Accomplishments
– Academic Year 2006/2007
Mission
Statement
Trinidad State Junior College
enriches the academic, technical, and cultural life of our diverse
community. We are committed to offering
traditional and alternative approaches to education, providing quality
instruction, and promoting lifelong learning.
Vision Statement Goals
1. Student
Access
|
1a) To create and market innovative educational
programs, including programs delivered via distance learning and other
alternative approaches, in order to meet the
needs of all segments of our service area. |
Strategic Goals:
· Implement the Exercise Science and Recreation program in Fall 2006.
o The Exercise Science and Recreation program was implemented Fall 2006. The following courses were offered providing 3.3 in annualized FTE:
·
PER
100001 Recreation Principles &
Practices
·
PER
113001 Introduction to Physical
Education & Sports
·
PER
126001 Introduction to Coaching
·
PER
127001 Introduction to Sports Medicine
o Spring 2007 the following courses were
offered providing 4.53 in annualized FTE:
·
PER
232001 Care/Prevent Athletic Injuries
·
PER
250001 Social Recreation &
Leadership
·
PER
252001 Principles Outdoor Recreation
·
PER
260001 Sports Officiating
· Implement the co-ed golf program in Fall 2006.
o The co-ed golf program was implemented in
Fall 2006. Seven male students
registered - no females.
o Plans are being developed to increase
enrollment by female students or, if female enrollment does not increase in the
co-ed program, to research the possibility of implementing a women’s golf program.
· Recruit student athletes aggressively throughout the state, encouraging them to bring other students.
o Each year we bring in approximately 100 athletes. The athletic staff conservatively estimates that an extra 10 students were brought in as a result. Now that we have re-established “winning teams,” an increasing number of calls have been coming in and the net result is that more athletes will walk-on to try to make the teams. This could potentially increase the number of extra students as well. As our athletic programs expand and are more successful, combined with the new Exercise Science program, it will be easier for us to recruit student athletes resulting in increased numbers for this program.
· Maintain a CCC Online Coordinator of student registrations, advising, and support for distance learners.
o On going.
Currently, Gloria Coke, Sharon Sciacca, and Jocelyn Cessar (for OSHA)
handle the majority of the duties associated with CCC Online.
· Implement, in Fall 2006, the following new career and technical certificate programs on the Trinidad campus that meet the needs of local businesses and industry: Welding, Diesel Mechanics, Heavy Equipment Operation.
o The EPIC program was implemented on the
o 40 students were enrolled in Spring 2007.
o Certificates earned:
·
Diesel
Mechanics – 11
·
Heavy
Equipment Operator – 6
·
Welding -
7
· Expand hybrid web-enhanced course offerings in an effort to market TSJC to potential business students who are working.
o In progress:
·
3 new
hybrid courses offered for spring 2007:
·
ACC 115
Payroll Accounting – enrollment 5
·
ACC 135
Spreadsheet Applications for Accounting – enrollment 4
·
ECO 202
Principles of Microeconomics – enrollment 8
·
1
additional hybrid course added for fall 2007:
·
ACC 122
Principles of Accounting I
· Improve scheduling and sequencing of courses to increase access by developing a degree or program model for students to follow.
o Advising sheets were created for all CTE, AA
& AS programs. Multimedia & Graphic Design courses are
more streamlined – scheduled in improved sequential order.7
o Program approval revisions included:
·
Massage
Therapy – AAS degree was added
·
Graphic
Design – reduced the # of credit hours; raised ENG & MAT 121to level
·
Multimedia
- reduced the # of credit hours; raised ENG & MAT 121to level
·
Auto
Service Technology – curriculum changed to pursue NATEF certification
·
Construction
Technology – curriculum changed to incorporate business skills
·
Cosmetology
– to meet state board changes
·
Nursing –
to meet state board changes
·
Occupation
Safety – dropped the CPR certification, due to problems with international
students meeting that requirement
· Provide VP funded mini-grants for assessment-based instructional improvement projects.
o The assessment committee received 19 requests for mini-grants and approved 16 of them. The table below provides the details.
|
Person/department |
Amount awarded |
Date |
Amount used |
Purpose |
|
Ron Rankin: Biology |
$500 |
9/06 |
$459.32 |
To attend professional
development workshops related to assessment at the 2006 National Association
of Biology Teachers Conference in |
|
Doug Holdread: Art |
$500 |
9/06 |
$0.00 Unable to implement |
To provide classroom
collaborator/facilitators at the Alamosa campus for Art courses. |
|
Terre Compton: Language Lab |
$500 |
9/06 |
$500 |
|
|
Chelo Ludden: English |
$500 |
10/06 |
$500 |
To help fund printing of
the literary magazine. |
|
Donna Meyerholz: Office Technologies |
$498 |
10/06 |
$0.00 Project temporarily on hold. |
To organize a testing
center, which will provide a method of increasing teaching contact hours,
therefore increasing student achievement on formal assessment. |
|
Judy Lee: English |
$500 |
10/06 |
$467.89 |
To re-activate TSJC’s
chapter (Alpha Beta) of Sigma Kappa Delta, the English honorary society for
2-year colleges. |
|
Judy Lee: English |
$500 |
11/06 |
$495.95 |
To purchase the video
series “The Power of the Word” by Bill Moyer, to enhance instruction of
literature classes. |
|
Janet Hanstad: Biology |
$363 |
2/07 |
$363 |
To purchase small
whiteboards, dry erase pens, and erasers to make Polycom courses more
interactive and to assess student learning and understanding. |
|
Susan Harris: Communication |
$500 |
2/07 |
$0.00 no charges for materials
have been turned in yet |
To utilize a multi-sensory
activity from construction trades to demonstrate the basic skills of reading
comprehension for a developmental reading class. |
|
Judy Lee: English |
$500 |
2/07 |
$500 |
To take the English Honors Seminar: African American
Literature students to |
|
Judy MacLaren: Mathematics |
$500 |
2/07 |
$500 |
To provide a course
facilitator for the Alamosa campus for the College Algebra course offered via
Polycom. |
|
Bob Philbin: Math/Science |
$500 |
2/07 |
$411.39 |
To attend the New Mexico
Higher Education Assessment and Retention Conference 2007 in |
|
Judy MacLaren: Chemistry |
$500 |
4/07 |
$193.34 |
To fund a field trip for
chemistry students that would enhance their interest and learning of
chemistry. |
|
Deb Haverfield: Emergency
Medical Services |
$500 |
4/07 |
$500 |
To purchase computer games
to stimulate student learning and increase knowledge of vocabulary and terminology
used in |
|
Ann Marie Rigdon: SIFE (Students in Free Enterprise) |
$500 |
4/07 |
$0.00 cart will be purchased this summer |
Funds for (SIFE) students
to purchase a mini food cart to open a “mobile-store,” giving the students
the experience of operating a store and learn about entrepreneurship,
finances, and marketing. |
|
Chelo Ludden: English |
$300 |
4/07 |
$300.00 |
To help fund printing of
the literary magazine. |
·
Increase enrollment on the
o Due to the low employment rate of 3.2% in
Las
· Increase international student enrollment by 5 students per year.
o We are still working towards this goal. The reporting of international student
enrollment includes only full-time students who have legal paperwork and have
come in with I-20s.
·
5 foreign
students in 2005-2006
·
4 foreign
students in 2006-2007
· Conduct industry surveys examining training needs to identify underserved population.
o A working relationship continues to be
critical with the Workforce Development Office in
o A Job Placement Coordinator was recently
hired for the EPIC program via the Community Based Job Training (CBJT) grant.
· Increase overall minority enrollment by 5%.
o We are still working towards this goal. Enrollment dropped in FY 06/07. The overall minority enrollment decreased by
5% from Fall 2005 to Fall 2007.
· Advertise and expand alternative scheduling of courses and services, including times and locations to better serve our communities.
o A new summer format was initiated allowing
students to start classes later, thus being able to have increased vacation
time. Students had the choice of taking
eight-week or five-week courses.
o Various classes were offered on each campus
during late afternoon, evening, and weekend hours. This practice is more successful on the
Valley campus than it has been on the
o A variety of classes will be offered as
hybrid and extended studies beginning in the Fall.
· Establish partnerships with local school districts by sharing instructor salaries, increased concurrent enrollment, and college awareness programs.
o
o Eighty-two students were enrolled from area
high schools in concurrent enrollment for the fall and spring semesters.
o As part of TSJC’s College 101, 188 junior
and senior students from area high schools visited the campus during the week
of March 12-14 to explore career opportunities.
Career Counseling workshops were also held for 223 freshman and
sophomores on March 15.
· Improve retention rates (overall and minority) by 0.75%.
o This goal was not met due to declining
enrollment.
·
2006-2007 54% full-time, 34% part-time
· 2005-2006 57% full-time, 39% part-time
· Improve graduation rates (overall and minority) by 0.6%.
o Exceeded goal - overall
· 2006-2007 – 41%
· 2005-2006 – 33%
o Minority graduation rate:
· 2006/2007 – 34%
· 2005-2006 – 32%
·
Increase
o This goal has not yet been achieved. Recruitment is still being worked on in these
areas.
· Increase the number of Friday Focus classes offered to area high schools.
o CTE offered Carpentry, Multi-media,
Cosmetology and Automotive. Plans for
next year are to add Welding and Diesel Mechanics to the list.
o Arts & Sciences offered SPE 121, PSY
101, and HUM 121. We plan to continue to
offer Friday Focus classes based on the needs of the area high schools.
· Increase concurrent enrollment at area high schools by working with superintendents, principals, and counselors in scheduling classes.
o Continued meeting with the administration to
find out what they wanted and needed for their students. A meeting with parents was held in the Fall
to inform them of the opportunities made available to their students. Plans to continue to inform and involve the
parents directly to help increase awareness and participation.
·
Maintain relationships with “outreach centers”
throughout the
o The Valley Campus has established additional
outreach education with Alamosa and
o Additional outreach centers that are used on
an intermittent basis for EMS training are:
Centauri, Center, Del Norte, and
· Create an incremental scholarship program for students who complete an average of 10 college credits per year by high school graduation.
o The plan was to develop a scholarship
program for those students who completed a minimum of 10 college credits per
year while in high school. Those
students would then receive a scholarship to continue their education at
TSJC.
o We will continue to work with the Foundation
and Financial Aid to determine the viability of this proposal.
· Continue collaboration and expand communication with superintendents, principals, and counselors via on-campus meetings.
o Collaboration and communication with area
schools is important to TSJC. Every
effort will be made to continue this very important goal.
· Develop art outreach programs to area high schools and home school students.
o Doug Holdread has been involved with high schools - judging the Regional Show, the LaJunta Show, and the kid’s art for Archeology Day.
· Establish articulation, escrow agreements, and concurrent enrollment opportunities for CTE programs with high schools.
o Articulation agreements are renewed each
year. Escrow agreements are being
discussed at the state level and we are waiting to see what changes will be
implemented.
· Obtain additional articulation agreements with regional area high schools for Construction Technology.
o The Valley Campus has completed an
articulation agreement with
· Solicit a larger internship base for students in Construction Technology.
o This goal is not yet complete. It is on going and still being developed.
·
Expand course offerings in the various
cosmetology certificate program areas on the
o This was placed in the schedule, however due
to lack of enrollment, classes were cancelled.
· Explore a Homeland Security Program which would articulate into a transfer degree with universities that offer the Homeland Security Management degree.
o The instructor we hired who was scheduled to explore this possibility for the College returned to active duty in the military. This goal has been tabled for now.
· Offer EPIC upgrading training courses at times that will not conflict with student work schedules.
o This goal is complete. A variety of night classes have been offered. The most successful night classes have been
welding.
· Update EPIC web page at TSJC.
o We are waiting for the new web designer to
come on board.
· Continue articulation agreements with area schools and obtain additional agreements with other high schools for the EPIC program.
o Initial meetings have been held with Hoehne,
Aguilar, and LaVeta high schools during 2006/2007. Plans are to develop written agreements
during the 2007/2008 academic year.
o TSJC has welding articulation agreements
with Centauri and
· Seek API certification.
o This goal has been tabled by the advisory
committee.
· Increase recruiting efforts for Engineering Technology with regard to under-represented populations.
o Put on hold until the instructor can reduce
his semester credit hour load.
· Upgrade Fine Woodworking web page at TSJC, Valley campus.
o We are waiting for the new web designer to
come on board.
· Develop articulation agreements with area schools for Fine Woodworking.
o This goal has not yet been achieved. It is still in progress.
· Show sustainable increase in enrollment for Gunsmithing.
o Enrollment decreased by 8% from the
2005/2006 to 2006/2007 academic year.
o The Gunsmithing program is gaining
recognition again. We had a strong
presence at the 2007 Shot Show and at the NRA Show. In addition, we have added a widely
recognized faculty member, Tom (Speedy) Gonzales. This has drawn many inquiries for Fall 2007
enrollment.
· Reinstate Advanced Gunsmithing Certificate program.
o This is still on the back burner. We are hoping to further pursue this goal
with the anticipated increase in enrollment and demand for the third year for
this advanced program.
· Offer Heavy Equipment Diesel upgrading training courses at times that will not conflict with student work schedules.
o This goal is complete. Night classes are being offered.
· Upgrade Heavy Equipment Diesel web page at TSJC, Valley campus.
o We are waiting for the new web designer to
come on board.
· Continue articulation agreements with area schools and obtain additional agreements with other high schools for the Heavy Equipment Diesel program.
o This goal has not yet been achieved. It is in progress
· Pursue a certificate program and AAS degree for Hospitality Studies.
o Location and funding are major set backs for this goal. The classes we have offered have experienced low enrollment, so a decision will be made as to continue pursuit of this program or not.
· Offer Manufacturing Technologies upgrading training courses at times that will not conflict with student work schedules.
o This goal is complete. Night and weekend courses are being offered
in Welding and Machining.
·
Upgrade Manufacturing Technology web page at
o We are waiting for the new web designer to
come on board.
· Continue articulation agreements with area schools and obtain additional agreements with other high schools for Manufacturing Technologies.
o This goal is being worked on and has not yet
been achieved.
· Expand department daytime classes for the community and offer evening classes for night school students in Massage Therapy.
o The following was offered on the
·
One day
per month is Community Day – taster classes – throughout the year.
·
3 evening
classes were offered the Fall semester.
·
2 evening
classes were offered the Spring semester.
·
The month
of June was Summer school classes for credit or fun. We offered 8 classes in compact format day
and evening.
·
Explore adding Animation (moviemaking and
gaming) to the Multimedia program on the
o We have tried to run some classes, but have
found that the demand for the animation classes is not what we had hoped.
· Add more required courses to complete Multimedia/Graphic Design certificate requirements on the Alamosa campus.
o We are waiting for the arrival of additional
equipment to deliver the Multimedia/Graphic Design classes.
·
Develop and implement a comprehensive marketing
plan for the
o Plans are to revise and enhance program web
pages.
·
This will
be worked on this summer.
o Ensure that entities with which the program
has a relationship have correct web url and program contact information.
·
Requests
have been sent via email, but the email address on the ASSE web site is still
incorrect. Re-request will be sent.
o Develop relationships with other
organizations and educational institution that offer non-college-credit safety
training to encourage them to refer students to our program.
·
Articulation
agreement has been finalized with the
·
Enrollment
for Summer online
·
Enhance and improve
o Changes have been made to the
· Develop and implement an online Construction Safety emphasis as part of the OSHT degree and/or certificate program(s).
o Assist with development of Construction
Technology courses for online delivery.
·
This work
has started by is going slow, due to lack of time to work on development of the
courses. It is hoped more intensive work
can be done during the Summer semester.
o Use these courses (making changes as
needed), to structure the Construction Safety component.
·
No work
will be able to be done on this part until the online CAR courses are
completed.
· Increase the number of Office Technologies completers by offering mini-certificates for Accounting Clerk and Medical Transcription and develop a marketing plan for both.
o The mini-certificates are in place and the
marketing plan will be completed in August 2007.
· Provide Web Management students with more access to the courses through the use of hybrid online delivery methods.
o The classes being developed are hybrid
classes: CIS 167 and MGD 111 were offered
Spring semester 2007.
o Additional classes offered for Fall 2007 are
CIS 161, CWB 164, MGD 112, 141, and 142.
· Develop internship opportunities for Web Management students nearing graduation.
o This goal is still in progress. Businesses are being approached for
internship opportunities.
· Offer Welding upgrading training courses at times that will not conflict with student work schedules.
o Norm is offering welding classes in the
evening and on weekends.
·
Upgrade Welding web page at
o We are waiting for the new web designer to
come on board.
· Continue articulation agreements with area schools and obtain additional agreements with other high schools for the Welding program.
o Articulation agreements have continued with
Centauri and
o TSJC is discussing articulation with Hoehne,
LaVeta, and
2. Student
Success
|
2a) To educate and qualify students for careers
in technical fields and to assist them is securing employment in these
fields. |
Strategic Goals:
· Improve on the rate of transfer programs by developing more articulation agreements in CTE programs.
o We have initiated conversations with several in state and out of state universities in an effort to develop articulation agreements, such as:
§
§ CSU-Pueblo – Multimedia
§
§ Fort Lewis College – Ag-business
§ CSU-Fort Collins – Ag-business
o For the Ag-business program, the list should
soon expand to
· Encourage certificate students to pursue the Associate of General Studies degree.
o Certificate graduates from COTOP,
Cosmetology, Criminal Justice, and Massage Therapy received letters encouraging
them to enroll in an AGS program for further professional development. As a result, graduates from the COTOP program
are actively enrolled in general education courses to complete their AGS
degrees.
· Increase the number of students in CTE programs by 4% annually.
o Only seven programs increased their
enrollment by substantial numbers.
Unfortunately 15 programs took a significant drop in enrollments. Career and Technical Education programs are
being scrutinized to evaluate whether the programs can be updated and marketed
to produce necessary increases or be identified as a program to be deleted.
·
Implement a mini-certificate program in
Entrepreneurial Studies on the Alamosa campus for students interested in
starting their own business.
o Program approval is being developed and will
be submitted soon.
·
Implement the Certified Medical Assistant
program on the Alamosa campus.
o CCCS program approval and national
certification are complete. The program
will start in Fall 2007.
· Produce graduates who possess the occupational and technical knowledge and skills to either enter or remain in the field of Agriculture Business.
o All eight of the Spring 2007 graduates are
presently employed in the field.
· Develop Vista/WebCT component for lecture portion of Agriculture Business Management classes.
o This goal is in the development stage and is
ongoing.
· Add Agriculture Technology to the agriculture program offerings.
o Program approval has been granted by CCCS
and classes will start Fall 2007.
· Produce graduates who possess occupational/technical knowledge and skills to either enter the job force in the field of aquaculture or to continue on for a B.S. Degree in fishery Biology or related fields.
o Spring 2007 saw nine graduates test in the top 15% of a recent Department of Wildlife test.
· Secure the Alamosa campus Aquafarm for future generations of student use and experiential learning activities.
o This goal has not been accomplished and is
still ongoing.
· Develop a professional growth plan that will focus on the improvement of instruction in Automotive Service Technology.
o This goal is partially complete and will
continue through the next two years.
· Use the Advisory Committee to update program goals for Automotive Service Technology.
o The Advisory committee is working on ASE
Certification; goal is ongoing.
· Appoint at least one qualified female and minority to the Advisory Committee for Automotive Service Technology.
o This goal has not yet been achieved. It is still in progress.
· Add more diagnostic and mockup units for training in Automotive Service Technology.
o The department has added the advanced
diagnostic equipment (new scanners, tools, and Mitchell on demand software)
with Perkins funds. Also, a car was
donated to the Alamosa Campus.
· Upgrade the Construction Management emphasis curriculum in the areas of scheduling, contract management, and computer aided estimation software.
o The program received construction
calculators. This goal is still in
progress.
·
Add barbering skills and/or certificate program
to the
o Barbering has been incorporated by having
interested students enroll in the Hairstyling Certificate program which has a
similar credit requirement for
o In Spring 2007, we had our first graduate of
the Barber Certificate program who completed his course of study in this
manner.
·
Improve the pass rate on the written state
licensing exam for first time test takers in Cosmetology on the
o There has been improvement for first-time
test takers as compared with averages from 1998-2004 which was 68%. The most current data from
· Offer communication workshops specific to individual career studies (e.g., cosmetology, nursing business/industrial management, teacher education, etc.) highlighting particular interpersonal organizational, or group communication awareness/Skills applicable to those careers.
o Offered a two-day workshop/mini-mester course for the Student Government on group dynamics. There were seven participants.
o Creating an informative brochure and planning to meet with CTE instructors during the August in-service to promote communication workshops specific to career studies.
· Improve enrollment for various cosmetology certificate programs (esthetics, manicuring, hair styling) and offer add-on classes for licensed stylists and students.
o Evening and weekend classes are being
offered. Enrollment seems to have
increased as a result of the add-on classes.
One 8 clock-hour class was held during the 2006/2007 academic year with
24 clock-hours of training planned for the 2007/2008 academic year. The Cosmetology department expects a small
enrollment increase as a result to word of mouth contacts from the people
trained.
· Continue to obtain state-of-the-art equipment for all phases of the EPIC program.
o We obtained one overhead crane, twelve new
welders for the welding shop, plus, a fork lift. This equipment was all donated by members of
the EPIC advisory committee. Additionally,
instructor, equipment, and land use was provided free of charge for the
operator program.
· Continue to obtain state-of-the-art equipment for all phases of the Fine Woodworking program.
o Purchased a new wood lathe for the workshop
with Perkins funds.
· Improve student success rates for Gunsmithing.
o The Perkins Committee funded a professional
development activity to take 7 students to a job fair in
· Continue to obtain state-of-the-art equipment for all phases of the Heavy Equipment Diesel program.
o One overhead crane was donated by Pioneer
Natural Resources for the
· Continue to obtain state-of-the-art equipment for all phases of the Manufacturing Technology program.
o Purchased a computerized lathe for the
machine shop and one new welder for the welding shop with Perkins funds.
· Assist Multimedia/Graphic Design students with development of comprehensive portfolios.
o This goal is in progress, however,
completion hinges upon additional equipment in the department to add training
opportunities for students.
· Meet or exceed the State Standards for Nursing Education Programs.
o April 25, 2007, the
· Meet or exceed the expected NCLEX pass rate for first-time writers in the Nursing program.
o TSJC has met this goal. However, this needs to be on-going as we need
to accomplish this each year to maintain full approval of the program.
·
Incorporate the OHST (Occupational Health and
Safety Technologist) certification exam as the post-test for
o Contact has been made and information gained
from the CCHEST Examination Director. We
can use the OSHT self-examination questions for an indefinite period of time
for a one-time licensing fee of $760, which is based on our current
enrollment. Payment is on hold until
funds are available.
· Modify the Office Technologies program to meet the changing needs of business.
o The program revisions are being completed
during summer 2007.
· Recruit non-traditional to gender Office Technologies students through flyers, new media, and word of mouth.
o The media is being developed and this goal
is still in progress.
· Increase the number of Web Management students by 10% per year for the next 3 years.
o This goal is still in progress and has not
yet been achieved.
· Continue to obtain state-of-the-art equipment for all phases of the Welding program.
o One new welder was purchased with Perkins
funds to replace an older unit in the Valley Campus Weld Shop.
· Locate adequate facility space to offer the Agriculture Technology program on both campuses.
o A proposal has been submitted to
· Secure a lab environment/kitchen for the Hospitality Studies program.
o The
· Add more diagnostic equipment and OBD II Mockup units for Auto Service Technology.
o Our OBD II scanner has been updated, paid
for by Phil Long.
o no mockup units have been purchased thus
far.
o Phil Long has installed two lifts in our
shop area, making a total of four lifts.
o Snap-On tools will be sending some DVD’s on
training (free of charge) although we will need a projector to transfer the
image from the PCM to a screen in the classroom.
· Secure funding for Engineering Technology departmental scholarships, the award of which can be used as a recruiting tool, and a reward for well qualified engineering students.
o No progress to date.
|
2b) To prepare students to transfer to
baccalaureate institutions and to excel in their baccalaureate studies. |
Strategic Goals:
·
Increase transfer agreements with all four-year
colleges in
o We now have a transfer agreement in Exercise
Science, Health Promotion and Recreation with SCU-Pueblo.
· Increase the number of Title V graduating students who transfer to a four-year institution by 4% per year.
o This objective was established in the
o Our focus will be to develop a plan that
will maintain and gradually increase our statistics over the next few
years. The Transfer Coordinator is going
to work with incoming freshman to make sure they are aware of the services
provided as well as assisting them with a transfer plan. It is our hop that by establishing this
relationship early, it will encourage more students to continue at a 4-year
college/university.
· Re-establish the AA art emphasis.
o This goal is being reconsidered. There are some courses that have not been offered at TSJC in quite some time. It may not be realistic to consider an art emphasis at this time.
· Publish literary magazine.
o The literary magazine, The Purgatoire, will be published in summer 2007. This project gives students invaluable real life and hands-on experience with the editing and layout of a magazine and, at the same time, increases interaction with the community. Funding for this project came from the assessment mini-grants, the Arts & Sciences department, and from a reading grant.
· Develop English Honors seminar to be offered in the Spring semester of each year.
o An English Honors class was instituted in Spring 2007 semester. Topic: African-American Literature. Five students enrolled.
· Establish transfer agreements for CTE programs with four-year universities.
o We have initiated conversations with several in state and out of state universities in an effort to develop articulation agreements, such as:
·
· CSU-Pueblo – Multimedia
·
· Fort Lewis College – Ag-business
· CSU-Fort Collins – Ag-business
For the Ag-business program, the list should soon expand to
· Establish transfer agreements with four-year universities for students with an Ag Business emphasis.
o Still in progress.
· Maintain and improve communication between TSJC and CSU-Pueblo with regard to curriculum, and insure the continued ability of TSJC graduates to transfer seamlessly into the bachelor’s degree program in Civil Engineering Technology.
o Successful.
Transfer agreement still in place.
Ongoing: CSU-Pueblo has updated
their course requirements, and we will need to match the change.
· Purchase Bill Moyer Writers and Poets Video Series.
o Purchased the
video series “The Power of the Word” by Bill Moyer, to enhance instruction of
literature classes. Funds were provided
by an assessment mini-grant.
|
2c) To provide challenging learning
opportunities – English as a Second Language (ESL), GED, and developmental
studies – that prepare students for college-level work. |
Strategic Goals:
·
Improve support for students at risk by
continuing and promoting student support programs (i.e. Math Lab, Language Lab,
o 53% of CTE students on the
· Administer hard-copy Accuplacer to all REA and developmental ENG students to confirm correct placement and train Language Lab staff to grade and interpret scores.
o On going.
The hard-copy Accuplacer is being administered to all developmental REA
and ENG students and is a practice that the Language Lab staff would like to
continue.
·
Move developmental ENG courses to Lecture
courses.
o Developmental English courses are still held
in the Language Lab, however students do receive lecture from the instructors
as needed. Students seem to prefer the
addition of the lecture component to the lab experience.
· Administer diagnostic pretest to confirm or correct placement by Accuplacer into Math Lab and other selected math courses.
o We are currently administering a diagnostic
pretest in the Math Lab to confirm or correct placement by Accuplacer
testing. However, after administering
the diagnostic pretest since Fall 2005, it has been determined by Math Lab
staff that probably 80% - 85% of the students have been accurately placed each
semester. Students are frustrated when
asked to take another placement test and Math Lab instructors feel the tests
are ineffective, so they will no longer be given.
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2d) To foster an atmosphere of friendliness,
civility, and respect and to provide support programs which promote student
learning and success. |
Strategic Goals:
· Improve and enhance communication with faculty relating to student athletes, with emphasis on grades and attendance.
o Direct communication via email with faculty, one on one, has proven to the best means of monitoring our student athletes’ progress and discussing problems.
o Strategies will be forthcoming concerning plagiarism, a concern college-wide at TSJC. The athletic department would like to put in place a policy (over and above the college policy) to discourage plagiarism by any student athlete.
·
Continue support of
o This has been added to our budget process as
a request to continue support of a part-time counselor. In addition to her sessions with students in
need, the counselor is instrumental in referring students to outside agencies
for services beyond her scope, such as Spanish Peaks, Crossroads and other
agencies that deal with crisis and addiction counseling.
o Sandy Veltri is a member of the Board of
Directors for the Spanish Peaks Mental Health Center based out of Pueblo,
· Improve the first year experience for all students by incorporating a mentor program.
o We will pilot, in Fall 2007, College 101: The Student Experience, a course designed to introduce student to the college culture and prepare them for the challenges they will face in higher education.
·
Involve at least 50% of academic and 25% of
Career and Tech programs in utilizing the
o This goal has been accomplished. According to login records of students
utilizing the
·
In the
Fall, 69.43% of students listed Arts & Science programs as their major and
30.57% listed CTE programs.
·
In the
Spring, 68.37% of students listed Arts & Science programs as their major
and 31.63% listed CTE programs.
· Re-activate and maintain the Alpha Beta chapter of Sigma Kappa Delta, the 2-year college English honorary society.
o The Alpha Beta chapter of Sigma Kappa Delta was re-activated with funds coming from the assessment mini-grant. Eleven members were inducted in April, 2007.
· Offer workshops for the final exam in each Math Lab course.
o Math Lab staff consider the workshops to be effective, and they were better attended this semester than they have been in the past. However, plans to increase student participation are being developed.
o 80% of the students who attended the workshops received a grade of C or higher.
o One student reported “People are crazy not to come to these review sessions. They are great!”
· Strengthen the PBL student organization on the Alamosa campus.
o PBL students are more visible in the
community as a result of local fund raisers and success in PBL competition.
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2e) To hire faculty and staff that are of the
highest quality and reflective or our diverse community, to treat them with
integrity and respect, to have their pay reflective of their experience and
education within the community college system, and to provide ample
opportunities fro their professional development. |
Strategic Goals:
· Increase the percentage of TSJC’s budget devoted to instruction by 0.5% per year.
o The estimated
budget for instruction for FY 06/07 included a 1.8% increase for
instruction. Actual budget expenditures for FY 06/07 will be reported to the
System Office in October. We are
confident this goal was attained.
· Hire a Grant Writer.
o Kerry Gabrielson was hired ľ time, and this
past year has successfully written grants in which TSJC has received
approximately 1.8 million dollars.
· Improve the full-time faculty/part-time faculty ratio from 21% full-time faculty to 35% full-time faculty by 2008, depending on state funding.
o Full-time faculty is currently at 31% and we
expect to maintain that level.
· Hire a Vice President for the Alamosa campus.
o Dr. Michael Maestas was hired as the Vice
President of the Alamosa campus.
· Hire an Accounts Payable Clerk. RuthAnn/Felix
o The position was filled by Sherry Cordova.
· Hire a part-time Recruiter of the Alamosa campus.
o Complete, Lisa Garvin in on staff.
·
Increase staff in Student Services for advising,
recruitment, and retention on the
o One month was added to the Student Life
Director’s contract to help with recruitment efforts. Any additional staff increases will be tabled
until funding is available.
· Hire a full time Biology instructor.
o Janet Hanstad was hired as ľ time Biology
instructor and was increased to a full-time position Spring 2007.
·
Hire a licensed Barber for Cosmetology on the
o Waiting for an increase in enrollment to justify the position.
·
Hire full-time and part-time instructor for Diesel
Mechanics/Heavy Equipment program on
o Robert Miller was hired as full-time instructor for Diesel Mechanics. Heavy Equipment instructor position has not yet been filled.
· Hire new instructor or train present instructors on Graphic Design software programs on the Alamosa campus.
o This is an ongoing goal. Present instructors are receiving training on
the Alamosa campus.
· Hire full-time nursing faculty.
o This is on-going. There is still 1 full-time opening on the
· Hire part-time faculty for Hospitality Studies program.
o This position has been tabled for now.
· Hire instructor for the Welding program.
o Vern Paulson was hired as the full-time welding instructor.
· Re-hire tool room manager and upgrade salary to insure quality and consistent support for the Gunsmithing and NRA programs.
o Adam Lucas was hired as Tool Room Manager.
· Provide high-quality, state-of-the-art professional development opportunities related to the arts of instruction and pedagogy, including training on available, as well as new, technology.
o In progress. April 2007 - in-service on basics of Assessment. Workshops are scheduled for summer and August in-service.
· Provide budgetary support for adjunct faculty training in TSJC policies/procedures and technology used for distance education and reporting of grades.
o
o Other professional development training by
Monica on the Alamosa was for Microsoft Excel. 13 attendees in Alamosa consisting of faculty
and staff during the April in-service.
o Jeremy conducted a SSB Banner training
session in Alamosa during the Spring semester.
o Gloria conducted INB (native) Banner
training in
3. Operational
Excellence
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3a) To ensure that the campus is run
efficiently; that modern technology is employed in all facets of the
college’s operations; that the college is clean, safe, and provides a
pleasant learning environment; and that it secures the funding necessary to
advance the excellence of its programs. |
Strategic Goals:
· Produce positive net profit for school after all expenses are paid.
o This goal in on-going and was met for the
2006-2007 academic year.
· Operate with a 5% or less net profit to demonstrate to student population our commitment to keeping costs to students as low as possible.
o This goal in on-going and was met. The net profit for FY 06/07 was 3.2%.
· Improve communication with faculty regarding required textbooks.
o Improvement in still needed in meeting this
very important goal! With the addition
of Division Chairs for the upcoming school year, improvement is expected.
· Work toward the completion of the new system-wide ERP (Banner) project for TSJC.
o This goal remains on-going. The next phase will be the Banner Advising
system (CAPP) to replace the on-course.
· Improve the integration of the Faculty Senate between our two campuses.
o A number of Polycom meetings have been held between officers on the two campuses, but better communication and coordination is still needed.
· Move all faculty to faculty contracts.
o It is believed that all faculty who wish to be are now on faculty contracts.
· Increase participation of full-time, part-time, and adjunct faculty in the Faculty Senate.
o Participation has been pretty flat overall. A faculty budget has been established giving us an opportunity to serve food at meeting and hopefully participation will increase.
· Complete TSJC’s reporting of COF.
o We’ve worked through the re-vamping of the
COF filing processes through the Banner system.
This will be an on-going system upgrade.
· Meet all criteria required by CCCS for the transfer and input of SIS student records into the new Banner System.
o On the student side, we’ve completed the
Academic History rollover for the 10 years from the summer of 1996 to the
summer of 2007. This goal is considered
complete.
· Continually improve the library environment and security.
o Security gates were donated by the
· Form and operate a College Perkins Committee.
o This committee was established in 2005/2006 and meets every Friday.
· Continue to provide effective leadership of TSJC and to evaluate changes in the structure of the College.
o The following programs were relocated,
remodeled or revised in 2006
·
The
Massage Therapy Program was relocated to a 9000 square foot facility on campus. The new facility provides a 4 bed clinic
which opened in September to TSJC faculty, staff, and community.
·
The
Nursing Program welcomed both a newly remodeled classroom/lab and new
equipment.
·
The
o An MOU between TSJC and ASC was signed
allowing TSJC to offer associate degrees.
·
For the
first time, the Valley campus offered Art Appreciation, Math for Liberal Arts,
and Introduction to Literature. The
first Associate of Arts degree (in Business Accounting) will be available in
Fall of 2007.
· Continue to support the System needs and leadership.
o Requests for reports were submitted in a
timely and accurate manner.
o Served on Presidential Search Committees for
PCC and NJC.
o Contacted Legislators upon request. Testified in regards to Senate Bill 134.
o Attended legislative conference calls.
o Worked with subject matter experts to
continue Banner implementation.
o Hosted a joint Advisory Council meeting for
council members from TSJC, LCC, and OJC.
· Minimize audit comments.
o We have not received any audit comments to
date for FY 06/07.
· End FY 06 with a balanced budget.
o This goal is on-going but cannot be assessed at this time. Actual budget expenditures for FY 06/07 will be reported to the System Office in October 2007.
· Maintain a reserve base of 6%.
o Despite a drop in enrollment, we were able
to maintain the reserve base established by the System Office for FT 06/07.
· Improve shared governance college-wide.
o Through strategic planning, tied into the
budgetary and assessment process, programs at TSJC are solid and faculty are
part of the decision-making process.
o All Cabinet minutes are shared with faculty
and staff to promote awareness and solicit input.
o Faculty and staff meet regularly with the
Deans are invited to seek private meetings when a concern arises.
o The Deans have the freedom to make any
budgetary decisions necessary for the promotion, betterment, and improvement of
any program they oversee.
o The Strategic Plan continues to be updated
through shared governance with administration, faculty, and staff.
·
Put into service a call/information desk on the
o A call center/information desk was put in
the Berg building. We hired Rosalie
Archuleta to manage the call center from 10:00 – 2:00 every day. This has lessened the number of phone calls
going to the others who are assigned to answer the 800 number. In addition, Rosalie is always busy helping
with the work overload in the Administrative offices.
· Identify and assess current practice of application process for: admission to the College; financial aid; residential living.
o With the implementation of BANNER the
application process has been challenging.
Students may apply on line, however, there is a time-out function and
students may not be aware that their application was not accepted by the
computer. This has caused unsatisfied
students and parents to call and complain.
The paper process seems to still be the best plan of action.
o Financial Aid is another department that is
available online to students, but the person-to-person contact still remains
the best. Workshops are held each
semester, in cooperation with the
o Students may “pull down” residential
applications from the website, but there is not a web application yet. That is a goal for the next year.
·
Create an instruction sheet to help
o This goal is complete. The instruction form has been developed and
is in use.
· Develop scheduled annualized advertising campaign with the local newspaper agency in Alamosa.
o The marketing committee is in place and has
developed an annual plan for advertising.
· Explore using a companion software program for data retrieval from the Banner system implemented in 2005/06.
o Because of IT constraints, companion
software will not be purchased.
· Provide a safe dorm environment for residential students, conducive to learning.
o Students feel safer in our dorms. They don’t always like the rules, but they
seem to appreciate them.
·
We had the
following number of student in the dorms:
·
Spring
2006 – 191 students
·
Fall 2006
– 206 students
·
Spring
2007 – 178 students
o Incident reports have dropped dramatically
since we started doing walk-throughs. We
had only three or four last year compared to fifteen or twenty in previous
years.
o Another notable change is the low number of
criminal mischief complaints (i.e., broken windows, graffiti, damage to
vehicles, damage to state property).
This was almost nothing compared to previous years.
o Since the College started the “dry campus”
policy, alcohol calls have dropped to levels we have never seen before. In previous years, calls for alcohol
violations occurred nightly, whereas now it’s a total for five or six at most.
· Create a budget dedicated to enrollment strategies.
o
o We offered a Spring job fair for our
students. We are instituting a course,
College 101: Student Experience, for Fall 2007. There will also be a formalized mentoring
program for students beginning 2007/2008 school year.
o The Valley Campus offered OctoberFest and
the Red Carpet Scholarship recruiting events, plus the Valley Campus attended a
local job fair to recruit students.
· Upgrade the instructional aids and laboratory equipment to provide enhanced nursing instruction.
o New equipment purchases are in
progress. New beds have been
purchased. Information has been
submitted to place bids out for other lab equipment. New simulation manikins have arrived and
faculty is in the training process for use in these manikins. New video series have been purchased to
update video library on both campuses.
· Provide funding to allow staff to attend appropriate training. Cabinet
o
examples
· Provide funding to allow A&S instructors to attend appropriate continuing education and professional development.
o A Differentiated Instruction workshop was
held on the
o Gary Wilson attended the
o Joe Reorda and 2 theatre students attended
the Rocky Mountain Theatre Association conference in January 2007.
o 16 Arts & Sciences instructor attended
the WebCT Vista training in June 2007.
· Provide funding to allow CTE instructors to attend activities to upgrade skills and interact with industry.
o Perkins Post Secondary grant provided
$14,849 in funding for CTE professional development opportunities including:
·
CACTA
conference
·
·
Nursing
conference
·
EPIC
conference
·
Cosmetology
conference
·
Gunsmithing
conference
· Keep abreast of new technology and provide training as a mean of staff development for the Office Technologies department.
o This goal is ongoing. Presently staff is using self study methods.
· Submit capital construction/controlled maintenance and emergency budget requests for new projects.
o On going. Every year budget requests are turned in to the system office. This year funds were secured for the boiler replacement in the Library.
· Replace bathroom tile in Huggins Hall.
o Completed in August 2006. Funds were generated from lease revenue (HTA and Mining Tech building).
· Replace carpet on the first floor of O’Connor Hall.
o Completed in August 2006. Funds were generated from lease revenue.
· Replace carpet in Romero Hall.
o Completed in August 2006. Funds were generated from lease revenue.
· Complete upgrade of all shower facilities within Huggins Hall.
o Completed in August 2006. Funds were generated from lease revenue.
· Re-roof one dormitory building per year.
o This year Huggins Hall was re-roofed. The project was completed in March 2007. Funds were generated from lease revenue.
o Next year either Johnson Hall or Romero Hall will be the recipient of a new roof.
· Replace carpet, upstairs and downstairs in Dowell Hall.
o Completed in August 2006. Funded through auxiliary reserves.
· Upgrade electrical power supply along with a reliable electrical back-up system for network computer system in order to sustain emergency 911 system 24/7. Keith/Felix
o
progress
· Improve game room – air conditioning or ventilation; electronic pin-ball machines; handicap access.
o No progress to date:
· Plenty of space, but students do not find the location attractive. No phones or computers are available for work-study students. Student employees have little to no supervision because of the location. Only one pool table, no video games, no DVD player, and a boring atmosphere.
· Students have discussed moving the game room back to the Leone Lounge, where the atmosphere is friendly and more easily monitored by Student Life Office personnel. Further discussion is pending.
· Design and remodel one room to be distance learning classroom/computer lab to serve the incoming classes from four-year institutions. (Title V)
o October 2006 – Sullivan Center Conference
Room was completely remodeled. It will
be used primarily for
o May 2007 –
o Berg Little Theater is undergoing upgrades
and should be completed by the end of July or early August. It will be used for a variety of distance
learning classes.
o The remaining funds will be used to upgrade
other distance learning classrooms on campus.
Approximately $38,000 is designated to remodel and upgrade classrooms
during the 2006/2007 grant cycle.
· Refurbish and purchase new furniture for 2 Arts & Sciences classrooms per year.
o This very important goal was not met this
year, but will remain in the Strategic Plan for next year.
· Secure funding and start the bidding process for a new boiler system.
o Funds were secured through the controlled maintenance budget requests. A new boiler system was installed in the Library. Project was completed in May 2007.
· Upgrade equipment and develop facilities to support the visual arts. Doug
o progress
· Upgrade equipment for science labs.
o Upgrades for the Biology lab included:
equipment for DNA testing; binocular compound microscopes; electronic balances.
o Upgrades for the Chemistry lab consisted of
thermometers, chemical and general supplies.
o Upgrades for the Physics lab consisted of
radioisotopes.
· Purchase barbering tools and/or equipment necessary for teaching barbering through Carl Perkins funds.
o There has been no purchase of barbering
equipment. The student who completed the
barber certificate in Spring 2007 used the available facial chairs and other
equipment to perform barber techniques, such as shaves. The student did purchase a barber straight
razor and clipper with his own funds through the college bookstore.
· Purchase multi-function skin care machine to enhance esthetician program through Carl Perkins funds.
o A microdermabrasion machine and additional
facial beds, steam cabinet, magnifying lamps, carts, skin scanner, and stools
were purchased in Spring 2006 with Carl Perkins funding. The addition of this equipment allowed for a
new facial clinic classroom to be located in Mullen 303 adjacent to the other
cosmetology classrooms and hair clinic.
This addition greatly enhanced the skin care certificate program.
· Provide up-to-date instructional equipment and supplies for the CTE programs.
o Through partnerships and grants, CTE
programs were able to purchase stat-of-the-art equipment for programs such
as: Welding Technology, Diesel
Mechanics, and Heavy Equipment Technology – the EPIC programs.
o Other partnerships are being sought for the
other CTE programs.
· Ensure that TSJC graduates are trained in the usage of modern GPS equipment, the engineering Technology program needs to acquire a Trimble RTK GPS system.
o Success!
The new equipment will be used in classes starting next fall! YES!
· Provide resources/training for the implementation/development of instruction available via distance learning.
o Blackboard/WebCT Vista training included
fundamentals of how to teach online; differences between all types of distance
learning; navigating, designing, and maintaining, and managing Vista courses
and students.
·
13
attendees in multiple training sessions in Alamosa to full- and part-time
faculty. Training was by request for the
Fall semester and bi-monthly during the Spring semester.
·
18
attendees in multiple training sessions in
· Replace 50 administrative computers to provide support for Banner deployment.
o Complete
· Implement PaperCut print usage and monitoring for instructional computing to reduce the printing waste and costs by 20-30%.
o Complete. Have seen almost a 75% reduction in printing costs on the Instructional Network.
· Implement a Media Delivery system.
o In progress. Waiting on grant application response in June 2007.
· Improve game room video game systems.
o No progress to date.
· Need funding to purchase and monitor video game systems.
· Need a computer and a phone in office.
· Upgrade equipment in Dowell Hall computer lab to bring more in line with current technology.
o This goal has been completed. Dowell Hall received three new computers and
six new monitors. In addition, the
existing computers were upgraded to handle the
·
Equip the
o The
· Continue to update and maintain an alumni-donor database for accurate tracking of donors, contributions, and pledges. Toni
o progress
· Develop an annual campaign. Toni
o progress
· Develop direct-mail gift solicitations. Toni
o progress
· Increase the Alumni database by 8%. Toni
o progress
· Raise one million dollars in n-kind and cash gifts. Toni
o progress
· Schedule planned-giving seminars. Toni
o examples
· Promote TSJC and the Alumni-Foundation through off-site presentations. Toni
o examples
· Apply for Title V grant to increase retention and graduation rates and to improve quality of education for Hispanic Serving Institutions.
o In progress. DOE has not yet published the deadline to submit the grant.
· Apply for biomass engineering study to design boiler system for auxiliary buildings.
o Application is in progress.
· Apply for a HUD, HSIAC grant to construct a community learning center as a community partnership to better serve Hispanic Students.
o Application is in progress. Deadline for submittal is June 13th.
·
Apply for HRSA Planning Grant to create master
plan for TSJC nursing program to collaborate with San Luis Valley Regional Medical
Center and
o We were not successful in receiving funding.
· Secure funding with outside agencies to provide more career exploration and college bound programs to local students and non-traditional prospects.
o Spring job fair on the
o Plans for 2007/2008 include offering sessions
for 6th – 8th grade students in the local service area.
o Additional funds have been donated by local
merchants, such as
· Seek General Fund/Foundation funding to continue/increase Music and Theatre Scholarship funding to take into account sophomore scholarships.
o
…
· Find grant to fully computerize Physics, Biology and Chemistry labs, including data logging stations & video capture/analysis.
o This goal is yet to be realized.
· Seek funding to provide opportunities for developing and delivering additional safety-related training and education both locally and online; i.e., OSHA 10 – and 30 – hour course in Spanish.
o Application for an OSHA Susan Harwood
training grant in 2007 will be made. The
grants will be posted in the Federal Register in June 2007. Other grant possibilities will be researched
as well.
· Apply for Horizons Service Learning Grant to integrate service learning into career and technical programs through the Horizon Mentee Program.
o Received $12,000 grant.
· Apply for the HRSA Nursing Education Grant to secure funds to improve the technology and distance learning capacity of the nursing program.
o We were determined ineligible for this grant.
· Apply for Community Based Job Training Grant to provide additional equipment for EPIC program.
o In December we received a $1,496,000 grant to be used over a 3-year period.
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3b) To monitor the college’s performance in all
areas and to use the data gathered to improve the college’s overall
effectiveness. |
Strategic Goals:
· Meet with departments individually to overhaul the Embedded General Education Assessments and get to 75% participation (counting both full-time and part-time faculty).
o We are still working towards this goal.
· 24% of part-time faculty submitted at least one assessment report.
· 50% of full-time faculty submitted at least one assessment report.
· Combined total is 35%.
· Math assessment is at 100%.
o Met in September 2006 with all Gen Ed faculty to discuss continuation/modification of Gen Ed assessments. Results reflected on AISL programs webpage.
o Need to keep pushing faculty to engage, especially to formulate embedded assessments that they will actually use!
· Visit programs individually and via e-mail in an effort to reach 100% implementation of “Program Assessments.”
o We are still working towards this goal.
·
100%
implementation from ACC,CIS, ECE, EMS, GUS,
· 67% implementation from ASE, COS
· 33% implementation from AGBus, AQT, CNG, CST, CRJ, EPIC, FWW, HED, MAS, MMA, NUR, NAPN, OFT, Welding
· 0% implementation from ABE, WebMgt.
o The 33% programs are at that level only because they all do the VE-135, and that’s 1/3 of their assessment plan.
· Seek additional methods for the retrieval of student information through Banner for the administration of Institutional Research.
o The data warehouse, student side, has been
upgraded and is functional. Continued
work will be done developing common reports to facilitate the retrieval of
information.
· Implement new procedures for TSJC advising (OnCourse) in the Banner System.
o This goal is in the beginning stages.
· Implement productivity and program probation/discontinuance format for both CTE programs and Arts & Sciences.
o A new productivity formula for all faculty was devised this year and will go into affect Fall 2007 requiring faculty to generate 15 FTE per academic year before receiving overload pay.
o A program discontinuance policy for TSJC is now in place after several months of planning.
· Revise evaluation procedures for Administrative staff who report to the President. RuthAnn
o An evaluation process was implemented for
Vice-Presidents and Deans that involved comprehensive evaluations by faculty
and staff who report to them. This
process was successful in giving the President accurate insight regarding
performance of those who report directly to the President.
·
Improve communication/unity between A&S and
CTE and between the
o This is an ongoing goal. The following are some examples of activities
for 2006-2007.
·
A
Self-Study Workshop was held on the
·
Marketing
retreat held on the
o More opportunities for college unity are
being planned for next year, including combined in-service and workshops hosted
on both campuses.
· Improve the communication and use of marketing and advertising funds.
o The current 10 member marketing committee
and budget of $71000 for 2006/2007 was established in July 2006. The budgeted amount was a decrease from the
2005/2006 marketing allowance.
o The final marketing/advertising costs for
2006/2007 are expected to be about 13% over budget including the costs for the
12 page full-color newsletter, which was not originally budgeted at all.
· Develop an Advertising/Action Weekly, Monthly, Quarterly, Yearly Plan.
o There is a Monthly, Quarterly, and Yearly
plan, and of course, we work on projects on a weekly basis. Improvements that we hope to implement in the
Marketing Plan for 2007/2008 include working on coordinating marketing efforts
between the two campuses, particularly in the areas of consistent-looking
marketing materials.
· Identify and assess present marketing materials (flyers that promote specific programs, program brochures, etc.) and timeline for media delivery, remaining competitive through innovative ideas.
o There has been a big improvement in delivery
of all media being produced by the college, thanks to the efforts of Kathy
Donnelly and Kim Niccoli. They have
established a timeline for media delivery to ensure adequate notice of college
activities.
o The Marketing Committee continues to acknowledge the existence of a competitive higher education marketplace. We continually assess new ideas to place TSJC in the public’s mind. We continually seek out best practices of other institutions to borrow ideas. We have a creative group of individuals with big ideas and we are not afraid to try new approaches.
o New flyers to promote specific programs have been developed with a consistent look and updated information. We have increased TV and radio advertising.
·
Identify current retention strategies and
evaluate effectiveness of each.
o Currently all of the retention strategies
have been informal, such as the Adopt-An-Athlete program, improved dorm
conditions and Taste of TSJC. For that
reason, a formalized plan will be instituted with evaluative components
identified, collected, interpreted and shared with faculty and staff.
·
Promote dorm opportunities for
o Mike Atencio will advertise and promote the
dorm agreement with
o Rosalie meets with students and works out
payment to
· Improve recruitment market research to determine targeted and growing areas for qualified resident and non-resident students.
o Recruitment efforts have improved through:
·
Mailings
to state counselors
·
Articles
written in metropolitan and out of state newspapers
·
Vocational
rehab mailings
·
Presentation
by Joe Ribaudo and Earl Poteet in Breckenridge
o As a result of this media attention, student
inquiries have increased by a notable rate.
For instance, the CTE advisor has received:
·
45 calls
due to KRDO television broadcast
·
1 call due
to an article in the
·
1 call due
to an article in the
·
2 calls
from
o Lynette was interviewed by Shooting Sports
Retailer magazine about industry workforce needs/trends.
· Improve publications and advertisements by increasing distribution, more closely and strategically coordinating mailings, and developing key materials in key areas.
o The Marketing Committee has improved the
quality, quantity, and distribution of all print publications in
2006/2007. We developed a consistent,
attractive look for brochures. We
produced many booklets, flyers, posters, and banners. We purchased a new digital camera capable of
producing fine quality print images. We
published the first TSJC newsletter for the community which included news about
faculty, staff, new programs, outstanding programs, and students. It also included promotional material and
information promoting the value of attending TSJC. The second issue will be published in
December 2007 and will include both campuses.
· Improve web and internet services.
o Improving TSJC’s web page was a Marketing
Committee goal for 2006/2007, however, we made slow progress due to budget
constraints. Coming to grips with a more
realistic assessment of the cost, and a decision to outsource a new web page
design was the subject of much discussion and debate. Throughout the year, the Marketing Committee
has constantly pushed the importance of this and administration has searched
for funds.
· Improve participation in student search processes that identify prospective students.
o On going recruitment activity.
·
Improve resident and non-resident recruitment
travel by adjusting travel schedule according to enrollment trends in
o This year Gary Fresquez attended a day/night
fair at
o We hosted the day/night fair program the end
of October on the
o For the 2007/2008 school year, plans are in
place for a representative to attend two weeks of the
· Schedule more effective events and communication channels with high school students and counselors, and explore the possibility for TSJC to host a CCHS/CE Counselor Workshop.
o On going recruitment goal.
· Improve recruitment and application processing by increasing the efficiency of data entry and response and developing a recruitment process model.
o With the resignation recruiter during the
fiscal year, this goal was placed on hold.
The new recruiter will have to develop this very important process.
· Improve information and service by implementing a customer service approach that stresses timely and accurate information and quality service in all areas.
o The college as a whole is looking at
improvements in customer service. It has been included as an in-service topic.
· Develop a consistent procedure for recruitment by recording all recruitment efforts to date, compiling current procedures practiced, maintaining and updating prospect database, and developing a communication plan.
o Alex Borja created a binder of all
activities to date and possible procedures for future enhancement of enrollment
management.
·
Improve college preparation of students by
introducing a freshmen seminar course on the
o This course, College 101: Student Experience, will be implemented in
the 2007/2008 school year.
· Improve student support by requiring all students dropping out to have an exit interview and effectively informing drop outs of the next registration cycle.
o The Dean or advisor requires all exiting
students to complete an exit interview questionnaire. Data from this questionnaire is shared with
pertinent staff for improvement of student services, both academically and with
student life. To date there have been no
major complaints specifically about the college.
· Improve the graduation planning process by requiring all AA/AS majors and CTE programs to have two-year course plans.
o Peggy and
Lynette have developed course plans for all
· Improve the college’s external marketing campaign by continuing to research new marketing mediums, updating appearance of materials, etc.
o The Marketing Committee continues to seek to
improve the college’s external marketing campaign by continuing to research new
marketing mediums.
o TV station that we advertised on in
2006/2007 included MTV, CNN, and ESPN in Trinidad, Colorado Springs, Pueblo,
LaJunta, Lamar, and Alamosa.
o Radio stations used for advertising included
KILO (Colorado Springs reaching throughout Southern Colorado); KSPK (Walsenburg
reaching throughout Southern Colorado); KCRT (Trinidad and Raton reaching
throughout Southern Colorado and Northern New Mexico); KNKN, a Spanish language
station (Pueblo, and reaching throughout Southern Colorado); and KXMT, a
Spanish language station (Taos, reaching Northern New Mexico and the San Luis
Valley).
o Newspapers that we advertised in include the
Pagosa Springs Sun; LaVeta Signature; Huerfano World; The Ag Journal; the Pueblo
Chieftan; The Times Independent; the Raton Range; and the Chronicle News.
o The best reported feedback as to the
effectiveness of the various media has been:
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Marketing
for the EPIC program through direct word of mouth and the many brochures
distributed by the EPIC instructors and Joe Ribaudo.
·
Advertising
on KILO.
·
A
newspaper article written by a free lance writer, Teresa Odle, about the new
“Gold Collar” jobs, (a slogan that we have coined ourselves in advertising the
EPIC program).
·
A news
story on KRDO Channel 13,
· Provide more on-campus student activities on the Alamosa campus.
o This goal is not yet complete and will
continue into the next two years.
· Encourage more Alamosa campus students to purchase REX Gym facility pass for Adams State College.
o Briefings to student government and signs
for students direct them to Valley Campus student services office providing
help in purchasing the
· Cultivate collaborations with art institutions and organizations.
o Doug Holdread is working with the Santa Fe Trail Symposium as Art Chair and has scheduled several art activities, including some on the TSJC campus, in coordination with Symposium events.
· Research availability of Arts and Humanities Audio-Visual resources.
o A budget request has been made for resources that can be used in multiple subject areas.
·
Increase recruitment for both Music and Theater
by visiting high schools in southern
o In the Music department, Gary Wilson has
visited/conducted workshops at high schools, sent out “Invitations For
scholarship Letters” throughout Colorado, and has met with and delivered
brochures to numerous teachers/music directors throughout Colorado as he
accompanied his students to the competition sponsored by the Colorado Music Educators Association.
o In the Theatre department, Joe Reorda
distributed cards and brochures as he accompanied his students to the
competition sponsored by the Rocky Mountain Theatre Association. In addition, Joe recruits students in-house
to spark interest and participation in Theatre performances.
· Continue to develop and maintain federal and state partnerships within both the private and public sectors of industry.
o Regular interaction with existing agencies
has maintained partnerships with those organizations. A new grant will develop a partnership with
the USDA.
· Continue to modify the Web Management program to meet the changing needs of professionals in the field.
o This goal is not yet complete and is still
in progress.
· Hire a Web Master.
o This goal is still in progress. We have advertised and posted the position.
· Encourage all staff to learn and be granted development access to appropriate parts of the TSJC website. Faculty/IT
o …
· Train faculty to be more responsive to Hispanic and other minority students and to encourage them to complete a four-year degree. (Title V)
o CELT is an annual professional development
opportunity that enables leadership to eliminate the barriers created by race,
class, gender, and other forms of bias, with hope that faculty and staff will
change practices that impede the learning of students. Approximate cost per participant is $2,122
with $10,610 of Title V funds allocated annually for participation in the CELT
institute.
·
CELT 2006
participants: Debbie Ulibarri, Ron
Rankin, Carol Rankin, Kate Carlisle, and Trudie Gilmore.
·
CELT 2007
participants: Shannon Shiveley, Steve
Griffis, John Gilmore, Lori Holdread, Doug Holdread, Peggy Weurding, Gayle
Trujillo, and AnnaMae Rael-Lindsay.
o Participants of CELT also have the
opportunity to apply for a $1500 Teacher Improvement Grant to purchase
instructional materials for the classroom.
·
Move
o The Massage Therapy Program was relocated to
a 9000 square foot facility on campus.
The new facility, which opened in September to TSJC faculty, staff, and
community, provides a classroom, lab space, student computer room and library
and a 4 bed clinic.
· Find more room for Esthetician program. Sandy/Felix
o
progress
· Student counseling/advising/recruiting center to be created outside of the Student Services Office on the Alamosa campus.
o This goal is still in progress with an
expected completion date of Fall 2007.
· Create a hardware replacement cyclical purchasing plan.
o In progress. Should be complete by June 2008.
· Implement a campus-wide centralized FAX solution.
o In progress.
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3c) To provide shared governance opportunities
by which college faculty and staff participate in significant institutional
decisions. |
Strategic Goals:
· Enhance shared governance at TSJC by identifying appropriate levels of responsibility for faculty in various areas of decision-making.
o Significant progress toward shared governance has been made through greater participation in Cabinet.
o Still need to identify areas of decision making more precisely.
· Centralize marketing involving shared governance through the development of a marketing committee on both campuses.
o Although each campus has its own needs, and
has its own marketing committee to address these unique marketing needs; the
two campuses have also developed a combined Marketing Committee that works on
projects that concern the college as a whole.
o The Marketing Committee works closely with individual
instructors to design and print flyers for their programs; advertise upcoming
classes; publicly showcase their programs at public shows; and provide press
releases about their programs, honors classes, honors students, and their own
backgrounds, biographies and credentials.
o A marketing retreat was held with an open
invitation for all to participate. The
retreat was held on the
o An example of how closely and cohesively TSJC
works together for the good of the college, Athletic Director, Dan Nuschy
secured an in-kind donation of $30,000 worth of cable television advertising
from Comcast when he asked for a donation for the new indoor batting facility. This was turned over to the Marketing
Committee to decide how best to use it to advertise the college.
·
Improve student life by creating a multicultural
center on the
o Tabled due to lack of resources.
· Improve the college’s internal communications and operations in relation to marketing by strengthening the relationship between the marketing committee and admissions in producing recruitment materials, etc.
o The Marketing Committee has also worked to
improve the college’s internal communications and operations through the use of
flyers, a marketing retreat, and work with instructors to market individual
programs and events.
4. Community
Relationships
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4a) To provide the training needed to help
recruit businesses to our community and to enable local businesses to become
more productive. |
Strategic Goals:
· Coordinate Perkins planning with general fund planning to help faculty members prepare a trained workforce.
o The following pie chart shows the current Carl Perkins Fund Allocation
· Establish agreements with community businesses needing workforce/customized training.
o The Customized Training Program implement in
2005 has provided training for 7786 community members, which is a 30% increase
compared to 2006. This program has
generated positive community relations.
· Seek job opportunities for graduating and current Alamosa campus students.
o Victor and Joe attended a new job fair at
the Inn of the
· Advise and assist students seeking job placement assistance; maintain an accurate database on job placement for students; and offer Job Fair opportunities.
o Job fair offered on the
o Advisors on the Alamosa campus met with
classes and offered assistance to students for job counseling and
placement. This goal is ongoing.
· Create and maintain a network between the college and community for job placement.
o This is accomplished through job fairs.
o Both the Valley and
· Enrich the customized training program for TSJC which provides revenue generating opportunities and promotes TSJC.
o Created three new recurring programs to
generate steady income opportunities.
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Basic
Orientation Plus – Introduction to OSHA
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H2S
Awareness
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Forklift
Operator Certification
o Revenue generated during the first quarter
of 2007 is at 50% of 2006 total revenue generated.
· Strengthen community college partnerships to promote TSJC and help achieve economic goals.
o Established eleven new business
partnerships, six have attended more than one training program.
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R&M Energies |
Borderline Construction |
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XTO Energy |
State Oil Line (Raton) |
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Las Animas and Huerfano County Health Department |
El Paso Exploration & Production Company |
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Fluid Compressor |
Wilson Supply |
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Sawaya Warehouse |
Pense Brothers Drilling |
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·
Expand customized training in the
o Working with Coors in Alamosa identifying
safety training needs, and planning to conduct classes this summer.
· Build TSJC’s Customized Training program into the “trainer of choice” by area businesses and industry.
o First quarter 2007 achieved 35% attendance over entire 2006 total attendance.
· Establish TSJC as a certified CDL training, testing and licensing center.
o Team effort underway to develop a separate CDL Certificate under the EPIC program umbrella.
· Promote and expand industry partnerships to help fund the financial needs of programs.
o Examples such as the Phil Long car dealer
sponsorship,
o The
· Increase public awareness of training and placement opportunities for potential students in the EPIC program.
o Through the CBJT grant, funds were earmarked
to hire a job placement coordinator, Earl Poteet. Earl reports the following statistics
regarding public awareness:
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23 schools
were visited since January 1st
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Information
was sent out to another 210 schools
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One news
report was aired on KRDO-TV, which reaches an audience of approximately 50,000
people
§
All
together, approximately 100,000 people living in the state of
·
Develop corporate alliances with construction
and engineering firms in the south-central
o Successful!
Martin Bonato has a summer internship with Kiewit. This will be an ongoing goal with plans for
improvement.
· Increase public awareness of training and placement opportunities for potential students in the Fine Woodworking program.
o Fine Woodworking students held a show at the
· Improve industry partnerships and explore corporate sponsorship of facilities and equipment for Gunsmithing.
o Brownells has donated a CNC HASS “Super Mini
Mill” and five computer workstations loaded with the latest state-of-the-art
o Other industry that we are pursuing
partnerships with is Gander Mountain, H&S Precision, Hornady, Viper
Actions, Potterfield Industries, San Isabel Electric Association, Inc. and
Tri-State Industries.
· Increase public awareness of training and placement opportunities for potential students in the Heavy Equipment Diesel and Manufacturing Technologies programs.
o Developed new program brochures; recruiting
visits to school; Joe presented at an energy conference in Breckenridge and
will present at the CACTE conference.
Goal is ongoing.
· Increase public awareness of training and placement opportunities for potential students in the Welding program.
o In addition to the efforts listed above, Tom
and Norm met with industry representatives from TCI. Valley campus students toured a TCI
construction site near
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4b) To present opportunities for cultural
enrichment and life-long learning for our community. |
Strategic Goals:
· Educate and encourage students to use currently available resources that would help them complete their assigned work.
o Jowanda participates with Lori Holdread
during her “slam dunk” presentations to inform students of the available
resources that the library has and shows students how to use the databases.
· Improve communication concerning E-Books available to the student body, faculty, and staff.
o Posters and table tents have been placed in
the library and around the campus to advertise the availability of
e-books. The e-books are in the card
catalog and they are also available directly from NetLibrary.
o E-books have been checked out 62 times in
the last year.
·
Increase the
o Community use of the Library seems to have
increased. Although Jowanda does not
have a count of how many community patrons use the public computers, she can
report that 11 new community patrons registered to check out our books and she
has record of 221 books checked out by
the community.
· Involve the community in program changes and new program development.
o Created an eight page TSJC newsletter that
was distributed to the community. Plans
are to continue distribution of a newsletter each semester the week following
the mailing of schedules.
o The State Board Reports were submitted to
the local newspaper each month to continually update the community.
o Continued delivering the State of the
College Address on Chanel 63 each quarter.
· Address city leaders regarding college restructuring, events, and issues.
o Attended Chamber luncheons, City Council
meetings,
o Appointed to the Southeast Regional Council
for El Pomar.
· Continue to improve TSJC staff, faculty, and administrative involvement in the community.
o Chosen Businesswoman of the Year by the
Trinidad-Las Animas Chamber of Commerce.
o Founding Member of the
· Develop and implement marketing strategies for the recruitment and enrollment of minorities, adults, and non-traditional students.
o The Rising Star Scholarship program was
developed to encourage G.E.D. students to continue their education at
TSJC. A marketing campaign, developed at
the Marketing Retreat, included flyers, scholarship certificates, banners,
radio and print advertising.
o A recent Spanish-language radio ad campaign
was developed, a spot was recorded by Felix Lopez, and it was broadcast on KNKN
(
o The Marketing Committee has assisted with
the administration’s efforts to provide flexible classes for adults and
non-traditional students. This included
an intense marketing campaign for Mini-Mester classes in March. Also, TSJC offered two summer sessions to
allow more flexibility for taking summer classes.
· Increase retention in ABE/GED/ESL.
o Goal completed.
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FY 2006 –
retained 63.9%
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FY 2007 –
retained 73.4%
· Refer at least 50% of our GED graduates to TSJC for career, educational counseling, and enrollment.
o Goal not met. FY 2007 – All GED graduates were referred,
but according to our records, only 30% actually followed up by meeting with a
counselor. Because of the timing of
strategic goal reporting, this goal is difficult to monitor. For example, many students graduate in May,
but do not meet with counselors or enroll in TSJC until the following
Fall. Therefore, this goal will be
re-worded in the next strategic plan to alleviate the difficulty in reporting.
· Sponsor diverse activities/events that entertain and educate. Encourage participation by commuter and resident students, traditional and non-traditional.
o Developed an effective Student Senate that is open to all students. Issues that are important and relevant to students are discussed, action plan are made, and concerns are voiced to TSJC administration. Ex: dorm curfew, cafeteria food choices, attendance policy, game room, etc.
o Celebrations to raise awareness:
§ Constitution Day
§ Black History Month
§ Breast Cancer Awareness
§ Women’s Heart Health
§ Cinco De Mayo
§ Alcohol/Tobacco Coalition Fun Day
o New events:
§ HALO tournament
§ Pool Party
§ Outdoor movies in the Pit
§ On-campus movies where students pick the movie to be shown
§ Taste of TSJC
o Trojan Tribune
§ Better involvement of faculty, staff, and students in providing news items and pictures.
§ Puzzles, motivational stories, anticipated movie and book release dates, etc. have been effective in getting students to anticipate and read each publication.
· Develop a better means of communication to inform students, faculty, and staff of all activities and events and encourage their participation.
o New activity calendar in Cafeteria
o Weekly and monthly calendars posted throughout the campus in high traffic areas
o Events advertised and recapped in monthly Trojan Tribune.
o Events posted on web site
o End-of-year assessment by students
·
Improve community involvement.
o TSJC Student Government purchased gifts,
supplies, etc. from local merchants
o Participate in community open houses, expos,
etc.
o Active members of TSJC Marketing Committee
o Active members of TSJC Web Development
Committee
· Provide free public service events by utilizing corporate sponsorships to cover event costs.
o Working with Pioneer on a free CPR/First Aid class, and with State Farm on a free car seat inspection event.
o Working with Pre-Paid Legal on a free FACTA Act seminar for small businesses.
·
Expand
o TSJC received a Bar NI grant that will be used to implement a Tuition Scholarship Program for summer 2007. The scholarship program will allow low income students to participate in the College for Kids classes. It will also help parents with more than one child to place in classes.
· Offer as many Adult Continuing Education classes as can be staffed and as needs/opportunities arise.
o The decision was made, due to FTE issues, to limit the number of Adult Continuing Education classes. The following classes were offered this year:
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Tole
Painting
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Painting
for Pleasure
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Taekwando
(for children)
· Develop a program of course offerings which meets the needs of the art community.
o Still in progress. Both painting and ceramics classes are very oriented to the art community, but there is still more that could be done.
· Develop a K-12 teacher training “Art-Across-the-Curriculum” program.
o No progress. This goal is being tabled for now.
· Create Community Cultural Enrichment classes for students interested in literature.
o This goal was not met FY 06/07 but a one-day
Cultural Enrichment trip is still being explored and will be put in the next
Strategic Plan.
· Increase recruiting efforts made by Business instructors.
o In progress:
Continued visits to
· Improve Computer Networking Technology program community visibility.
o An agreement for program delivery is in
progress with
· Develop a professional growth plan for Fine Woodworking that will focus on the improvement of instruction.
o Goal is still in progress.
· Offer post graduate Massage Therapy courses.
o Classes for an AAS in Holistic Health will
begin in the Fall and we have several students enrolled already. TSJC will be the first college in the state
to offer this degree program!
· Expand the Massage Therapy Clinic on the Alamosa campus.
o The program will deliver an AAS degree
starting Fall 2007.