Call for Submissions: Addressing the Impact of the Costs of College
Montgomery College recognizes that the costs of college impact our students our students’ success well beyond the classroom. Food insecurity and homelessness impact our students’ ability to succeed in the classroom on an immediate basis by impacting learning, attendance, and access to learning materials, and in the longer term, impact retention and completion.
During the Fall 2017 Professional Week, Dr. Sara Goldrick- Rab, author of “Paying the Price” shared her research into the impact of the costs of college on students at the ELITE Professional day. Her findings show that over 50% of college students face some level of food insecurity. (For more information see “House and Home” with links to Dr. Goldrick-Rab’s study or this video of a small group session with Dr. Goldrick-Rab and Montgomery College faculty and staff). This is not the beginning of Montgomery College’s efforts to support students, but this is an opportunity to focus on and learn from each other about the creative and innovative ways we are helping our students.
Are you doing something in classroom, in your department or office, in your area of responsibility to address food insecurity or homelessness in order to improve student success? Consider submitting an article on your innovative ideas to the Montgomery College Innovation Journal reflecting on the needs you are trying to address.
Specifically, we are seeking articles, videos or information graphics that discuss big or small initiatives designed to help student success by addressing food insecurity, homelessness, and the cost of college. We are looking for submissions that either offer reflections and observations on the impact of college costs on student success and how they can be overcome or describe initiatives or activities that address the costs of college to support student success. Articles, videos or other submissions that address initiatives should:
- Describe the initiative
- Describe the conditions present and how do you know and how those helped shape the initiative
- Discuss who is involved
- Explain the expected impact — both immediate and long term
- Discuss how you will know the initiative is successful
- Any other reflection or information you want to include
- Include pictures or other information, that enhance the article
Submit articles, info-graphics, videos here: http://bit.ly/2wzBxXB
