{"id":1468,"date":"2015-09-15T15:48:53","date_gmt":"2015-09-15T20:48:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dunwoody.edu\/blog\/?p=1468"},"modified":"2015-09-15T15:48:53","modified_gmt":"2015-09-15T20:48:53","slug":"elftmann-student-success-center-receives-1st-place-website-excellence-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dunwoody.edu\/news\/2015\/elftmann-student-success-center-receives-1st-place-website-excellence-award\/","title":{"rendered":"Elftmann Student Success Center Receives 1st Place Website Excellence Award"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/dunwoody.edu\/studentsuccess\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-1469 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/dunwoody.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/WEA1-2015_NCLCA-LSCHE.jpg\" alt=\"WEA1-2015_NCLCA-LSCHE\" width=\"255\" height=\"249\" \/>The Elftmann Student Success Center (ESSC)<\/a> received first place in the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lsche.net\/?page_id=5758\">2015 NCLCA\/LSCHE Website Excellence Awards competition<\/a>, which was announced earlier this month.<\/p>\n<p>The Website Excellence Award is awarded annually to \u00a0a postsecondary learning support center that&#8217;s\u00a0website exhibits accuracy, support and strong student engagement.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1470\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1470\" style=\"width: 400px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1470 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/dunwoody.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/IMG_9634.jpg\" alt=\"Elftmann Student Success Center staff left to right: Teresa Milligan, Ross Brower, Eeris Fritz\" width=\"400\" height=\"280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dunwoody.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/IMG_9634.jpg 400w, https:\/\/dunwoody.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/IMG_9634-300x210.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1470\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Elftmann Student Success Center staff left to right: Teresa Milligan, Ross Brower, Eeris Fritz<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The competition&#8211;co-sponsored by the Learning Support Centers in Higher Education (LSCHE) and the National College Learning Center Association (NCLCA)&#8211; is open to all college and university learning center websites. This is Dunwoody\u2019s second time entering and placing in the competition. The ESSC also received third place in 2012.<\/p>\n<p>The Elftmann Student Success Center\u2019s mission is to provide quality academic support and development to all Dunwoody students. Currently, the center includes support services such as tutoring, Guided Study Recitations, tip sheets, a technical video library, a Math Center, and a Writing Center.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe changes in learning support within higher education have made it necessary for centers such as ours to get creative about how to support academics, and how to be responsive to changing student needs,\u201d said Teresa Milligan, Senior Instructor and website manager. \u201cWinning this award means we\u2019ve made great strides toward providing that support.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1471\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1471\" style=\"width: 400px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1471 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/dunwoody.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/IMG_8761.jpg\" alt=\"Students studying in the Elftmann Student Success Center\" width=\"400\" height=\"260\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dunwoody.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/IMG_8761.jpg 400w, https:\/\/dunwoody.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/IMG_8761-300x195.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1471\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Elftmann Student Success Center<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Websites qualified for the NCLCA\/LSCHE Website Excellence Award must meet nearly 30 different set criteria, including an up-to-date announcements section; working alt labels on all graphics; a detailed history of the center; and recent photos of both students and faculty active in the center. All website content must meet the standards of the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) and the Council for the Advancement of Standards in Higher Education (CAS).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn the higher education landscape, this award has really allowed Dunwoody\u2014a non-profit, private, technical college\u2014to act as an exemplar <em>and<\/em> represent a sector of higher education that is often overlooked. This award has given us a chance to be recognized and promote positive changes,\u201d said Milligan.<\/p>\n<p>Milligan will accept the NCLCA\/LSCHE Website Excellence Award on the center\u2019s behalf October 6, at the NCLCA Conference in Milwaukee, WI.<\/p>\n<p>Learn more about the <a href=\"http:\/\/dunwoody.edu\/studentsuccess\/online-resources\/\">support services the Elftmann Student Success Center provides<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Elftmann Student Success Center (ESSC) received first place in the 2015 NCLCA\/LSCHE Website Excellence Awards competition, which was announced earlier this month. The Website Excellence Award is awarded annually to \u00a0a postsecondary learning support center that&#8217;s\u00a0website exhibits accuracy, support and strong student engagement. 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