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Curriculum & Learning Council Minutes

Tuesday, July 29, 2014 10:00AM‐1:00PM – AC Conference Room

Members: Aaron Bahmer, Rex Cogdill, Larry Curtis, Mike Durfee, Dee Ludwig, Kate Steinbock, Rick Vonburg, Chris Wenzel, Gwen Young Members Absent: Andy Espinoza, Jo Ellen Keigley, Becky Lorenz Minutes: Sandy Harold

AGENDA Action

Approve Minutes of June 26, 2014

It was moved and seconded to approve the minutes of June 26th. Motion carried

Curriculum Review a. New Course b. Course Change c. Course Deletion d. Course(s) No Longer Offered e. New Program f. Program Change g. Program Deletion h. New Distance Learning Course Offering

‘Multicultural Ed.’ Was changed to online only. ‘Engaging’ was changed to online only. ‘Capstone’ was changed to 1 credit. It was moved and seconded to approve the above actions. Motion carried

Court Merrigan: EWC’s Bridge Program Court reported how effective the Bridge program has been 2006‐2013. Discussed some Text‐capable means of communication with students including LancerNet and Text ‘em

Kim Russell: Survey of Graduates Kim presented the ‘Survey of Graduates’. Revisions were made. It was decided that the survey would be joined with the ‘intent to graduate’ and would be distributed as one starting Fall 2014.

Developmental Strategies: More than one AA or AS‐ were any consequences found?

Financial Aid issues may arise but will be dealt with as they appear. Catalog language will be changed to reflect the allowance of a second degree. It was moved and seconded that a student may earn a second AA or AS at EWC, starting Fall 2015. Motion carried.

Discuss Academic Procedures:

List of Issues:

Students in dorms during breaks. Aaron Further info needed

Dorm “rules” for residency. Aaron Students need to maintain full‐time status in order to stay in dorms. Can be part time if approved by Rex, they must have excellent attendance.

Required to withdraw student for non‐attendance (1st two weeks)? Kate Right to give a “W” or “F” for non/poor‐attending students? Kate

Do students have the right to fail? Kate EWC’s policy is on par with rest of state concerning the above items

Last day to withdraw from classes? Rex & Andy Last day to withdraw an receive a “W” in a week before Thanksgiving

Mid‐term grades or not? Rex An All‐Faculty discussion and vote is needed

Restructure “refund” periods? Rex More info from Ron is needed

Consequences for Probationary students Rex VAWLRA Larry

Do we “allow” consequences or are we being too nice? Larry Resolve incomplete and in‐progress grades. Dee Sue & Kim are going to run a

Query once a month to resolve “X” and “IP” grades.

Two PE classes in one semester? Chris

Higher Learning Commission, Policy Changes related to Student Achievement

More discussion is needed to decide any possible change to procedure dealing with information sharing with student’s family.

Challenges for Distance Education We are doing well.

UW‐ Wyoming Transfer of Credits CC students are taking up to 30+ extra credit hours than needed if they transfer to UW with an Associates. Proper advising is needed to inform students when it is best for them to not earn a community college degree before transfer.

Faculty Job Description Update needed Done, September 2013 revision.

CLC Membership, responsibilities, and terms Reviewed, one correction‐ Library Term changed to 2016. Will be added to m: /drive.

Faculty Handbook Review (bring own copy)

Reviewed, minor changes made, Finalized for distribution at In‐Service.

General Education Certificate‐ Dee Classes can’t be double counted in Gen Ed program, Majors will lay right over it and fill in gaps. Discuss with Faculty, get finalized by Dec 4

Credit standard for online classes, 3 Division Chairs to remind their instructors.

Other:

Catalog deadlines are Dec. 4, all changes need to be made before then.

International students can only enroll in one distance learning class. Language of catalog needs to be changed to reflect this.

Student Handbook should include the addition of ‘Student Rights and Responsibilities’. Further discussion needed.

Reviewed and updated In‐Service agenda.

“Heal Up and Hair Over” to be passed out at all faculty meeting.

Next Meeting: 2:00pm, Thursday, September 4th in the AC Conference Room


Thursday, September 4, 2014 2:00pm – 5:00pm – AC Conference Room

Members: Aaron Bahmer, Larry Curtis, Mike Durfee, Andy Espinoza, Becky Lorenz, Dee Ludwig, Kate Steinbock, Rick Vonburg, Chris Wenzel Members Absent: Rex Cogdill, Jo Ellen Keigley, Gwen Young Minutes: Sandra Harold

AGENDA Action

Approve Minutes of July 29, 2014

It was moved and seconded to approve the minutes of July 29th. Motion carried.

Curriculum Review (attached) a. New Course b. Course Change c. Course Deletion d. Course(s) No Longer Offered e. New Program f. Program Change g. Program Deletion h. New Distance Learning Course Offering

Program Change‐

Certificate‐ Beef Production o Move AGEC 2010 to Spring semester o Move AGEC 2150 to Approved Electives o Keep REWM 2000 on elective list o Add AGRI 1010 Computers in Agriculture to Fall Semester

It was also suggested the catalog wording “Approved Agricultural Electives” by changed to “Course Substitutions with Advisor Approval”. It was moved and seconded to approve the above mentioned changes. Motion carried.

WY HS Graduates requiring remedial Education and their success in subsequent gateway college courses

It is EWC’s goal to get more than 30% of these specific students past gateway level courses within 3 years.

WY Community College Commission Strategic Plan 2.0

Division Chairs will share this with the faculty

DOE 7 Elements to strengthen workforce All Advisory councils need to be including these 7 elements in their actions. Our technical education courses have this built in.

Conversion of ACT scores into COMPASS, table from LCCC

This will be continued in the next CLC meeting. If students test at appropriatecollege levels on ACT, then maybe they shouldn’t have to take COMPASS.

Bridge Improvement in 2014 Great Success this year. The students worked very hard and ultimately saved themselves 102 credit hours that would have been spent in remedial courses.

Other: *Pg. 13‐14 in Catalog‐ there is an issue with Reading Placement Exams, this will be discussed further in future meetings. Kate Steinbock is stepping down as Assessment Coordinator. John Cline has agreed to fill the position. It was suggested that another Schedule meeting is needed for Spring issues. Students should not be called out of class for club activities unless previously approved with instructors On demand video used to be very accessible, but now there are many hoops to jump through in order to verify. Aaron Bahmer, Becky Lorenz, and Casey Debus are working on improving this. During the meeting, Dee spoke of the up‐coming HLC Focus Visit and showed the power‐point presentation that will be presented during that visit. EWC’s diverse populations are on the rise.

Next Meeting: 2:00pm‐ 5:00pm Thursday, September 18, 2014 in the AC Conference Room


Thursday September 18, 2014 2:00pm-5:00pm – AC Conference Room

Members: Rex Cogdill, Larry Curtis, Mike Durfee, Andy Espinoza, Jo Ellen Keigley, Becky Lorenz, Dee Ludwig, Kate Steinbock, Rick Vonburg, Chris Wenzel Members Absent: Aaron Bahmer, Gwen Young Minutes: Sandra Harold

AGENDA Action

Approve Minutes of September 4, 2014

It was moved and seconded to approve the minutes of September 4th. Motion carried.


b. BOTK 1970- Drop the prerequisite of either CMAP 1700 or CMAP 1715- Rick It was moved and seconded to delete the prerequisites CMAP 1700 & CMAP 1715 for the course BOTK 1970. In the future, a TECH internship may be added for more generic use. c. VTTK 1610, VTTK 1620 are no longer needed, ANSC 1610, ANSC 1620 will suffice. Rick V. will contact Rick P. or VTTK DC to verify action for next CLC meeting.

Current and Projected COMPASS Costs It was moved and seconded to increase COMPASS test cost to $20 effective SU 2015. Motion carried.

Pg. 13- 14 in catalog Reading placement exams (ACT) and Transcript example.

Mike D. and Jo Ellen are going to research ACT ‘Writing’ usage Rex will ask other Community Colleges Kate will discuss more next CLC Meeting

Minimum credits for Certificate- there is nothing stated in the catalog

It was moved and seconded that in order to earn a certificate, a student must complete at least 50% of applicable hours with EWC. Motion carried

Discuss Academic Procedures:

List of Issues:

Students in dorms during breaks. Aaron Further info needed, Keep

Dorm “rules” for residency. Aaron Students need to maintain full-time status in order to stay in dorms. Can be part time if approved by Rex, they must have excellent attendance. Further discussion needed. Keep

Last day to withdraw from classes? Rex & Andy It was moved and seconded to use a day that is 4 weeks after midterm for regular semester classes and midpoint of block classes. Motion carried.

Mid-term grades or not? Rex Each Faculty member may choose to distribute or not to distribute mid-term grades.

Restructure “refund” periods? Rex More info from Ron is needed, Keep.

Consequences for Probationary students Rex Keep.

VAWA Larry –Look for draft from other CCs

Do we “allow” consequences or are we being too nice? Larry Previously concluded

Two PE classes in one semester? Chris Keep

Other:

The benefit of presenting the G.O. Bond to the Hospital Board was discussed.

HLC Visit will be on October 6& 7.

Next Meeting: 2:00pm, October 2, 2014 in the AC Conference Room


Thursday, October 2nd, 2014 2:00pm-5:00pm – AC Conference Room

Members: Aaron Bahmer, Rex Cogdill, Larry Curtis, Andy Espinoza, Jo Ellen Keigley, Becky Lorenz, Dee Ludwig, Rick Vonburg, Chris Wenzel, Gwen Young Members Absent: Mike Durfee, Kate Steinbock Minutes: Sandra Harold

AGENDA Action

Approve Minutes of September 18, 2014

It was moved and seconded to approve, with corrections, the minutes of Sept 18, 2014. Motion Carried.


c. Delete VTTK 1610 Delete VTTK 1620 It was moved and seconded to delete the above mentioned VTTK Courses. Motion carried. c. Delete NRST 1645 It was moved and seconded to delete the above mentioned NRST Course. Motion carried.

Draft Credit Certificate Definitions CLC proofread document for logic and use.

Summer School Statistics CLC reviewed the number of library patrons, computer usage, and reference transactions by month for the summer semester of 2014.

Planning for Budget Cuts Dee reviewed 14/FA Budget status and encouraged all to look for ways to conserve funding.

Discuss Academic Procedures: List of Issues:

Students in dorms during breaks. Aaron Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Spring Breaks are when the dorms are closed. Students being able to stay in dorms will be managed by exception. Once the new 48 beds are added and filled, rules may be re-visited.

Dorm “rules” for residency. Aaron Students need to maintain full-time status in order to stay in dorms. Can be part time if approved by Rex, they must have excellent attendance. Managed by exception. Part time students may be allowed to stay in dorms on a case-by-case situation.

Restructure “refund” periods? Rex There is not enough tapering in refund amount as time passes. Rex will research other CCs to review their procedures.

Consequences for Probationary students Rex Current Consequences are not effective, new ideas need to be explored.

VAWA Larry There is a training Oct 23-24, ten can go. At other Community Colleges, all faculty and students must do online training. EWC Faculty are interested in prevention/proactive training. Discussion about showing “Welcome to the Party” video to students and Faculty.

Two PE classes in one semester? Chris Gen Ed- no problem with having more than 1 but program shouldn’t be structured that way. Manage by exception.

Other: Previous decision of last day to withdraw with a “W” being 4 weeks after midterm was revised to be 28 calendar days before the last day of class. Rex will send this to the Board for approval.

Gen Ed Committee formed, meeting dates scheduled.

HLC Academy for Student Persistence and Completion Overview. Outcomes Assessment and Persistence and Completion will be used to declare a Quality Initiative by March or April.

Undergraduate Articulation & Transfer Agreement between EWC and Chadron It was moved and seconded to approve the articulation agreement. Motion Carried.

Program Review Schedule was revised.

Division Structure was revised.

Next Meeting time was changed to Oct. 30, 2014 at 3:00pm

Next Meeting: 2:00pm, October 23,2014 in the AC Conference Room


Thursday, October 30th, 2014 3:00pm-5:00pm – AC Conference Room

Members: Aaron Bahmer, Rex Cogdill, Larry Curtis, Mike Durfee, Andy Espinoza, Jo Ellen Keigley, Becky Lorenz, Dee Ludwig, Kate Steinbock, Rick Vonburg, Chris Wenzel, Gwen Young Guests: David Banville, Sue Schmidt Minutes: Sandra Harold

AGENDA Action

Approve Minutes of Oct 2nd, 2014

It was moved and seconded to approve the minutes of Oct 2nd, 2014. Motion Carried.


b. AGTK 1550 to be changed to ANSC 1550, credit hours to be reduced from 4 to 3, and change from Lecture (LEC) to Lecture/Lab (LAL).

It was moved and seconded to approve the above mentioned changes. Motion Carried.

Distance Learning Satisfaction Survey Results- David Banville

David Banville presented and reviewed the Distance Learning Survey results. Included were select comments copied directly from survey respondents.

IP Grades, what semester do they count in? Is there a Clearinghouse Issue- Sue Schmidt

Sue Schmidt discussed the expectations of Clearinghouse. They do not allow a graduation date to precede the end of a student’s last course, completion date and graduation date should match. Currently, EWC uses “X” grades for clinicals or the like and these must be resolved before the beginning of the following term.

Summer 2015 Registration Dates Aaron Bahmer researched other Community College registration dates, the majority offers Summer registration in the Spring. The February 14th date for Summer Registration was moved to November 13th. From now on, Summer registration will be available at the same time as Spring Registration. Tentatively, registration will be available 2 wks after midterm of the previous semester. (Example: Fall 2015 registration should be available 2 wks after Spring 2015 midterm.)

ACT Information Update- Jo Ellen Keigley Division Chairs were to take provided information to their Faculty members and report back thoughts/reactions during next CLC meeting.

Transfer of Credits Response DRAFT The draft was reviewed by the Council. The goal is to ensure credits earned at community colleges will transfer to the University of Wyoming, specifically, they need to be applicable to an accredited degree program.

WACCT Awards Nomination Packet It is nomination time. It was moved and seconded to nominate Rick Vonburg. Motion Carried. The Nomination packet will be completed by Dee. Student nomination forms will be sent out to the Faculty for them to submit. Classified & Professional nominees will be submitted by the Personnel Committee.

Discuss Academic Procedures: Restructure “refund” periods? Rex There is not enough tapering in refund amount as time passes. Rex will research other CCs to review their procedures. The comparative Tuition Refund Policies of other Wyoming colleges were reviewed, Rex proposed a revision of EWC’s refund policies. Ron Laher will be invited to next CLC meeting to discuss financial effects of revision.

Consequences for Probationary students Rex Current Consequences are not effective, new ideas need to be explored. Topic Continued at next CLC meeting

Last day to withdraw with a “W” to be 28 calendar days before the last day of class. Rex will send this to the Board for approval. Going to the board to be approved 3 times to become a rule.

Other: Proposal of not using a +/- when dealing with grades. Even if a transfer grade has the +/-, we will drop it and only keep the letter. It was moved and seconded to approve this grade proposal. Motion carried.

In CLC minutes, any corrections that were made to previous minutes will be explained.

Alyson Hagy & Patrice Noel sent the Summary of Articulation Efforts for UW’s 17 highest demand Programs with Community Colleges. EWC will need 17 2+2 agreements completed by March 2015, many are already in progress.

State Authorization Reciprocity Agreements (SARA) information was discussed. Wyoming colleges must be accepted by other states as educational entities. A fee must be paid either in July or October, with annual renewal. If State legislation moves forward with this, Wyoming may be able to accept students from other participating states without issues or fees.

Application to HLC Academy for Student Persistence and Completion should be filled out. It was moved and seconded to begin this application process. Motion carried.

Heidi Edmunds shared her summary of Faculty Organization progress, a committee will be formed in the near future to start drafting a plan for a possible Faculty Senate that can voted on by the faculty.

Next Meeting: 2:00pm, November 20, 2014 in the AC Conference Room


Thursday, November 20th, 2014 2:00pm-5:00pm – AC Conference Room

Members: Aaron Bahmer, Rex Cogdill, Larry Curtis, Mike Durfee, Andy Espinoza, Jo Ellen Keigley, Becky Lorenz, Dee Ludwig, Kate Steinbock, Rick Vonburg, Chris Wenzel, Gwen Young Guest: Julie Sherbeyn Minutes: Sandra Harold

AGENDA Action

Approve Minutes of Oct 30th, 2014

It was moved and seconded to approve the minutes of Oct 30th. Motion Carried.


b. HIST 2290- add ENGL 1010 as prerequisite. It was moved and seconded to approve the above change. Motion carried.

b. EDFD 2100- remove PSYC 1000 as prerequisite. It was moved and seconded to approve the above change. Motion carried.

b. EDFD 2450- remove PSYC 1000 as prerequisite. It was moved and seconded to approve the above change. Motion carried.

b. EDEX 2484- remove EDUC 2100 as prerequisite. It was moved and seconded to approve the above change. Motion carried.

f. Secondary Education, Agriculture- request to make the Ag-Ed program more transparent in the catalog. May evolve as Gen Eds are developed.

It was moved and seconded to approve the above change. Motion carried.

Julie Sherbeyn- Retention Efforts Update Julie summarized how well the Retention efforts are working for FA 14, shared the goals for SP15. Stated that she is very open to suggestions from Faculty and Staff about any resource or info that the students should be aware of. She has developed a course in the LMS- Success Builders.

Graduation Cords for Veterans It was decided that recognition for student Veterans would remain the same as last year. The following statement will be in the program: “EWC annually serves the needs of 25-30 student veterans. Included in this year’s graduating class are some of those veterans who provided a valuable service to our country, and we thank them for their personal sacrifice.” There will be a small American flag beside the name of those graduating veterans.

Kansas Wesleyan University, Possible Articulation

KWU has a large amount of scholarships, including one for PTK members. Its small campus makes transition from CC easy. CLC members agree that it would be beneficial to EWC for Dee to pursue an articulation agreement with KWU.

Leaks in the Chicana and Chicano Educational Pipeline, informational

Informational booklet showing the low degree attainment in Chicana/o students and some of the conditions that cause the gap to occur. To view the booklet as a PDF follow this link: http://www.chicano.ucla.edu/files/LPIB_13March2006.pdf

Discuss Academic Procedures: Restructure “refund” periods? Ron Laher Discuss financial repercussions. Ron was out of town, this will be added to the next meeting’s agenda.


o Current consequences: retake failed classes, mandate tutoring in CTL, suggest Smarthinking, and limiting activities.

o Probationary status is notified in letter sent from Rex. o It was suggested that if a probationary student is moving toward

suspension/expulsion, non-adherence to the prescribed probationary duties result in a forfeited option to appeal.

o Data concerning movement from “probationary” into “good” standing and re-applications after suspension/expulsion will be reviewed to track success of consequences.

http://www.chicano.ucla.edu/files/LPIB_13March2006.pdf

Last day to withdraw with a “W” to be 28 calendar days before the last day of class. Rex will send this to the Board for approval. Going to the board to be approved 3 times to become a rule.

General Education Committee Progress Dee spoke of the progress and effectiveness of the newly formed Gen Ed Committee, it is going well.

New Transfer Students, UW OIA Office of Institutional Analysis packet covering the last five years of transfer data in and out of Wyoming colleges was reviewed. Information from this report is included in the Outcomes Assessment Annual Report.

Other:

ACT scores, instead of COMPASS, are increasingly being accepted as a means to place students into developmental classes as needed. The Division Chairs have spoken to most of the Faculty to gather thoughts. Most agree that this is acceptable but with the concern that there are students who do not take the ACT. This will be discussed further at the next CLC meeting. Jo Ellen will distribute ACT informational handouts during the next All Faculty meeting as well.

Remind advisors that students are allowed to take 2 physical education activities to fulfill that requirement.

There has been a request that sophomores have more time to register before the freshman. It was decided that they may have an extra day (WTHF).

It was discussed and agreed upon that an extension of the deadline for changes to the Catalog is needed, until the end of January. Dee will ask Tami for the extension.

Next Meeting: 2:00pm, December 4th, 2014 in the AC Conference Room

Curriculum & Learning Council Agenda

Thursday, December 4th, 2014 2:00pm-5:00pm – AC Conference Room

Members: Aaron Bahmer, Rex Cogdill, Larry Curtis, Mike Durfee, Andy Espinoza, Jo Ellen Keigley, Becky Lorenz, Dee Ludwig, Kate Steinbock, Rick Vonburg, Chris Wenzel Guest: Ron Laher Members Absent: Gwen Young Minutes: Sandra Harold

AGENDA Action

Approve Minutes of November 20th, 2014

It was moved and seconded to approve the minutes of November 20th. Motion Carried.


b. BOTK 1510- Change course description. It was moved and seconded to change the course description of this course beginning in the 2015 Catalog. a. New Course- MATH 2205 Differential Education was proposed. It was moved and seconded to approve the creation of this course effective August 15th 2015.

EWC Distance Learning 10-Year Trends Aaron reviewed the Trends and several ideas were suggested to improve numbers

Withdrawing students who are not successful

Like other colleges, maybe withdraw if there is no participation within the first 2 weeks

Census day could be a possible deadline for participation before withdrawal

IPEDS data feedback report 2014 Report was reviewed

EWC can grow enrollment 400+ to meet Comparison Group Median (comprised of 26 other comparable institutions)

There will be no Tuition increase next year

FAFSA might soon be based on income tax information from two years prior.

Using ACT Scores for placement instead of COMPASS, Faculty thoughts.

The division chairs reported back that most faculty are OK with using ACT scores with an option to use COMPASS scores to test up

Slight concern about the students who do not take the ACT, to be resolved case-by-case

There needs to be more explanation to students about options before enrollment

When Court Merrigan travels to High Schools to present COMPASS info, this would be an opportune time to explain

Discuss Academic Procedures: Restructure “refund” periods? Ron Laher- Financial repercussions of restructuring “refund” periods

o Must be aware of federal Financial Aid Timelines o Might work best if EWC policies ran parallel to Federal Refund

Policies o Susan Stephenson will be invited to the next CLC meeting to speak

about these deadlines


o Current consequences: retake failed classes, mandate tutoring in CTL, suggest Smarthinking, and limiting activities.

o Probationary status is notified in letter sent from Rex.

o It was suggested that if a probationary student is moving toward suspension/expulsion, non-adherence to the prescribed probationary duties result in a forfeited option to appeal.

o Data concerning movement from “probationary” into “good” standing and re-applications after suspension/expulsion will be reviewed to track success of consequences.

o On January 12th there will be an In-Service for probationary students

o Kim Russell ran a query for the past 5 years to check the “probationary” into “good” status change. 21% of probationary students regained “good” standing.

Last day to withdraw with a “W” to be 28 calendar days before the last day of class. Rex has sent this to the Board for approval.

Next Meeting: 2:00pm, January 8th,2014 in the AC Conference Room


Thursday, January 8th, 2015 2:00pm-5:00pm – AC Conference Room

Members: Aaron Bahmer, John Cline, Rex Cogdill, Larry Curtis, Mike Durfee, Andy Espinoza, Jo Ellen Keigley, Dee Ludwig, Rick Vonburg, Chris Wenzel, Gwen Young Members Absent: Becky Lorenz Minutes: Sandra Harold

AGENDA Action

Approve Minutes of December 4th, 2014

It was moved and seconded to approve the minutes of December 4th, 2014.


b. ENGL/HMDV 2001- Drop the HMDV It was moved and seconded to approve this change. Motion passed. b. ART 2210- prerequisite change to: ART 1005 or instructor approval This change was made previously, the request was withdrawn. Motion passed. b. ART 1120- remove prerequisite It was moved and seconded to approve this change. Motion passed. b. BIOL 1010- omit “ecology” from description--It was moved and seconded to approve this change. Motion passed. b. MATH 2200- change credit from 5 to 4-- It was moved and seconded to approve this change. 1 opposed, motion passed. b. MUSC 1071, 1073, 1074, 1150, 2071, 2073, 2074, 2150 changed credit from ‘2-4’ to ‘1-2’.—it was moved and seconded to table these requests. Motion passed. f. Agri-Business: Farm and Ranch Mgmt- change credits from 61-64 to 60-61 It was moved and seconded to approve this change. Motion passed. f. Certificate- Beef Production- Change recommended sequence of courses It was moved and seconded to approve this change. Motion passed. f. Agri Business and Sciences- change credits from 63 to 60 It was moved and seconded to approve this change. Motion passed. f. Interdisciplinary Studies AA & AS- Change curriculum layout with new Gen Eds It was moved and seconded to approve this change. Motion passed. f. Art- change credits from 64-65 to 60 and change program description It was moved and seconded to approve this change. Motion passed. f. Accounting- change program from 64 credits to 60 credits. --It was moved and seconded to approve this change. Motion passed. f. BADM AS- change program from 64 credits to 60 credits—it was moved and seconded to approve this change. Motion passed. f. Rangeland Ecology & Watershed Tech- change program from 67 credits to 61 credits.—It was moved and seconded to approve this change. Motion Passed f. Wildlife & Fisheries Bio & Mgmt from 65 credits to 62 credits. It was moved and seconded to approve this change. Motion passed.

Review of Gen Ed Building Blocks and Category Descriptions As it will be in the next catalog. Memo about “wellness” Category concerns

UW is doing away with PE as a requirement, so transferability is not an issue. The word “Wellness” could be misleading. A wellness course should include a classroom component, which is not realistic in a 1 credit course. The General Education Category “Wellness” should be changed to “Physical Education Activity”.—It was moved and seconded to approve this change. Both the building blocks of the General Education Requirements and the Expected Students Outcomes (Category descriptions) with the above mentioned change were moved and seconded for approval. Motion passed.

Discuss Academic Procedures: Restructure “refund” periods? Susan Stephenson to discuss Federal refund policies

o At 4pm the day after the deadline of 100% refund, Financial Aid is locked in at that registration level (FT, PT, etc)

o It the deadline is moved, it pushes back the disbursement date as well.

o There are several Pros (including reducing the college’s bad debt) and Cons (including reducing income of the college). Rex will compile the Pros and Cons list for the next meeting.

Rex is working to change policy on probationary students to disallow them to enroll in more than 12 credits until ‘good’ status is earned. Also, access to online classes would be restricted. Career testing might be added as a tool to help determine if the student is in the correct area of study.

Other: Instructional Program Review was handed out to those who did not already have one.

Financial Aid currently has a 70 credit cut-off. Susan Stephenson is working to increase this to 80-85 credits starting in 2015-2016. One benefit of this action would be a reduction in the number of appeals submitted by students.

Program Change, Deletion, or Addition Curriculum Form will be updated by the learning Office to reflect the change to the Expected Student Outcomes.

John Cline was welcomed to the committee, filling the seat as the new Outcomes Assessment Coordinator. Kate Steinbock completed her time in this position in December 2014.

Next Meeting: 2:00pm, January 15th,2015 in the AC Conference Room


Thursday, February 5th, 2015 2:00pm‐5:00pm – AC Conference Room

Members: Aaron Bahmer, John Cline, Rex Cogdill, Larry Curtis, Mike Durfee, Andy Espinoza, Jo Ellen Keigley, Dee Ludwig, Rick Vonburg, Chris Wenzel, Gwen Yung Members Absent: Becky Lorenz Minutes: Sandra Harold

AGENDA Action

Approve Minutes of January 15th, 2015

It was moved and seconded to approve the minutes of January 15th, 2015.Motion Passed.


b. CO/M 1010 – Change to CO/M 2020 and description change. It was moved and seconded to approve this change. Motion Passed.

b. CRMJ 2690 – Change Credits from “3” to “2‐3” and change course description. It was moved and seconded to approve this change. Motion Passed.

b. MATH 1100 – Change title to Math for Elementary Teachers I. It was moved and seconded to approve this change. Motion Passed.

b. MATH 2120 – Change title to Math for Elementary Teachers II. It was moved and seconded to approve this change. Motion Passed.

f. Communication – Change the credits from ’64‐68’ to ‘60’. It was moved and seconded to approve this change. Motion Passed.

f. Early Childhood Education – Change suggested course schedule. Electives need to be added‐ It was moved and seconded to approve this change. Motion Passed.

f. Elementary Education – Change suggested course schedule. It was moved and seconded to approve this change. Motion Passed.

f. Secondary Education – Change suggested course schedule. It was moved and seconded to approve this change. Motion Passed.

f. English – Change suggested course schedule. It was moved and seconded to approve this change. Motion Passed.

f. Criminal Justice, Law enforcement – Change suggested course schedule. It was moved and seconded to approve this change. Motion Passed.

f. Criminal Justice, Corrections – Change suggested course schedule. It was moved and seconded to approve this change. Motion Passed.

f. Languages – Change suggested course schedule. It was moved and seconded to approve this change. Motion Passed.

f. Social Science – Change suggested course schedule. Changes were made to bring the Credits down to 60, It was moved and seconded to approve this change. Motion Passed.

f. Business Administration AAS – Change suggested course schedule. It was moved and seconded to approve this change. Motion Passed.

f. Business Administration AAS (Distance) – Change suggested course schedule. It was moved and seconded to approve this change. Motion Passed.

f. Business Office technology AAS – Change credits from ‘64’ to ‘60’. It was moved and seconded to approve this change. Motion Passed.

f. Economics – Change credits from ‘64’ to ‘60’. It was moved and seconded to approve this change. Motion Passed.

f. Statistics – Change credits from ‘64’ to ‘60’. It was moved and seconded to approve this change. Motion Passed.

Does the content of ENGL 2020 still match the CLEP Analyzing and Interpreting Literature exam?

Kelly Strampe and John Hansen were contacted and they will report back once a decision has been made.

Maximum credit hours earned by examination; how many and should they all be the same?

Yes they should be the same and will be changed to “15” on page 134 and 135 of the catalog.

Demographic questions for new COMPASS 5.0 test packages‐ JoEllen

Currently there are approximately 77 demographic questions on the COMPASS 5.0 exam. It was agreed that this is too many and JoEllen will make a short list of questions that are most useful and bring it to the next CLC meeting.

Discuss Academic Procedures: Rex ‐ Consequences for Probationary students Rex reviewed what changes he made that will be in the next catalog.

Other: WCCC Annual Performance report The report was reviewed.

Letter from HLC stating that “IAC concurred with the evaluation findings and affirmed that the institution is addressing the concerns related to diversity.”

The upcoming All Faculty Meeting was discussed in regards to the expectations of the discussion groups and the information to be gathered from them.

The February 19th Meeting was cancelled, the next meeting will be March 5th.

Next Meeting: 2:00pm, February 19th, 2014 in the AC Conference Room

Curriculum & Learning Council Minues

Thursday, March 5th, 2015 2:00pm‐5:00pm – AC Conference Room

Members: Aaron Bahmer, John Cline, Rex Cogdill, Larry Curtis, Mike Durfee, Andy Espinoza, Jo Ellen Keigley, Becky Lorenz, Dee Ludwig, Rick Vonburg, Chris Wenzel, Gwen Yung Members Absent: Becky Lorenz, Gwen Yung Minutes: Dee Ludwig

AGENDA Action

Approve Minutes of February 5th, 2015

It was moved and seconded to approve the minutes of February 5, 2015. Motion passed.


a. AECL 1000, Agroecology Distance CourseMoved and seconded, motion passed. b. AQTK 1500, Introduction to Aquaculture‐ Change course description. Moved and seconded, motion passed. b. Nursing I‐ Change to NURS 1100, the distribution of lec/lab hours to 6L, 9LB, and

change course description. Moved and seconded, effective Fall 2015, motion passed. b. Nursing II‐ Change to NURS 1200, the distribution of lec/lab hours to 6L, 9LB, and

change course description. Moved and seconded, effective Fall 2015, motion passed. b. Nursing III‐ Change to NURS 2300, the distribution of lec/lab hours to 5L, 12LB,

and change course description. Moved and seconded, effective Fall 2015, motion passed. b. Nursing IV‐ Change to NURS 2400, the distribution of lec/lab hours to 4L, 15LB,

and change course description. Moved and seconded, effective Fall 2015, motion passed. b. PEPR 1062, Majors Volleyball – Change course description. Moved and seconded, motion passed. f. Secondary Education ‐‐Agriculture program change Moved and seconded, motion passed. f. Criminal Justice program change—rest of paperwork to follow Moved and seconded, motion passed.

Division Structure Review

Changes made to Division Structure—clarifying adjuncts for divisions.Will update and redistribute.

Top 17 Checklist Review

The 2 + 2’s are not limited to just the top 17. Need to get these from the faculty areas as soon as possible. Then they need to be sent in to U.W. after CLC approval. Articulation agreements are also needed.

Elementary Education, AA Fixed the general education components, Moved and seconded, motion passed.

Interdisciplinary, AA & AS Moved and seconded, motion passed.

Political Science, AA Moved and seconded, motion passed.

Psychology Moved and seconded, motion passed

Other: Graduation will include the meal for graduates and families after all. The Foundation was asked to fund this.

Jo Ellen asked members to review the COMPASS 5.0 demographic questions and suggestions were made. Motion made to increase the COMPASS fee to $20 with retakes set at $7.50. Seconded and motion passed.

Rex passed out a sheet showing residence hall visitation hours. He asked the division chairs to take to their division meetings and report back at the next meeting on feedback of hours.

Larry said that the Choir concert for mid‐winter was called due to illness. John Hansen has been traveling with the debate team—doing well.

Aaron provided an update on the WyDEC conference to be held at the new Douglas Campus Building on May 18 & 19. Three faculty members were nominated for outstanding distance educator: Andy Espinoza, Ellen Creagar, and Josh McDaniel. The distance learning committee members will vote for one.

John indicated the last faculty meeting included an update on the reading initiatives. He also said he would be presenting a session on the Nazis’ Effect on Art on April 15.

Chris indicated there was a good turnout for the math contest and the division was busy with strategic planning.

Jo Ellen is getting COMPASS 5.0 set up and figuring out the placement messages. The Job Expo is set for April 8th. She is encouraging use of College Central Network.

Rick indicated the Wyoming Cowboy Challenge courses are going well. The state legislature passed the Barbering bill. March 23rd is the date for the Vet science contest.

Andy said the students were turning in midterm projects, 18 students were going to state Skills USA, and he is helping John Hansen turn the student newspaper into more of a magazine type of effort.

The non‐tenured instructor renewal recommendation that would have gone to the board meeting in March was delayed because of budget building. It is anticipate the motion will be presented at the April meeting. Dr. Patterson sent letters to the non‐tenured instructors.

Next Meeting: 2:00pm, April 2, 2015 in the AC Conference Room


Thursday, April 2, 2015 2:00pm‐5:00pm – AC Conference Room

Members present: Aaron Bahmer, John Cline, Larry Curtis, Mike Durfee, Andy Espinoza, Jo Ellen Keigley, Dee Ludwig, Rick Vonburg, Chris Wenzel, Gwen Yung Members absent: Rex Cogdill, Becky Lorenz Minutes: Dee Ludwig

AGENDA Action

Approve Minutes of March 5th, 2015

Rick moved and Mike seconded to approve the minutes. Motion passed.


c. CO/M 2395 Social Science Capstone Experience. Mike moved and Aaron seconded to delete the course. Motion passed. f. Criminal Justice (paperwork attached) program changed, no vote required,

approved last month Paperwork completed and already approved.

Division Structure Review—updated (attached)

Clarification that the document contains the full‐time faculty and the adjunct faculty for the Torrington campus. It does not contain the adjunct faculty for all of the outreach sites.

Syllabus template—updated (attached) The syllabus template was modified further to include a shorter section on the general education requirements and to add a VAWA statement.


Patrice Noel sent a memo and the templates for the 2 + 2 programs and the articulation agreements. Dee will ask Karen and Lynn to help put our agreements in these forms. Still need to complete the top 17 programs for this spring.

Discuss Graduations Torrington, Friday, May 8 ‐‐7 pm Douglas, Saturday, May 9—2 pm Adult Education, Thursday, May 7

Jo Ellen moved, Chris seconded a motion to have Dee be the Master of Ceremonies for the Torrington graduation. Voted unanimously—before Dee could say anything . Dee agreed to do so. Newcastle’s graduation reception will be on May 20. Two high school students will be receiving Associate degrees at their high school graduation on May 17th. Dr. Patterson will present those. Douglas’ high school graduation will have one high school student receiving an Associate degree on May 17th. Mike Durfee will present that diploma.

Douglas Dedication Ceremony—April 23

Holly, Tami, Dee, and Sue have been planning the ceremony. The bus will go from Torrington. Aaron indicate he would attend and would ride the bus. Staff and faculty who wish to go need to contact Community Education for their bus reservation.

Other: Chadron State Scholarship—CSC contacted EWC to select one student to receive a transfer student scholarship. An announcement was made to faculty who announced it to students. Aaron moved and Jo Ellen seconded to name Sarah Cline as the recipient with Chandrda Stoddard as an alternate. Dee communicated the selection to Terri Hauf in Financial Aid who will inform CSC. Comments about the Faculty meeting on advising were positive and that it was a very helpful exercise to review the schedule as a complete group. Numerous changes were made to the schedule subsequent to that meeting.

Around the table: Mike indicated he was starting outreach advising during the month of April. Larry said the Forensic Team was continuing to do very well and had achieved excellent results at the Boise State Competition for a community college. (#1 in the nation). Aaron said he and David will continuing work on the WyDEC conference to be held in Douglas on May 18 & 19. Jillian Balow will be a keynote speaker. Andy along with the other advisors is working on the Skills USA statewide competitions. The Sophomore welding team in Gillette won first place and qualified for nationals in June. On April 13th, they are taking 18 students to Casper and are having difficulty covering all expenses. They will need more money before the end of the season. Rick said the March 23rd Vet Science Contest was well attended with 31 teams and 150 members and sponsors in attendance. The Ag faculty have been meeting with the ATEC architect in several meetings. Kaitlyn is helping a researcher from Laramie develop a community garden project by Jirdon Park. The Ag & Rodeo awards banquet is set for April 15th. The State FFA conference is April 9‐11. Both Rick Vonburg and Monte Stokes will receive honorary state FFA degrees at a ceremony on the 10th. Chris indicated he only had three classroom visitations left. He will be going to Douglas on April 16th to observe three instructors at that location. Faculty are working on program reviews. The Math articulation meeting will be held later this month and next year, EWC will host the meeting. He has been working with two students with the INBRE research project he leads. Jo Ellen said she was busy planning the Job Expo for April 8th and that so far 45 employers had responded including two vet clinics. She said there would be a good variety of employers in attendance. The job expo workshop had eight students in attendance. The COMPASS 5.0 is all set up, and she has had volunteers doing beta testing. The CAAP tests are scheduled for April 13‐24th. Gwen said her Wheatland CNA class starts next week and she has 14 in it. She has been working on her program review. John said that the SENSE subcommittee of John Hansen, Casey Debus and himself had finished the review of the SENSE report and were encouraged that we were doing well as a college with new students. He will write a short report for the Outcomes Assessment Committee. The Digital Photography class is going well. Dee said the Education Instructor interviews went well and that a potential hire would be made soon. She has been working on the $3 million grant for the Wyoming Business Council which will be part of the funding for ATEC if approved.

Next Meeting: 2:00pm, April 16, 2015 in the AC Conference Room


Thursday, April 16, 2015 2:00pm‐5:00pm – AC Conference Room

Members Present: Aaron Bahmer, Rex Cogdill, Larry Curtis, Mike Durfee, Andy Espinoza, Dee Ludwig, Rick Vonburg, Chris Wenzel, Members Absent: John Cline, Jo Ellen Keigley, Becky Lorenz, Gwen Yung Minutes: Lynn Wamboldt

AGENDA Action

Approve Minutes of April 2, 2015

Larry moved to approve the minutes; Mike seconded the motion. Motion carried.

Curriculum Review (attached) a. New Course b. Course Change c. Course Deletion d. Course(s) No Longer Offered e. New Program f. Program Change g. Program Deletion h. New Distance Learning Course Offering i. 2+2 Agreements

.f. Music Education A.A. – change credits from 67 to 62 .f. Music Applied A.A. – change credits from 65 to 60 Rex moved to table both program changes until corrections can be made and they

are brought back to the next meeting; Rick seconded the motion. Motion carried.

Calendar Review – Fall 2017, Spring 2018, Summer 2018

The committee developed the academic calendars for Fall 2017, Spring 2018, and Summer 2018. The combined faculty days for fall and spring equal 159 days instead of the traditional 160 days which the committee approved. Andy moved to recommend the calendars to the Board of Trustees; Aaron seconded the motion. Motion carried.

Syllabus template—updated The committee recommended minor edits to the syllabus template before distribution.


Accounting A.S. Business Administration A.S.

Rick moved to approved the both the Accounting and Business Administration 2+2 plans; Larry seconded the motion. Motion carried.

English A.A. The committee reviewed the articulation agreement and the 2+2 plan for the English program. Mike moved to approve the English 2+2 plan with corrections; Rick seconded the motion. Motion carried. Lynn will continue working on completing the articulation agreements and make the recommended corrections for the CLC approved 2+2 programs.

Graduation Updates Torrington, Friday, May 8 ‐‐7 pm Douglas, Saturday, May 9—2 pm Adult Education, Thursday, May 7 Newcastle Graduation Reception – May 20

Rex handed out a list of the 14/FA, 15/SP and 15/SU graduates. The total number of graduates is 261 with 111 walking at graduation.

Douglas Dedication Ceremony—April 23

Dee will put out another reminder email for the Douglas Dedication Ceremony as there are very few signed up to attend the event.

Other:

Rex gave a handout with information on the PTK Community College Transfer Scholarship at Chadron State College. The committee discussed the Summer Work Schedule Proposal from the Staff Alliance that was brought to the VP meeting. Discussion included concern that the schedule does not take into account Welding, Cosmetology, and CNA courses that are scheduled on Friday afternoons as well as the many Community Education courses that are held at various times. Alternatives options were discussed. A draft plan in answer to the proposal will be drafted proposing college summer hours be

8am – 4pm with a ½ lunch. Rationales for the proposal could include too many other activities are happening, community expectations, potential student visits, and difficulty in using up vacation time. Rex asked committee members if anyone had comments back from faculty concerning the current visitation hours for the residence halls which end at 12pm on weekdays and 2pm on weekends. The committee had selected Sarah Cline as the recipient for the Chadron State Scholarship and Chandra Stoddard as the alternative; however, Sarah had started CSU classes this spring which made her ineligible and Chandra was awarded a different CSU Scholarship so the scholarship was awarded to the Devin Williams. Around the table: Chris indicated that he is working on evaluations. He traveled to Douglas to observe Lori Britton and Sherri Warren. He also said that the Math Articulation meeting will be in Laramie and all the EWC math instructors are planning on attending. May 2 is the Undergraduate Research Day. Rick commented that Kaitlyn is working with a UW student to start a community garden. He attended the State FFA Conference the past week which had 4 sessions with 1500 students each session. Rick and Monte were awarded honorary degrees for their work with FFA. Lynn Bedient is working with a company out of Moorcroft for a workforce welding class. He also reported that the Ag‐Rodeo Banquet went well. Rex is working on the catalog, Orientation and activities for next year. The Student Senate Roadside Cleanup is April 30. The new dorm rooms will add 48 beds and be ready for occupation by fall. All athletes will be housed in LancerHall. The end of the year Athletic Barbeque is April 22 at the fairgrounds. Andy reported on SkillsUSA activities. Andy, John Hansen, Patricia Pulliam, and Stan Nicolls are advisors for SkillsUSA. They took 18 students to the state conference and did very well. The welders took 2nd and 3rd and EWC won the overall team category. They are planning on taking 10 students to Nationals in Kentucky in June. Andy thought Patricia was preparing a press release with the state results and plans for Nationals. Aaron commented that David is back and they are continuing preparations for the WyDEC conference which will be held at the Douglas Campus on May 18 and 19. Ellen Creagar was selected for the EWC Master Distance Educator Award. Aaron stated that only five EWC people have signed up for the conference and encouraged everyone to get their registration in. Larry indicated that John Hansen took 11 students to the state SkillsUSA conference and seven of the students qualified for Nationals. John Cline and Mike DeMers took music and art students on a field trip to see the musical “Memphis.” He announced that Roger Humphrey has been selected as the new education instructor. Mike reported that the State Board of Nursing gave preliminary approval for our nursing program. He has been advising outreach students for the past month. On April 21, he is hosting a meeting with English instructors from the high schools and EWC along with principals and coordinators. He announced that another group of Wyoming Cowboy Challenge students will start courses in culinary, computer applications and welding beginning May 2. There is one senior at Douglas High School who will be graduating with both a high school diploma and an EWC degree this spring. He has sent the letter out to concurrent instructors for the August 4 meeting. The STEM meetings will be held August 5‐9. Dee reported that we are working on the Wyoming Business Council grant for the City of Torrington to fund part of the ATEC building. So far, we have 20 support

letters. Ron, Rick and Dee will attend the City of Torrington Council meeting on Tuesday for the resolution required for the grant. Once the grant is approved and accepted, the city will own the ATEC building for 4 years to satisfy the grant requirements.

Next Meeting: 2:00pm, May 7, 2015 in the AC Conference Room


Thursday, May 7, 2015 2:00pm‐5:00pm – AC Conference Room

Members Present: Aaron Bahmer, John Cline, Rex Cogdill, Larry Curtis, Mike Durfee, Andy Espinoza, Jo Ellen Keigley, Dee Ludwig, Rick Vonburg, Chris Wenzel, Gwen Yung Members Absent: Becky Lorenz Guests: Kate Steinbock and Sue Schmidt Minutes: Lynn Wamboldt

AGENDA Action

Approve Minutes of April 16, 2015

Mike moved to approve the minutes with the correction of sentence “May 2 is the Undergraduate Research Day.” Andy seconded the motion. Motion carried.

Curriculum Review (attached) a. New Course b. Course Change c. Course Deletion d. Course(s) No Longer Offered e. New Program f. Program Change g. Program Deletion h. New Distance Learning Course Offering i. 2+2 Agreements

c. ART 2220 Painting IIRick moved to approve deletion of this course. Aaron seconded the motion. Motion carried. f. Elementary Education (online) Kate Steinbock was asked to join the meeting to present this program change. After discussion, Mike moved to approve the program change with the correction of replacing ART 2010 or 2020 with “Approved Art or Music Course” and adding “Consult with your advisor on art or music course” to the elective box. Gwen seconded the motion. Motion carried. i. Wildlife and Fisheries Biology Management Rick moved to approve with minor corrections (list HMDV 1000 as Freshman

Foundations, change CO/M 1010 to CO/M 2020, move COSC 1200 to Sophomore Spring Semester, move GEOG 1000 to Sophomore Fall Semester, and list PEAC as Physical Education Activity); Mike seconded the motion. Motion carried.


Wildlife & Fisheries Biology Management (Articulation agreement & UW Part) This was approved with the 2+2 agreement listed above. Template will be sent to Larry, Rick, Chris, and Mike. The committee reviewed the Transfer Articulation Scorecard. Rick will work on the Animal & Veterinary Science program. Chris will work on the Biology program. Larry will ask John Hansen about the Communication program and will work on the Criminal Justice program. The Zoology program will be listed as N/A with a note to work with Biology. The committee agreed to list Kinesiology & Health Promotion program as N/A with a note of “No equivalent program.” Wildlife & Fisheries Biology Management will be marked as reviewed and approved by CLC.

Fall 2015 & Spring 2016 Final Exam Schedule 12 noon Time Slot

The final exam schedules were reviewed with the suggested change of time for the exams scheduled at 12 noon. The suggested changes were to move the 12 noon fall scheduled exam to 3:00 – 4:45pm on Wednesday, December 9 and the 12 noon spring scheduled exam to 3:00 – 4:45pm on the same day listed. After discussion, it was also suggested that the fall exam scheduled for 3:00 – 4:45pm on Friday, December 11 be moved to the same time on Tuesday, December 8 to avoid a late scheduled exam on a Friday afternoon. Andy moved to approve the changes including the Friday exam correction. Aaron seconded the motion. Motion carried.

Lorna Pehl – Emeritus Status A secret ballot process was utilized to approve Emeritus Status for Lorna Pehl. The vote was 9 to 2 in favor of approval. Dee will forward the approval to the VP group.

Final Discussion on Academic Calendar Drafts for 2017‐2018

Larry brought back some concerns from his division members about the early start for the Spring 2018 calendar. After discussion and drafting the Spring 2018 calendar with a week later start, the committee voted on the original calendar (Schedule A) and the week later start drafted calendar (Schedule B) with a result of 7 votes for Schedule A and 3 votes for Schedule B. The original calendar will stay as is.

EWC Community College Comparative Housing/ Board Refund Policies ‐ Rex

The committee reviewed comparisons of Housing/Board Refund Policies from the Wyoming community colleges. After discussion, Aaron moved to recommend that the Room Refund should be 100% until the Friday of the 2nd week of the semester which would be the same as the tuition refund. Mike seconded the motion. Motion carried.

Process for Dropping Classes Discussion ‐ Rex Rex and Sue Schmidt presented concerns on the process for students dropping classes. Currently, a green drop card is given to students who must secure signatures from the appropriate instructors, their advisor, a financial aid representative; and then, returned to Student Services within 72 hours. This process was also intended to serve as a retention effort; however most of the cards list “personal reasons” for dropping courses which does not help in the retention effort. It was suggested that the signatures should start with the advisor and that the instructors should not sign the card until the advisor has signed off. This suggestion could be added to the Faculty Handbook. To further signify a new process for the drop card, it was also suggested that the color of the card be changed to yellow.

Policy for Part‐Time Students Living in Residence Halls ‐ Rex

Rex brought a summary of student credit hour policies for residence housing from the seven community colleges. He is seeking feedback from the committee as to whether the policy should be changed. Currently, students who fall below 12 credit hours of enrollment and do not increase credit hours to 12 credits within 48 hours, must move out of the residence hall. Comments included students with only 6 credit hours may not be as serious as full‐time students, more Block B classes could be added to the schedules for students to increase their credit hours, and more emphasis on keeping 12 credits hours through advising and registration sessions. Those who have extenuating circumstances can work out a contract with Rex by attending classes and tutoring sessions if they drop below 12 credit hours.

Spring Break Residence Hall Policy ‐ Rex

Rex also provided a comparison of spring break policies for the community colleges. Currently, EWC closes the halls at 5pm on the Friday before spring break and reopens the halls at noon on the Sunday after spring break. If the halls are left open, we will need a responsible party to be available and paid as Kelly and Jamie use the breaks for vacation time. He presented three options including no rooms open during break, rooms open but no food service, and rooms open to those who live 200 or more miles away. The committee liked the rooms open, no food service option.

COMPASS 5.0 Placement Rules & Math Routing Rules – Jo Ellen

COMPASS testing has been upgraded to 5.0 and Jo Ellen has been working to update the placement guides and building the exam routing rules for math placement. The current placement domains are going away with the new COMPASS tests. She presented the math exam routing rules showing the exam pathways. She provided examples of how the exam results will look for reading, writing skills, and math placement. The exam results summaries for math placement show scores for each domain and may make the results difficult for advisors to determine which math course the student is eligible for. She asked the committee for feedback on the proposed new Placement Guide and ideas on how to help advisors read the results for math placement. The committee thought the guide looked good and only suggested minor corrections in formatting including turning the guide to “portrait” to identify it as the new guide. Dee will also set up an advisor training session possibly at 8:00am on June 2 to correspond with the Goshen County pre‐registration session.

Updated Handouts: Course Syllabus Format & CLC Membership List for 2015‐2016

The committee reviewed the updated Course Syllabus Format and the CLC Membership List for 2015‐2016. The Course Syllabus Format will be sent to the Faculty Distribution List and also to Mike who will forward it to the outreach coordinators. It will be included in the Faculty Handbook and also posted on the M:drive under Instruction/Public folder.

Other: Around the table:Andy reported that thirteen students qualified for SkillsUSA Nationals. Ten of the students have committed to attend Nationals. John Hansen and Stan Nicolls will be traveling with the students as advisors. The group will need about $8,800 for the trip. The EWC Foundation was asked to provide some of the funding and the Perkins grant will also provide some funding. Approximately $10,000 to $12,000 is needed each year for the students in SkillsUSA to attend conferences and competitions.

Andy is currently teaching computer classes for nine students from the Cowboy Challenge program. John reported that he along with Casey and John Hansen from the Outcomes Assessment Committee had studied the SENSE survey results and compiled findings into a summary which will be shared with the faculty. Aaron reported that there are 90 registrations and 30 proposals for the WyDEC Conference. He also commented that registrations were low for both EWC and CWC. Wyoming has joined SARA. It should be finalized at the July meeting and colleges will be able to submit applications after July 15. It will cost EWC $2,000 per year for membership. Larry reported that it was noticed that there were no snacks provided for students during finals week. Kate and Heidi attended articulation meetings for the 2 + 2 programs. Mike reported that there were a few high school students in outreach who will be graduating with both high school diplomas and college degrees. He also reported that a new group of Wyoming Cowboy Challenge students are taking two computer classes, a culinary class, and a welding class. They would like to take more welding courses. Mike attended the WyCEP meeting in Casper on concurrent enrollment along with other representatives from the other Wyoming colleges. He would also like to take some of the service are high school principals, coordinators, and instructors to the national conference this fall in Denver. Marty Wood is teaching a history course this summer which will include field trips to Ft. Robinson, Ft. Laramie, and Chadron. This is a 2 credit hour course. Sue Trautwein,the Wheatland Coordinator is retiring. Rex reported that we are close to an agreement with Action Communications to increase the bandwidth for the dorms. The new agreement will also be cheaper. There is a social media issue with students tweeting. Gwen reported that there are nine students in the Med Aide class. Ten students will be doing state testing on Friday, May 8. Jo Ellen reported on the Job Expo. There were 186 job seekers of which 97 were EWC students. Forty‐eight employers participated in the expos making this year the highest turnout. CAAP testing is done. Fifty‐eight students took five tests each. She reported that 98% of the students who needed to take the tests did so with four students being excused and two students who just didn’t take the tests. Paula will be leaving May 9 for a two‐week trip to France. The next National Testing Association Conference will be at Sheridan, WY. She will be doing COMPASS testing for the next two weeks. Chris reported that the math articulation meeting was held April 24 and 25 at Laramie. Meetings will continue with discussion on new formatting of the math courses. He also reported on the ENBRE Undergraduate Research Day. Rick reported that WMCI currently is using the mobile welding trailer and the Wheatland Power Plant may want some welding training. The Cosmo Club helped with game night. There have been meetings with Laramie concerning the Community Garden. The woods class has donated a sign. A split rail fence will be put up on May 19 and water will be supplied for the garden. He reported meeting the Ag Advisory Committee regarding the ATEC building. Two teams from EWC will be participating in the SAREC sponsored “Cheat grass control contest.” Dee reported that we are ready for graduation. An Enrollment and Levels of Instruction Audit will be conducted by WCCC on May 20. She also reported that BOCES funding will be providing funding to add two instructors at the Douglas Campus including a welding staff person with instructional duties and workforce,

and a nursing instructor. The bids for the CTEC building were $2.5M over the budget set for the building. She advised that Perkins needs advisory meetings info before everyone leaves for the summer. The Vet Tech program received a final report and full accreditation has been restored.

Next Meeting: 9:00 – 11:00am, June 4, 2015 in the AC Conference Room

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