Metropolitan Community College
DACC MEETING
Thursday, March 23, 2012
3-4:30 PM
Room PV 502
Minutes
Attendees: Cheryl Carpenter-Davis, Mindy McCallum, Melissa Giese, Cynthia Sexton-Proctor, Lisa
Bonneau, Kristy Bishop, Tammie May, Jim McGraw, Al Dimmitt, Leo Hirner, Tracy Curry, George Green,
Fran Padow, and Jared Rinck
Approval of Minutes
The minutes were reviewed and approved.
Vice Chancellor for Educational Services & Technology Report
No report
IRB Report
A researcher from KU has been approved to study developmental reading at PV with Vicki Raine.
HLC Committee Report
HLC Committee structure and membership is being considered. May be formalized after the HLC
Conference at the beginning of April so that meetings of the committee may begin in May 2012.
 We will have our second annual Summer Symposium: Countdown to Reaccreditation, July 20th in
the PV Education Center from 8:30 to noon.
o Current Program: Bob Mundhenk as keynote, Flash Five Assessment Reports (5 slides in 5
minutes), Noel-Levitz Student Satisfaction Results
Survey Reports
Noel Levitz Survey of Student Satisfaction
 The Noel-Levitz online Student Satisfaction Inventory invitation was emailed out to all students on
March 19th. The methodology was changed to allow all students the ability to participate. Originally
a random sample of student was going to be asked.
 We have had a good response with over 600 students completing the survey. Our goal is 2000 by
April 20th.
 A communication plan was created and consists of the following to get the word out to students:
BB notice, Insider article, myMCCKC announcement, Facebook and twitter feeds, and a request of
faculty through the division chairs to encourage participation in their classes.
 An incentive plan was developed to increase participation rates. All students who complete the
inventory will be entered into a drawing to win one of 15 MCC $25 bookstore gift cards. A reminder
will be sent to those students who have not completed the survey on March 28, 2012. A third
reminder will go out at a later date as determined by the current response rate.
Scantron ClassClimate
We have received our new software for surveys and faculty evaluations. It will allow flexibility and
customization that currently limits us. Kristy and Melissa will be self-training on the new system shortly.
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Metropolitan Community College
DACC MEETING
Thursday, March 23, 2012
3-4:30 PM
Room PV 502
MCC Open Pathway Improvement Project Report
Discipline-Level Outcomes and CIFS
The DACC made a recommendation concerning outcomes and the CIF’s. This recommendation will be
mailed out to vote on as there was no quorum for voting.
Second Cohort meetings
Meetings of the 2nd Cohort will be 3/23/12 at BTC CA 104A, and 4/13/12 at MW CC 110 (Arbor Room). 2nd
Cohort includes Chemistry, Geology/Geography, History, Philosophy, Psychology, and
Sociology/Anthropology.
First Cohort
The 1st Cohort is administering assessments this semester. Encourage and support them and invite them to
help mentor the 2nd Cohort.
Blackboard Organization for Disciplines
All DACC Members, all 1st Cohort faculty, and the full-time faculty in the 2nd Cohort have been added to the
BB Organization. Cynthia is requesting that each campus send her the names and employee ID numbers of
the adjunct and dual-credit faculty in the 2nd Cohort Disciplines for inclusion and communication.
Higher Learning Commission Update
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The Delta version of the Assurance Criteria revisions is available, visit http://www.ncahlc.org/.
A group of 4 MCC representatives attended the Pathway Pioneer Institution Workshop for Cohorts 1
& 2 and Peer Reviewer Training on March 8 & 9, 2012 in St. Charles, IL. They were able to review
the new computer program for Assurance and Pathways.
A group of MCC representatives will be attending the Annual NCA/HLC Conference in late
March/early April. Cynthia, Kristy, and Tristan have had their proposal on Knowledge Management
accepted to present at the conference. They have been collecting oral history about MCC and visited
the MCC archives. No information has been systematically sent to the archives since 2004.
Assessment Reports
Human Diversity
Next Human Diversity Assessment Meeting is on 4/6/12 at 1:00 pm in AC 263.
Distance Education Assessment
Leo presented the results of his assessment project on Distance Education at MCC. Leo compared the results
from the study done in 2001 with the replicated study done in Spring 2011. The top 2 problems didn’t change
within this time frame. After the 2001 results were reported, DE made interventions to focus on engagement
and more interaction. There has been a progression from correspondence course practices to Online courses
using Quality Matters practices. One outcome of the 2011 survey has been the availability of course syllabi
and/or the course calendar to students prior to enrollment. All KC Online courses now offer this feature to
students.
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Metropolitan Community College
DACC MEETING
Thursday, March 23, 2012
3-4:30 PM
Room PV 502
Surveys
The New Student Orientation survey for the 4 pilot courses will go out April16th to students. Learning
communities will go out the end of April. Service Learning post-tests will go out at the end of the semester.
Proposals for new assessment or survey requests
Tammie May is working with Melissa and Kristy to survey Cass County students on their experiences. It will
be administered in class via paper collection.
Campus Reports
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BR-They have met about their charge. They are reviewing the GRIT inventory survey preliminary
results and looking to target retention efforts with the data.
BTC- No report
LV-They didn’t meet last month due to ZBB demands.
MW- The Curriculum and Assessment committee has been on hibernation with ZBB. They will meet
in April.
PV-hasn’t met, busy with ZBB.
Old Business
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A draft charge for the Campus Assessment Committees was discussed. There have been a couple of
changes made today. The charge will be sent out to the committee for vote by email.
MCC is hosting the 2nd annual Regional Community College Assessment Conference on April 20,
2012 at MCC-Penn Valley, Education Center. There are 32 registrants from MCC and 44 from 13
other institutions. Registration confirmations to MCC employees have been sent.
o We have filled all slots for panel presentations and are looking for room and World Café
table facilitators. If you are interested please email Melissa or Kristy.
o The MCC conference website (http://mcckc.edu/RCCAConference) is complete and includes
a block of rooms at the conference hotel-Embassy Suites on the Plaza. Melissa and Kristy
are arranging a welcome social at the hotel the evening of the 19th for traveling conference
attendees.
o Several vendors have indicated interest in sponsorship; however we are awaiting
confirmation from a couple. There are 2 vendors registered currently.
New Business
None
The meeting was adjourned.
Future Meetings
April 12th at 3:00 p.m. in the AC Boardroom
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