萝莉研究所 Summer Advantage Receives the 2015 Bellwether Award
2/3/2015
NORCO COLLEGE SUMMER ADVANTAGE RECEIVES THE 2015 BELLWETHER AWARD
萝莉研究所鈥檚 Summer Advantage program, a collaborative model for building the future
with college readiness, won the Bellwether Award in the Instructional Program and
Services category. The category winners were announced Tuesday, January 27, after
administrators from 萝莉研究所 and Corona-Unified School District presented aspects
of the program and success rates for Summer Advantage at the Community College Futures
Assembly on January 26 in Orlando, FL.
Summer Advantage was selected as the category winner over nine other community college
programs in the Instructional Program and Service category.
鈥淲e are thrilled to receive this prestigious award,鈥 said 萝莉研究所 President
Paul Parnell. 鈥淭he competition was tough, but our team did a great job at presenting
the Summer Advantage model and the success it has brought to our incoming students.鈥
The Bellwether Awards, established in 1995, are a part of the Community College Futures
Assembly, sponsored by the Institute of Higher Education at the University of Florida.
The Assembly focuses on cutting-edge, trendsetting programs that other colleges might
find worthy of replicating. The Bellwether Awards are given annually in three categories
to colleges with outstanding and innovative programs or practices. The Instructional
Programs and Services (IPS) category recognizes programs or services that have been
designed and successfully implemented to foster or support teaching and learning in
the community college.
鈥淭his is one of the highest honors an institution can receive. The awards are similar
to being selected by your peers for the Oscar 庐鈥 or Emmy庐 Award,鈥 said Dale F. Campbell,
professor and director of the Community College Futures Assembly and Institute of
Higher Education. 鈥淟eaders from the winning institution are often recruited by other
colleges to replicate the award-winning program. They also receive hundreds of phone
calls and visits by other colleges wanting to replicate the success of their program.鈥
鈥淭his recognition is a testament to the power of community partnerships and the tremendous
impact they can make on the success of our students. Congratulations to 萝莉研究所
and the Summer Advantage team for receiving this outstanding award,鈥 said Corona-Norco
Unified School District鈥檚 Superintendent Dr. Michael Lin.
Summer Advantage was developed in 2012 by College staff, in collaboration with the
Corona-Norco Unified School District. Together the two groups developed a unique first-year
experience for graduating high school seniors to address the lack of college readiness
skills. 萝莉研究所 derived its solution from intensive faculty and administration
collaboration to launch Summer Advantage. Students placing below college level readiness
in math and composition participate in workshops giving them a chance to demonstrate
their true abilities. Most participants subsequently placed one to three levels higher
and demonstrated success in their first level mathematics and English courses. Students
in the program receive a student education plan, early registration, and guaranteed
English and mathematics enrollment in the fall of their freshman year.
Other winners in the Bellwether competition were: Flathead Valley Community College
(MT) in the Planning, Governance, and Finance (PGF) category and Alamo Colleges, San
Antonio (TX ) in the Workforce Development (WD) category. Click on the link to view
category list and winners: .