GCC Thanks

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GCC Thanks
. . . for supporting the 2009 All-Employee
Convocation!
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GCC All-Employee ConvocationFall 2009Velvie
Green, Ph.D.PresidentAugust 17, 2009
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Welcome

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GCC Thanks
. . . for supporting the 2009 All-Employee
Convocation!
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Welcome to Fall 2009
Welcome New Employees
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Strategic Planning

• Road map to the future
• Inclusiveness
• Requires strategic thinking
• Why do we exist?
• Possibilities/Opportunities
• Uniqueness
• Needs to succeed
• Faculty, Staff, Students, Community

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Strategic Planning Cont.

• Shared Governance
• Expected by Higher Learning Commission
• Are we following our plan?
• Evidence

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Strategic Planning Cont.

• Shared voices
• Get involved
• Strategic Planning the team
• Facilitators
• Rachelle Hall, Business Faculty
• Charles Jeffery, Dean of Planning
• Gary Marrer, Business Faculty
• Support Resource
• Alka Arora-Singh, Director of College Research
  Services
• GSPAC Glendale Strategic Planning Advisory
  Committee

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Budget Update

• Regis Della-Calce, M.B.A.
• Director of College Business Services
• regis.della-calce_at_gcmail.maricopa.edu

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MCCCD Budget

• FY 09/10 State Budget
• Property tax revenue
• New funding?

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Federal Stimulus

• When will funding be available?
• How may funds be used?
• Governors Office suggestion for use

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So, where are we?

• GCC carry forward from FY 09
• GCC enrollment growth
• More info hopefully by the next update scheduled
  for Fri. Sep. 18, 2-3 p.m. during the HLC Info
  Session on Budget. There will be time allotted
  for QA during that presentation.

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GCC Self-Study

• Alka Arora Singh, MBA, Ph.D.
• Director of Research Planning and Development and
  Self-Study Lead
• 623.845.3968
• alka.arora.singh_at_gcmail.maricopa.edu
• Resources
• www.gccaz.edu/crs

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Accreditation Overview

• Glendale Community College has started preparing
  for its upcoming Accreditation visit in 2012.
• This presentation covers the following
  information
• A birds-eye view of Accreditation
• Overall Self-Study process
• Self-Study accomplishments thus far
• Next steps

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What is Accreditation?

• Accreditation is an external certification of the
  quality and integrity of an educational program
  or institution.
• It is also an internal critical self-analysis
  leading to improvement in quality.
• The organization is evaluated based on its
  mission, and the accrediting agencys standards
  and criteria.

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Who accredits GCC?

• GCC is accredited by the Higher Learning
  Commission, a division of the North Central
  Association one of six regional accrediting
  organizations.
• For more details go to www.ncahlc.org
• GCC follows the traditional program, called
  Program to Evaluate and Advance Quality (PEAQ),
  to maintain its accredited status, every ten
  years.
• Process
• Visit by Consultant Evaluators who are our peers
• Consultants offer advice to help us improve where
  needed
• GCC can ask for advice where we feel the need

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Framework and Requirements

• Five criteria
• Mission and Integrity
• Preparing for the Future
• Student Learning and Effective Teaching
• Acquisition, Discovery, and Application of
  Knowledge
• Engagement and Service
• Twenty-one core components address the aspects
  of the criteria
• five components for criterion one
• four each for criterion two through five
• Numerous examples of evidence
• illustrations of how each of the criterion and
  core components are met
• Note Self-Study report is similar to a book with
  chapters (5 criteria), sections (21 components),
  and content (relevant evidence).

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Self-Study

• It is a process of critical self-evaluation
• A tremendous and exciting opportunity for GCC to
  evaluate where we have been, where we are
  currently, and where we want to go in the future.
  This really is a self-study in that sense.
• Involvement from the entire campus including
  students and community
• Leadership from Steering Committee, Five Criteria
  Committees and various sub-committees

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Where does Self-Study fit in the process?

• Set standards (with accrediting agency)
• Self-Study (to measure performance vis-à-vis
  standards)..This is where GCC is right now
• Approximately two years and culminates with a
  report
• On-site evaluation (at the end of Self-Study to
  gauge how well standards are being met)
• Publication (in the accredited list)
• Monitoring (ongoing through next evaluation)
• Re-evaluation

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GCCs Self-Study Timeline
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Planning Outline

• Develop questions
• Address core components
• Use examples of evidence as launch pad
• Identify resources
• People (committees, organizational units, etc.)
• Documents (Accreditation website, 2002 Self-Study
  recommendations, MCCCD strategic plan, GCC
  strategic plan, etc.)
• Data (quantitative and qualitative / students,
  staff, faculty)

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Planning Outline cont.

• Assign responsibilities
• Specifics (who/ when/ what/ etc.)
• Cross-training and teams
• Delegation and liaisons as required
• Report progress (based on agreed upon templates)
• Examples of evidence
• Resources
• Time frames
• Etc.

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Accomplishments

• Training received (train the trainer model)
• HLC Annual Meeting, April 2009 (5 faculty and 3
  admin.)
• Assessment Academy, June 2009 (3 faculty and 2
  admin.) Four-year training commitment for
  holistic assessment culture
• Training offered
• Ongoing training for all criteria members (80)
  on Self-Study site (SharePoint).
• Review of criterion, components and evidence in
  Handbook of Accreditation.
• Examples of Self-Study reports from other MCCCD
  colleges, and institutions across nation.

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Accomplishments cont.

• Initial plan / resources (Spring Summer 2009)
• Table of Contents outline
• Tentative time lines
• Proposed experts list for five criteria
• Charge sheets for Criteria Chairs and Co-Chairs
• Communication strategies
• Monthly updates to the campus through Gaucho
  Gazette www.gc.maricopa.edu/gaucho
• Updates at Convocation, HLC Info Sessions, Campus
  Conversations, Learning Day and other meetings

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Next steps

• Begin implementation of Self-Study plan
• Gather evidence
• Update Table of Contents
• Update time lines
• Update experts list
• Begin training and collaboration on assessment of
  student learning across all levels course,
  program, college-wide

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Next steps cont.

• Steering Committee will visit Phoenix College
  (September 09)
• A centrally located Self-Study site will serve as
  the platform for sharing documents, data, and
  ideas for the Self-Study culminating in 2012

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Next steps cont.

• HLC Information Sessions (Fall 2009 Resources)
• Budget Planning Regis Della-Calce, Director
  College Business Services
• Fri, Sep 18, 2-3 p.m. in SU 104 DE on main
  campus or C 130 at GCC North
• Hiring Process Diversity June Fessenden,
  Manager College Employee Services
• Fri, Oct 16, 2-3 p.m. in SU 104 DE on main
  campus or C 130 at GCC North
• Campus Planning Charles Jeffery, Dean of
  Planning
• Fri, Nov 20, 2-3 p.m. in SU 104 DE on main
  campus or C 130 at GCC North

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The Bottom Line

• Our accreditation visit is just two years away
• This process is good for us
• Accreditation is important for our students, and
  for us to operate
• Value for stakeholders Credibility, FTSE,
  Federal dollars
• It will help us learn and grow as a college
• It will help us work together, and bond as a
  campus community
• GCCs Strategic Planning is closely aligned to
  the HLC process

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Please Note

• Information in this presentation was a brief
  overview.
• Please contact us if you would like detailed
  information on GCCs Self-Study (2009-2012)
• Please volunteer to serve as a committee member
  this is a great opportunity for professional
  development
• A successful Self-Study requires participation
  from all departments, units, employee groups, and
  student representation at GCC

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Request

• Would current Self-Study criteria members please
  stand
• Current membership is 80
• Great opportunity for professional growth
• We thank current members, and invite the rest of
  you to get involved in the Self-Study!

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• Thank You

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Closing Remarks

• Velvie Green, Ph.D.
• President

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Business Building

• Grand Re-Opening
• August 18, 2009
• 800 a.m.
• Ceremony begins in the Student Union
• Music, refreshments and self-guided tours to
  follow

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30-Second Announcements
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Break

• All Faculty Meeting
• Next