February 25
What happened: The Academic Senate heard a presentation by De Anza College Researcher Andrew Lamanque regarding a proposed faculty mentoring program that would match students interested in particular majors with De Anza instructors who teach in corresponding fields. “We want to reach out to a group of students … and see if we can have conversations with them as a way of increasing retention,” said Lamanque.
Why this matters: According to Lamanque, most fall quarter students who didn’t stay for winter quarter this year had a major. A mentoring program could be an effective method to keep them in school. Furthermore, many four-year universities have similar programs, like academic advising groups.
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