Students who are thinking of coming to Cerrritos College will not have any more confusion about enrollment, counseling and assessment.

This semester, iFALCON is trying to provide an easier and more sophisticated knowledge of the college environment.

Dean of Academic Success and Institutional Effectiveness Bryan Reece said, “From Feb. 6, 23,000 emails will be sent to talk to students directly about using iFALCON  and the idea to be more active at school.”

For the first time, iFALCON would be directly talking with the students about achieving success in their pathway.

Title V Program Assistant Elizabeth Quintero said, “There would be no more stress during finals and mid-terms from this semester, as iFALCON has decided to provide tutoring for every subject with the respective instructor, without any interruption or limited space.” .

“I never knew about the use of iFALCON, no one informed me. I think school should be more responsible about bringing information to the students,” Laregis Turner, nursing major, said.

Members of iFALCON are trying to enforce a few strategies, such as having outdoor advertisements around campus, and an area of interest would be the library.  “This will inform more students to manage their time and have a good study habit,” Reece said.

“In today’s world, nobody wants to just see a website and read its contents. [Students] should have an incentive to do it, like a field trip, students will also have fun and will know important stuff, too,” psychology major Rigberto Garcia said.

Due to some changes with faculty position, the promotion work has been slowed, but it’s getting into its phase again.

Daniel Hernandez, computer technician, said, “It helps in encouraging students to develop study of mind and maintain their time split.”

New components in iFALCON also include involvement of more faculty talking about students’ success in context of iFALCON, which helps students know what they need to be successful.

The iFALCON team is composed of faculty and deans, about seven to eight members who have been working since the Title V Grant was introduced last year. It’s a federally-funded grant that started in September 2009 and runs for five years, which helps implement the “habit of mind” campaign that iFALCON stands behind.

“No one will respond immediately, it will take time getting students involved in ‘habits of mind,’ but once it’s being more utilized by students, it will be really beneficial in their life,” Reece said.