Victoria College Reaffirmation for Accreditation

Self-Study

Steering Committee Meeting Minutes

February 22, 2001

Members Present:         Marilyn Morris, Chair                           Gary Hall

                                    Keith Blundell                                       Mary Hall

                                    Peggy Brockenbush                              Mark Henry

                                    Jackie Cole                                          Jerry Scheerer

                                    Marty Domke                                       Joe Sekul

                                    Larry Garrett                                        Mitzie Stewart

 

Meeting began: 1:30

 

I. Self Study Principal Committee Membership

M. Morris distributed the latest draft of the Principal Committee membership list and asked everyone to check his or her committee list for accuracy.

Discussion followed with several members stating that he or she needed additional representation on their committee. P. Brockenbush said that she needed a representative from the Continuing Education Division and L. Garrett mentioned that he did not have a representative from the Division of Humanities and Fine Arts. Morris suggested that Garrett ask Barbara Moeller from the English Department.She also suggested that at least one part-time faculty member be asked to join the Principles and Philosophy of Accreditation Committee, the Institutional Purpose Committee, Keith Blundell’s Educational Support Services Committee and Mitzie Stewart’s Educational Programs Committee. Steering Committee members recommended that the following part-time faculty members be contacted to determine their willingness to serve on a principal committee:Judy Feig, Science Division; Ray Goodwin and Alvin Stanchos, from the Social and Behavioral Science Division and Sara Thompson from the Allied Health Division. A part-time satellite campus LVN program instructor is currently on Jackie Cole’s Educational Program committee. 

It was agreed that the four part-time faculty members would be divided up among the committee members as follows: Judy Feig will be asked to join K. Blundell’s Educational Support Committee; J. Sekul will approach Roy Goodwin for the Principles and Philosophy Of Accreditation Committee; M. Stewart will ask Alvin Stanchos to serve on her Educational Program Committee; and P. Brockenbush will ask Sara Thompson to serve on the Institutional Purpose Committee.

J. Sekul asked if part-time faculty would be required to attend some day meetings. M. Morris stated that the need for part-time faculty to attend the majority of the meetings should be discussed with the part-time faculty member when requesting that they be a member of a committee.

 

II. Self-Study Purpose and Goals Plan

             

Several members suggested the last sentence in the Purpose Statement draft be reworded.It was agreed that the sentence be revised to read:“The College values the self-analysis process as a means of fulfilling its mission in response to the evolving educational needs of its constituencies.”

            M. Henry questioned word usage in the number 5 goal.Discussion followed with M. Hall suggesting 

restructuring the sentence to read:“To evaluate traditional and non-traditional mechanisms of 

instructional delivery to insure equivalent outcomes for all students”. (See attachment)

M. Morris will make the revisions and get with Dr. Goodson, and the Deans, Dr. Isaac and Elaine Marcinkowska for their input.

 

III.Other

            There will be a meeting on Thursday, March 1, 2001. 

Meeting adjourned at 2:05.

 

Karen Mann

Secretary