The Assessment and Institutional Effectiveness Committee shares the minutes of its meeting on Aug. 18. Dr. Margaret Geehan opened the meeting at 1 p.m.
The meeting began with a Middle States update during which Dr. Geehan explained that most of the Standards I-VII working groups already have an assigned chair. This is good news and the Core Team has made good progress in this area.
The Physical Plant Core Indicator, which includes the 2020 Employee Satisfaction Survey Results that pertain to this core indicator, was discussed. Last year, it was decided that certain questions on the survey should be deleted because they were determined to be irrelevant or inappropriate, and other questions were kept in the survey.
The new HVCC Mobile App (my HVCC) was discussed, as was its purpose. Among other features, it will be able to connect to a student’s WIReD account to check a schedule. It also has Google Maps access, it will literally direct students from one class to another while on campus. It will be launched soon for Hudson Valley students with its many interesting and helpful features.
The Student Loan Default numbers were also discussed. These are going well, and have been continuing to drop since a record high of 19.5% in 2011. They are now at roughly 10%. The college is also working to make it possible for students to accept financial aid on WIReD now, rather than having to go to the Financial Aid Office in person. This will be more convenient, and will also help prevent the spread of COVID-19 by decreasing the number of people on campus.
Diversity of students and employees has increased, with the number identifying as non-white having gone up steadily in the past decade. This increase is particularly prevalent among students, even more so than faculty. The college, like all similar institutions, tends to reflect the diversity of the community it is located in. The diversity of Hudson Valley Community College has increased with the diversity of the United States.
The 2019 Institutional Effectiveness “recommendations” were reviewed briefly with shared governance, diversity, new employee orientation all considered continued priorities for the college that will be the focus of future surveys. The recommendations will be examined and updated for the 2020 IE report.
The meeting adjourned at 2 p.m.
Upcoming meetings are Sept. 29, Oct. 13 and Nov. 3.
AIE Committee Members
(Aug. 18, 2020)
Margaret Geehan, chair
Clem Campana
Colleen Ferris
Pat Gaston
Caitlyn Gerardi
Antoinette Howard
Matt Howe
Alan Joseph
Dennis Kennedy
Pat Klimkewicz
Jim Macklin
Margaret Mann
Karen Paquette
Kathy Petley
Chrissy Smith
Joseph Stenard
Ainsley Thomas
Brian Vlieg
Dennis Wax
Ronalyn Wilson
Published: Thu, 10 Sep 2020 11:45:42 +0000 by c.gerardi