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me that Achieving the Dream has led to numerous
system required in all Strategies courses." Also, the
invigorating conversations within disciplines and
team constructed a "multi-resource support system
across campuses. Also, I have been fortunate enough for part-time faculty teaching the course" that into meet hundreds of top-notch professionals of all
cludes a required orientation in the fall semester, an
kinds here, all dedicated to reaching students in the
impressive and useful Strategies Orientation Sup-
best ways possible. I especially must salute our six
port Manual, and a Blackboard site "containing all
intervention team leaders and all their faithful team
the support materials for the course in electronic for-
members by recounting below just some of their ac-
mat." All that has led to numerous talented faculty
complishments.
helping hundreds and hundreds of our students each
In an article she is preparing for publication,
Sarah Stecher tells how the Strategies for Academic
Success intervention team she leads ushered in the
semester persist toward their various goals at success
rates that make news.
Three other teams have been focusing on stu-
"big changes" mentioned above. As team members
dent persistence too, and they all keep in touch with
looked at the barriers to persistence that students
Sarah's team and vice versa as they proceed. Mi-
and faculty identified in the first ATD focus groups
chael Singleton heads up the African American Male
done by the Data Team in 2007, they immediately
Student Success Team, which developed its mentor-
recognized that "approximately 65% of the bar ɥ