Accreditation - Hartnell College!!

Institutional Self Evaluation – 12-05-12
2. Hartnell College should provide comprehensive training and development
opportunities for faculty and staff who work with developmental students. As
indicated in this document, most of Hartnell’s students need developmental
course work in ESL, English, and mathematics. Faculty across disciplines must
play a primary role in the support and implementation of recommended
activities.
Example—Agriculture Industry and Food Safety: The various steering and advisory
committees involved with career technical education programs are thriving nuclei of
continuous improvement and relevance to workforce development needs. For instance, the
Agriculture Steering Committee involves 24 agricultural industry leaders and meets at least
once every academic semester. This committee advises Hartnell College on the needs of the
agricultural sector, and serves as a reference with regards to curriculum development. The
latter task is considered crucial to preserving the relevance and currency of the proposed
curricula. A direct illustration of the broad-based involvement is exemplified by Hartnell
College‘s response to the 2006 E. coli outbreak that spread through the US with raw bagged
spinach. Thorough analysis indicated a major gap in the depth of knowledge of the
agricultural community in the Salinas Valley, and that the lack of such education required
immediate remediation. Hence, a subcommittee of the Agriculture Steering Committee was
formed and named the Food Safety Advisory Committee, composed of professionals who
work in the fresh produce industry and are specialists in food safety and quality assurance.
The initiatives that they helped put together with faculty and staff from Hartnell College
resulted in certificate and degree programs, as well as an annual conference that is geared
toward the continuing education of industry professionals. These programs provide produce
industry professionals with the necessary educational background required to improve food
safety. Courses in the area of Food Safety are currently taught by food safety and quality
assurance professionals who seve on the advisory committee and coordinate the annual
Hartnell College Western Food Safety Summit. (I.B.22)
Self Evaluation
Broad-based participation in planning has been institutionalized not only on campus but
within the greater community. The results of these activities have allowed Hartnell to
develop strategic and mid- to long-range plans that are based on collegial and extensive
interactions and input.
The significant broad-based input that routinely feeds the various initiatives established at the
college requires a clear link with resource allocation and budget development efforts across
all operations of the college.
The college partially meets this standard.
Planning Agenda
See planning agenda for I.B.3.
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