Provost’s Council
November 10, 2015
1:00 pm
Ruby Hicks Hall, Room
248
Members Present: Gayle
Arries, Dan Averette, Jackie Blakley, Tim Bowen, Rachel Campbell, Jenni
Creamer, Scott Harvey, Tom Hiebel, Lynn Lewis, Sarah Shumpert,
Hap Wheeler
Members Absent: Linda
Jameison, Brian Swords
Others Present: Chris Marino
Length of Meeting: 2 hours
Topics Discussed:
The October 27, 2015 meeting minutes were approved as presented.
Sarah, Gayle, and Galen discussed the High Impact Practices
Communication and Engagement message.
Galen noted the intent of the communication is to clarify what program HIPs
are, to explain the scope of the QEP, and to differentiate between program HIPs
and high impact teaching practices. Several handouts were distributed and
discussed. Discussing each of the Circles
of Involvement, Sarah noted that the circles demonstrate the different levels
of involvement in the project. She and
Gayle also used a pyramid model and discussed the pyramid.
Blue – High Impact Programs
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The focus of our QEP
·
Know HIPs are effective, but not enough
opportunities for student
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Embed two HIPs into the curriculum
Purple – Teaching Practices
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Best practices in teaching and learning
·
Anyone can use
·
Portable, instructor specific
Green – Service Standards
·
Includes all employees
·
Help to create the environment for HIPs
Tan – A Flexible Approach
·
Support
·
HIPs are determined by the faculty
To better understand the nuances of HIPs, the group
discussed several HIPs scenarios.
This message will be presented to the QEP workgroups and
then to all campus community groups for discussion and feedback.
Galen discussed Strategic Planning Preparation. He wanted to expand awareness on an
institutional issue related to access and success and wanted to provide context
so that employees could begin thinking about what actions to take. In discussing his presentation, Tri-County Population Bio-Demographics, he noted that 1) the non-traditional =
the new traditional and 2) as non-traditional = new traditional, one size does
not fit all. We need to leverage our strengths to address the needs of the
non-traditional. Our strategies will not
change, but we will need to broaden our perspective and refine our priorities.
Access Issue
·
25 – 34 is the only cohort that is growing in
our area
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We need to solve the access issue
Need to better understand these students. Are more likely to
be
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Under-resourced
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Older, working, parents
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First generation college
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Lower socio-economic status
·
Learning disabled
Galen asked the group to present these issues to their
faculty and staff prior to the December 15 planning meeting. Discuss with them what we need to do to serve
this population, what pieces are missing, and what actions we need to take
using the college’s strategic framework and planning.
Announcements:
Scott explained a catalog option. Our print shop can provide 1,000 catalogs
before Christmas. This option is more
expensive than outsourcing, but the turnaround time is much faster. After discussion, the group agreed that the
need for the printed catalog outweighs the cost. He will move forward with this
option.
Galen reported on the placement testing replacement. The state-wide group that is working on this
just found out that it must do an RFP, which will delay the decision and
purchase. The purchase cannot be sole
sourced, and if individual colleges buy Accuplacer, they will be out of state
compliance. RFPs will be reviewed in January.
The group will not know anything official until February 1.
With no further business, the meeting was adjourned.
Recorded By: Anne Bryan
Next Meeting: Thursday,
December 10, at 3:30, in RH 245