Guided Pathways: A First Look at Student Experiences and the Role of Faculty

Across the country, colleges are redesigning guided pathways. How are students experiencing this change? This webinar discusses a national report from the Center for Community College Student Engagement that takes a first look at how students are experiencing this transformational reform. Participants also learn how faculty are changing the guided pathways framework at Wallace State Community College.

Learning Objectives:

• Review data from the Center for Community College Student Engagement that depicts how students are experiencing the guided pathways reform effort.
• Explore how full-time and part-time faculty engage in the guided pathways reform effort.
• Become familiar with how one college is engaging faculty in the guided pathways reform effort.

Chris McGilvray is Business Faculty and Business Online Lead for Front Range Community College. His passion lies in connecting students to meaningful experiences in their communities. Chris received a Doctorate Degree in Business Management with an emphasis in Organizational Development and Change from Colorado Technical University, earning distinction in Organizational Development and Entrepreneurship. Chris’ dissertation – Entrepreneurial Competencies of Business Owners – required extensive qualitative research into espoused and actual competencies performed of business owners of brick and mortar business models. Chris received a Master’s in Business Administration from Webster University and received a Bachelors of Science in Business Management from the University of Northern Colorado. During his time attending the University of Northern Colorado, he represented the student body through serving as the Vice President for Academic Affairs. 

Linda L. García is the Executive Director of the Center for Community College Student Engagement (the Center) at The University of Texas at Austin (UT).
Prior to this role, she served as the Assistant Director of College Relations at the Center. Previously, Linda was Vice President of Community College Relations at the Roueche Graduate Center at National American University, and she has worked at Lone Star College, Maricopa Community Colleges, and The University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost College. Linda’s experience includes student development, instructional support, grant writing, and teaching. She serves as a coach for the American Association of Community Colleges Pathways 2.0 and Texas Pathways Project.
Linda earned a Bachelor of Journalism with a concentration in broadcast and a doctorate in higher education administration with a specialization in community college leadership from The University of Texas at Austin. Her Master of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies degree is from The University of Texas at Brownsville.

Please Note:

Only those attending the LIVE webinar will receive a certificate of attendance. Thank you!