grants, which will help us demonstrate progress toward our accreditation goals.
What are the projects?
Intake Redesign – An effort to streamline the set of activities students must complete between application & enrollment so that students understand what they need to do and receive proactive support when they need it.
Student Success Network Redesign – An effort to rethink & integrate existing student support structures so that all students receive a common baseline of advising & advising-related support from their first quarter at Shoreline all the way through graduation.
Starfish Software – A student success technology that makes it easy for students to connect with the resources most useful to them. Facilitates a caseload management approach to student support.
College Success Course – A course for new students that focuses on career exploration, goal setting, educational planning, and resources & strategies for college success.
Peer Support Program – A team of Student Ambassadors who help new & continuing students navigate the college, and a separate team of First Year Peer Mentors who connect with new students through COL 101.
Expanded Peer Tutoring – An effort to increase Shoreline’s peer tutoring offerings for gateway Math & English courses and intentionally connect underserved students with tutoring resources they may not know about.
WAVES Program – A wraparound support program that offers culturally relevant services to Asian & Pacific Islander students, including advising, tutoring, a COL 101 cohort, a food pantry, a clothing drive, cultural events, community resources, and more.
Where can I learn more?
Visit the Title III SharePoint site for project overviews & updates. You are always invited to email Moriah Shistle at mshistle@shoreline.edu with questions or suggestions.
Best regards,
Moriah Shistle, M.Ed
Director, SIP Grant
Pronouns: she/her/hers
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