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VPAA UPDATE 12 August 2016

Dear Faculty and Staff:

Welcome back! 2016-2017 is going to be an exciting year. Please review the information in this Update along with the attachments. If you have any questions, please check in with your dean or supervisor.

Information • Chadron State 2020 -- http://www.csc.edu/president/2020/index.csc • MAP Purpose -- http://www.csc.edu/library/mapsupport/#tab2 • MAP Priorities & Sub-Priorities – click on “Priorities”. Visit the VPAA Update archive

versions on the VPAA website: http://csc.edu/vpaa/snaresreleases/index.csc • The Week Prior to the First Day of Classes (Academic Affairs and New Student

Orientation) -- see attachment • Opening Day, 19 August 2016 – see attachment • Faculty Senate approved By-Law changes at the last meeting 5 May 2016 -- see

attachment • Accreditation and Oversight: 2030 Planning – see attachment • Faculty Calendar – see attachment

Higher Learning Commission (HLC) Comprehensive Evaluation One prominent emphasis for the 2016-17 academic year will be completing, reviewing and submitting the necessary materials for HLC reaffirmation of accreditation. The Quality Initiative Report is due 31 August 2016. During Spring 2017, there are various components of a Comprehensive Evaluation that begin prior to the 24-25 April 2017 site visit. HLC conducts an online student opinion survey of CSC's student body. A third-party comment process to obtain public comment is also conducted to meet US Department of Education requirements. Team peer reviewers will conduct an on-site visit as part of the comprehensive evaluation of CSC. Their evaluation begins prior to the 24-25 April on-site visit. In the new reaffirmation process, CSC must be prepared to respond to questions and/or submission of additional evidence prior, during, and after the on-site visit. This is to confirm CSC meets the Criteria for Accreditation, complies with US Department of Education requirements, and pursues continuous improvement. CSC began preparing for this during the 2013-14 academic year. Five task teams of more than 35 faculty and staff have dedicated time and effort to prepare the materials. Within the new HLC process an Assurance Review is conducted during 2020-21. Therefore, CSC's task teams will turn into standing committees to continuously work toward preparing for the next peer review. In some ways this is the more critical date. As in any profession the professional standards rise; this is the case with higher education. While the standards have escalated exponentially, CSC has a structure in-place to meet the expectations. CSC has been confronted with challenges in the past and has met the challenges. We will do the same this time. CSC has good people who do good work and make a difference in the lives of students and colleagues.

http://www.csc.edu/president/2020/index.csc

http://www.csc.edu/library/mapsupport/

http://csc.edu/vpaa/snaresreleases/index.csc

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Faculty and Staff Information Fair Please contact Paula Perlinski ([email protected]) to reserve a table for the 9 February 2017 Information Fair. NSCS Teaching Excellence Award Bruce Hoem was awarded the NSCS Teaching Excellence Award at the May undergraduate commencement. Chadron State faculty members have captured this award the last four out of five years. Master Academic Plan (MAP) Priorities, Sub-Priorities, and Projects Attached is a list of the six priorities with the sub-priorities and projects within the sub-priorities. The Priority Managers are the following:

• Priority #1: Jim Margetts, Matt Evertson, & Sherry Douglas • Priority #2: Jim Margetts, Pat Beu, & Christine Fullerton • Priority #3: Kristol Cummings & Pam Newberg • Priority #4: Joel Hyer, James Powell, Tamera Toomey, & Jamie Hamaker • Priority #5: Joel Hyer, Melissa Mitchell & Kathleen Kirsch • Priority #6: Jim Powell, Anne DeMerresman, Ann Burk, & Terri Haynes

The contact person for the priority is noted in italics. Search News Completed faculty searches:

Dr. Gary Dusek: tenure track, Business

Nate Doherty: nontenure track, English Dr. Aaron Field: tenure track, ESP/Range

Brittany Helmbrecht: tenure track, ESP/HPER

Chris McCarthy: tenure track, Business

Dr. Peter Moriasi: tenure track, Education

Dr. Tara Wilson: tenure track, Counseling

Jeremy Weremeichik: tenure track, Science

Trudy Denham: tenure track, Art

Completed Academic staff searches: Office Assistant II, Liberal Arts (2nd floor Old Admin): Jennifer Holz

Office Assistant II, Liberal Arts (3rd floor Old Admin): Cheyenne Wilson Office Assistant II, EHPCPSW (Miller): Valerie Miller Director of Health Professions: Kristal Kuhnel

Transitional Studies Director: Tamara Toomey

Academic Leadership: Faculty Senate and Teaching and Learning Center (TLC)

• Lorie Hunn – Faculty Senate President • Karen Enos – Chair of Promotion and Tenure Committee • Matt Evertson – Coordinator of Essential Studies • Kathleen Kirsch – Coordinator of Graduate Studies • Tracy Nobiling – New Faculty Orientation Facilitator

mailto:[email protected]

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Academic Department Chair Leadership: 2016-17 • Don King -- Education • Teresa Frink/Josh Ellis (Co-Chairs) – Applied Sciences • Laura Gaudet – Counseling, Psychological Sciences, and Social Work • Lee Miller – English and Humanities • Nathaniel Gallegos – Business • Shafiq Rahman – Communication and Social Science (CASS) • James Wada – Justice Studies • Wendy Jamison – Sciences • Robert Stack -- Math • Una Taylor – Music • Scott Ritzen – Health, Physical Education, and Recreation • Laura Bentz – Visual and Performing Arts

Transfer Evaluation System (TES) and Transferology

Transferology differs from TES in that Transferology is unique to individual students and assists them in identifying what courses they will be able to transfer. TES is a course equivalency listing by institution. Transferology utilizes the TES system in student transfer issues. For courses that are not listed in TES, advisors may use the Transferology system to see if a suitable transfer equivalency exists at CSC. If faculty identify and approve a course as transfer equivalent it will then be added to the TES system. Both systems are provided through State funding. Transfer Nebraska was launched in January 2015. Most users to date were from Nebraska – 84%.

Teaching and Learning Technologies

Teaching ad Learning Technologies (TLT) is an academic support unit of Academic Affairs that provides direction and oversight for the Library Learning Commons (LLC) and the Teaching and Learning Center (TLC). From March 2013 to March 2016 LLC building traffic has generally tripled and in some months quadrupled its day-to-day traffic over the course of three years. During the past three years the LLC has worked to revitalize its print collection. The Law Library was moved to the building's upper level so a media lab could be developed in its place (LLC 107), thanks to the generous gift from the late Frances Richards, who was a former CSC Librarian and avid musician. During 2015-16 the TLC special collection, which is comprised of more than 400 print and multimedia items devoted to the scholarship of teaching and learning, was expanded with the addition of an equipment library. TLC seminars and workshops provided faculty with a number of professional development opportunities and engaged a quarter of CSC's full-time faculty as facilitators and participants. Of the 70 seminar and workshop participants, approximately 90% were faculty. The seminar and workshop topics were diverse, well received, and MAP-aligned.

State Authorization Reciprocity Agreement (SARA)

In May 2016, The Coordination Commission for Postsecondary Education (CCPE) approved Chadron State College for participation in SARA (http://nc-sara.org/). The agreement establishes comparable standards for offering online courses and programs. The Nebraska constitution and statutes provides the CCPE the responsibility for higher education comprehensive planning and coordination in Nebraska.

http://nc-sara.org/

5 Aug 2016

EVENTS PRIOR to FIRST DAY of CLASSES ACADEMIC AFFAIRS

Week prior (15-19 August) to first day of classes (22 August) 2016

DATE DAY OF WEEK

TIME LOCATION EVENT

15-16 August

Monday & Tuesday

9:00am-4:00pm

Scottsbluff Room in Student Center

Chair Meeting with Deans

17 August

Wednesday 9:00-10:30am At the campus coffee shop in the Library Learning Commons (LLC)

“Welcome Back and Meet New Faculty” informal gathering

17 August

Wednesday 11:00am-Noon Old Admin 241 Deans meeting with Academic Office Assistants

17 August

Wednesday Noon-1:00pm In LLC “VPAA Council Appreciation of Academic Affairs Professional Staff and OAs Luncheon”

18 August

Thursday 8:00am Start 9:00am- 2:00pm 6:00-9:00pm

In LLC Student Center Ballroom Bordeaux and 1st/2nd Streets

New Faculty Orientation Advising (select faculty advisors) NSO on Bordeaux (similar to Bands on Bordeaux)

19 August

Friday 8:00-8:45am 9:00-10:15am 10:30-11:45am Noon- 2:30pm 2:45-4:15pm 5:00 pm

Student Center See Opening Day Student Center Student Center See Opening Day Family Barbeque

Opening Day Event President’s address to campus Faculty prep for student orientation Student Advising Sessions with Academic Departments Faculty Appreciation Luncheon VPAA address to faculty Discussion and Work Sessions

Faculty Department meetings Outside, east of Student Center

Important Dates

12 August First call for faculty to submit Research Institute Grants for the 2016-2017 AY to the VPAA Office 18 August New Student Orientation 22 August First Day of Operations for Coffee Shop in Library Learning Commons (LLC) 9 September 2016-2017 Research Institute Proposals due to VPAA office 9 February The 2017 Information Fair. To reserve a spot or if you have questions please contact Paula Perlinski at [email protected] or Tiffany Sandoz at [email protected].



10 August 2016

EVENTS PRIOR to FIRST DAY of CLASSES New Student Orientation

Week prior (15-19 August) to first day of classes (22 August) 2016

DATE DAY OF

WEEK TIME LOCATION EVENT

15-16 August

Monday & Tuesday

All Day Crites Hall Final Prep for New Student Orientation: • Finish putting together packets & Name tags • Final communications to campus about the

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August Wednesday Noon-4:00 Student Center:

Scottsbluff Rm New Student Orientation Leader Training

17 August

Wednesday 3:00 – 4:00 Student Center Take NSO items to Student Center (pre-set)

18 August

Thursday 7:00 – 8:00 Clocktower Set-up Main check-in locations

18 August

Thursday 8:00 – 12:00 Clocktower /Residence Halls

NSO begins: Move-In and Check-In

18 August

Thursday 9:00 – 2:00 Student Center: Ballroom

Student Services One-Stop-Shop: • START • Advising (select faculty advisors) • VA • Health Services • Parking Permits • Student ID

18 August

Thursday 2:00 – 4:00 Dean’s Green Pre-Session: Students

18 August

Thursday 2:00 – 4:00 Sandoz Center Presidential Reception: Parents and invited guests

18 August

Thursday 4:00 – 5:00 Elliot Field Pep Rally and Presidents Welcome/Convocation

18 August

Thursday 5:00 – 6:00 Tent Welcome Picnic (ticketed attendees only)

18 August

Thursday 6:00 – 9:00 Bordeaux and 1st/2nd streets

NSO on Bordeaux (similar to Bands on Bordeaux) Open to the Public

19 August

Friday 9:00 – 10:15 Ballroom Student General Session • Dr. Wada Presentation (9:15 – 9:45)

19 August

Friday 9:00 – 12:00 Memorial Hall General Parent session • Deans Presentation (10:00 – 11:00)

19 August

Friday 10:30 – 11:45 Various Student Advising Sessions with Academic Departments

19 August

Friday 12:00 – 2:00 Sidewalks Club/Group Information Fair

19 August

Friday 2:00 – 4:00 Various Breakout sessions/ Open House

19 August

Friday 5:00 Tent President’s Barbeque

6 May 2016

TO: Faculty and Staff FROM: Charles Snare, Vice President for Academic Affairs Subject: Opening Day: August 19th, 2016

Friday, 19 August 2016

8:00-8:45 President Rhine’s Address to the Campus Student Center Ballroom 9:00- 10:15 Faculty-Prepare for Student Orientation

• Applied Sciences Burkhiser Room 160 • Business Burkhiser Room 100 • Communication & Social Sciences Old Administration Room 230 • Counseling, Psychological Sciences, & Social Work Miller Hall Room 202 • Education Old Administration Room 101 • English & Humanities Old Administration Room 241 • Health, Physical Education, & Recreation Nelson Physical Activities Center Room 201 • Justice Studies Old Administration Room 331 • Mathematical Sciences Math & Science Room 227 • Music Memorial Hall Room 104 • Physical & Life Sciences Math & Science Room 008 • Visual & Performing Arts Memorial Hall Room 232

10:30-11:45 Student Advising Sessions with Academic

Departments 12:00-2:30pm Luncheon: VPAA Address to Faculty Student Center Ballroom

& Discussion and Work Sessions

(for all faculty) 2:45-4:15 Faculty Department Meeting

• Applied Sciences Burkhiser Room 226 • Business Burkhiser Room 108 • Communication & Social Sciences Old Administration Room 238 • Counseling, Psychological Sciences, & Social Work Miller Hall Room 215 • Education Old Administration Room 111 • English & Humanities Old Administration Room 241 • Health, Physical Education, & Recreation Nelson Physical Activities Center Room 203 • Justice Studies Old Administration Room 335 • Mathematical Sciences Math & Science Room 227 • Music Memorial Hall Room 104 • Physical & Life Sciences Math & Science Room 144 • Visual & Performing Arts Memorial Hall Room 232

5:00 Faculty, Staff, and Student & Family Barbeque Student Center Outside

(with Dr. Rhine)

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2030 CSC Planning -- ACCREDITATION

1 August 2016 Key: Green = HLC; Specialized Accreditation = Blue; Black = CSC

31 August 2016: Quality Initiative submission due to HLC

1 October 2016: Response report for initial application for NASM accreditation

Summer 2016-Summer 2017 • Review milestones within 2014-2018 MAP: internal factors • Begin preparation for 2019-2023 MAP: external factors

April 2017: HLC Comprehensive Evaluation

Summer 2017- 2018: Development of 2019-2023 MAP

September 2017: Initial application for CACREP accreditation

September 2017: ACBSP Assurance Report Due

Spring 2018: CACREP accreditation visit for initial application

2019-2023: Implementation of 2019-2023 MAP


Spring 2020: CAEP Reaffirmation Evaluation

2020-2021: HLC Assurance Review (no visit)

2021-2022: Planning for CSC 2022-2032 Facilities Plan

2021-2022: Prepare HLC Quality Assurance proposal



Summer 2022: Submit HLC Quality Initiative proposal

2022-2026: Implement HLC Quality Initiative

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October 2022: CSWE Reaffirmation Evaluation

2022-2032: Implementation of CSC 2022-2032 Facilities Plan

2022-2023: Development of 2024-2028 MAP

Fall 2023: ACBSP Reaffirmation Visit and Report



September 2027: CACREP Reaffirmation Evaluation

Summer 2026: Submit HLC Quality Initiative Report

2026-2027: HLC Comprehensive Evaluation



2027-2028: Development of 2029-2030 MAP

2029: CSWE Reaffirmation Visit and Report



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Master Academic Plan (MAP): Priorities, Sub-priorities and Projects

11 August 2016 MAP Priority #1: Continue to implement and improve the Essential Studies Program (ESP). 1.1: Develop a sufficient number of ESP courses in the appropriate formats to accommodate student need.

1.1.1: Develop sufficient number of Capstone (CAP) courses to accommodate approximately 650 students. 1.1.2: Develop and maintain an ESP pathway to meet the needs of fully online students. 1.1.3: Develop a low cost/no cost text ESP pathway utilizing the Instructional Design process of the Teaching and Learning Center (item referenced in Academic Priority 3.6)

1.2: Develop faculty to teach, assess, and market ESP courses more effectively. 1.2.1: Establish an Essential Studies Faculty Senate standing committee to monitor assessment, recommend courses, and develop policies to assure that overall outcomes are addressed. 1.2.2: Hire three new full-time tenure-track faculty to assist with the teaching of Essential Studies courses or majors’ courses so that existing faculty may develop and teach ESP courses. 1.2.3: Provide faculty development for high impact practices, interdisciplinary courses, and team-taught courses.

1.3: Develop and refine ESP assessment organizations, mechanisms, and instruments. 1.3.1: Conduct a longitudinal research study to determine the impact of the Essential Studies Program on student learning.

1.4: Develop and refine an effective Study Abroad support infrastructure. 1.4.1: Encourage Study Abroad and Study Away experiences for Essential Studies students

MAP Priority #2: Define, develop, and promote co-curricular experiences that foster undergraduate and graduate engagement. 2.1: Determine what co-curricular means for CSC.

2.1.1: Define co-curricular experiences. 2.2: Cultivate research strategies and instruments to assess the student co-curricular experience. 2.3: Develop operational policies and procedures for co-curricular activities, including a proposal process for new co-curricular activities.

2.3.1: Develop a plan, provide examples of best practices, and present to faculty and staff.

2.4: Develop and refine co-curricular assessment organizations, mechanisms, and instruments. 2.4.1: Review and collect information from National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) and Faculty Survey of Student Engagement (FSSE) about student engagement with co-curricular experiences as well as survey the CSC campus for existing activities and the need for such activities.

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2.5: Identify funding sources for co-curricular activities. 2.5.1: Establish a Foundation funding source for co-curricular programming at Chadron State College.

MAP Priority #3: Create and implement a strategic vision for teaching and learning technologies at CSC, the Library Learning Commons (LLC), and the Teaching and Learning Center (TLC). 3.1: The LLC will increase student, faculty, staff, and community utilization of the Library Learning Commons 3.1.1: LLC interior renovations 3.1.2: Rotating art gallery 3.1.3: LLC signage 3.1.4: Benchmark holdings and statistics 3.1.5: Juvenile & curriculum collection relocation 3.1.6: Project Strive-TRIO move 3.1.7: Book delivery service 3.1.8: LLC student lounge 3.2: The LLC will revitalize its academic holdings (print and electronic) 3.2.2: LLC student training 3.2.3: Choral Music database 3.2.4: Music collection refresh 3.2.5: Education weeding and refresh 3.2.6: Hartman liaison process 3.2.7: Perrie liaison process 3.2.8: Law Library process 3.2.9: Fullerton liaison process 3.2.10: Newberg liaison process 3.2.11: Database assessment plan 3.3: The LLC will create synergies between the Library and other campus and community units 3.3.1: eScribes and OER support 3.3.2: Assessment and HLC archives 3.3.3: LLC quarterly meeting 3.3.4: Personal Librarian and virtual information literacy 3.3.5: Shipping room remodel 3.3.6: Re-purposing 107.5 3.3.7: Faculty Senate SP rollout 3.3.8: Liberal Arts SP rollout 3.3.9: LLC bench-marking 3.3.10: Richards Media Lab 3.3.11: Sandoz-LLC foyer installation 3.4: The TLC will develop a cohesive and properly resourced instructional technology support unit and will provide instructional technology support to college academic units 3.4.1: Turnitin integration

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3.4.2: CSC Academic web 3.4.3: Sakai upgrades and add-ons 3.4.4: LMS learner support additions 3.4.5: TLC multiuse room (in LLC) 3.4.6: MAP tracking & reporting with SharePoint 3.4.7: TLC ticketing system 3.4.8: Vidyo vendor change 3.4.9: CSC Online-Sakai host Migration 3.4.10: Student tutorial revision 3.4.11: ITV circuit upgrades 3.4.12: NPAC teamboard 3.4.13: Old Admin prototype 3.4.14: Social Work mediated classroom 3.4.15: Project usage report 3.4.16: Mobile workstations 3.4.17: TLC multiuse technologies 3.4.18: Rangeland mediated classrooms 3.4.19: L-Drive to SharePoint 3.4.20: Sakai gateway 3.4.21: Sakai meeting tool 3.4.22: Vidyo platform renewal 3.4.23: MS 227 touch installation 3.5: The TLC will provide regular outreach and training for college faculty and will develop and manage exceptional faculty development programs. 3.5.2: TLC re-vision 3.5.3: TLC Director Exit Report 3.5.4: TLC outreach 3.5.5: ILM workshop 3.5.6: Student Ratings transition 3.5.7: Aligning high-tech with High-Impact workshop 3.5.8: Using Turnitin workshop 3.5.9: Sakai Lesson Builder workshop 3.5.10: TLC Summer Institute 3.6: The TLC will deliver instructional design support for approved college programs and will build a systematic revisions process and repository for online courses 3.6.1: EDUC 321 course development 3.6.2: EDUC 422 course development 3.6.3: EDUC 413e course development 3.6.4: OER reporting 3.6.5: EDUC 415e course development 3.6.6: EDUC 423 course development 3.6.7: EDUC 414e course development 3.6.8: EDUC 416 course development 3.6.9: EDUC 417 course development 3.6.10: EDUC 322 course development 3.6.11: EDUC 323 course development

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MAP #4: Evaluate campus-wide processes for student recruitment, advising and retention; recommend a plan for continuous improvement. 4.1: Improve student retention rates

4.1.2: Improving graduate retention 4.1.10: Network infrastructure upgrade 4.1.3: Improving transfer retention 4.1.4: Physical and Life Sciences Department increased number and variety of retention-related activities 4.1.5: Investigate alumni data collection 4.1.6: Evaluate Career Services 4.1.7: Sophomore success 4.1.8 Alumni data investigation 4.1.9: Transitional Studies peer mentor pilot

4.2: Improve academic advising 4.2.1: Graduate and Undergraduate Catalog Revision -- and included publishing guidelines for these documents 4.2.2: Communicate advising expectations 4.2.3: Define Academic advising

4.3: Grow institutional enrollment 4.3.1: Face-to-face undergraduate Business Programs in Finance, Management, and Marketing 4.3.2: Completion Rangeland center room IT 4.3.3: College Relations New Marketing Campaign via a variety of mediums.

MAP #5: Study, create, and implement a strategic vision for the graduate studies program (GSP). 5.1: Find ways to create efficiencies in the administration of graduate programs.

5.1.1: Creating and implementing recruitment plans for EDAD and SPED graduate degrees

5.2: Internationalize MBA in order to grow its enrollment. 5.2.1: Initiated Master of Business Administration (MBA) hybrid (99) course offerings in response to international student body growth

5.3: Develop and refine strategies for improving retention and completion rates. 5.3.1: Graduate Completion Rates 5.3.2: Graduate Completion Phase 2

5.4: Develop and refine graduate-level assessment organizations, mechanisms, and instruments. 5.4.1: Math Involvement in Graduate Studies Program

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MAP # 6: Evaluate campus-wide processes for faculty and staff recruitment and retentions; recommend a plan for continuous improvement. 6.1: Provide college and community information and resources for potential and new faculty and staff. 6.2: Identify community housing issues and work with college and community leaders to address negative issues.

6.2.1. - Identify resources for new housing construction 6.2.2. - Research to identify reasons for students moving off campus:

6.3: Develop a new testing center for campus. 6.4: Research to identify reasons for faculty/staff persistence and non-persistence at Chadron State College and work with college and community leaders to create a plan for improvement. 6.5: Provide up-to-date Academic Affairs computing technology for teaching including mediated classrooms, special use labs, and faculty and staff computers. 6.6: Develop and implement Mentor Faculty Proposal which addresses the need to mentor adjunct faculty more effectively throughout the College's academic programs.

MAP PRIORITY MANAGERS* Priority #1 Priority Managers: Jim Margetts, Matt Evertson, & Sherry Douglas

Priority #2 Priority Managers: Jim Margetts, Pat Beu, & Christine Fullerton

Priority #3 Priority Managers: Kristol Cummings, & Pam Newberg

Priority #4 Priority Managers: Joel Hyer, James Powell, Tamera Toomey, & Jamie Hamaker Priority #5 Priority Managers: Joel Hyer, Melissa Mitchell, & Kathleen Kirsch Priority #6 Priority Managers: Jim Powell, Anne DeMersseman, Ann Burk, & Terri Haynes

* Contact individual in bold

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