2011 Annual Report - Kankakee Community College

Kankakee Community College 

Strategic Planning Oversight Committee 

(SPOC) 

2011 Annual Report 

Student Success 

KCC mission 

Strategic goals 

Institutional priorities 

Great expectations planning meeting 

AQIP action projects 

Institutional research reports 

Employee input 

Student input 

Community input 

KCC‟s mission: Enhancing quality of life through learning. 

SPOC‟s mission: In support of KCC‟s mission, SPOC oversees the collaborative development and evaluation of the 

college‟s strategic goals, and recommends new or revised quality improvement processes. 

For more information contact: 

Dr. John Avendano, President 

Kankakee Community College 

100 College Drive 

Kankakee, IL 60901 

815.802.8110 

president@kcc.edu

The Office or Institutional Research extends a special thank you to 

SPOC members and the faculty/staff committee co-chairs for their 

hard work and diligence in reporting. 

A special note of appreciation also goes to 

Liz Becvar, Ellen Skelly, and Rose Mitchell 

for their expert proofreading. 

Thank you, as well, to members of the Budget Committee and President‟s Cabinet members 

who helped manage the Strategic Goal Budget Request process. 

To Bob Ling who co-chaired SPOC for three years and now leaves that role to others: 

Thank you for your leadership and the good humor you brought to our work! 

Prepared by the Office of Institutional Research/ Page 2 of 62

2010 Strategic Planning Oversight Committee (SPOC) members 

JuTun Andrews-King, Professor 

Dr. John Avendano, President 

Elizabeth Becvar, Administrative Assistant II, Recorder 

David Cagle, Director, Human Resources 

Jessica Corbus, Professor, Director 

Jessica Fehland, Assistant Professor, Coordinator, SPOC AQIP Advisor 

Vicki Gardner, Vice President, Finance and Administration 

Carrie Jones, Assistant Professor 

Cathi Hughes, Lab Manager, Adjunct Instructor 

Dr. Bert Jacobson, Dean, Environmental & Institutional Sustainability 

Pat Klette, Professor, SPOC AQIP Advisor 

Bob Ling, Professor, SPOC co-chair 

Dr. Vicki Magee, Director, Institutional Research, SPOC co-chair, AQIP liaison 

Sudipta Roy, Professor 

Kari Sargeant, Director, Marketing and Public Relations 

Dennis Sorensen, Vice President, Instructional and Student Success 

Julia Waskosky, Dean, Student Development and Student Services 

2010 SPOC sub-committees co-chairs based on KCC’s six strategic goals 

Goal 6: Improving 

Sustainability 

Initiatives 

Co-chairs 

Dr. Bert Jacobson and 

Carrie Jones 

Goal 5: 

ImprovingCurriculum 

Development and 

Assessment 

Co-chairs 

Dennis Sorensen and 

Cathi Hughes 


Student Success 

Co-chairs 

Julia Waskosky 

and Sudipta Roy 

SPOC 

Co-chairs 

Bob Ling 

Dr. Vicki Magee 

Dr. John Avendano, 

Ex-Officio 


Employee Morale and 

Professional 

Development 

Co-chairs 

David Cagle and 

Jessica Corbus 


Services to Students 

Co-chairs 


and JuTun 

Andrews-King 


Community 

Outreach and 

Partnerships 

Chair 

Kari Sargeant 


Table of Contents 

Executive Summary ......................................................................................................................................... 5 

Overall SPOC Committee Achievements ........................................................................................................ 6 

Scorecards 1 : Selected Positive Performance Indicators (2009-2010) 

College-wide Macro ............................................................................................................................. 6 

Goal 1: Student Success .................................................................................................................... 6 

Goal 2: Services to Students .............................................................................................................. 7 

Goal 3: Curriculum Development and Assessment ............................................................................ 7 

Goal 4: Employee Morale and Professional Development .................................................................. 7 

Goal 5: Community Outreach and Partnerships ................................................................................. 7 

Goal 6: Sustainability .......................................................................................................................... 7 

Committees: Selected Achievements and Needed Improvements .................................................................. 7 

Academic Assessment Committee ..................................................................................................... 7 

College and Career Readiness Committee ........................................................................................ 8 

Retention Committee .......................................................................................................................... 8 

Campus Sustainability Advisory Committee ................................................................................................ 8 

Student Services Planning Committee ............................................................................................... 9 

Cultural Diversity Committee .............................................................................................................. 9 

Employee Morale Committee ............................................................................................................. 9 

Faculty Growth and Development Committee .................................................................................... 10 

Online Leadership Committee ............................................................................................................ 10 

Recruitment Committee ...................................................................................................................... 11 

Needed Improvements (Based on Scorecard Indicators and Committee Reports) .......................................... 11 

AQIP Action Projects ....................................................................................................................................... 11 

ATTACHMENTS 

Faculty/Staff Committee Mid- and End-of-Year Final Reports 

Academic Assessment Committee ..................................................................................................... 14 

College and Career Readiness Committee ........................................................................................ 18 

Retention Committee .......................................................................................................................... 20 

Campus Sustainability Advisory Committee ................................................................................................ 25 

Student Services Planning Committee ............................................................................................... 28 

Cultural Diversity Committee .............................................................................................................. 33 

Employee Morale and Professional Development Committee ............................................................ 37 

Faculty Growth and Development Committee .................................................................................... 45 

Online Leadership Committee ............................................................................................................ 48 

Recruitment Committee ...................................................................................................................... 52 

SPOC Strategic Goal Budget Request to Cabinet ........................................................................................... 55 

List of Faculty/Staff Committee Members ........................................................................................................ 58 

1 Aligned with KCC‟s six strategic goals. 


One-Page Executive Summary: 2011 SPOC Annual Report 

Introduction. Each year KCC‟s faculty, administrators, and supportive staff work hard to support successful student 

outcomes. We now have a process in place to document key activities of the faculty/staff committees. The process 

includes committee members: 1. reviewing KCC‟s scorecards and accreditation materials to determine areas of 

greatest need; and 2. submitting an annual plan, a mid-term report, and an end-of-term report with recommendations 

for the following year‟s committee. The results are reported in the following pages. 

SPOC management improvements 

Revised SPOC‟s mission statement 

Aligned SPOC and AQIP standards with new 

KCC faculty/staff committee structure 

Strategic Goal Budget Request 

Highest priority budget recommendation for the Academic Assessment Committee 

Developed new mid- and end-of-year forms for 

committee progress reports to SPOC 

Established a new strategic goal budget request 

process 

Scorecards: Positive Performance Indicators (2009-2010) 

Increase in college-wide enrollment (all students, 

Fall 10 th day) 

Increase in number of reimbursable credit hours 

Increase in staff satisfaction with how KCC promotes 

positive employee morale 

Committees: Notable Project Accomplishments 

650 high school juniors were COMPASS-tested 

to assess college readiness (190 in previous 

year) 

300 high school students participated in the 

adoption of the Mathematics Instructional Support 

program 

13 faculty participated in 8-hour “Green Your 

Curriculum” training 

Increase in percent of high school graduates‟ 

COMPASS reading scores 

Increase in fall-to-spring retention (all students) 

Decrease in annual energy use 

Decrease in annual energy cost 

180 people participated in Friendship Day 

250 people participated in Black History Month 

21 employees were promoted to roles of increased 

responsibility 

4% decrease in energy consumption (saved 

2051 MBTUs) 

3.2% savings in energy costs ($27,843) 

Committees: Needed Process Improvements 

Improved process for personnel evaluation to be in alignment with KCC‟s core values (AQIP Action Project) 

Improved process for decision-making and planning through Great Expectations Planning Meeting 

Improved process for training new faculty (Pathways) 

Improved process for leadership development (AQIP Action Project) 

Improved process for assessing high school students‟ college readiness and interventions 

Improved process for providing orientation information to all students 

Improved process for course management (ANGEL upgrade) 

Improved process for new faculty orientation using assignment to share office space with senior faculty 

Selected Needed Process Improvements 

Improvements in process used to assess course/program, and general education goals (AQIP Action Project) 

Improvements in process used to prepare high school juniors to be college-ready in math 

Improvements in process used to assess replacement needs of equipment/facilities/materials in gen ed courses 

Improvements in process used to encourage employees to complete the Employee Satisfaction Survey 

Improvements in process used in minority student retention (fall to spring semesters) 

Improvements in process used to communicate across departments and divisions 


Overall SPOC administrative achievements 

The 2011 school year was busy and productive for SPOC, which led to a number of first-time process improvements. 

In part, these improvements were based on the analysis of survey results completed as part of 

a President‟s Cabinet quality improvement project to evaluate the purpose and effectiveness of all KCC 

committees. SPOC‟s key administrative achievements for 2011 were: 

Revised SPOC‟s mission statement. In April, 2011, SPOC‟s mission statement was revised as follows: 

In support of KCC’s mission, Enhancing quality of life through learning, SPOC oversees the 

collaborative development and evaluation of the college’s strategic goals, and recommends new or 

revised quality improvement processes 

Aligned each faculty/staff committee with at least one of KCC‟s strategic goals, and at least one of 

KCC‟s Scorecard targets 

Aligned each faculty/staff committee with one of the nine AQIP categories 

Created a new process for faculty/staff committee budget requests, aligned with KCC‟s budget 

cycle, to support projects or process improvements associated with a strategic goal and/or a KCC 

scorecard target. 

For the Fall 2011, SPOC will consider improvements to the administrative/management structure of SPOC 

such as staggered terms, the creation of by-laws, and the role of SPOC‟s co-chairs. Coincidently, revamping 

SPOC‟s purpose and function came at the same time Bob Ling resigned as SPOC co-chair. Bob was 

SPOC‟s founding “father.” He led the committee to its current standing. In a sense, his vision has been actualized 

and now it‟s time to look further. 

Scorecards: Selected Positive Performance Indicators (2009-2010) 

College-Wide Macro Scorecard 

Increase in reimbursable credit hours 

Increase in Fall 10 th day enrollment 

Increase in completion rates of first-time, full-time students 

Increase in staff satisfaction with how KCC promotes positive employee morale 

Increase in employees‟ overall satisfaction with employment 

Increase in occupational program students‟ satisfaction with instructional effectiveness 

Improving Student Success Scorecard 

Increase in percent of high school graduates with reading scores eligible to enroll in any college-level 

course without developmental coursework in the fall term following spring graduation 

Increase in percent of students retained from fall to spring terms 

Increase in percent of first-time, full-time female students who are seeking degrees and certificates 

who graduate within three years 


Improving Services to Students Scorecard 

Increase in fall-to-spring retention of African American students 

Increase in fall-to-spring and fall-to-fall retention of Hispanic students 

Increase in fall-to-fall retention of non-traditional-age students (age 55 years and over) 

Improving Curriculum Development and Assessment Scorecard 

Increase in occupational program graduates‟ satisfaction with information provided on current 

employment 

Increase in occupational program graduates‟ satisfaction with job preparation 

Increase in occupational program graduates‟ satisfaction with the content of courses in their 

program 

Improving Employee Morale Scorecard 

Increase in staff satisfaction with how KCC makes sufficient staff resources available to 

achieve important objectives 

Increase in staff satisfaction with how KCC meets the needs of its faculty 

Increase in staff satisfaction with how KCC uses employee suggestions to improve our institution 

Improving Community Outreach and Partnerships Scorecard 

Increase in average number of visitors to Continuing Education and Career Services webpage 

Increase in annual Continuing Education and Career Services credit hours 

Improving Sustainability Initiatives Scorecard 

Decrease in annual energy use 

Decrease in annual energy cost 

Committees: Selected Achievement and Needed Improvements 

(See Attachments for details.) 

Academic Assessment Committee 

Selected achievements 

Participated in an HLC-sponsored pilot project on general education assessment (completed 

rubrics for Communication general education goal) 

Reviewed various online software programs for course, program, and general education assessment 

Created a new Academic Assessment webpage on the KCC website 

Process improvement recommendations for next year 

1. Establish a process to revise remaining general education goals 

2. Establish a process to implement assessment of the three Communication rubrics developed 

in Spring throughout the HSS and MSE divisions 

3. Complete the process for selecting a software platform for assessment data collection 

4. Establish a process to revise the Academic Assessment webpage as needed 


College and Career Readiness Committee 


Distributed KnowHow2Go [to college] campaign materials to 1,500+ students and their parents 

Tested 190+ high school juniors with COMPASS (2009); 650 in 2010 and 800+ in 2011 

Facilitated high school curriculum change (one school now requires a fourth year math class 

for all students) 

Convened steering committees composed of high school and college faculty (math and English) 

to continue progress toward alignment of learning outcomes and assessments 

Created a lesson script used by 14 middle high, high school, and college faculty members 

Facilitated adoption of the Mathematics Instruction Support Program in three school districts 

(300 students in 2011); two more will adopt it next year 

Offered the Summer Bridge Program to 35 students in 2010; 83% completed 

Process improvement recommendation for next year 

1. Pending funding decisions by ICCB for continuation and/or expansion. 

Retention Committee 


Organized with three sub-committees (Orientation, Class Structure, Learning Communities) 

Developed an Action Plan for each sub-committee that will begin in Fall 2011 


1. Establish a process for an on-line orientation module required for all students 

2. Improve processes for placement 

3. Improve process to increase authority of advisors regarding student placement in courses 

4. Establish a process to create a “Boot Camp” – an intensive course to refresh students‟ knowledge 

before they take COMPASS 

5. Establish a process to assess reading expectations of courses 

6. Establish a process to determine faculty interest in Learning Communities (with Faculty Development 

Committee) 

Campus Sustainability Advisory Committee 


Offered an eight-hour “Green Your Curriculum” workshop to 13 KCC faculty; 62 courses in 32 

program areas contain sustainability instruction 

Reduced energy consumption by 4% 

Saved 3.2% in energy cost 

Acquired grants for: HVAC improvements, purchase and construction of a 50kW wind turbine 

to offset purchased electricity, and upgrading gymnasium with 75% decrease in energy consumption 

Instituted a mandatory summer four-day work week 

Secured a new electrical contract rate 

Surveyed first-year students on sustainability knowledge for baseline comparisons 


1. Continue to improve system upgrades 

2. Establish a process to administer a second student sustainability quiz 

3. Establish a plan to flag sustainability-related courses in the KCC catalog 


Student Services Planning Committee 


Began work on a measurement tool to assess student activities 

Held first student leadership development seminars (November and February) 

Met with KCC faculty to promote co-curricular activities 

Hosted speaker on students‟ rights when using MySpace and Facebook 

Hired a new career development coordinator 

Enrolled 24 students in the Career Exploration course (ORIN 1601.810) 

Enrolled 15 students in job shadowing 

Explored best practices in career development at other community colleges 


1. Improve processes related to all 2011 initiatives 

2. Establish a process to collaborate with the College and Career Readiness Program to train 

high school students in career development 

Cultural Diversity Committee 


Offered the “Jazz Countdown” with 25 people in attendance 

Offered “Friendship Day” with 180 people in attendance 

Offered “International Day” with 125 people in attendance, including those from Italy and Germany 

Offered “Black History Month” activities with community groups; 250 people attended 

Offered “Stand Against Racism” activities in collaboration with the YWCA 


1. Establish a process to improve how the committee can support faculty projects 

2. Establish a process to publicize sooner in the semester so faculty can incorporate into syllabi 

3. Establish a process to expand community partnerships and build on community events 

4. Establish a process to expand a campus network to plan and promote activities 

5. Establish a process to plan activities for new “Campus Multicultural Environment Team” 

6. Participate in the Hispanic Arts and Heritage for Education Day 

7. Host a community panel to discuss immigration reform 

Employee Morale and Professional Development Committee 


To improve communication: Feedback icon added to KCC website and in Update; greater 

access to information by adding an Update link to the KCC website; 20 candid responses were 

received; four KCC blogs were added to the website; KCC social media links were further promoted; 

Dr. Avendano launched his periodic “President‟s Address” sessions with approximately 

200 employees in attendance (videos of his addresses are available online) 

To improve employee involvement in planning, 40 employees representing all areas of the college 

participated in the December 2010, Great Expectations Planning Meeting 

To streamline decision-making, the number of faculty/staff committees was reduced from 25 to 

10 and aligned with the college‟s strategic goals and accreditation standards 

Invested $10,000 to support one of the college‟s AQIP Action Projects to improve the Leadership 

Development Program (in 2011, 20 employees participated in the newly designed retreat, 

i.e., a three-year model of ongoing support and training for current and future leaders) 


Increased employee recognition, e.g., the celebration of record-breaking Fall enrollment 

Adopted a tobacco-free campus policy and offered smoking cessation classes 

Promoted 21 employees to positions of increased responsibility during the past year 

Completed 1 st phase of AQIP Action Project to align performance forms with core values 

Hosted a campus-wide training on customer service and positive thinking 


1. Improve the process for encouraging employees to take the Employee Satisfaction Survey 

2. Establish a process to assess effectiveness of new personnel evaluation form 

3. Establish a process to use employee feedback to establish professional development training 

Faculty Growth and Development Committee (based on mid-year report) 


Evaluated the Pathways series by surveying faculty 

Presented a workshop on dealing with problem students at the Fall faculty in-service 

Added senior faculty members as Pathway session facilitators 

Initiated a mentoring project (new faculty with senior faculty) that includes office sharing; anecdotal 

evidence shows positive outcomes 

Reviewed institutional data for use in planning and assessment 


1. Establish a process to create a survey to evaluate the Fall 2011 in-service and analyze results 

2. Establish a process to create a survey to assess effectiveness and make process improvements 

to the pairing system with new and senior faculty 

3. Establish a process to bring faculty from various fields and backgrounds to discuss positive instructional 

practices as well as workshop seminars designed to educate and review innovative 

teaching methodologies (possibly a new set of online courses faculty could access to improve 

student outcomes and add to professional knowledge base) 

Online Leadership Committee 


Upgraded ANGEL from version 7.3 to 7.4 

Created faculty access to ANGEL documentation on the Teaching and Learning Center webpage 

Offered ANGEL group training to 42 faculty members, facilitated by ANGEL 7.4 mentors 

Met one-on-one with some faculty to provide ANGEL 7.4 instruction 

Held almost 40 meetings to train ANGEL 7.4 mentors 

Created an online “Independent Study” option to learn ANGEL 7.4; in pilot test phase 

Surveyed faculty on quality of ANGEL upgrade 


1. Establish a process to assess new online system 

2. Establish a process to strongly promote the use of online gradebook with a target of 90% participation 

among full-time faculty and 50% of adjunct faculty 


Recruitment Committee 

Selected achievement 

Created an electronic list of all recruitment activities that take place across the campus. Plans to 

coordinate and assess the effectiveness of these activities will be overseen by Student Services 

staff. 

Process improvement recommendation for next year 

1. Carry out the plan to coordinate and assess the effectiveness of recruitment activities that take 

place across the campus. 

Needed Improvements (Based on Scorecard Performance Indicators and Committee Reports) 

Improve college readiness among high school students by increasing percent of area high 

school graduates enrolled directly into any college-level transfer course without developmental 

coursework in the fall term following their spring graduation 

Improve satisfaction with employment among administrators 

Improve communication by increasing employees‟ satisfaction with lines of communication between 

departments 

Improve students‟ ratings of satisfaction equipment, facilities, and materials in general education 

courses 

Improve retention by increasing percent of fall-to-spring retention of all minority students 

Improve employee response rate to Noel-Levitz Employee Satisfaction Survey 

AQIP Action Projects 2 

SPOC oversees the selection and management of Action Projects. The three open Action Projects during 

the 2011 school year were to: 

1. Improve the employee evaluation process by adding a section on the employees‟ achievement 

regarding KCC‟s six core values (a project of the Employee Morale Committee); 

2. Improve the Occupational Program Assessment process (a project of the Academic Assessment 

Committee); and 

3. Improve the Leadership Development Program process (a project of the Employee Morale 

Committee). 

2 All HLC reviews of are available at www.kcc.edu/kccdata) 


ATTACHMENTS 


Academic Assessment Committee Mid- and End-of-Year Final Report 


ACADEMIC ASSESSMENT COMMITTEE 

Mid- and End-of-Year Final Report 

2010-2011 

Academic 

Assessment 

Measurable 

Goal 

1. Revise the 

general education 

outcomes. 

What will you do to 

achieve the goal? 

The committee and 

additional faculty will 

examine other colleges 

and universities to 

gather ideas or examples 

of the various 

types of general education 

outcomes. The 

different options will 

then be brought to the 

divisions for input. The 

outcomes will be finalized 

by the assessment 

committee and presented 

to the college at 

fall inservice. 

When? Timeline 

- The various ideas / options 

for general education 

outcomes will be presented 

at the division meetings in 

Nov. 2010. 

- The assessment committee 

will bring back their 

divisions‟ ideas / responses 

to the various general education 

outcome examples 

to the Jan. 2011 assessment 

committee meeting. 


will revise the outcomes 

based on feedback from 

the college during Jan. 

2011 – March 2011. 

- The revised general education 

outcomes will be 

presented to the faculty / 

administration for final 

feedback in March – April 

2011. 

- Final revised general 

education outcomes will be 

completed in May 2011. 

How will you 

know you 

accomplished 

your goal? 

The general 

education 

goals will be 

reviewed and 

accepted by all 

faculty and 

administration. 

The goals 

should all be 

measureable. 

What Macro/Micro 

Scorecard 

Target will be 

addressed by 

this goal? 

Instructional 

Effectiveness 

(student survey 

question) 

Use this chart to 

provide mid-year 

Accomplishments 

submitted to SPOC 

January 

This goal is on hold 

for a short amount 

of time. KCC has 

been asked to participate 

in a general 

education assessment 

Pilot that is 

sponsored by the 

HLC. As we gather 

more information 

about the pilot, I will 

update SPOC on 

the progress. 


provide end-of-year 



May 

Seven members of 

the college participated 

in a General 

Education Assessment 

Pilot study that 

was sponsored by 

HLC and Assessment 

Quality Institute. 

The group met 

on 5 full-day sessions 

to learn and apply the 

steps for the pilot 

program. The program 

was designed 

to teach a way to 

assess general education 

assessment in 

a structured manner. 

During the process 

the communication 

goal was revised and 

separated into three 

different goals. The 

group also created 

indicators and rubrics 

to be used for assessing. 

“LiveText” 

was provided free of 

charge to use for the 

Provide detailed 

recommendations 

for next 

year 

Continue to revise 

remaining General 

Education Goals. 

Implement assessment 

of the 

three communication 

gen. ed. goals 

throughout the 

HSS and MSE 

divisions. 


Academic 

Assessment 

Measurable 

Goal 

2. Examine 

multiple 3 rd 

party general 

education 

assessment 

tools for possible 

implementation 

in 

the Fall of 




Contact various vendors 

of 3 rd party assessment 

measurements 

such as (but not 

limited to): 

- CAPP 

- CLA 

- MAAP 

We will ask these companies 

to provide us 

examples of tests, reports, 

and feedback. 


- Multiple cohort institutions 

will be contacted to determine 

the way they assess 

general education and to 

gain feedback on any of the 

various 3 rd party assessment 

tools they use from 

Nov. – Dec. 2010. 

- The 3 rd party assessment 

companies / vendors will be 

contacted and asked to 

present some information 

on their particular testing 

products such as tests and 

reports from Jan. – Feb. 



and various administrators 

will review the different 

vendors‟ products and 

determine if they would like 

to pilot a test in Fall 2011 

and if so, which vendor. 

This will be completed by 

May 2011. 

How will you 

know you 

accomplished 

your goal? 

3 rd party general 

education 

assessment 

tools will be 

reviewed by 

committee and 

various administration. 

It will 

be decided if 

there is a need 

for a 3 rd party 

assessment 

tool and if so, 

which one 

should be piloted. 


Scorecard 


addressed by 

this goal? 

Instructional 

Effectiveness 





January 

This goal is on hold 

for a short amount 

of time. KCC has 

been asked to participate 

in a general 

education assessment 

Pilot that is 

sponsored by the 

HLC. The use of 

assessment tools is 

a component of the 

Pilot. As we gather 

more information 

about the pilot, I will 

update SPOC on 

the progress. 





May 

pilot in order to assess 

actual projects 

with the use of the 

rubrics that were 

created by the group. 

(see attached) 

The General Assessment 

Sub- 

Committee and volunteer 

faculty were 

able to review and 

use “LiveText”, a 

software platform that 

assists colleges in 

data collection for 

assessment. 3 rd 

party assessment 

tools were not reviewed 

but multiple 

software platforms 

were reviewed briefly. 



for next 

year 

A committee 

should review the 

various options for 

software platforms 

available for assessment 

data 

collection such as: 

LiveText, TracDat, 

and TaskStream. 


Academic 

Assessment 

Measurable 

Goal 

3. Creation of 

an assessment 

component 

(page) 

on the KCC 

website. 



Mendy will meet with 

Laurel to determine 

what assessment information 

will be on the 

website initially. 


- Mendy will meet with 

Laurel to create the basic 

layout of the assessment 

webpage on kcc.edu and 

determine the information 

that will be available for 

faculty, administration, and 

external stakeholders. 

(Sep. – Oct. 2010) 

- The assessment webpage 

will be available to the 

public by Dec. 2010. 

Assessment committee will 

review the contents of the 

webpage to determine any 

additional information or 

changes that are needed in 

Jan. 2011. 

How will you 

know you 

accomplished 

your goal? 

The assessment 

webpage 

will be presented 

to faculty. 


Scorecard 


addressed by 

this goal? 

Instructional 

Effectiveness 





January 

The Assessment 

web page is available 

for everyone to 

utilize. The web link 

is 

http://www.kcc.edu/ 

FacultyStaff/assessment/Pag 

es/default.aspx . 

The web page can 

also be accessed 

through 

www.kcc.edu by 

clicking on “Faculty 

and Staff”. Under 

the Faculty title, 

there is a link for 

Instructional Assessment. 





May 

Same as Jan. report. 



for next 

year 

The committee 

should continue to 

review the online 

component and 

decide on possible 

changes for updates. 

One idea 

would be to provide 

examples of 

well written course 

assessment plans 

/ reports. It would 

also be important 

(as stated on the 

AQIP feedback 

report) to provide 

data to external 

stakeholders on 

program assessment. 

This could 

be completed by 

compiling all program 

assessment 

data and reports 

on the assessment 

webpage for anyone 

to review. 


College and Career Readiness Committee End-of-Year Final Report 


COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS PROGRAM COMMITTEE (CCR) 

End-of-Year Final Report 


1. KnowHow2Go Campaign - The campaign continued this year as one outreach strategy to high school freshmen and their 

parents within the community. Early awareness of the importance of academic rigor (taking the hard classes beginning 

freshman year), attending all classes, getting good grades, and understanding the cost of developmental education in college 

for courses they should take in high school fosters active student participation in CCR efforts throughout the high 

school experience. More than 1,500 students and parents received this information each year. 

2. COMPASS Testing – high school juniors were COMPASS tested prior to the development of their senior-year schedule. 

COMPASS scores were used to influence the courses they took during senior year so deficiencies could be addressed and 

college ready students could be encouraged to enroll in college courses. More than 190 students were tested in 2009; 650 

students in 2010; and more than 800 students were tested in 2011. High school principal participants reported that as a result 

of this effort, one high school received Board approval to require a fourth year of math for all seniors. Illinois only requires 

three years of math. Another district eliminated Algebra 1A and Algebra 1B from the curriculum offering thus requiring 

all incoming students to take at least Algebra 1 during the freshman year. Two other districts adopted block scheduling to allow 

more instruction time for math. 

3. Curriculum Alignment - High school and college math and English faculty have convened faculty steering committee meetings/conferences 

to continue dialogue and progress toward the alignment of learning outcomes and assessments. This year 

math faculty analyzed aggregate data from high school Prairie State Achievement Exam reports to guide alignment efforts. 

From this analysis, the faculty was surveyed to determine critical concepts that are struggle points for students. Faculty approached 

these critical concepts using the Japanese Learning Study concept – faculty (14 faculty-middle school, high 

school and college) created a lesson script to introduce to students. One faculty presented the script (verbatim) while other 

faculty observed student reactions. Immediately after the lesson was offered, faculty reviewed their observations, revised 

the script, and presented it to another group of students. The scripted lesson is available for all high school faculty to use 

when addressing that particular concept. This year English faculty focused on having the high school instructors, who have 

made revisions to their curricula based on college readiness efforts, share such revisions in an effort to inspire change in 

others. Some of the changes include: teaching grammar through the context of writing rather than in isolation, incorporating 

more writing/process-based writing, the reading of nonfiction, rhetorical analysis, peer evaluations, and more research writing 

skills. In May, English faculty worked on aligning their assessment of formal writing. Through a norming session, both 

high school and college faculty shared and explained what they consider to be A (B, C, D, and F) writing. Such discussion 

and activity will hopefully lead to a consensus of what is “effective writing.” 

4. Mathematics Instructional Support - Student learning deficiencies were addressed during the high school day through diagnosis 

and intervention with online math programs such as MyMathXL (the high school equivalent of MyMathLab), ALEKS or 

Carnegie. This intervention creates an environment for self-paced learning and generates personalized student plans based 

on results. Seventy students participated last year. Four of these students moved out of state but 100% of the remaining 

students made grade-level gains as noted in post-testing scores. Approximately 300 students representing three school 

districts participated this year and two additional schools will adopt this system next year. 

5. Summer Bridge Program – The program offers 14 hours of instruction and tutored study sessions per week for up to two 

developmental education courses in math, writing and/or reading. The MyFoundationsLab software has been scheduled into 

the day and students will work in this environment to address reading, writing, and math deficiencies with a credentialed tutor 

available. Each subject addresses the learning outcomes established by KCC‟s full-time faculty. Thirty-five students participated 

in 2010. Of that population, 29 (83%) successfully completed coursework and the program. Twenty two senior students 

are participating this year and final results will be available in August 2011. 


Retention Committee Mid- and End-of-Year Final Report 


RETENTION COMMITTEE 



Retention 

Measurable 

Goal 

Determine 

Plans for 

Retention 

New Student 

Orientation 

Subcommittee: 

Class Structure 

Subcommittee 

Learning 

Communities 

Subcommittee 

What 

will you 

do to 

achieve 

the 

goal? 

When? 

Timeline 

Develop 

a list 

of priority 

activities 

designed 

to aid 

in retention 

and 

student 

success 

2010- 

2011 

Year 

How will 

you know 

you accomplished 

your 

goal? 

Having a 

list of specific 

and 

measureable 

goals 


Scorecard 

Target will 

be addressed 

by this 

goal? 

Dependent 

upon 

eventual 

list of 

activities 

Macro: 

Improving 

Student 

Success 

Use this chart 

to provide midyear 


submitted to 

your AQIP rep 

by 

January 14, 


Developed 

three subgroups 

to 

research 

specific 

areas: 1) 

Orientation; 

2) Class 

Structure and 

Prerequisites; 

and 3) Learning 

Communities 


to provide endof-year 


submitted to 

your AQIP rep 

by 

April 15, 2011 

Each subcommittee 

researched 

its area and 

developed a 

detailed plan 

of action for 

next year. 

Include detailed 


for 

next year in the 

final report. 

Two of the 

three subcommittees 

submitted 

proposals to 

guide next 

year‟s committee. 

Our focus is on researching appropriate methods of introducing students to the college and 

to college expectations. We determined that the first step should be the production of online 

orientation videos which students will have to watch and understand prior to registering for 

classes. 

Our focus is on assessing the college entrance exams to ensure that students are placed 

into courses properly. Subsequent activities involve determining appropriate prerequisites 

for transfer level courses, particularly involving Reading prerequisites. We have also discussed 

creating an ACT preparatory course and/or a skills review course for the Compass 

exam using My Foundations Lab. 

Our focus is on researching the various styles of learning communities and determining 

possible methods of implementation. 

See next section for sub-committee reports (New Student Orientation, Class Structure, Learning Communities). 



New Student Orientation Sub-Committee 

Recommendations for Fall 2011 

Retention Committee New Student Orientation Proposal 

As part of the retention initiative of the college, we recommend that KCC revise the current new, full-time student 

orientation to a student-friendly online version. Converting to an online version would allow KCC to reach more students 

while saving time and money. Our vision is to utilize KCC‟s current ANGEL vehicle to house the orientation as 

a series of video tutorials that students can watch and later access as they need to utilize the resources thus creating 

a virtual “toolbox” of resources for students to access. The tutorials can feature KCC staff, faculty, and students informing 

students on how to be successful at KCC while being fun and concise. The entire presentation could be 

viewed by students in one sitting in less than 90 minutes or in segments to accommodate students‟ schedules. 

We feel that this new version of orientation should be mandatory for all students attending at least half time ensuring 

each student is informed of services and resources provided by KCC. It is our recommendation students should 

complete the orientation by the end of their first semester. If the orientation modules are not completed, it is suggested 

that a lock be placed on the student‟s KCConnect account preventing them from accessing final grades and 

other pertinent information. Adding this mandatory element to the orientation is the most effective way to aid new 

students into becoming independent and empowered, thus increasing persistence and retention. 

Some aspects of the orientation should include video clips of staff introducing their respective areas including but not 

limited to: 

Advising 

Financial aid 

Admissions 

Learning Resource Center 

Testing 

Child Care 

TRiO 

Disability Services 

Information Technology 

Services 

Career Development 

Tutoring 

Security 

We also recommend focusing on e-mail usage, graduation requirements, the importance of obtaining a student photo 

ID, and how to get involved with student centered clubs and organizations. 

The orientation formats at many community colleges were researched, and we feel that Parkland College has the 

best online orientation model. The orientation features current students, faculty, and staff describing aspects of the 

college. This orientation was completely produced in-house with available resources and talent. Production to implementation 

took only three weeks at minimal cost to the college. 

The success of this initiative will be measured by the change in the number of students participating in orientation 

and a change in the fall-to-fall retention rate of first-time students. 

The members of the retention committee are committed to supporting any and all departments who will be involved in 

the production and implementation of this exciting venture. 


Class Structure Subcommittee Report 


Class Structure Sub-Committee 

Recommendations for Fall 2011 

Goal: Align reading expectations of courses with skill level of students 

Purpose: Student Success and Retention 

Steps: 

1. Improve placement practices 

a. Assess Compass and ACT: What do they measure? How successful are they in appropriate 

placement? Are the cut scores appropriate? 

i. While Compass successfully separates developmental from transfer level students, 

we need a more effective measurement to place students into the appropriate 

developmental course. Helen is researching various possibilities and 

feels this research should be a focus for next year‟s committee. 

b. Increase authority of Advisors regarding student placement in courses 

i. While the Compass and other entrance exams can and should serve as a 

guide for advisors, their hands should not be tied by these scores. Ultimately, 

the combination of entrance exams (the science) and advisor assessment (the 

art) should determine student placement with final power in the hands of the 

advisors. 

ii. As part of this step, we hope to form a collaborative partnership between advisors 

and faculty. By combining the different knowledge sets each group possesses, 

we can better place our students into appropriate courses thereby increasing 

retention and success. 

c. Boot Camp: A skills-focused, intense course to refresh students‟ knowledge prior to 

taking the Compass and/or prior to enrolling in college courses. The office of continuing 

education and career services is looking into the development of a course like this. 

2. Assess reading expectations of courses 

a. Determine reading level of textbooks and evaluate quantity and quality of readings. 

Faculty members will be asked to assess their own courses. 

b. Develop a way to communicate this information to the college at large and especially 

to the advising staff. 

c. This step need not, and should not, be saved until after the completion of step 1. In order 

for advisors to accurately place students in courses, it is imperative that they fully 

understand the expectations of courses which cannot be fully expressed prior to completing 

this step. 



Learning Community Sub-Committee 



The learning communities subcommittee has reviewed the text Creating Learning Communities which outlines 

different methods for developing a learning community. With learning communities, faculty loads are 

tracked differently and salaries are more expensive due to lower class size. The expense would be necessary 

if KCC is to align itself with what other community colleges are doing. Committee members suggest 

that the subcommittee work with the Faculty Growth and Development Committee and check to see if other 

faculty members are interested. A webinar DVD entitled Developmental Student Success at the Community 

College: Leveraging the Learning Community was purchased (in lieu of hosting the webinar as there was a 

scheduling conflict for most invitees). This DVD has been added to the Teaching and Learning Center library 

in an effort to have developmental course instructors view, discuss and consider collaborating to form 

learning community curriculums as some developmental education courses work very well together and 

could help students become more successful. The subcommittee needs to know whether administration 

wants to pursue this further before any more work goes into the learning community project. The Honors 

program is waiting for feedback on a recommendation for a learning community model. 


Campus Sustainability Advisory Committee Mid- and End-of-Year Final Report 


CAMPUS SUSTAINABILITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE 




Measurable Goal 

1. % Annual reduction 

in energy 

use 

2. Annual energy 

cost savings 

What will you do to achieve 

the goal? 

- Create baseline 

- Implement energy 

saving measures 

- Encourage 

behavioral change 

- Seek grants to assist 

with cost of energy 

efficiency measures 

- Create baseline 

- Implement energy 

saving measures 

- Encourage 

behavioral change 

- Seek grants to assist 

with cost of energy 

efficiency measures 

When? 

Timeline 

Ongoing 

with annual 

measurement 

Ongoing 

with annual 

measurement 

How will you know 


your goal? 

-Carbon neutrality is 

one goal, it can be 

achieved by obtaining 

all energy from 

renewable sources 

-More efficient 

energy use is a 

second goal, it can 

be indicated by 

reduced total energy 

consumption 

-a third goal is to 

reduce energy use 

by behavior change 

The annual energy 

costs will decrease 

What Macro 

/Micro 

Scorecard 


addressed by 

this goal? 

Macro - annual 

reduction in 

energy use 

Micro – reduction 

in annual 

energy cost 

Use this 

chart to provide 

midyear 


submitted to 

SPOC 

January 

Use this chart to provide 

end-of-year Accomplishments 


May 

A 4% reduction in energy 

consumption was achieved 

(-2,051 MBTU) 

A 3.2% energy cost savings 

was achieved 

(- $27,843) 



for next year 

Continue to implement 

energy reduction 

/ efficiency / alternate 

source 

projects 

Target = 5% energy 

use reduction 

Continue systems 

upgrades, wind turbine 

installation, new 

contract rate, 4 day 

summer schedule 

Target = 3% cost 

savings 




3. % student 

understanding of 

sustainability principles 

4. % curricula 

incorporating 

sustainability concepts 

What will you do to achieve 

the goal? 

- Identify a student 

population to 

measure 

- Pre and post test 

- Greening Your 

Curriculum (GYC) 

course 

offered 

- identify 


Courses in course 

catalog 

- engage faculty in 


discussions 

When? 

Timeline 

Pilot Fall 

2010 

Pilot Fall 

2010 

How will you know 


your goal? 

Test scores will 

improve 

# of courses incorporating 

sustainability 

will increase 

What Macro 

/Micro 

Scorecard 


addressed by 

this goal? 

Macro – Student 

understanding 

of 


principles 

Micro – curricula 

incorporating 


concepts 

Use this 

chart to provide 

midyear 


submitted to 

SPOC 

January 




May 

6 Freshman students 

quizzed to establish baseline 

level of knowledge 

These students got an average 

of 51% of 27 quiz questions 

correct 

13 faculty in 13 different 

program areas took a “GYC” 

course in Fall 2010 

These faculty all developed 

lesson plans to incorporate 

Sustainability into classes. 

GYC eight-hour course approved 

as professional development 

for all faculty 

members. Plans to make 

the course a hybrid with preand 

post-meeting assignments 

60 courses in 32 program 

areas were identified as 

containing Sustainability 



for next year 

Follow-up with retest 

of pilot group prior to 

graduation 2012 

Goal = 80% correct 

average 

at graduation 

Administer quiz to 

new group of Freshman 

students in Fall 


Offer GYC program 

again in Fall 2011 

Use same approach 

to train faculty and 

develop Sustainability 

content lesson plans 

Develop a way to 

designate courses 

listed in catalog as 

having Sustainability 

content 

Target = 5% of 

courses with Sustainability 

designation 


Student Services Planning Committee Mid- and End-of-Year Final Report 


STUDENT SERVICES PLANNING COMMITTEE 



Student Services 

Planning Measurable 

Goal 

1. Enhance Student 

Activities to 

be more collaborative 

and accountable. 



a) Identify a measuring 

tool that would 

allow us to survey 

students about their 

satisfaction with student 

activities 

b) Develop a leadership 

program for students 

on campus, 

providing seminars for 

both our student leaders 

and at least one 

seminar for our high 

school leaders. 


a) Fall 2010 semester, 

starting with educational 

activities 

b) One leadership 

seminar (fall and 

spring term for FY 

2011). Also, one seminar 

for H.S. leaders 

in the spring. 

How will you know you 

accomplished your 

goal? 

a) When a measuring tool 

has been identified and 

effectively implemented. 

b) When a leadership 

program has been created 

and implemented with 

seminars offered. 


Scorecard Target 

will be addressed 

by this goal? 

Macro = Overall 

Support for Learners 

Micro = Student 

Satisfaction with 

Student Organizations 




submitted to 

your SPOC rep 

by 

January 14, 



provide end-ofyear 


submitted to 

your SPOC rep 

by 


Include 

detailed 


for 

next year in 

the final 

report. 

See below See below The goals 

for next year 

may not 

reflect the 

goals outlined 

in this 

report. 

2. Change the 

focus of what was 

the Career Services 

Office away 

from job readiness 

skills to 

c) Include faculty to 

have more cocurricular 

activities on 

campus 

a) Provide services 

and resources 

that help students 

to identify a career 

goal that 

matches their in- 

c) Fall 2010 term. 

Meet with the different 

divisions once a year 

to ensure activities. 

a) November 2010 – 

May 2011 

c) When we can report 

participation by faculty in 

at least one co-curricular 

activity per semester. 

a) When a report of the 

resources and services 

being provided 

to students for that 

purpose is accepted 

by SPOC 

Macro=Overall 

Support for 

Learners 

Micro=Student 


Student Services 

Planning Measurable 

Goal 

career exploration 

and development 

by offering new 

services and expanding 

some 

current services. 



terests, abilities, 

personality, and 

values 

b) Provide students 

with an answer to 

the question, 

“What can I do 

with a major in 

XYZ?” 


b) November 2010 – 


How will you know you 

accomplished your 

goal? 

b) When we can demonstrate 

the ability to 

provide answers to 

that question for any 

common college major. 




by this goal? 

Satisfaction with 

Career Counseling 




submitted to 

your SPOC rep 

by 

January 14, 





submitted to 

your SPOC rep 

by 


Include 

detailed 


for 

next year in 

the final 

report. 

c) Provide students 

with up-to-date 

data about the 

demand, salary, 

requirements, etc. 

for specific career 

fields. 

c) November 2010 – 

May 2011. 

c) When we can demonstrate 

that up-todate 

data can be 

provided for or accessed 

by students 

for most common career 

fields. 


Student Services Planning Committee Final Report 

1.a. Accomplishments: 

‣ The survey created by Mr. Chipman and our two students representatives, Tyler Fuller (SAC member) and Karley 

Jensen (student ambassador) were given to students at our two co-curricular presentations in the Spring term. The 

survey will be slightly modified in the future to include more information based on student feedback. 

‣ Hired Lindsey Fritz as the new Coordinator of Student Life and Development. Lindsey is in the process of reviewing 

the Student Life manual and the clubs and organization manual. She has been assigned the task to continue to develop 

and modify survey instruments for Student Life. She has also been charged with recording the feedback given 

by students and composing the information for the associate dean of Student Development. 

1.b. 

Accomplishments: 

‣ Held the second leadership seminar on Wednesday, February 23. The seminar was presented by Donna Smith and 

focused on “Leadership Across the Generations”. The students surveyed reported a 4.6 satisfaction rate out of 5. A 

presentation for high school students was not implemented in the Spring as the new hire did not arrive until March 

and time constraints on the associate dean, who was both the trainer and manager of Student Life, prevented any 

further developments. All student leaders from SAC, Phi Theta Kappa, Baccalaureates Scholars, Student Ambassadors, 

and club presidents were invited similar to the last event, but an invitation was also extended to TRIO students. 

1.c. 


‣ Student Life assisted with the Humanities video series by supporting the “Waiting for Superman” video shown in April. 

Also in April, C.L. Lindsay was invited to present legal information to students regarding their 4 th amendment rights. 

Special invitations were given to faculty from our Political Science and Paralegal courses to encourage student participation. 

Lindsey has budgeted money for next year to continue hosting co-curricular activities for every term. Lindsey 

has also been charged with visiting the different divisions and informing them of new ways Student Life can be of assistance 

to them and sharing her plans for next year. We also anticipate more support for events instigated by her office 

just as she will continue to support their events. 

2.a. 


‣ Career Exploration course (ORIN 1601.810) had 38 students enrolled in the spring offering. Plan to offer again in 

the summer 2011 as well as the fall 2011. 

‣ The design and mounting of the new sign designating the Career Development Center„s location in Student Services 

is complete. 

‣ Continue to assist students with arranging job shadowing experiences, 50 students will have completed a job shadow 

by the end of the spring term. 

‣ The Career Cruising program will be renewed in August as part of the Career Development/Student Services budget. 

‣ Emily has been trained in CAI interpretation and has completed interpretations with at least three students. She will 

be completing MBTI interpretation training in September, 2011. 

‣ Emily visited Parkland‟s campus in February. Met their director, discussed resources and was introduced to the IC3P 

list serve as a result of her visit. 

‣ A page for undecided students will be created on KCC‟s web site describing career development services/resources 

available to assist them in identifying a career goal that is right for them. Those resources will include other web 

sites that are good sources of occupational information. 

‣ A brochure for the Career Development Course and one for the Career Development Center will be developed and 

produced. 

2.b. Accomplished: 

‣ “What can I do with a major in XYZ?” software package has been approved by IT for compatibility with KCC‟s web 

server. The package is fairly inexpensive, and will be purchased by the Career Development Office when the new web 

page layout has been finalized. 


2.c. 

‣ New software has been purchased called “Career Liftoff” which is a web based Career Assessment Inventory to also 

be offered on the Career Development web page in the fall. 

‣ Emily is working on strategies to increase student use of the Bullzi career information equipment/program. 

Accomplished: 

‣ Emily has obtained access to a “real time” economic modeling program (EMSI) that provides up-to-date, regional data 

about the demand, salary, requirements, etc. for a wide variety of occupations. She has been utilizing that program 

with students requesting that type of information. 

‣ Emily has been asked to join the College and Career Readiness Project, and has done so. As part of that team, she 

will help educate high school students about the education and skills needed in today‟s world of work. 

‣ Emily will work with KCC‟s vocational program directors to develop a document which provides career information for 

each of the college‟s vocational programs. 


Cultural Diversity Committee Mid- and End-of-Year Final Report 


CULTURAL DIVERSITY COMMITTEE 



Cultural Diversity 

Measurable 

Goal 

1. To develop 

baseline data 

on the inclusion 

of diversity 

topics 

throughout 

the curricula 

2. To promote 

and become 

involved in 

community 

activities 

which support 

and 

promote di- 

What will you do 

to achieve the 

goal? 

Collaborate with 

faculty and division 

chairs to 

support or sponsor 

events by 

a. Identifying a 

liaison for each 

division 

b. Work with faculty 

to plan 

and promote 

events related 

to diversity. 


members of the 

greater community 

for: 

a. Hispanic 

Heritage 

Month Art 

Show 


a. Dec. 1, 

2010, Liaisons 

in 

place 

b. Throughout 

the year 

a. 9/15-10/15/ 

2010 

b. February 


c. March 2011 

d. August 


How will you 

know you accomplished 

your goal? 

By determining 

the number 

of events 

and number 

of attendees 

on which we 

have collaborated 

with faculty 

By tracking 

participation 

at events 

Determine the 

number of participants 




by this 

goal? 

Overall support 

for learners/ 

Encouraging 

contact among 

students from 

different economic, 

social, 

and racial or 

ethnic backgrounds 


for learners/ 

Encouraging 

contact among 

students from 

different economic, 

social, 

and racial or 




submitted to your 

AQIP rep 

by 

January 14, 2011 

a. Liaisons have 

been established 

for each division. 

b1. For the first time, 

assisted in the 

execution and 

promotion of the 

Poetry Reading, 

planned by Penelope 

Stickney, 

featuring Haki 

Madhubuti. 

Number of attendees 

approx. 65, 

compared to 6-10 

for the event last 

year, over a 

900% increase. 

Assisted the day 

of the Hispanic 

Arts and Heritage 

for Education 

Day,2010 

Community 

members were 

invited to the 



submitted to your AQIP 

rep 

by 


b2. During Black History 

Month we supported 

Willie Dixon by providing 

publicity for his “Jazz 

Countdown.” About 25 

people attended. 

b3. For International 

Friendship Day, we 

worked with Scott Kistler 

to incorporate two showings 

of Little Town of 

Bethlehem. About 80 

students attended in the 

day time, and about 100 

in the evening. 

Black History Month: 

Collaborated with 

community groups in 

the “Black History 

Celebration of Education” 

for a daytime 

event at the Kankakee 

Public Library and 

Include detailed recommendations 

for next 

year in the final report. 

Continue outreach 

to faculty to support 

their projects. 

Publicize event 

plans before new 

semesters, so faculty 

who wish to may 

incorporate educational 

events in their 

syllabi. 

Build on community 

events from this 

year and look for 

additional ways to 

collaborate. 



Measurable 

Goal 



goal? 

versity b. Black History 

Month 

c. International 

Friendship 

Day 

d. Hispanic Arts 

and Heritage 

for Education 

Day 

3. Develop 

baseline data 

on the 

number of 

scholarships, 

grant pro- 


the KCC Foundation, 

Grant Programs, 

SAC, and 

faculty to promote 

diversity programs 


Ongoing 

How will you 


your goal? 

By determining 

the baseline 

data. 

By tracking 

the numbers 

of programs, 




by this 

goal? 



for learners/ 

Encouraging 

contact among 

students from 

different eco- 





AQIP rep 

by 


Hispanic Heritage 

Art Show as 

well as the Poetry 

Reading. A 

significant portion 

of the attendees 

were community 

members. 

Have collaborated 

with the 

City of Kankakee 

and community 

organizations for 

the first time to 

be part of the 

primary community 

Black History 

Month events. 


Art Show. Reception 

attended 

by 75-100 people. 

About 300 visited 

the exhibit. 




rep 

by 


an evening event with 

the keynote speaker 

at KCC. About 150 

people attended the 

daytime event, and 

about 100 people 

from the community 

and the college attended 

the KCC evening 

event. 

International Friendship 

Day: In addition 

to campus groups, we 

had community representatives 

for Italy 

and Germany. 

Stand Against Racism: 

On April 29 we 

led campus involvement 

in this annual 

event organized by 

the YWCA. 

Plans will be made in 

the summer for participation 

in the Hispanic 

Arts and Heritage for 

Education Day. 

International Friendship 

Day: It was held 

on March 23. About 

125 people picked up 

passports. About 23 

were eligible for the 


for next 


Work to create a 

network of partners 

on campus to plan 

and promote activities 

and organizations 

that focus on 



Measurable 

Goal 

grams, student 

activities, 

clubs, 

and organizations 

which focus 

on diversity, 

and continue 

to promote 

them. 



goal? 

& activities in order 

to increase student 

participation and 

heighten awareness. 


How will you 


your goal? 

organizations 

and activities. 




by this 

goal? 

nomic, social, 

and racial or 






AQIP rep 

by 


Discussing possible 

collaboration 

with Rotaract to 

institute a discussion 

series focused 

on diversity/global 

awareness. 

In planning stages 

for International 

Friendship Day. 




rep 

by 


prize drawing, based 

on visiting all the displays 

and at least one 

presentation. About 

100 attended the international 

lunch. The 

program included cultural 

and organization 

displays, 2 film showings 

(mentioned 

above), a presentation 

on Sustainability, 2 

student academic 

presentations, and a 

Latin Dance lesson. 

Plans are currently 

underway to host a 

community panel discussion 

on immigration 

reform for Cinco 

de mayo. This would 

be a collaborative effort 

with Susan La- 

More/Rotaract and the 


Club. 


for next 


diversity, global 

awareness, and intercultural 

understanding. 

It is 

through this range of 

various activities or 

groups that we can 

best bring together 

people of different 

backgrounds and 

cultures. 

We have also 

formed a “Campus 

Multicultural Environment 

Team” 

which would like to 

be able to work with 

administration to 

help beautify and 

create an environment 

on campus that 

reflects the many 

cultures of our campus. 


Employee Morale and Professional Development Committee 



EMPLOYEE MORALE AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE 



Persons Responsible David Cagle, Jessica Corbus, Employee Morale and Professional Development 

Committee, SPOC, President‟s Cabinet 

Timeline (start-complete) Fall 2010/Spring 2011 (through 5/14/11) 

Employee Morale 

To improve employee 

morale and 

overall satisfaction 

with employment by 

… improving communication 

Objectives/Activities 

Twice a year schedule 

“Campus Bytes” 

as an informal communication 

channel 

to the president 

Overall effectiveness measured by Micro Scorecard 

Effectiveness of activities measured by… 

“Campus Bytes” was offered by Dr. Avendano on September 29 and October 21, 2010, two times each day for a 

total of four meetings. Few faculty and staff attended the sessions. As a result, “Campus Bytes” has been discontinued 

and the President will meet with faculty and staff in his “President‟s Address” sessions. 

On November 2, 2010, the “Feedback” icon debuted in Update. Candid comments are now accepted both electronically 

and on paper to give feedback and to share opinions. Responses are provided if the sender provides 

the information to do so, though comments may be anonymous. A link to the Candid Comments form is also in 

every Update, and it can be found in many places on the website, including a link from the Faculty/Staff homepage. 

There are three Candid Comments boxes located on campus: near the Workforce Development Center 

hallway in the College Center, near the copier outside Room L355, and inside the entrance to the Learning Resource 

Center, on the left. During the fall semester, 2010, eight Candid Comments were received and responded 

to. During the spring semester, 2011, 12 Candid Comments were received and responded to. 

On January 3, 2011, Update online went into effect to aid in communications. Articles and information were added 

to the online version as they arrive. Employees no longer have to wait until Monday morning to get their news. 

Requests for announcements and events to share with employees are posted on the online Daily Update within 

one business day. Items received by 1 p.m. are posted before the beginning of the next business day. The current 

practice of sending e-mails to all employees continues. 

On February 14, 2011, KCC had three staff members and one student hosting blogs. The purpose was to share 

college announcements, events and happenings with students, alumni, staff, and the community. The blogs are: 

"Let's get to work," by Emily Skelly, coordinator of career development; "The Green Academic," by Scott Stewart, 

director of horticulture and agriculture programs; "Motivation...Let's do this!" by Nancy Schunke, marketing coordinator; 

and "The Student Front," by Karley Jensen, nursing student. The college expanded into blogging as a 


…increasing employee 

involvement 

in college planning 

and assessment 

activities 

Four times per year 

schedule all employee 

meetings to 

hear college update 

from president 

To continue annual 

Noel-Levitz Employee 

Satisfaction 

Survey, reviewing 

KCC trend results as 

Key Performance 

Indicators on the 

SPOC Micro Scorecard 

for Employee 

Morale, applying findings 

to planning, assessment, 

communicating 

results 

Once a year schedule 

the Great Expectations 

Planning 

Meeting with employees 

representing 

new method to engage its online community. This is in addition to other social media outlets such as Facebook, 

Twitter and YouTube. 

Dr. Avendano presented the “State of the College” on August 18, 2010 to faculty and staff during fall in-service 

week. Over 100 faculty and staff attended this event. Dr. Avendano gave his “President‟s Address” on November 

1 & 2, 2010, two times each day for a total of four meetings. Approximately 75 faculty and staff attended the 

sessions. A video of the first session is available on line at the following link: 

http://deimos.apple.com/WebObjects/Core.woa/Browse/kcc.edu.5168593465.05168593467. 

A new folder was created on the O Share drive for anyone who wants to view his presentation notes: 

O:\Share\President's Address-In-service Info. An overview of the presentation outline was provided to all attendees. 

On January 6, 18 and 19, 2011, Dr. Avendano presented his Spring semester “President‟s Address.” Approximately 

175 faculty and staff attended these sessions. On April 12 & 13, 2011, Dr. Avendano held additional 

presidential address sessions. Over 100 faculty and staff attended. His remarks can be viewed using i-tunes under 

“College Events” at the following link: http://itunes.apple.com/us/institution/kankakee-communitycollege/id421854028. 

All of these sessions provided opportunities to receive information and to provide feedback 

directly to Dr. Avendano. An additional way to provide feedback is to utilize the “Candid Comments” form found in 

Update and on the website. When using “Candid Comments”, the writer can enter contact information or remain 

anonymous. 

On February 7, 2011, the Noel Levitz Employee Satisfaction Survey was emailed to all full-time support staff, 

administrators, faculty, current adjunct instructors, and all part-time employees who average 16 or more hours of 

work per week. 319 employees were asked to participate. Only 135 faculty and staff participated, a decrease of 

73 participants or 35% from the year before. Of the 61 questions asked, 26 are noted in the Macro and Micro 

Scorecard. Of the 26 questions, 12 showed notable improvement of .03 or more and three showed improvement 

between .01-.029. Eight questions indicated we need to pay more attention to these areas because they decreased 

by -.03 or more, and one question revealed a downward trend of -.01--.03. One question indicated no 

change from the year before. In regards to the two Macro indicators, one improved by .23 (KCC promotes positive 

employee morale) and the other decreased by -.11 (All KCC employees‟ overall satisfaction with employment 

thus far). See Scorecard for all 26 questions. 

On Dec. 3, 2010, approximately 40 people representing all areas of the college attended KCC's Second Annual 

Great Expectations Planning Meeting. There were three event goals: 1) to review selected institutional data for 

planning purposes; 2) to provide an update on recommendations from last year's meeting; and 3) to recommend 

action plans to improve three areas. Meeting participants worked in small groups to suggest ideas about how to 

improve areas at KCC that data reports tell us need priority attention. Those areas are: how to better empower 


… continuing to 

develop employee 

recognition and 

appreciation activities 

all employee groups 

and students. 

Completely restructure/streamline 

KCC 

committee structure 

to involve more employees 

and align 

committee work with 

the college goals and 

AQIP Categories. 

Continue to promote 

“Thanks-a-gram” and 

“You Rock” wall. 

Continuing celebrating 

“What‟s Right 

With the World? Including 

campus-wide 

celebrations 

employees, how to better prepare students to reach their academic goals; and how to address confusion among 

employees about KCC's quality improvement terminology and practices. Participants recommended 18 areas to 

focus on, and made a number of specific suggestions for short-term and long-term solutions for the areas discussed. 

In the spring semester, all KCC employees will vote to prioritize those recommendations. AQIP Action 

Projects will be created from those priorities. 

In Fall semester, 2010, the number of committees was restructured and streamlined to better align with the college‟s 

strategic goals and AQIP categories. The number of committees was reduced from 25 to 15. 

In the fall semester, 2010, the human resources office received 10 “Thanks-a-grams” and posted these in Update 

as well as on the “You Rock” wall. In the spring semester, 2011, the human resources office received 13 

“Thanks-a-grams” and posted these in Update as well as on the “You Rock” wall. In addition, numerous “thank 

you” emails and letters were received. One example of this was the article written by Kris Condon in Update regarding 

the September 17, 2010 visit of the Illinois Appellate Court. Ms. Condon thanked everyone who was 

responsible for this milestone event for the college. 

Showcasing the "growing" number of sustainable horticulture and agriculture facilities at KCC, the college held a 

grand opening celebration for KCC's three-season greenhouse on Sept. 2, 2010. The college invited students, 

employees, business leaders and community members to the celebration. Guests were able to learn how students 

benefit from the unique partnerships the college has with small, local growers. 

"Metaphors ▪ Symbolism," an art show during National Hispanic Heritage Month, was on display from Sept. 15 to 

Oct. 15 at KCC. The show featured works by Luis DeLaTorre, Oscar Martinez and Alberto Paniayary. A reception 

with the artists was held on Sept. 16. Employees and the public were invited to attend. 

On September 21, 2010, a reception was held for all faculty and staff to celebrate KCC‟s record breaking enrollment 

for the fall semester. Dr. Avendano thanked everyone for their hard work. Fall 2010 credit enrollment increased 

9.1 percent compared to fall 2009. It was the fifth fall semester in a row the college has posted enrollment 

gains. Since 2006, KCC enrollment has grown 39 percent. 

The college employee recognition event was held on Oct. 1 on KCC's front patio. Those employees who celebrated 

their fifth, 10th, 15th, 20th, 25th, 30th and 35th service anniversaries were honored. 


An Employee Benefits Fair was held on Oct. 29, 2010 for all full time employees in order for them to learn about 

the new benefit changes. Featured presentations/events included: State Universities Retirement System, Blue- 

Cross BlueShield, Benefits Planning Consultants, and Employee Assistance Program. AFLAC and some 403 

deferred compensation vendors were also in attendance. A complimentary lunch was also provided 

An all-staff holiday party was held on Dec. 21, 2010. The meat, plates, napkins, utensils, plastic ware, bread and 

condiments were provided. Staff were encouraged to bring their favorite covered dish. To allow all employees to 

gather for the entire celebration, the college ceased operations at noon and used the remaining afternoon hours 

to take down holiday decorations and prepare for the new year. 

In keeping with one the strategic goals to "Strengthen community outreach efforts and build community partnerships," 

the Cultural Diversity Committee had been working to establish partnerships with community groups to 

organize and promote culturally diverse activities. Our first major collaboration was on Feb. 10 in celebration of 

Black History Month 2011. On this date, the college partnered with the City of Kankakee, the Kankakee Public 

Library, the Kankakee Chamber of Commerce, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, 

Brother 2 Brother and Sister Circle organizations in celebration of Black History Month. Two programs were offered 

that day that focused on the historical events that followed the August 1955 murder of Emmett Till. The 

presenter was Christopher Benson, J.D., an associate professor of African American studies and journalism at 

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Along with Till's mother, Mamie Till-Mobley, Benson co-authored 

Death of Innocence: The Hate Crime That Changed America, (Random House, October 2003). Death of Innocence 

was an Essence bestseller about Till's life and death, and the history-making changes that followed. 

KCC offered its staff the opportunity to participate in smoking cessation courses from Feb 28 through April 11. 

Seven staff members participated and have become “smoke-free.” Those who participated in the free program 

expressed their sincerest thanks for helping them overcome their nicotine addiction. 

On March 23, 2011, the college celebrated International Friendship Day. Country displays, presentations on different 

cultures and other information were featured. The event was open to staff, students, and community 

members. The College Center and surrounding areas were filled with students and staff enjoying the International 

Friendship Day celebration. Participants had their "KCC Passports" stamped at each of the country and 

organizational displays to qualify for the raffle drawings and lunch discount. There were opportunities to see a 

film; view arts, crafts, traditional clothing; learn about campus organizations, and collect information aimed at 

helping members of the college community become more globally aware. Highlights of the day included a Latin 

dance lesson, morning and evening showings of the film Little Town of Bethlehem, and informative presentations. 

The latter included Rich Schultz on sustainability, and two students competing for a free course in the International 

Friendship Day Scholarship Contest. Chef Auston and Food Services also received rave reviews for their 


To improve professional 

development 

by 

…revising the personnel 

evaluation 

system to reflect an 

authentic assessment 

and serve as 

a professional development 

tool 

…assessing professional 

development 

needs of em- 

Objectives/Activities 

To direct all activities 

of KCC‟s newest 

AQIP Action Project 

“Improving KCC‟s 

Performance Appraisal 

System‟s 

used with all employee 

groups (tenured, 

non-tenured, 

administrators, and 

supportive staff) 

To conduct a needs 

assessment of professional 

develop- 

international lunch special, served by staff and student volunteers in the lower level of the College Center. 

A Health Fair for all KCC employees and students was held on Thursday, March 31, in the First Floor Atrium 

area. In its ninth year, the fair featured: 

-- Health Careers students presenting information and handouts at booths in the Atrium Area. Topics included 

health, safety, nutrition, substance abuse, and prevention of diseases to name a few. 

-- Riverside Medical Center and Provena St. Mary's Hospital had booths on health-related issues. 

-- Door prizes were awarded through a free raffle. Items given away included a three-hour credit course, a 

Hammes Bookstore gift certificate, and numerous other prizes. 

In the last week of April, KCC participated in the Stand Against Racism movement, organized nationally by the 

YWCA. From April 25 to 29, students, staff, faculty and members of the community visited the main reception 

desk to make a resolution against racism, to sign the college's registry, and to receive an orange and white "KCC 

Stands Against Racism" rubber wristband. Stand Against Racism T-shirts were also available for purchase at the 

main reception desk. On Friday, April 29, KCC held a "Commitment Walk" from 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. on the south 

courtyard. Participants were invited to walk through an archway/trellis symbolizing an individual's pledge to work 

toward a racism-free society. At 10:55 a.m. April 29, the college observed a minute of silence and observance. 

In regards to employee development and recognition, in the past fiscal year, 21 employees were promoted to 

positions of increased responsibility. 

Effectiveness Measured by… 

The Employee Morale Committee and its sub-committees have been working on this project since September, 

2010. The instruments were used in the spring, 2011. The instruments now align with KCC‟s mission and core 

values, and identify individual/departmental training/educational needs. A 360-degree component was also utilized 

for cabinet level administrators. 

On Nov. 4, 2010, 12 KCC employees attended a workshop that covered customer service, employee morale, and 

employee motivation. The presenter was world-renowned speaker Barbara Glanz, who has written 11 bestselling 

"how-to" books. Sending a dozen employees to this workshop was just another way KCC has made efforts to 


ployees 

…re-designing and 

implementing a 

Leadership Development 

program 

ment needs and 

ideas to improve 

planning, implementation, 

and assessment 

processes 

To establish an ongoing 

leadership development 

program to 

develop current and 

future leaders of the 

college 

improve service, morale, and employee motivation. 

With the revision of the Performance Appraisal instruments used at the college in the spring of 2011, greater emphasis 

was focused on developmental needs of employees. The Human Resources office is in the process of 

identifying thematic groupings of these needs and planning programming to meet those needs. 

Additionally, the college transitioned from GroupWise to Outlook in the spring of 2011. Outlook training by ITS in 

partnership with Continuing Education and Career Services was offered in February and March, 2011. 

As a result from the feedback received from the Great Expectations Retreat, on March 9 and 10, 2011, all supportive 

staff members and administrators were encouraged to attend sessions during two “Days of Learning” 

sessions. Topics included: “Empowerment and Initiative,” “Customer Service in Higher Education” and “Silos are 

for Farms Only - Creating Collaborative Relationships with other Campus Departments.” Each session averaged 

nearly 100 participants. 

During the months of March-May, Continuing Education & Career Services offered KCC staff and faculty the opportunity 

to fine tune their Microsoft Office Outlook 2007 skills. Overviews and several one-hour sessions on 

topics of interest to users as identified by their course evaluations were offered. Topics included: Outlook "Last 

Chance" Overview, Outlook Address Books and Contact Management, Outlook Folder Management, Outlook 

Rules Wizard, Outlook Category Management. In all, 37 employees participated. 

On April 11, 13 & 14, Datatel budget training sessions were held for 24 budget managers and staff that assist 

budget managers. Topics included Datatel account balance inquiries, account activity listings, and budget reports. 

A re-designed Leadership Development Program was implemented in May, 2011. Nineteen faculty and staff 

participated in the program on May 18-19. The program is now designed to be a three-year, progressive program 

that develops college leaders. Demonstrating commitment to this endeavor, the college has budgeted/invested 

$10,000 a year for this initiative. 


Employee Morale and Professional Development Committee Recommendations for FY12: 

Continue the efforts to improve employee morale and overall job satisfaction with employment by: 

Improving communication, using staff meetings, monthly Employee Communication Committees 

and the annual Noel-Levitz Employee Satisfaction Survey 

Increasing employee involvement in college planning and assessment activities utilizing the third 

annual Great Expectations Planning meeting, and by continuing to align college committees with 

college goals and AQIP categories. 

Improving employee recognition and appreciation activities, such as campus wide celebrations, the 

You Rock wall, “Thanks-a-grams,” and an annual employee benefits fair. Efforts will also be expended 

towards recognizing part time staff members for their valuable contributions throughout the 

year. 

Improving professional development by fine tuning the personnel evaluation instruments, continuing 

to offer a “Day of Learning” each spring semester, and the continued commitment of the formalized 

three-year Leadership Development Program. 


Faculty Growth and Development Committee Mid- and End-of-Year Final Report 


FACULTY DEVELOPMENT AND GROWTH COMMITTEE 

Mid- and End-of-Term Final Report 


Faculty Development 

and 

Growth 

Measurable 

Goal 

1. Improve 

faculty readiness 

for 

problem 

student issues 

2. Improve 

interaction 

between 

new and 

senior faculty 

3. Recommend 

committee 

activities for 

FY12 based 

on evaluation 

of data 

from Institutional 

Research 

Webpages 

What will 

you do to 

achieve 

the goal? 

Workshop 

(syllabus) 

Lunch 

and Dessert 

Social; 

shared 

office 

space 

Analyze 

CCSSE, 

Noel- 

Levitz 

and AQIP 

reports 

and feedback. 

Begin 

with sub- 

When? 

Timeline 

Spring 

Inservice 

Spring 

In- 

Service 

Nov - 

Assign 

material 

for review 

Jan 

–reports 

due 

Feb – 

discuss 

findings 

How will 

you know 


your goal? 

Faculty 

Feedback 

(In-Service 

and Mid- 

Term Survey) 

Faculty 

Feedback 

(In-Service 

Survey) and 

end-of-year 

new faculty 

survey 

In April 

committee 

reports recommended 

faculty development 

activities for 

FY12 


Scorecard 


addressed by 

this goal? 

Employee 

Morale / I have 

adequate opportunities 

for 

training to 

improve my 

skills 

Employee 

Morale / I have 

adequate opportunities 

for 

professional 

development 

Employee 

Morale goal / 

Develop a 

process to 

determine 

needs for 

training/ education 

for 

faculty/staff at 

KCC 




submitted to 

SPOC 

January 

Steve DePasquale 

presented 

at in-service to 

all faculty. Discussion 

followed. 

Reviews were 

positive. 

Senior faculty 

included as facilitators 

in Pathway 

sessions. 

New faculty 

share offices 

with senior faculty. 

End of year 

survey will be 

sent to new faculty. 

Two reports 

attached regarding 

current evaluation 

of data. 





May 

As Steve DePasquale‟s 

presentation 

went so well during 

the Spring 2011 in 

service, Steve and 

Scott Kistler have 

been invited to hold 

another breakout 

session during Fall 

2011 in service. 

Steve and Scott are 

currently working on 

a session that will 

include the use of the 

book Academically 

Adrift which should 

help faculty better 

address unprepared 

students. 

New and senior faculty 

pairings have 

been a positive influence 

on creating a 

great work environment 

that allows new 

faculty a variety of 

opportunities to ask 

questions and become 

incorporated 

into KCC. 

Was able to determine 

the need for 

better activities that 

allow all faculty 

members to be a part 

of a common KCC 

goal. Such goals 

might include activities 

that require all 

faculty to work to- 

Provide 

detailed 


for 

next year 

Conduct 

surveys of 

Fall 2011 in 

service via 

Survey Monkey. 

Address 

any problems 

to in 

service 

schedule 

and tailor 

upcoming 

events accordingly. 

Conduct 

surveys of 

new and 

senior faculty 

pairings via 

Survey Monkey. 

Address 

any problems 

and 

tailor upcoming 

events 

and faculty 

pairings 

accordingly. 

Plan and 

incorporate 

activities 

designed to 

intertwine 

faculty 

members 

from various 

fields and 

back- 


Faculty Development 

and 

Growth 

Measurable 

Goal 

What will 

you do to 

achieve 

the goal? 

group 

data 

summary 

related to 

FacDev 

When? 

Timeline 

Mar – 

create 

draft 

goals 

How will 

you know 


your goal? 


Scorecard 


addressed by 

this goal? 




submitted to 

SPOC 

January 





May 

gether in order to 

better their instruction 

pertaining to 

unprepared students 

as well as common 

teaching and pedagogical 

strategies 

that facilitate student 

learning. 

Provide 

detailed 


for 

next year 

grounds. 

Activities 

might include 

round table 

discussions 

centering on 

positive instructional 

practices as 

well as 

workshop 

seminars 

designed to 

educate and 

review innovative 

teaching 

methodologies. 

These goals 

may be addressed 

by 

researching 

and introducing 

a line of 

courses 

(online) that 

can be administered 

to 

faculty in 

hopes that 

they may 

better their 

students‟ 

classroom 

outcomes as 

well as their 

own professional 

knowledge 

base. 


Online Leadership Committee Mid- and End-of-Year Final Report 


ONLINE LEADERSHIP COMMITTEE 



I. Goal ANGEL 7.4 Implementation Support 

During the 2010-2011 year, the online learning platform will move from version 7.3 to 7.4. Support is 

needed to maintain documentation and organize training. We will work with the DITFD &LRC to devise and 

implement a plan for the upgrade. 

II. Response 

The upgrade process is well underway. Activities and initiatives for the upgrade included video how-to's, 

documentation, one-on-one and small group training, face-to-face and email contact. 

III. Purpose 

During the fall 2010 and spring 2011 semesters, ANGEL Mentors and the Online Leadership Team supported 

faculty in the following ways: 

Provided one-on-one support 

Provided training workshops 

Created training videos 

Collaborated ideas for the Upgrade to ANGEL 7.4 

IV. Overview of Activities 

1. How-to Videos 

To date, the following video clips are available for faculty review: 

Homepage Syllabus 

About this Section 

Back up a course 

Enable/Turn on your course for students 

Gradebook Reorder assignments (ANGEL Gradebook) 

Discussion Setup: Interaction Tab 

Dropbox Set-up 

Assessment Setup: Interaction Tab 

Converting Quizzes to Assessments 

Greening Your Curriculum 

All of the aforementioned titles will help faculty prepare for the upgrade and review useful aspects of 

the course management system. The video clips range from 3 minutes to over 30 minutes in length. 

Faculty can access the video clips from: 

http://www.kcc.edu/FacultyStaff/departments/ktlc/Pages/tutorials.aspx 

2. Documentation 

Documentation for the upgrade is also available. Faculty may access all available documentation by visiting 

the Teaching and Learning Center website. 


ANGEL Mentors have also documented contacts using EXCEL to manage the upgrade data. 


3. Training Sessions 

Both ANGEL Mentors have conducted one-on-one and small group training sessions. To date: 

Trained 17 faculty members 

Held 25 training sessions (includes video clip production) 

4. One-on-One Meetings with Faculty 

Working with the Online Leadership Team, progress toward the ANGEL upgrade is moving ahead. Members 

of the committee selected full time and adjunct faculty to work with one-on-one. A checklist, which 

provides highlights of topics to be discussed with each faculty member, guided the face-to-face meetings. 

The tentative target date for contact of January 2011 was realized. 

5. Mentor Meetings 

During the past seven months, ANGEL Mentors and Donna Smith have met thirteen (13) times to discuss 

the transition process. Meeting times varied from 1 to 3 hours per meeting. 

6. Upgrade to ANGEL 7.4: Independent Study Option 

Videos detailing the changes and procedures that will take place during the ANGEL 7.4 upgrade are now 

available on the Teaching and Learning Center webpage. 


The OLT felt that an “independent study” option was necessary in order for all faculty to learn about the 

changes that will take place. With the video option, any full time or adjunct instructor who cannot meet faceto-face 

with an OLT member will still have access to easy-to-follow preparation videos. A pilot group is 

formed and will begin testing on or after January 6, 2011. The goal of the pilot group is to find any inconsistencies 

or issues with the overall format/delivery of the option. Members of the pilot group included: 

Amy Hertz and John Bordeau 

7. Upgrade Survey 

The OLT will create and conduct a faculty survey in efforts to measure the quality of our efforts in regards 

to the upgrade to 7.4. The questions will verify if contact was made and if the available resources were 

adequate in order to prepare for the upgrade. 

1. Full Time Faculty Adjunct 

2. Do you use ANGEL? Yes No 

3. Do you teach online or hybrid courses? Yes No 

4. Were you contacted regarding the upcoming ANGEL 7.4 upgrade? Yes No 

5. If so, how were you contacted? Choose all that apply: 

a. Email 

b. Division Meeting 

c. Telephone 

d. Face-to-Face 

6. Did you need help with the conversion (convert Quizzes to Assessments, etc.)? Yes No 

7. Did you receive the help that you needed? Yes No 

8. Did you watch any of the ANGEL upgrade conversion videos linked 

on the Teaching and Learning Center webpage? Yes No 

9. Do you feel prepared for the ANGEL 7.4 upgrade? Yes No 

10. Do you have any suggestions or comments? (Comment area) 


11. If you responded “No” to any of the above questions and would like to know more about ANGEL 

training or the upgrade process, please leave your name. 

Thank you for the feedback! 

The Online Leadership Team: Linsey Cuti, Diane Berger, John Bordeau, Jessica Fehland and Rexann 

McKinley 

8. Upcoming Projects 

The OLT will outline the upcoming ANGEL projects for 2011-2012. While committee membership may 

change, it is important to continue our efforts and look ahead to the next school year. 

Projects for 

Next Year 

New online system 

exploration 

Strong encouragement 

for 

90% full-time 

and 50% adjunct 

faculty use of 

online gradebook 

Research options 

OLT 

ANGEL Mentor Help Requests 

Please click here (link not active) to access the EXCEL report regarding ANGEL Mentor support requests 

for fall 2010 and spring 2011. 


Recruitment Committee Mid- and End-of-Year Final Report 


Recruitment Committee 



Recruitment 


1. Increase communication 

of recruitment 

strategies and activities 

to KCC employees. 

2. Create a process 

to facilitate data 

sharing between 

internal constituen- 



From recruitment 

services, division 

chairs, marketing/media, 

and continuing 

education & 

career services, obtain 

procedures currently 

being used for 

specific recruitment 

activities and strategies 

currently being 

used for outreach. 

Review procedures 

and identify ways to 

align them with the 

most appropriate resources 

and marketing 

materials to attract 

potential students. 

Create a document/resource 

site 

that provides re- 


Jan. 2011 

April- May 2011 

March 2011 

How will you 


your 

goal? 

Communicating 

directly with departments 

that are 

known for outreach 

activities and confirming 

that we are 

capturing most 

activities. Campuswide 

notification so 

we can summarize 

and capture any 

other the different 

activities on campus 

Once procedures 

are aligned, send 

out suggested 

course of action 

and ask for input 

from identified 

departments 

Post to the O drive 

for easy access 

and send out an 

announcement in 




by this 

goal? 

KCC District 

Residents 

Served 

Employee 

Satisfactionregarding 

creating a 

campus-wide 

communication 

system 

KCC District 

Residents 

Served 


mid-year Accomplishments 


January 

Notified the different 

departments/divisions 

in January of our interest 

in tracking all 

recruitment activities. 

The Recruitment Office 

is compiling the 

list of activities. The 

committee meets 

again in Feb. 




submitted to 

SPOC 

May 

Created an electronic 

list of all 

recruitment activities 

that take 

place across the 

campus. Plans to 

coordinate and 

assess the effectiveness 

of these 

activities will be 

overseen by Student 

Services 

staff. 

Provide 

detailed 


for 

next year 

Carry out the 

plan to coordinate 

and 

assess the 

effectiveness 

of recruitment 

activities that 

take place 

across the 

campus. 


Recruitment 


cies related to strategies, 

activities, and 

specific data collected 

about prospective 

students. 



cruitment services, 

division chairs, marketing/media, 

and 

continuing education 

& career services 

with an opportunity 

to announce upcoming 

outreach opportunities, 

allowing 

other internal resources 

to become 

involved if appropriate. 

Assign a point of 

contact to help monitor 

and align these 

documents/ 

resource sites regarding 

outreach 

opportunities. 



How will you 


your 

goal? 

Update to notify 

campus. Also, 

identify key personnel 

in the departments 

and 

encourage participation. 

Responses 

from the 

departments will 

confirm we are 

moving in the right 

direction. 




by this 

goal? 

High School 

Market Share 

Employee 

Satisfactionregarding 

creating a 

campus-wide 

communication 

system 


mid-year Accomplishments 


January 




submitted to 

SPOC 

May 

Provide 

detailed 


for 

next year 


SPOC Strategic Goal Budget Recommendation to Cabinet 


Memo 

To: 

Cabinet 

From: 

Strategic Planning Oversight Committee (Bob Ling and Vicki Magee) 

Re: 

Strategic Goals’ Budget Requests Recommendations 

Date: April 11, 2011 

During the April 7, 2011 SPOC meeting, members deliberated on budget requests from committee chairs totaling 

$135,180 for 26 line items in support of KCC‟s strategic goals. Instead of rank-ordering committee budget requests 

by line items, SPOC members rank-ordered the requests based on the entire committee request. The rank-order, 

arrived by consensus: 

1. Assessment committee requests 

2. College and Career Readiness requests 

3. Cultural Diversity requests 

4. Student Services requests 

********* 

The table below shows SPOC‟s rank-ordered budget recommendations with additional details. The actual budget 

request forms are attached so you can study the requests in even greater detail. As noted during the SPOC meeting, 

some of the budget requests may already be in another portion of KCC‟s Budget 

1 Assessment Committee Requests 

Assessment To purchase software to support assessment of student learning $40,000 

Assessment ECH for assessment champions $10,500 

Assessment Assessment Coordinator; 10 ECH per year $6,000 

Assessment Total $56,500 

2 College and Career Readiness Committee Requests 

College & Career R Part-time administrator=Summer Bridge Facilitator $2,000 

College & Career R Other contractual=tutors $15,000 

College & Career R Software=Access codes for math intervention software $7,000 

College & Career R Meeting expenses=curr alignment mtgs., steering committee meetings, $4,000 

lunches for Summer Bridge students 

College & Career R Local travel: To and from HS for faculty development $150 

College & Career R Faculty ECH; liaison work between KCC and high schools ($7,500) and $10,000 

fringes ($2,500) 

College & Career R COMPASS test units for high school testing $5,000 

College & Career R tuition/books/supplies- Summer Bridge student courses $24,350 

College & Career R sub pay for faculty workshops $3,500 

CCR Total $71,000 


3 Cultural Diversity Committee Requests 

Cultural Diversity Other contractual services – Hispanic Arts & Heritage Day for Education 

$100 

Cultural Diversity Hispanic Heritage Month Art Show $200 

Cultural Diversity Lunch meeting for student, faculty, and community guests with visiting $100 

minority poet (with Stickney) 

Cultural Diversity Multicultural/international holiday decorations $50 

Cultural Diversity Community & Campus Black History Month Events (KCC portion of 

$1,200 

shared expense: speaker $700; campus reception $400; supplies 

$100) 

Cultural Diversity Art purchases from campus and high school art shows for display on 

$250 

campus 

Cultural Diversity International Friendship Day (student lunch discounts [150 @ $2 ea.= $700 

$300]; lunch for presenters & support crew [50 @ $6.50 ea. = $325]; 

supplies [$75] 

Cultural Diversity Middle East Symposium for refreshments (with Kistler) $100 

Cultural Diversity Cinco de mayo: panel discussion, entertainment, and ethnic food $500 

Cultural Diversity Supplies to begin creating a multicultural campus environment $200 

Cultural Diversity 4 to travel to Richland Diversity conference ($200 each) $800 

Cult Diversity Total $4,200 

4 Student Services Planning Committee Requests 

Student Services MBTI Certificate Training (Myers Briggs Training) $1,495 

Student Services Career Cruising $1,485 

SS Total $2,980 

As a point of information, The BIT committee requested $500 in this budget round. SPOC members referred the BIT 

chairperson to Julia Waskosky to include this request in the student services institutional budget. 


2010-2011 Faculty/Staff Committees and Members 

[The list of Compliance Committees is 

included for information purposes only] 


2010-11 College Committees 

Category 1 - Helping Students Learn 

KANKAKEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE 

Created 11/10/2010; Revised 

12/14/10 

AQIP Category Representative - Dennis Sorensen & Julia Waskosky 

Academic Assessment Faculty Staff 

Mendy Corbett, Co-Chair Diane Buswell Dennis Sorensen 

Vacant, Co-Chair Ken Mager Paul Carlson 

Ken West 

Mark Lanting 

Pat Klette 

Virginia Makepeace 

Linda Berg 

Kim Mau 

Kari Livesey 

Cathi Hughes 

Christina Simon 

Susan Bunting 

CCR & Academic Placement 

Julia Waskosky, Chair Martha Makowski Mark Lanting 

Linsey Cuti 

Margaret Cooper 

Wendy Bush 

Denise Burklow 

Judy Downey, Recorder 

Emily Skelly 

Retention 

Scott Kistler, Co-Chair Kris Condon Julia Waskosky 

Trisha Dandurand, Co-Chair John Babich Paul Carlson 

Mary Decker 


Penelope Stickney 

Bernadette Bosley 

Cyndy Riordan, Recorder 

Kim Harpin 

Oshunda Carpenter-Williams 

Lisa Weaver 

Category 2 - Accomplishing Other 

AQIP Category Representative - Bert Jacobson 

Distinctive Objectives 

Campus Sustainability & Advisory 

Rich Schultz, Chair Tim Wilhelm Bert Jacobson 

Debbie Podwika 

Paul Carlson 

Deb Renville 

Laurel Soper 

Chris Spracklin 

Liz Becvar, Recorder 

Vicky Dubie 

Scott Stewart 

MaryJo Martyn 


Category 3 - Understanding Students & 

AQIP Category Representative - Dennis Sorensen 

Other Stakeholders Needs 

Student Services Planning 

Michelle Driscoll, Co-Chair Bruce Myers Eddie Anderson 

Barb Arseneau, Co-Chair Bill Chipman Sharon Hoogstraat, Recorder 

Lee Schrock 


Jamal Hawkins 

Susan LaMore 

Delithia Love 

Sarah McIntosh-Zirkle 

Ted Petersen 


Elise Schultz, Co-Chair Jean Janssen David Cagle 

Dana Washington, Co-Chair Deisy Davila Chris Young 

Prosper Hevi 

Judy Downey 

Chelise Slowik 

Ken Crite 

Dan Harris 


Joe Lightfoot 

Novalla Coleman 

Emily Skelly 

Category 4 - Valuing People 

AQIP Category Representative - David Cagle 

Employee Morale and Professional Development 

David Cagle, Co-Chair Charlie Cooke Kim Mau 

Jessica Corbus, Co-Chair Kelli Jandura Janet Fager, Recorder 

Faculty Growth & Development 

Kim DeYoung 

Darla Jepson 

Jane Clark 

Becky Wilder 

Penny Dickerson 

Monica Quinlan 

Brad Logsdon, Co-Chair Diane Goldenstein Donna Smith 

Cory Lewis, Co-Chair Mary Steichen Julia Waskosky 

Kellee Hayes 

Mary Cahoe 

Bob LeMaire 

Nancy Ozee 

Ronald Shank 

Karen Becker 


Category 8 - Planning Continuous 

AQIP Category Representative - TBN 

Improvement 

Online Leadership 

Rexann McKinley, Co-Chair John Bordeau Donna Smith 

Jessica Fehland, Co-Chair Diane Berger Julia Waskosky 

Linsey Cuti, Recorder 

Kemp Muniz 

Cheryle Strother 

Category 9 - Building Collaborative 

AQIP Category Representative - Kari Sargeant & Mary Posing 

Relationships 

Recruitment 

Barb Arseneau, Co-Chair Ralph Rumble Kim Mau 

Michelle Driscoll, Co-Chair Mark Stevenson JoEllen Vasquez 

Al Ponton 

Delithia Love 

Ellen Skelly 

Nancy Schunke 

Monica Quinlan 

Nicole Ford 

Joyce Cochran, Recorder 

SPOC 

Bob Ling, Co-Chair Jessica Corbus John Avendano 

Vicki Magee, Co-Chair Sudipta Roy David Cagle 

Ju-Tun Andrews-King 

Vicki Gardner 

Carrie Jones 

Cathi Hughes 

Pat Klette 

Bert Jacobson 

Jessica Fehland 

Kari Sargeant 

Dennis Sorensen 


Liz Becvar, Recorder 


KANKAKEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE 

2010-11 Compliance Committees (Provided in the 2011 SPOC Annual 

Report for information purposes only) 

Category 1 - Helping Students Learn 

Created 11/10/2010 

AQIP Category Representative - Dennis Sorensen & Julia 

Waskosky 

Curriculum & Academic Standards Faculty Staff 

Dennis Sorensen, Chair Lou Mansfield Paul Carlson 

Steve DePasquale 

Mark Lanting 

Yuri Starik 


Shari Ebert 

Kim Mau 


Penny Dickerson, Recorder 

Michelle Driscoll 

Susan LaMore 

Category 3 - Understanding Students & AQIP Category Representative - Dennis Sorensen 

Other Stakeholders Needs 

Academic Appeals 

Frances Hebert, Chair Sheri Sikma Virginia Makepeace 

Helen Streicher 

Meredith Purcell 

Glenda Forneris 

Elise Schultz 

Judy Downey, Recorder 

AQIP Category Representative - Vicki Gardner & Mike O'Connor 

Category 6 - Supporting Institutional 

Operations 

Behavioral Intervention 

Barb Arseneau, Co-Chair Debbie Deprest Jamal Hawkins 

Michelle Driscoll, Co-chair Tinker Parker Sherry Kinzler 

Meredith Purcell 

Richard Soderquist 

Eric Springer 

Sharon Hoogstraat, Recorder 

Campus Safety & Security 

Rich Soderquist, Chair Frank Fischer Eric Springer 

Kevin O'Neill 

Stella Mausehund 

Brian Yeoman 

Karen Devine, Recorder 

Rose Mitchell 

Tracy Hilgendorf 


Fred Schultz w/Wackenhut 

IR Category Liaison - is the contact person that will work with you in responding to needs chairs/ 

committees have in planning or assessing their work. The Liaison does not attend meetings, but 

serves as a direct contact who will determine how to best access IR's services. 

Committee assignments are subject to change. 

THE END

2011 Annual Report - Kankakee Community College

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