The Assessment and Institutional Effectiveness Committee met on Oct. 19, 2021. The meeting minutes follow.
Dr. Margaret Geehan opened the meeting at 1 p.m. on Zoom.
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Middle States
It was noted that we are in the midst, the “belly of the beast,” of our preparation for Middle States process. We are about at the half-way point between when we began planning for it and the actual visit in 2023.
SUNY Student Satisfaction Survey
Once Dr. Geehan receives the means back from SUNY, we can compare them to the results of the same surveys in past years and with the average means of both the community college sector and the four-year sector.
Updates were given in regards to the APs and Ups, and the Assessment Cycle was noted to still be open.
Almost all the Core Indicators are now ready for review.
We, as a committee, need to go in again and review and possibly update the AIE Committee charge. The last time it was done was about four years ago.
Dennis Wax gave an update for the group to do with Birth Trends. He pointed out that it is not surprising that we are seeing a decline in enrollment in recent years because the research showed that in the Capital Region there is a drop-off in birth rates 18 years ago.
Since there are fewer 18-year-olds to enroll, enrollment will naturally go down a bit even without other factors such as the economy or a shift in desired education or majors in society.
The group also discussed why students would come from downstate (New York city, including the boroughs) to attend college at Hudson Valley or in the Capital Region? This sparked an interest in researching what areas the majority of our non-local students come from.
The Academic Senate Satisfaction Survey is being worked on as well.
The Welding Program that Hudson Valley is launching has four students enrolled so far. This was discussed in relation to licensure rates.
The concept of “Time to Degree” and the ways in which it has been, and will be, affected were discussed. This concept is covered on page eight of the AIE Handout.
It was determined that approximately 20 percent of our students graduate within two years and approximately 30 percent within three years.
The meeting was adjourned at 2 p.m.
Subsequent meetings: Nov. 16 and Nov. 30
Respectfully submitted,
Caitlyn Gerardi
AIE Members
Clem Campana
Colleen Ferris
Patti Gaston
Margaret Geehan
Caitlyn Gerardi
Antoinette Howard
Matt Howe
Alan Joseph
Dennis Kennedy
Pat Klimkewicz
Jim Macklin
Margaret Mann
Karen Paquette
Kathy Petley
Joseph Stenard
Ainsley Thomas
Brian Vlieg
Dennis Wax
Ronalyn Wilson
Published: Tue, 09 Nov 2021 12:50:36 +0000 by c.gerardi