Posts filed under the ‘Office of Institutional Effectiveness and Accountability’ Category
Friday, October 16th, 2009
OIEA Office News
David Block joined the Office of Institutional Effectiveness and Accountability on October 5, 2009, as the Coordinator, Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. David holds a Master of Science in Information Resource Management from the Air Force Institute of Technology, a Master of Liberal Arts from Texas Christian University, and a Bachelor of Science in Speech from Lamar University. David has experience in strategic planning, information architecture design and quality management systems from Air Force Space Command headquarters; as well as enterprise engineering, management information systems and execution excellence initiatives with Hewlett-Packard, Agilent Technologies and Verigy USA. David has taught at Manhattan College and the New York Institute of Technology.
Student Success Initiative Data Retreat
As part of the Achieving the Dream component of ACC’s Student Success Initiative, a Data Retreat will be held on October 30, 2009 at the Radisson Hotel across from HBC. Participants in the Student Success Data Retreat will be the gateway department faculty coaches and department chairs, all academic and student services deans, members of the Student Success Initiative Steering Committee, the Institutional Planning Council, the Achieving Excellence Committee, and invited guests. The retreat will be facilitated by the Achieving the Dream facilitators, Kay McClenney, Director of SENSE and CCSSE, and Brad Phillips, Executive Director of Cal-PASS.
Information recently added to OIEA’s web site
Preliminary Enrollment Reports, High Demand Reports, and Headcount Attrition Summary for Fall 2009 (Posted 10-07-2009; PDF 139KB)
Published each semester following the close of registration, these reports provide information on student headcount, sections, enrollments, contact hours, and the number of students who could not enroll in full sections (high demand courses) by discipline.
Past Preliminary Enrollment Reports, High Demand Reports, and Headcount Attrition Summary reports can be found here.
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Friday, September 18th, 2009
OIEA Office News
Amanda Karel joined the Office of Institutional Effectiveness and Accountability on September 1, 2009 as a Coordinator of Institutional Planning and Assessment. Amanda is ABD in Communication from the Ohio State University. She holds a M.A. from Eastern Michigan University in Communication and a B.S. from Eastern Michigan University in History and Communication. Prior to joining ACC, Amanda was the Assessment Coordinator for Ferris State University’s Humanities Department and an Assistant Professor of Communication. Amanda has also taught Communication at Wittenberg University, the Ohio State University and Eastern Michigan University.
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Student Profiles for Summer 2009 (Posted 07-28-2009; PDF 155KB)
This report displays current headcount, contact hours, credit hours, and student demographics information by college-wide totals as well as by campus location.
Past Student Profiles reports can be found here.
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Tuesday, August 18th, 2009
We hope you will find useful information in this issue of the OIEA newsletter.
Our web site is located at http://www.austincc.edu/oiepub. At the top of the side bar, you will find a What’s New? link which will take you to the recently posted reports and updates from our office. If you have problems finding reports or data, please contact us at oieinfo@austincc.edu.
Information recently added to OIEA’s web site
Student Profiles for Summer 2009 (Posted 07-28-2009; PDF 155KB)
This report displays current headcount, contact hours, credit hours, and student demographics information by college-wide totals as well as by campus location.
Past Student Profiles reports can be found at the following website: http://www.austincc.edu/oiepub/pubs/profiles/index.html.
Preliminary Enrollment Reports, High Demand Reports, and Headcount Attrition Summary for Summer 2009 (Posted 08-05-2009; PDF 202KB)
Published each semester following the close of registration, these reports provide information on student headcount, sections, enrollments, contact hours, and the number of students who could not enroll in full sections (high demand courses) by discipline.
Past Preliminary Enrollment Reports, High Demand Reports, and Headcount Attrition Summary reports can be found at the following website: http://www.austincc.edu/oiepub/pubs/prenrl/index.html.
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Friday, July 17th, 2009
JULY 2009 NEWSLETTER
We hope you will find useful information in this issue of the OIEA newsletter.
Our web site is located at http://www.austincc.edu/oiepub. At the top of the side bar, you will find a What’s New? link which will take you to the recently posted reports and updates from our office. If you have problems finding reports or data, please contact us at oieinfo@austincc.edu.
OIEA Office News
Achieving the Dream
ACC is among 20 colleges recently chosen for participation in Achieving the Dream, a national initiative to boost student retention, success, and completion rates. For more detailed information regarding Achieving the Dream, please read ACC Selected for Exclusive National Success Initiative or visit the Achieving the Dream’s website at http://www.achievingthedream.org/default.tp.
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Closing the Gaps for Spring 2009 (Posted 07-01-2009; PDF 292KB)
A plan directed at closing educational gaps within Texas and other states, having four goals: to close the gaps in student participation, student success, excellence, and research.
Past Closing the Gaps publications can be found at the following website: http://www.austincc.edu/oiepub/ctg/index.html.
Master Plan for 2010-2012 (Posted 07-09-2009; PDF 1766KB)
The Master Plan 2010-2012 was approved by the Board of Trustees on July 6, 2009.
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Monday, June 15th, 2009
OIEA Office News
Judith Wynn joined the Office of Institutional Effectiveness and Accountability on May 18, 2009, as the Executive Assistant to the Associate Vice President, Soon Merz. Judith holds a BS in Art Education from Lamar University and taught Art and Texas History in the Conroe Independent School District before starting a family and being a full time Mom. In 1991 she became an Administrative Assistant to a Texas State Representative and spent the next 18 years in the Texas House of Representatives. Her last position was as an Executive Assistant to State Representative Warren Chisum.
Transportation Survey ACC/Cap Metro Executive Summary (Preliminary Results)
In May 2009, Austin Community College conducted a survey of faculty, students, and staff to better understand their commuting patterns. This survey was developed in collaboration with Capital Metro and was designed to gather information about the origination and destination locations of ACC faculty, students, and staff, including travel from home to ACC, between campuses, and destinations after leaving ACC. Respondents were asked additional questions regarding their present and possible future use of various Capital Metro services. This survey was conducted as a follow-up to the transportation survey conducted in November and is part of ACC’s comprehensive transportation study.
A total of 1,818 people completed the survey
Respondent demographics:
- 58% of respondents were students
- 30% were full-time students
- 28% were part-time students
- 22% of respondents were staff members
- 20% of respondents were faculty
A majority of respondents commuted either early or late morning to their primary ACC location. Early evening was the next most frequent time cited of commuting to ACC.
- Early morning 7:00 – 9:00 AM (45%)
- Late morning 9:00 – 11:00 AM (21%)
- Early evening 5:00 – 7:00 PM (11%)
The top three campuses locations cited by respondents as the number one location where they spent the most time at included:
- Northridge (22%)
- Rio Grande (19%)
- Riverside (12%)
The most frequent times cited for commuting from ACC to next destination:
- Late afternoon (25%)
- Early evening (21%)
- Late evening (21%)
The primary locations traveled after leaving ACC:
- Home (69%)
- Work (7%)
- Childcare provider (3%)
Traveling between campuses:
- Approximately a third of respondents attended or worked at more than one campus (36%)
- Top three methods of travel between campuses were
- Car (87%)
- Bus (8%)
- Bike (1%)
Capital Metro Services:
- Approximately one-seventh of respondents used Capital Metro services (14%)
The top three improvements to service cited that would lead to possible future use were:
- Improved routes (28%)
- Improved frequency of service (24%)
- Improved schedule accuracy (17%)
Future use of Capital MetroRail
- Yes (20%)
- No (30%)
- Don’t know (50%)
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Fact Book 2008-2009
Annual publication containing college-wide data and statistics that includes, but is not limited to, credit degrees and certificates awarded, student headcount, semester credit hours, contact hours, faculty, staffing table personnel, and facilities information.
Past Fact Book publications reports can be found here.
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Monday, May 18th, 2009
OFFICE OF INSTITUTIONAL EFFECTIVENESS AND ACCOUNTABILITY MAY 2009 NEWSLETTER
Our web site is located at http://www.austincc.edu/oiepub. At the top of the side bar, you will find a What’s New? link which will take you to the recently posted reports and updates from our office. If you have problems finding reports or data, please contact us at oieinfo@austincc.edu.
OIEA Office News
OIEA is happy to announce that Judith Wynn will be joining the office on May 18 as the Executive Assistant. Judith has worked at the Texas Legislature for many years, most recently for Representative Warren Chisum. We are delighted to have Judith join the OIEA team.
Course Effectiveness
The Office of Institutional Effectiveness and Accountability has produced a new report that will be produced annually for faculty use, the Course Effectiveness Report. It displays student performance (grades) in two sequenced courses that are associated such that students who are successful in the first course should also be successful in the subsequent course. “Successful” in this report is defined as having earned a course grade of A, B, C, S (satisfactory), or P (passing). The 2009 Course Effectiveness Report examines twelve sets of Core Curriculum courses. With the exception of the Government and History sets, the first course in the sequence is a pre-requisite for the second.
ESSI Institute
A team of 6 ACC faculty and staff members recently attended the Entering Student Success Institute in Santa Fe, NM. This institute was to help ACC use the recent results from the Survey of ENtering Student Engagement (SENSE) to improve the retention and success of first year students. The ACC team members were: Dr. Stephen B. Kinslow, Dr. Kathleen Christensen, Michael Midgley, Tobin Quereau, Gale Spear, and Soon Merz. The institute was very productive and the team continues to work on an action plan.
SACS Institute on Quality Enhancement and Accreditation
A five-member team of ACC faculty and staff will be attending the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools’ Institute on Quality Enhancement and Accreditation in July. The institute will be held in Houston and is designed for institutions that are preparing to select their Quality Enhancement Plan topic (required for reaffirmation in 2013). The team members are: Dr. Kathleen Christensen, Michael Midgley, Nancy Miller, Roslyn Wallace, and Soon Merz.
Transportation Survey
OIEA is urging all students, faculty, and staff to take a few minutes to participate in a brief survey regarding their commuting patterns to ACC. This survey is a follow-up to the transportation survey conducted in November and is part of a comprehensive transportation study. The current survey will provide more detailed information about the commuting patterns of students, faculty, and staff and will assist in addressing transportation needs at ACC.
The survey is available here and should take only 10-15 minutes to complete.
Survey responses will provide valuable input into future decisions about alternative transportation strategies. This survey on commuting patterns will be available until May 31, 2009. If you have any questions or need technical assistance, please contact Dr. Richard Griffiths at (512) 223-7606 or at rgriffit@austincc.edu.
Survey of Entering Student Engagement (SENSE)
The Survey of Entering Student Engagement (SENSE) collects data during the first weeks of students’ college experience about institutional practices and student behaviors that research has shown to affect student success.
In fall 2008, Austin Community College administered the SENSE in 67 regular ACC courses randomly selected from those most likely to have high proportions of first-time college students. 1,048 ACC students completed the SENSE, including 519 (50%) who enrolled in college for the first-time in fall 2008.
For comparison, ACC’s results are compared to a cohort of seven Extra-Large (XL) community colleges (15,000+ students) that participated in the fall 2008 SENSE.
Did you know . . .
* 54% of ACC’s entering students said they intend to obtain and associate’s degree compared to 76% of the XL cohort
* 49% of ACC’s entering students were full-time students compared to 74% in the XL cohort
* 41% of ACC’s entering students said they intend to complete a certificate compared to 53% in the XL cohort
* 26% of ACC’s entering students reported attending an on-campus orientation compared to 54% of the XL cohort
* 75% of students said they felt welcome the first time they came to ACC, the same percentage as the colleges in the XL cohort
* 77% of ACC’s entering students said an advisor helped them identify courses they needed to take compared to 71% of the XL cohort
More information on the SENSE.
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Course Effectiveness Report – (Posted 05-15-09, PDF 160 KB)
A report that is produced annually and displays student performance (grades) in two successive courses that are associated such that students who are successful in the first course should also be successful in the subsequent course.
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