Humanities Department Strategic Plan

2004-2005

 

Accomplishments for 2003-04

 

Learner Success

-       Added Elementary Spanish I and II to the night class curriculum

-       Continued designing, developing, and teaching Spanish materials for the workplace

-       Distributed foreign language listening tapes for student use

-       Evaluated and modified speech ballots for faculty assessment of student success

-       Evaluated and modified speech syllabus, task weights for speech assignments, and speech assessment outcomes

-       Set up library authoring station in library for use in speech presentations

-       Coached students for local, state, national, and organizational office seeking speaking competition

-       Judged and coached Voice of Democracy speaking competition

-       Judged Garden City High School debate competition

-       Utilized local citizens for speech instruction in specialized fields

-       Developed an ESL tutoring program

-       Purchased and installed new Focus on Grammar software in ESL computer lab

-       Oriented students to CLC services and use of word processing software

-       Planned and implemented a new Level 7 writing course

-       Developed exit criteria for Speaking/Listening and Writing/Reading courses

-       Increased student appreciation for history through emphasis on historic context and relevance of current world events

-       Organized history study sessions to increase student participation and success

-       Evaluated and modified exit essay guidelines for faculty assessment of student success in English 101 and Basic English classes

-       Continued and refined the use of word processing for administering the exit essay

-       Average student growth in reading classes is more than two grade levels per semester

-       Purchased upgrade for Reading Plus and Skills Bank in the Hope Study Skills Center

-       Sent humanities, science, and social science instructors to Janet Allen workshop

-       Integrated Newsweek into reading classes to develop critical thinking skills

-       Collaborated with other block instructors

-       Helped establish Developmental Committee on campus

-       Received $740 through GCCC Endowment Association to purchase 20 dictionaries and a white board for the reading classroom

 

Strengthening College Processes

-       Expanded the variety of class meeting times f

-       or all humanities course

-       Promoted language department via radio and through telephone contacts

-       Visited various work sites to clarify employer/employee language needs

-       Contacted various employers to inform them about programs offered

-       Clarified Command Spanish concepts to instructor from Nebraska Western Community College

-       Increased communication among Title III, ESL, and English personnel

-       Provided information to adjunct and outreach speech instructors

-       Developed an Oral Communication Assessment tool that satisfies requirements for various speech institutions and colleges

-       Presented speeches for Finney County public gatherings

-       Raised money at GCCC Endowment Phonathon

-       Collected data on the needs of the ESL students, faculty, and community

-       Increased communication with area historical organizations

-       Provided in-services to faculty on journaling and writing across the curriculum

-       Provided CLC tutors and training

-       Hosted an in-service for English adjunct and outreach instructors in August

-       Provided email addresses of full-time instructors for part-time instructors

-       Exchanged information and ideas with colleagues on current language issues

-       Served as mentor for off-campus colleagues about language issues

-       Attended state meetings on outcomes assessment

-       Attended Phi Rho Pi national speaking convention

-       Created lesson plans for four ESL courses

-       Examined, selected, and obtained additions to ESL resource collection

-       Joined professional ESL organizations

-       Attended ESL, reading, and multicultural conferences

-       Successfully completed Elementary Spanish I

-       Secured reading offices and classrooms in one building for better utilization of materials

 

 

Service to the Community

-       Used tape duplicator extensively for foreign language courses

-       Presented Command Spanish classes to area USD, bank, and feed yard personnel

-       Taught feed yard materials to non-English speakers at the Brookover North and South locations

-       Provided volunteer services to local, civic, and professional individuals in preparation for public speaking events

-       Incorporated public speaking project for core competency evaluation

-       Revised focus of current ESL offerings

-       Planning to ease transition from FCCLC to campus by providing more Level 4 sections

-       Investigating admissions policies and tuition rates for ESL students

-       Developed a collection of videos, DVD’s and print resources for classroom use

-       Varied reading class schedules to include 12 and 14 week sessions and night sessions

 

 

 

 

Goals for 2004-2005

 

 

Helping Students Learn

 

-       Hire supplemental instructors in the areas of reading, math, and English

-       Hire a work study student to monitor the Hope Study Skills Center to better monitor the lab and help students

-       Obtain ESL Reading software for use in D110 lab

-       Secure additional vehicles to meet increasing demand for transporting students to college functions

-       Expand our foreign language department by hiring a French/German instructor.

 

 

 

Leading and Communicating

 

-       Hire a full-time gen ed grant writer – salary is contingent upon success

 

 

Planning Continuous Improvement

 

-       Provide a permanent computer station with projector and internet connection for each classroom

-       Install cable and internet in all classrooms

 

 

 

 

 

 

Projections: 2006+

 

 

-       Create a writing/speech computer lab

-       Increase travel budgets for professional development

-       Develop courses for interpreters and translators

-       Secure a location to house a humanities video, DVD, audio, and written materials library

-       Identify high school students at Garden City, Holcomb, and Scott City that need developmental reading classes to improve their ACT scores

 

 

 

 

 

 

Prioritized Personnel List

 

 

Item	Cost	Justification
Gen. Ed. Grant Writer	$25,000 +	The person hired for this position would be hired for the sole purpose of writing gen ed grants. The salary would be augmented according to the success of the grants for which we would apply
French/German Instructor	$25,000	This position would expand our foreign language department to better meet the needs of our students
Supplemental instructors in reading, math, and English	$1,000 each	These would be students hired to supplement the instruction taught in our developmental classes
Work Study monitor for Hope Study Skills Center	Minimum wage	This position would help developmental students obtain access to the lab