The Student Experience Working Group MeetingFebruary 4, 2008
Larry Barrett, Antony Cardenas, Judy Jacobi, Paul Osisek, Kristy Thomas, Scott Smithson, Sarah Weber, Thomas Albano, Tom Dobrowski
Discussion:
Just a reminder that all comments should be sent to the whole committee.
The committee will focus on three areas – Learning, Discovery, Engagement.
Finalize visions for each area.
Start looking at strategies.
Strategies must be do-able; operational.
Schedule Open Forum in the next 2 weeks.
Set date for finalization.
It is not known at this time if we will be able to amend our paper or what the response to our paper will be.
PROPOSED OBJECTIVES
LEARNING:
Academic classes and programs will be challenging and faculty and staff will create learning strategies to achieve student success.
PNC will enhance and expand current degree and program offerings.
PNC will expand the intellectual community by hiring additional faculty and staff
PNC will strive for academic excellence and have great expectations of our students while in attendance and once they graduate.
PNC recognizes the uniqueness of each student’s circumstances and will attempt to adapt to meet the student’s needs in both the academic and support services areas.
Assist students who come to PNC unprepared for college.
Educate the campus and community to understand the uniqueness of students.
PNC understands that learning takes place both inside the classroom and outside the classroom.
DISCOVERY:
Opportunities for student research and support should be enhanced.
Embed real world experiences into curriculum.
The world is interconnected in technology.
Research opportunities should be utilized for both students and faculty.
ENGAGEMENT:
Expand student organizations.
Continue to expand student experience on campus committees.
Encourage and promote service learning opportunities.
Establish partnerships with local businesses/industries.
The Student/Community experience is very important.
We recognize that PNC is an engine to build a viable economy in the region we serve and a partnership between both entities.
Provide early intervention for career information and planning.
Provide more graduate preparation such as preparing for GMAT and LSATS.
Create and expand new facilities on site to create more opportunities for both the community and our students.
Continue to build and expand community outreach for both our students and the community.
Miscellaneous
PNC-PC has invited many opportunities for PNC.
Guests are brought on campus through STEP, campus tours, sculpture tours, ISTEP Forward, Porter County Academic Superbowl. As these programs grow, increased resources are needed as well as space.
Increased need for multi-functional building.
Work with Janelle Irving, institutional grant writer.
Engagement through Advancement.
Must add that we need resources.
Re-allocating resources.
Investigate the use of stipends for unpaid internships.
Wednesday, February 6, 2008
Notes from 2/4/08 Meeting
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3 comments:
Any date and time yet for your open forum?
It doesn't look like a strong representation of students on your committee, nor is it a cross section of the campus.
I noticed in your notes that a major concern is "unpreparedness" for the incoming freshman---an idea might be to have some "non-traditional" students or sSs students that are junior or seniors conduct some kind of seminar or outreach for the freshman. "Come with questions"
"I didn't know college would be this hard" might be a topic that you would want to cover. You might even consider having an organized group that presents at the beginning of the fall semester that has already formed some type of agenda with topics that are of real concern for the new students,for the semester.(Orientation) These meetings or seminars could be held weekly throughout the first month, and maybe one that is more concentrated during mid-term and finals.
Just a suggestion from a "non-traditional" student.
Joy Collmar
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