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Inside:Page 2: Cabinet Note

SACS accreditation

New Intranet

Page 3: College Collage

CAAP Assessment

Page 4: Calendar

Faculty Promotions

Rotary Scholars

Nursing Accreditation Visit

HCC News & Events2

Note

We’ve had a great start to the new academic year. Our enrollment has been steady when compared to the same time last year. As we approach the start of the October term, we are only a couple of percentage points shy of last fall’s FTE total. Recruitment and retention is everyone’s responsibility so I encourage all faculty and staff to pull together to help ensure we end fall on a positive note.

This year has held a few changes with more to come over the next few months.

The national presidential search, which opened on August 15, is moving along. Candidates’ material review will begin on October 3 with finalists to be narrowed on November 1. Those finalists will be invited to our campuses for on-site interviews November 12-14 with a final decision to be made shortly after.

As Dr. McCall shared during his summer visit to HCC, this presidential search is a joint effort with many different people contributing to finding our future president. Candidate materials will be reviewed by KCTCS President Michael McCall, KCTCS Chancellor, two KCTCS College Presidents, the College Board Chair, one designated college faculty representative, one designated staff representative and a community representative in consultation with search consultant.

Once the president is named that person will have an expected start date in January. I will assist that person during the transition.

Sincerely,

Each issue will include a note from a member of the HCC Cabinet.

Interim President Patrick Lake

Reaffirmation of Accreditation by SACSHCC’s administrators have been notified by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) that the Commission on Colleges (COC) has reaffirmed the College’s accreditation.

A committee from SACS visited HCC’s campus over three days last October to examine data and conduct interviews in order to evaluate the soundness of HCC’s Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP) and ascertain whether the institution is in compliance with the Principles of Accreditation.

HCC was required to submit a follow-up monitoring report in March. SACS has accepted that report with no need for additional information. “With the reaffirmation of accreditation, the College can move forward and chart its course,” stated HCC Interim President Patrick Lake. “We will continue to evaluate ourselves even after this process. Measureable student learning outcomes are in place. We have to review those outcomes regularly and ensure that our students are learning to continue growth.”

The SACS accreditation process occurs every ten years and signifies that the institution:• has a mission appropriate to higher education• has resources, programs, and services sufficient to accomplish

and sustain that mission• maintains clearly specified educational objectives that are

consistent with its mission and appropriate to the degrees it offers, and that indicate whether it is successful in achieving its stated objectives

“HCC’s next step is to focus on outcomes from the QEP, Literatzi, which is centered around reading comprehension to support student learning and academic success. HCC’s QEP will be evaluated over the next three years,” explained Lake.

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The College

HCC Students Score Higher than National Average in Math on CAAP Assessment HCC students scored higher or in line with national averages in math categories on the Collegiate Assessment of Academic Proficiency (CAAP) test.

264 HCC students participated in the math assessment.

CAAP is the standardized, nationally normed assessment program from ACT. According to the ACT website, the CAAP assessment enables postsecondary institutions to assess, evaluate, and enhance student learning outcomes and general education program outcomes.

“We are very pleased with these CAAP scores,” stated HCC Math Department Discipline Coordinator and Professor Pat Riley. “I’ve always believed that HCC has an outstanding math faculty. These results help to confirm this belief. However, credit should also be given to our students. They are hard-working and dedicated to their education. They are a pleasure to work with,” Riley continued.

HCC recently implemented a math redesign in the developmental math area by revising the teaching delivery to a modified Emporium model that is self-paced to the individual student. This model allows students to move at their own learning speed. This model allows students, who have the ability, to move through the developmental courses quickly to college-level math courses.

Hopkinsville Community College CAAP Scores:Mathematics (average):HCC – 56.6National – 56.1

Basic Algebra:HCC – 14.5National – 14.2

College Algebra:HCC – 13.9National 14.0

HCC News & Events4

PD Squared - M. McClure will discuss his educational travels and future possibilities.TECH 126Mon., Sept. 30, noon - 1 p.m.

Benefits FairAUDWed., Oct. 9, 1 - 6 p.m.

Foster Golf ScrambleLinks @ NovadellFri., Oct. 4, 8:30 a.m. - 2 p.m.

Benefits Open EnrollmentThurs., Oct. 10 for A-F Last NamesFri., Oct. 18 for G-N Last NamesThurs., Oct. 24 for O-Z Last Names

PD Squared - M. Cawood will discuss travel study opportunity in the Czech Republic.ACA 158Wed., Oct. 30, noon - 1 p.m.

Halloween BashAUD - Purple CatThurs., Oct. 31, 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.

Scholarship Gala & AuctionJEB Convention CenterFri., Nov. 1, 6 - 10 p.m.

PD Day - TBAMon., Nov. 11, 1 - 4:30 p.m.

Presidential Candidates VisitsNov. 12 - 14

Faculty MeetingLocation TBDFri., Nov. 15, 1 - 2:30 p.m.

Staff AssemblyLocation TBDFri., Nov. 15, 3 -4 p.m.

Circle of Love Holiday GivingAUD GalleryTues., Dec. 10, 5:30 - 7:30 p.m.

127 Students Benefit from the Rotary Scholars Program During Fall Term HCC has 127 Hopkinsville Rotary Scholars students actively attending the college tuition-free during the fall term. There are 83 new, incoming students and 44 who are continuing from the inaugural year, 2012.

“We have some amazing Rotary Scholars students. Several have ACT scores at or over 28 so they could attend college most anywhere,” stated Rachel Westerman, manager of external education programs. “These students are planning their futures. We are glad they have chosen to start at HCC.”

The Rotary Scholars Program, a partnership between the Rotary Club of Hopkinsville and HCC, awards scholarships that cover tuition for 2 years for eligible students who graduate from Christian County High School, Hopkinsville High School, Heritage Christian Academy or University. Interested students must apply their freshman year of high school and meet additional requirements.

Professor:John Broadbent (Tenured)Kenneth Casey (Tenured)Linda Ann Nichols (Librarian I, Tenured)Arthur PendletonDeloria ScottAnita Rives

Associate Professor: Justin Braxton-Brown (with tenure)

Assistant Professor (term contract): Elizabeth BeverlyBrian CoatneySarah JackmanKristen LancasterSherry McCormackDenise PerdueArthur SchultzRobert SmithAnne Stahl

Faculty PromotionsEffective July 1, 2013

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ACEN Accreditation Visit Completed in NursingThe HCC nursing program was reviewed by an ACEN Nursing Accreditation team during the week of September 22. The visiting committee was very complimentary of the college’s nursing program, its faculty and the leadership of Allied Health Division Chair Peggy Bozarth. Of the six accreditation standards reviewed, only one was not in compliance at this time. There is a positive outlook for the program’s continued accreditation which is expected to be finalized in March 2014.