2011 Annual Report - Kankakee Community College

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
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