FOI Fest is an interactive faculty engagement initiative designed to strengthen collaboration between faculty, student support programs, and students while promoting career exploration. This assessment evaluated whether participation in FOI Fest increased faculty awareness and involvement with the ACE and Hoop of Learning programs and supported student career exploration through hands-on, faculty-led experiences. Survey results indicated that students valued opportunities to engage directly with faculty, explore academic disciplines, and connect educational pathways to future careers.
Postsecondary students with disabilities often experience anxiety and fear of negative faculty reactions when discussing approved accommodations. Left unaddressed, these communication barriers lead to the underutilization of essential accommodations that support academic success. To bridge this gap, Estrella Mountain Community College's Disability Resources & Services (DRS) implemented a hybrid self-advocacy workshop during Fall 2026 orientation, equipping students with practical tools and strategies.
This assessment evaluates the effectiveness of the 2026 Earth Forward Event, hosted at Estrella Mountain Community College, in supporting student learning related to environmental literacy, sustainability, and engagement with career pathways in life sciences and conservation.
This assessment evaluates changes implemented for the Spring 2026 Arizona Data Center Alliance event at EMCC. Based on feedback from the previous year, the event format was redesigned to reduce the number of panel discussions and expand networking opportunities between students and industry professionals. The updated structure featured two focused panels representing IT and technician career pathways and significantly increased networking time with industry partners.
This assessment examined the impact of a targeted engagement strategy designed to increase students’ sense of belonging and awareness of free campus resources at Estrella Mountain Community College (EMCC). Motivated by Noel Levitz survey results showing that only 71% of students felt a sense of belonging, this student activation promoted Arts and Composition Division’s production of The Complete Works of William Shakespeare – abridged (November 13–22, 2025).
Subjectively, it is believed students are more successful in MAT 151 ONLINE if they can process the information over 16 weeks versus 8 or 5 weeks. After analyzing the data objectively, students enrolled in Bobbi Mohr's MAT 151 ONLINE courses from Spring 25 to Spring 24, using the same MOER course structure, yield the highest average success rates in 5 week courses. The collective student success rate average for 5 week classes was 75.4%.
With OPIE data from AY 22-23, MAT instructors have implemented instructional best strategies to improve student retention rates from Fall 23 to Fall 24. To contribute to the EMCC Strategic Goal of increase college retention and persistence by reducing the within semester withdrawal rate from 16% to 14% by 2026, MAT instructors have implemented and documented (monthly) instructional best practices, as well as reported (monthly) the number of students retained in their courses.
Continue to review processes and look for ways to simplify/streamline whenever possible.
When there are continual pain points, challenges, or overly complicated processes use that to identify a solution. Put your time toward finding/creating/requesting automation to improve the process. It will take additional time in the beginning to determine and implement a solution. Once the solution is implemented it will make up for the extra time it took to identify/make the changes.
The assessment of the game’s effectiveness was based on participant feedback, which was overwhelmingly positive. All participants rated their overall experience and engagement as excellent. Despite the high ratings for the format and interactive elements, there was variability in the perceived enhancement of knowledge regarding accreditation and assessment, suggesting areas for improvement in content delivery.
