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y students and/or faculty members of instrumental and vocal music, highlights of theatrical scenes and forensic events, poetry readings, and a display of visual art. The Festival has become an annual event since it was first presented in 2005. Musical Events WNCC’s music and theatre instructors organize a variety of performances each year. Naturally, students figure prominently in all College events, particularly musical shows. Their performance allows friends and families to celebrate students’ achievements on stage. Some of the musical events organized by WNCC faculty members and students include the following. 1. “A Gala Evening,” an annual fundraiser and community tradition, is held every year at the Gering Civic Center (sold out for 8 consecutive years). The two-night event features an elegant dinner and continuous musical performances by the College’s vocal groups. 2. “The Varsity Showcases” (also held at the Civic Center and also selling out routinely) occurs in the fall semester, featuring a buffet dinner and choral and solo performances. 3. “Jump, Jive, and Swing” is a catered big-band style dance. Its inaugural debut occurred in the fall of 2008 with plans for “Jump, Jive, and Swing” to become an annual event in some form or another. 4. “A Christmas Carol,” a stylized rendition of selected scenes from the Charles Dickens’ classic complemented by holiday music, is offered at the Midwest Theater for several evening and matinee performances. 5. “Cookies, Carols & Christmas Cheer” features vocal music groups singing holiday music while in Victorian period costumes. The show includes choreographed movements by individuals and groups who sing traditional classics, along with more difficult art songs, so that entertainment and education are combined in the production. 6. “Bach for Lunch” performances are offered by vocal music students each Christmas season at the Western Nebraska Arts Center, and, like nearly every other program, tickets sell out long before the event ever happens. 7. The instrumental music groups, by popular request, play at the Mall each Christmas, at area nursing homes, and at some home athletic events. 8. Members of the WNCC Collegiate Chorale performed John Rutter’s Magnificat at New York’s Carnegie Hall, with John Rutter conducting in the summer of 2008. Every other year, vocal students travel to Carnegie Hall to perform. 9. WNCC vocal music students were invited to sing at the Nebraska Governor’s Inaugural Ball when Governor Heineman took office in 2006. Western Nebraska Community College Page 159
10. The Director of Music received grants from the Nebraska Arts Council to facilitate a WNCC partnership with five different foundations to bring Carnegie Hall’s Communities LinkUP! Program designed for students in grades fourth through sixth to greater Nebraska. All area fifth graders were involved in the instruction, as well as having the opportunity to perform live in concert with the Omaha Symphony in March of 2009. Educational Theatre Offerings The College also believes in educational theater, producing a play each fall and spring term. At times, classics are produced because they stretch the actors to re-create the period atmosphere and to make the play relevant to a contemporary audience. At other times, more recent scripts or one-acts, or even didactic plays built around themes such as equality of opportunity or bigotry, are staged. Weekend evening and matinee performances (some reserved exclusively for area high school students) ensure that the public can see the performance. Students and College employees are always invited to the show with no admission charge. Normally, a mixture of college students, high-school students, and community members act in the dramas. Likewise, different volunteers provide technical and managerial support for the productions. Recently, WNCC has begun offering dramas designed for children. For each of the last two years, over 500 children from area schools have enjoyed shows for no admission, and that level of involvement clearly indicates that the programming serves a useful purpose. Formal Sampling Measures EMSI Reports The institution monitors cultural, academic, and economic trends in a variety of ways, both systematically and informally. As mentioned previously (page 67) in this document, the College relies upon information from sources like the Educational Modeling Specialist Incorporated (EMSI) report (formerly CC benefits) about employment opportunities when considering program creation or modifications. In addition, WNCC gains perspective from the reports created by this group about the College’s economic impact within the region. Clarus Corporation Survey of Service-Area Needs In the spring of 2009, the WCCA Board, following a recommendation from President Ely, approved a survey of regional needs to be conducted by the Clarus Corporation based in Alliance, Nebraska. Not only education-related but also training and economic development topics are being investigated. Results are expected to be delivered by the end of 2009, after which a strategic plan will be created using the Clarus data as a guide, along with the information received from the study being performed by the National Center for Higher Education Management Systems organization about institutional efficiency (as previously discussed on page 19 of this document). Class Climate Surveys WNCC utilizes the ScanTron Class Climate software program, which allows locally-developed course evaluation forms to be used. This software package enhances the College’s ability to administer and score student-perception classroom survey instruments utilized by academic, vocational, and business and industry personnel. The surveys accompany all supervisory evaluations, can be administered by request in any class, and are used all of the time in HATC classes. A system is presently being developed to set a dependable sampling rotation so that Page 160 Western Nebraska Community College
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Western Nebraska Community College
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Introduction A yellowed newspaper p
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MISSION STATEMENTS ................
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Chapter 7 CRITERION 3: STUDENT LEAR
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EMERITUS DISTINCTION ..............
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LIST OF TABLES AND FIGURES TABLE 3-
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DISTRICT 1 DISTRICT 2 DISTRICT 3 DI
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CRITERION TWO Co-Chairs Dan Kinney
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Allied Health Services, and Adult E
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Chapter 2 Summary of Accreditation/
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The Self-Study Process and Report C
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8. The use of course-level specific
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WNCC has a booth at the Scottsbluff
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Below are the same results reported
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The above support systems, however,
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HATC’s end-of-year enrollment is
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Service Area Day Time Independent L
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Chapter 4 Federal Compliance Lucas
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3. Elect to file a written Grade Ap
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The College has been in complete co
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Contractual Relationships WNCC faci
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Criterion 1: Mission and Integrity
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memorable. When a new institutional
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The passage of Initiative 424 in Ne
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dual-credit enrollment, the require
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Distance Learning Advances in techn
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The College Council now consists of
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to create a bond. Many courses are
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Faculty and Staff The integrity of
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Athletics WNCC’s Athletic Departm
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Strengths Findings for Criterion On
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Criterion Two: Preparing for the Fu
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opportunities for students, but a c
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spent in class and studying takes a
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Examples of planning for current an
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with retirements which occurred in
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• Intercollegiate Athletics Athle
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In addition to the CAAP test, the C
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Reduction in Force (RIF) Practices
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Summary WNCC executive administrato
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Pre- and post-tests have been used
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