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Entrepreneurship Many rural areas are caught in a cycle of population loss and job loss, as young people leave for career opportunities and employment elsewhere. Encouraging people to stay in their communities and start their own businesses could positively affect this trend. JCCC’s entrepreneurship program is poised to serve as a model for entrepreneurship education in Kansas. To this end, JCCC’s entrepreneurship program (described in chapter 4) is a model replicable at other community colleges. The college has offered to provide community colleges throughout the state curriculum and curriculum development, certificate and program approval as well as faculty training for three entrepreneurship credit courses. The concept was presented in 2006 at a Network Kansas meeting attended by 10 Kansas community colleges and to the Kansas Council of Instructional Administrators. The initiative proposes a unique method of curriculum approval through the Kansas Board of Regents, in that colleges could adopt and offer the entrepreneurship courses created by JCCC faculty. Representatives from colleges adopting the program would come to <strong>Johnson</strong> <strong>County</strong> for training in the delivery of these courses. Noncredit education would be offered through the statewide network of Small Business Development Centers using a curriculum titled “The Entrepreneurial Effect,” developed by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, that teaches economic development agencies to become more “entrepreneur friendly.” These twoday sessions would provide the education for attendees to return to their region to effectively “spread the word” on fostering entrepreneurship as a strategy for economic development. Once the execution and outcomes of the initiative are measured, it could become a model that could be replicated by any state in the nation. “We know that entrepreneurs comprise 99 percent of employers, employing approximately 50 percent of the private sector workforce. The more educated those entrepreneurs are, the more likely their businesses are to succeed. Our goal with the grant is to weave entrepreneurship education throughout the curriculum, be it for credit classes or noncredit, to help make that happen.” – Donna Duffey, professor and career program facilitator, Entrepreneurship 42
Adjunct Certification Training JCCC offers all adjunct faculty members the opportunity to participate in the Adjunct Certificate Training (ACT) program; more than 275 adjuncts have completed the program so far. The goal of ACT is to provide adjunct faculty with tools and resources to assist them in becoming more effective educators in the classroom. Certification requires an adjunct faculty member to complete nine required modules on topics such as assessment and test construction, designing an effective syllabus, legal issues, classroom diversity issues, classroom technology, teaching to the whole student, and instructional design, and at least one optional module on subjects ranging from teaching techniques and learning styles to strategies to reach students. Participants are videotaped giving a lecture and then receive a critique to help them improve their skills. Upon completion of ACT, the adjunct faculty member should be cognizant of the college’s mission, aware of policies and procedures of the academic branch, comfortable in the college’s learning community, and equipped with more resources to enhance student learning in the classroom. Adjunct faculty who complete the program receive a onetime stipend of $800. Since 2002, JCCC has also provided an annual Semester Refresher for adjuncts who have taught at the college for seven or more semesters. These professional development sessions have included teaching and learning strategies for the classroom, active classroom learning and advice about crossing the frontier from adjunct faculty to fulltime faculty. “Adjunct Certification Training has given adjuncts at JCCC the opportunity to participate in professional development activities that help them develop teaching skills and techniques that will engage their students in the learning process. ACT has proven to be a very positive professional development experience for participants; indeed, fulltime faculty have asked if they can attend these modules.” – Dr. Joseph Gadberry, assistant dean, sciences “The Adjunct Certification Training program offers well constructed, meaningful modules and great facilitators. While the coursework is precisely what new (and experienced) faculty need, I think the best part of the program is the support and camaraderie that develops among the participants. One of the biggest drawbacks to adjunct status is the lack of a feeling of community and little access to peers. The ACT program gives you a chance to share ideas and create solutions with those you might otherwise never meet.” – Leslie Quillen, adjunct professor, philosophy 43
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Page 4 and 5: Chapter 1 Commitment to the League
Page 6 and 7: Dear League Board Members, I began
Page 8 and 9: League activities JCCC has particip
Page 10 and 11: Chapter 2 Institutional Excellence
Page 12 and 13: “Johnson County is justifiably pr
Page 14 and 15: History of JCCC In the 1960s, resid
Page 16: “Johnson County Community College
Page 19 and 20: Board of trustees Although the Kans
Page 21 and 22: Administration Dr. Terry A. Calaway
Page 23 and 24: “Johnson County Community College
Page 25 and 26: Five students from JCCC traveled to
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Page 30 and 31: Entrepreneurship JCCC’s business
Page 32: International Education “As I loo
Page 35 and 36: ArtsEducation The Carlsen Center’
Page 37 and 38: Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art R
Page 39 and 40: Information Services JCCC’s Infor
Page 41 and 42: Second Life In 2007, JCCC bought an
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Page 47 and 48: ”For many students, the adventure
Page 49 and 50: Las Pintas project wins national aw
Page 51 and 52: Counseling is an exemplary practice
Page 53 and 54: Faculty and staff awards Lindy Robi
Page 55 and 56: JCCC faculty members have received
Page 57 and 58: Student awards Interior design In 2
Page 59 and 60: Debate team In fall 2007, JCCC’s
Page 61 and 62: The Pepsi Cup For 20062007, JCCC
Page 63 and 64: Finance For fiscal year 20062007,
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Page 68 and 69: Chapter 8 Looking to the Future In
Page 70 and 71: Sustainability This spring Terry Ca
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