GARDEN CITY COMMUNITY COLLEGE
SCIENCE DIVISION PLAN
GOALS 2004-2005
Learner Success
1. Complete the Program Review.
2. Complete Science Competencies.
3. Complete Planning Document.
4. Continue participating in Edukan.
5. Continue providing professional support in CLC.
6. Serve as judges in the high school science fair.
7. Individual multi-media carts with ability to run power point, including an ELMO device.
8. Recruit and Coach Academic Challenge Team.
9. Smart Classroom in Science Lecture Hall.
10. Faculty learn and utilize School Maestro Grade Book Program.
11. Develop and strengthen contacts (connection) between new faculty and The Teaching and Learning Center.
12. Develop plan for regular replacement of classroom overhead projectors.
13. Develop guidelines/requirements for dual credit course offerings in sciences.
14. Mentor adjuncts in outreach locations.
15. Maintain quality learning environment in spite of budget shortfall.
16. Host mini-regional HAPS Conference on Campus.
17. Maintain high quality course offerings by providing quality teachers with appropriate supplies and equipment.
18. Skylights or other mean of providing sunlight in the offices.
19. Replace lost work-study hours to obtain more assistance with labs.
20. Expand bandwidth.
21. Recruit students in Bridges to the Future.
22. Develop a plan for periodic replacement of microscopes in labs.
Strengthening College Processes
1. Complete the Program Review.
2. Complete the Planning Document.
3. Provide secretarial support for science and math classes and labs during the summer.
4. Hire a full-time lab coordinator to create free time for instructors to plan and advise.
5. Replace math instructor positions so pre-engineering curriculum can be maintained.
Service to the Community
1. Continue participating in Edukan.
2. Continue Service Learning in community.
3. Service as judges in the high school science fair.
4. Develop short seminars/Saturday courses to meet community requests.
5. Continue to develop communication with outreach sites and develop guidelines for teaching
dual credit science courses.
6. Endowment Association Board Member
7. Boy Scouts Troop Leader
8. Kids College Instructor
9. Garden City Recreation Center Soccer Coach and Official
10. Garden City YMCA Soccer Coach and Official
SCIENCE DIVISION PLAN
1. Develop a plan for periodic replacement of microscopes in labs.
a. Strengthening College Processes
Service to the Community
1. Develop adjunct offices -phone, e-mail, School Maestro access
GARDEN CITY COMMUNITY COLLEGE
SCIENCE DIVISION PLAN
ACCOMPLISHMENTS 2003-2004
Learner Success
1. Utilized Multi-media Classroom
2. Preparing revisions to syllabi
3. Professional support in CLC
4. Wrote and received GCCC Endowment Mini-grant for continued work on Outdoor Classroom
5. Met with Nursing Department to discuss modifications, changes or revisions to our course offerings.
6. Offered a three hour non-lab Physical Geology Class
Communication
1. Participated in State Competencies Meetings
2. Participate in Edukan
3. Science Club participates in Elementary School Science Demonstrations
4. Assisted in recruitment efforts
5. Hosted the 4th Annual Science Olympiad
6. Awarded a $300 scholarship to highest scoring senior in Science Olympiad Regional Competition
8. Hosted the "Mars Viewing".
9. Went on science division retreat.
10. Presentation of activities to Rotary.
Responsive to Community and Students
1. Participate in Edukan
2. Science Club participates in Elementary School Science Demonstrations
3. Hosted the 4th Annual Science Olympiad
4. Service Learning participation with Body Walk at elementary school
5. Offered River Ecology at time when paraprofessionals could take it for degree work
6. Recruit and Coach Academic Challenge Team for college
7. Joint ITV class taught in Physics through Dodge City Community College and Garden City Community College to maintain program offerings
8. Physical science and biology utilized service learning.
9. Participate in Upward Bound.
Faculty and Staff Development
1. Hired chemistry instructor.
GARDEN CITY COMMUNITY COLLEGE
SCIENCE DIVISION PLAN
SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION FOR 2004-2005 GOALS
1. ¥ Hire a lab coordinator who can train laboratory assistants to set up labs, help with ordering lab supplies and equipment and facilitate the instructors. ($25,000); will allow more Òcreative think timeÓ to develop new courses and adapt teaching methods such as using case study approach, cross-discipline offerings, etc.
2. ¥ Secretarial assistance in summer ($3000)
3. ¥ Receive more work- study hours for science lab positions
¥ Hire someone to write grants
4. ¥ New desks for 6 inside classrooms ($2400)
6. ¥ New chairs for micro lab ($1500)
7. ¥ Campus information channel in the building in addition to cable TV hooked up
already present. TV/VCR with cable in the front office to record informational programs for instruction.
9. ¥ Smart classroom in Science Lecture Hall ($17,000)
10. ¥ Purchase new microscopes (24) ($18000)
¥ Kenavision - Videoscope - successfully acquired one (1) through Service Learning Grant
¥ Maintenance in labs and building needs to be better and more timely.
¥ The locks need worked on and handles on drawers and electrical wiring. Many other items are in need of maintenance attention.
¥ Repair cement stairs in Lecture Halls and all classrooms.
¥ Repaint walls and modesty panels on desks in some classrooms.
¥ Repair and improve the ventilation system for interior classrooms in the building.
¥ Provide additional office space so that no office will have more than two people.
¥ Enlarge greenhouse.
¥ Renovate and update current science labs; beginning with C111.
¥ Develop lab study room for students to utilize materials outside of scheduled lab times.
¥ Building locks repaired.
¥ Entry vestibule area developed to assist with climate control.
5. ¥ Construct display cases for hallway and lecture hall to display minerals and student's astronomy models. ($1,000-$2,000)
8. ¥ Develop and construct a Frisbee golf course through cooperation with city parks, GC Recreation Commission, and corporate sponsorship. (approximately $150/hole)