SASI Leadership Journey Planning Retreat
Guest Speaker: Laura Hope
Guest Speaker: Laura Hope
Laura Hope earned a B.A. in English in 1987 and an M.A. in Rhetoric and Composition in 1988 from California State University at San Bernardino. She has been a Professor of English at Chaffey College since 1990. During her tenure in the department, she has taught a wide variety of classes including developmental and transfer composition, advanced composition, Honors courses, American literature, poetry, and literature and film. In 2000, she was elected Faculty Lecturer of the Year. Laura Hope was also a leader in the development of the Success Center network and a co-founder of the College’s associate’s degree program for inmates at the California Institution for Women in Chino.
Laura has remained actively involved in the advancement of the Basic Skills Initiative in California since its inception in 2006 through the co-authorship of the “Poppy Copy” and leadership in training and conference presentations. She recently co-authored a book called Student Success in the Community College: a Practical Guide to Developmental Education which was published in April of 2010. As the Dean of Instructional Support, Laura supervises a number of college-wide initiatives designed to enhance, improve, and diversify access to learning, such as Distance Education, the Success Centers including the Faculty Success Center, the Honors Program, Professional Development, Supplemental Instruction, and the Library.
Recently, Laura has worked with the RP Group of California on a number of research initiatives including an evaluation of developmental education practices in California, and primers on contextualized teaching and learning and reading apprenticeship.