SECC Action Strategy - Plan for 1999-2000 BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Action # 1

Action # 2

College's Goal met with this Plan

To maintain a transfer program which is responsive to the needs of students pursuing a Baccalaureate Degree.

To provide technical programs based on local regional, and state employment needs for students who seek immediate employment upon graduation.

Priority initiative

3) Emphasize the importance of the General Education Block Transfer Policy and the need for students to complete an associate degree.

2) Build on existing relationship with Hazard Community College (and Cumberland Valley Technology College) to offer joint programs in specific fields on a regional basis, (such as medical sonography and dental assisting/dental hygiene).

Actions/ implementation procedures, with anticipated start and completion dates

Identify sequences of courses and the semesters in which they are to be offered.

Monitor student progress on licensure and professional examinations.

Resources to carry out this plan

No budgetary involvement

Workforce needs surveys; Funds to properly equip labs needed for technical programs

Criteria and anticipated outcomes to measure success

Two-year course offering plan is maintained; Curriculum check-off sheets are available to academic advisors; Increase percentage of students completing a degree

Nursing and allied health programs are implemented based on local needs

Other divisions/ programs affected and plans for coordination

All advisors; Office of Institutional Planning and Planning

BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Action # 3

Action # 4

College's Goal met with this Plan

To provide a multi-faceted Continuing Education Program that places emphasis on (A) a flexible delivery system and (B) responsiveness to the needs of the area.

To Maintain a Flexible Educational Structure to Accommodate the Special Economic, Cultural, and Development Needs of the Area.

Priority initiative

Make available continuing education programs based on needs assessment of community.

Encourage faculty in the Division to participate in community organizations as technical advisors and as members of advisory boards.

Actions/ implementation procedures necessary

Identify continuing education workshops needed by the community that can be addressed by the faculty in the Division and offer at least three workshops.

Establish relationships with community organizations concerned with health-care and quality-of-life issues; Division faculty will make periodic reports to the Division and to the College re: community needs and interests in which the College could make a contribution.

Resources required to carry out this plan

Funds to conduct needs surveys; mail brochures and advertisement Honorarium for speakers or funds for travel expenses

Faculty time and expertise

Criteria and anticipated outcomes

Number of workshops offered; number of participants served

Faculty serve in advisory capacity with various community organizations; ongoing exchange of needs and interests will become part of Strategic Planning process.

Other divisions/ programs

Office of Continuing Education; Office of Institutional Planning and Research; Public Relations office

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BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Action # 5

Action # 6

College's Goal met with this Plan

To offer a community service program that helps to meet the recreational, cultural, educational, and social needs of the area.

To provide adequate academic and support services so that students have realistic opportunities for successful attainment of their educational goals.

Priority initiative

Utilize service-learning and faculty-initiated programming ... to provide a base of support for KERA-related activities

2) Establish and maintain tutorial assistance, easily available to all students

Actions/ implementation procedures

Require students to be involved in community service activities (such as March of Dimes, blood drive, health fairs, and as volunteers for special community needs) in selected courses offered by the Division; Identify agencies, organizations, or projects which are appropriate for students' involvement in service projects.

Use placement testing scores in advising students; Follow-up with students who are performing poorly in coursework; Refer students to the Academic Support Center and/or to counselors if they experience difficulty with the academic work required in courses offered by the division; Identify individuals who can serve as tutors; Work with Academic Support Center to get appropriate software for the Center; Encourage Academic Support Center to place tutors in the labs and classrooms.

Resources required

Identification of community needs and available resources.

Placement testing scores; Software for remediation

Criteria and anticipated outcomes

Feedback from students and the individual(s) involved in service projects rate the experiences as valuable; Number of people served in special projects and amount of money raised (March of Dimes) and number of blood donors (Blood Drive)

Improved retention rate of students enrolled in courses offered by the Division

Other divisions/ programs affected

Office of Continuing Education; Office of Institutional Planning and Research

Admissions Office; Academic Support Services

BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Action # 7

Action # 8

College's Goal met with this Plan

To provide for the development and implementation of alternative approaches to learning through the use of a flexible educational delivery system.

To prepare the college to be more responsive to needs and opportunities by maintaining a program for faculty and staff growth and development.

Priority initiative

1) Establish a distance learning network, linking all campuses, and arrange for a full complement of courses to be offered each semester; 2) Seek expanded use of computer assisted instruction models; 3) Explore the possibility of offering independent study courses in various formats

1) Emphasize a college community & Division marked by integrity, openness and trust; 2) Establish a faculty mentoring program to provide assistance to new instructors in the Division; 3) Provide opportunities for all employees to participate in decision-making processes

Actions/ implementation procedures

Review & identify courses that are conducive to flexible or alternative delivery methods; Explore implications of offering nursing courses at least one time per week to reduce travel for students from Bell & Letcher counties; Explore possibility of offering independent courses through Division; Establish websites for individual faculty in the Division in order to become acclimated to alternative teaching methods;

Division Faculty will be involved in decision-making at various levels in College's administrative structure; Conduct open, participatory Division meetings; Hold a social event for Division members and families; Assign currently employed faculty to mentoring roles with new faculty

Resources required to carry out this plan

ITV training for all faculty involved; Webpage Design instruction for faculty; Sufficient number of ITV classrooms; Sufficient number of computers in each lab operated by the Division and appropriate software.

No budgetary involvement

Criteria and anticipated outcomes

Minutes of the Division will reflect discussions pertaining to alternate educational delivery systems; Participating faculty will have individual/course websites to use as a tool for communicating with students.

Faculty attend Division meetings and contribute to discussions of issues pertaining to the Division; Faculty are recognized for their individual contribution; Faculty are assigned and perform as mentors to new faculty.

Other divisions/ programs

Dean of Academic Affairs; Technology committee and Computer Services personnel

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