Veteran administrator focuses on new role in student services
Janine Shimomura
Posted on: 1/27/10 Section: News
The first priority is getting students in to the college and matched to their classes through registration, admissions and counselors. Secondly, the goal is to offer support for students through tutoring. Third, the focus is on providing services so that students will stay in school with the assistance of financial aid and disabled student services, Wilcox said.
The fourth area targets the students engagement on campus and hopes to enrich student experience by providing clubs and services like the Puente program. The last priority is to help students exit college successfully via the transfer center, certificate programs, or graduation from PCC.
"As a cluster of offices, it's important to realize we all share those five focuses," said Wilcox.
Wilcox continues to focus on how he can improve the student and learning services using his extensive knowledge.
"You see things fresh when you've been gone eight years but there is still a familiarity," he said.
His familiarity is helped by his own children's experience at PCC, where they, like their father, started their education and then transferred. His daughter went on to UC Santa Cruz and now works within the Boys and Girls Club. His son transferred to UC Berkeley where he graduated, and is now going through law school at Pepperdine University.
His advice for students to achieve success is to accomplish what they can do today instead of putting it off.
"Whether it be studying, registering for classes, even buying books. Don't procrastinate!"
The fourth area targets the students engagement on campus and hopes to enrich student experience by providing clubs and services like the Puente program. The last priority is to help students exit college successfully via the transfer center, certificate programs, or graduation from PCC.
"As a cluster of offices, it's important to realize we all share those five focuses," said Wilcox.
Wilcox continues to focus on how he can improve the student and learning services using his extensive knowledge.
"You see things fresh when you've been gone eight years but there is still a familiarity," he said.
His familiarity is helped by his own children's experience at PCC, where they, like their father, started their education and then transferred. His daughter went on to UC Santa Cruz and now works within the Boys and Girls Club. His son transferred to UC Berkeley where he graduated, and is now going through law school at Pepperdine University.
His advice for students to achieve success is to accomplish what they can do today instead of putting it off.
"Whether it be studying, registering for classes, even buying books. Don't procrastinate!"
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