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DEPARTMENT:
Year-end Report – Teaching Department
Year: 2013- 2014
HEALTH, PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND DANCE
A. DEPARTMENT SERVICES/ACTIVITIES REPORT IN 2013-14
1.
Department-sponsored services (fall and spring semesters combined)
Area of Service
The Frank Egan Memorial Health Lecture Series – Coordinators Jimmy Cutrone, Sue Garcia and
Isabel Hocevar, R. N., Health Services – 12 lectures; presenters from HPED, Mathematics and
Computer Science, Counseling, Biology, Business departments and guest speakers.
Academic Advisement All Visual and Performing Arts majors with a concentration in Dance and
Massage Therapy majors are advised by department faculty.
Intercollegiate Athletics Program - Athletic Director: Pete Marchitello – 15 teams
Fall 2013
Men’s Soccer – Head Coach Zef Kabashi
Women’s Volleyball – Head Coach Jason Demas
Men’s and Women’s Cross Country – Head Coach Chris Omeltchenko
Number Served
Approx. 456
Approx. 100 per
semester
Approx. 200
student athletes
Winter 2014
Men’s Basketball - Head Coach Clarence Emengo
Women’s Basketball – Head Coach David Chambers
Men’s and Women’s Swimming – Head Coach Daniel Armstrong
Men’s and Women’s Indoor Track and Field – Head Coach Chris Omeltchenko
Spring 2014
Men’s Baseball – Head Coach Roger Mischel
Women’s Softball – Head Coach Pete Marchitello
Dance Workshop & Dance Team – Professor Emily Berry
Men’s and Women’s Track and Field – Head Coach Chris Omeltchenko
Recreation Program – Coordinator Aziwoh Ayafor and Roger Mischel – Fitness center, swimming
pool, basketball and paddleball
Approx. 4500; Fall
Semester
Approx. 4000;
Spring Semester
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Intramural Athletic Program – Coordinator Pete Marchitello - CUNY Table Tennis Tournament;
QCC Athletic Rep Rally, CUNY Soccer Championship, CUNY Intramural Tournament.
Dance Workshop - Director Prof. Emily Berry Performances given by workshop dancers for the
public in the Humanities Theater. This is the capstone dance experience for Dance majors
Massage Therapy Clinic – Coordinator Dr. Isabella Lizzul
2.
200 per semester
Approx. 500 in
attendance; 25
students
performing; 1 stage
manager
500 Appointments
Department-sponsored faculty/staff development activities
Type of Activity and Topic
Date
Number
Attending
The Frank Egan Memorial Health Lecture Series: Organized by Jimmy Cutrone and
Isabel Hocevar, R. N., Health Services in Fall 2013
Financial Health - Presented by Mr. S. Benjamin Murolo, CPA, MBA, CMB, Business 10/23/13
Dept.
35
Bully in the Workplace - Presented by Dr. Clara Wajngurt, Ph.D., Mathematics and
Computer Science Dept.
10/30/13
35
Internet: Benefits, Challengers, Safety & Addiction - Presented by Dr. Jannette
Alegandra Urciuoli, Ph.D., Counseling Dept.
11/6/13
35
The Physiological Effects of Exercise on Thinking and Learning - Presented by Dr.
Andrea Salis, Ph.D. HPED Dept
11/13/13
35
The Science Behind Contraceptive Methods - Presented by Dr. Rosemary, Ph.D.,
HPED Dept.
12/4/13
35
Stress Psychophysiology - Presented by Prof. James Cutrone, HPED Dept
12/11/13
35
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The Frank Egan Memorial Health Lecture Series: Organized by Sue Garcia and
Isabel Hocevar, R. N., Health Services in Spring 2014
Boot Camp - Presented by Prof. James Cutrone, HPED Dept.
3/5/14
16
Aerobics - Presented by Sue Garcia, HPED Dept.
3/12/14
31
Zumba - Presented by Josef Woodson, HPED Dept.
3/19/14
39
Yoga - Presented by Sue Garcia, HPED Dept.
3/26/14
30
Using Mindful Mediation to Help Cope with Difficult Emotions - Presented by Ms.
Carrie Diamond-Feldman
4/2/14
90
4/9/14
40
QCC Athletic Pep Rally: Organized by Pete Marchitello & Student Government.
(Fall, Winter and Spring Teams)
09/25/13
2/26/14
CUNY Soccer Championships: Organized by Pete Marchitello, 2 Colleges
10/16/13
CUNY Intramural Tournament: Organized by Pete Marchitello, Roger Mischel, and
Aziwoh Ayafor
QCC Relays: Organized by Pete Marchitello & Chris Omeltchenko, 10 Colleges
11/23/13
250 Athletes, 150
Spectators, 14
Team
45 Athletes and
1000 spectators
50 Participants
Opera and Dance Gala – 14 students rehearsed from August to October to perform
choreography by Emily Berry in the Opera and Dance Gala in Astoria, NY with a live
symphony orchestra.
American College Dance Association Regional Conference at Brockport, NY – 9
students attended the 4 day conference, taking several classes a day, performing, and
watching performances. 9 students performed Guest Artist Malcolm Low’s
choreography in the adjudicated concert and 2 students performed student
choreographer, Eunseo Park’s choreography in the adjudicated concert. 1 student
10/20/13
Weight Training - Presented by Jason Demas
3/15/14
3/13/14 3/16/14
200 Athletics &
100 spectators
14 Students
Performed & 400
spectators
9 Students
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performed her own choreography in the informal concert.
Dance Workshop Concert: Organized and presented by Prof. Emily Berry. The
5/8/14 & 5/9/14
students performed the choreography from esteemed choreographers Robert Battle,
Malcolm Low, Ryan Johnson, and Aviva Geismar in the Queensborough Performing
Arts Center. Five student choreography pieces were presented by four student
choreographers. This is the capstone dance experience.
Dance Residency Concert – 15 students performed May 19th, 2014 in the
5/19/2014
Queensborough Performing Arts Center. 15 students performed choreography by Guest
Artist Malcolm Low in a concert with his professional dance company, Formal
Structure.
Annual Athletics/Dance Awards Luncheon: Organized and presented by Dr. Kim and 5/14/14
Pete Marchitello to celebrate the achievements of our student athletes.
Massage Therapy Program: Participated in Service Learning Projects: CUNY Law
School, QPAC, QCC Health Fair, Hour Children, Massage Therapy for Dancers,
Saratoga Family Inn and Mount St. Michael’s.
Massage Therapy Program: Participated in HIPs, MAeP, SWIG, Common Read.
Cultural Connection Seminar Series with Holocaust Center and QPAC, GDL. Clinic
participated in Walk to Aspire.
Sp./Fall 2013
Fall 2014
Spring 13, Fall
13, Spring 14
25 students
performed
1 student stage
manager
500 attended
15 students
performed
150 attended
200 Students
Athletes and 100
guests
70 Students
60 Students
B. COURSE CHANGES IN 2013-14
New, revised, or
deleted
REVISED
Course
number
PE545
Course title
Semester approved
Comments
Fitness Walking
Fall 2013
NEW
PE841
Camp Leadership
Spring 2014
Course title was changed from
Sport Walking to Fitness Walking.
Approved as an experimental class
for fall 2014
D. DEPARTMENT CHANGES IN 2013-14
Type (see
menu below)
Description of Change
Reason for
Change
Date/Semester
Evaluation of
Change*
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Personnel
Change
Lecturer hired for Massage Therapy
Lecturer hired Spring 2014
to fulfill
department and
program needs.
Facilities/space
Install Bleachers/Platform
Spring 2014
Facilities/space
Major cleaning and improvement of space
utilization for equipment room
Purchased for Room G305: Installation of Mirrors
Facility
improvement
Facility
improvement
Equipment
upgrade
Fall 2013/Spring
2014
Excellent –
fulfills need for
additional fulltime faculty
member in
Massage
Therapy
Completed –
Excellent
Completed –
Excellent
CompletedExcellent
Equipment
upgrade
Equipment
upgrade
Spring 2014
In Progress
Fall 2013/Spring
2014
CompletedExcellent
Equipment
upgrade
Equipment
upgrade
Spring 2014
In Progress
Fall 2013/Spring
2014
CompletedExcellent
Equipment
upgrade
Fall 2013/Spring
2014
CompletedExcellent
Equipment
Equipment
Equipment
Equipment
Purchased for Room G305: Replacement of
Physician's Scale
Purchased for Room 301/302: Hanging Bow Rack
(Archery Class Equipment), Volleyball Upright
Pole Holders and Custom Volleyball Pole Pads
(Volleyball Class and Team Equipment), Titan Ball
Carts for: Volleyball and Basketball Balls and
Equipment, 5 Whitetail Targets for Archery Class,
2 Tilt Drum Fans
Purchased for Room 301/302: Repairs to Partition
Equipment
Purchased for Room 304: Hanging Batting Cage
(Softball and Baseball Equipment)
Equipment
Purchased for Room G303: Free Motion Dual
Cable Cross, Free Motion Seated Leg Curl, Free
Motion Leg Extension, Installation of Mirrors,
Replaced Broken Treadmill
Spring 2014
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Equipment
Equipment
Facilities/space
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Purchased for Pool: Portable Lifeguard Chair, 2
Deck Boxes for Storage of Pool Equipment,
Replaced Fins for Pool Classes: 20 pair
Portable Ballet Bar for Dance Studio, First Aid
Equipment for Training Room, Replaced Mailboxes
for Office, 2 Vinyl Laundry Carts (Massage
Therapy Laundry)
K206,207,208 Proposed removal of redundant
partitions and doors, new storage room, new layout
of Adjunct Faculty Office
Year: 2013- 2014
Equipment
upgrade
Fall 2013/Spring
2014
CompletedExcellent
Equipment
upgrade
Fall 2013/Spring
2014
CompletedExcellent
Facility
Improvement
Spring 2014
In Progress
*Please note that, if change has been too recent to evaluate, you may indicate NA.
E. DEPARTMENT ASSESSMENT IN 2013-14
1.
Departmental procedures for conducting assessment
The department assessment committee is comprised of faculty members from several disciplines to plan and organize course
and program assessment of student learning. The committee members design, plan, implement and analyze course and
program assessment with department faculty members within their discipline. The department faculty members analyze and
discuss the results to evaluate student learning and to develop an action plan for continuous, sustained assessment.
3a.
Course assessment follow-up (from 2012-13 to 2013-14)
Course(s)
assessed
from
previous year
Action plan from previous year
Evaluation of Results
Follow-up
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HE 102
Health,
Behavior and
Society
PE 520
Beginning
Swimming
HA 101
Eastern
Massage I
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Year: 2013- 2014
HE 102 will continue to use tests to
assess student learning. For the Fall
2013 semester, general education
objectives 1 and 3 will be assessed.
The assignment will involve
students participating in various
health-related field assignments and
documenting their experience in an
essay demonstrating analytical
reasoning and experiential learning
as it relates to course objectives.
Essays will be assessed using a
modified version of the Integrative
Value Learning Rubric.
PE-520 will continue to use the
Swim Skills Rubric in the upcoming
semester. However, the pretest will
be given on the first day the students
are in the water. In addition, the
Swim Skills Rubric will be
considered as a basic template for
other HPED activity course
assessment.
The results of the course assessment
suggest that the use of the electronic
SurveyMonkey pretest and posttest for
HE 102 are effective methods to assess
student learning and academic
performance across multiple course
sections. The results show that students
achieved nearly 80% competency
(77.6%) in demonstrating knowledge
and analytical reasoning of healthrelated biological and physiological
processes, health promotion and disease
prevention concepts and skills.
HE 102 was assessed in the
Spring 2014 semester based
on the previous year’s
action plan.
The results of the assessment suggest
that the Swim Skills Rubric was a good
indicator of students’ progress. Students
showed improvement between pre and
posttest in all swimming strokes. In
general swimming (swimming across
the pool using any stroke) 87% of the
students scored proficient or above,
compared to 58% in the pretest
The skills objective appears to be
too advanced for HA 101. It can be
stepped down and retained for HA
103, which builds on HA 101.
Replace demonstrate working
knowledge with be able to explain
the basic concept and demonstrate
Overall, the least successful outcome
was the technical skills division:
demonstrate working knowledge of
CCM and Zen Shiatsu theories of
imbalance and methods of tonifying and
dispersing energy. However, as a whole,
the technical skill outcomes were the
The results of the 2014
Beginning Swim Skills
Rubric show that overall,
students improved in every
category from pretest to
posttest. Proficiency in all
skills improved between
47% - 77%. In general
swimming, 100% of
students scored in the
proficient range compared
to 23% in the pretest.
Students showed
improvement in the division
of technical skills and
seemed to gain a better
grasp of theories of
imbalance and methods of
tonifying and dispersing
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methods of tonification/dispersal.
HA 202
Western
Massage 3
Continue to use said checklist and
rubrics for future courses.
HA 205
Professional
Issues in
Massage
Therapy
Will continue to use the same
examination for the assessment.
Additional “ethics/laws” quizzes
will be created and given to students
to reinforce that material and to
attempt to raise the competency in
that subject area.
most successful of the three areas, with
71% and 68% reaching proficiency in
the final practicum exam. The self-care
and professional development learning
objective also needs revision to use selfcare practices to develop awareness and
amplification of Ki flow.
There was improvement in all areas
except (stretching/strengthening) when
comparing the formative to the
summative evaluations. I attribute this,
partially due to the students being more
familiar with the format of the
examination, (the format of the
formative-midterm is exactly the same
as the summative-final evaluations) as
well as student mastery of the material.
The results of the assessment suggest
that students scored well in all areas
(>80%) except for questions related to
Ethics/Laws (76%), which is item B in
the listed Course Objectives.
In-class dialogue/discussion on
several key topics concerning
massage therapy ethics/laws will be
included.
HA 208
Sports
Massage
Administer the formative assessment In a mid-semester assessment, students
earlier in the semester
scored 58% competency in treatment of
injuries (i.e., massage techniques to
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energy.
Students made better use of
self-care practices to
develop awareness and
amplification of Ki flow.
In Fall 2014, will continue
to use checklist and rubrics
to assess student
competency.
New students were
reassessed in the Spring
2014. A final examination
was created and all
Ethics/laws type questions
were assessed. Results
showed that the number of
correct responses was 82%
of all responses for all
questions by all students .
This demonstrated
improvement from the
following year.
All items form previous
year’s action plan were
implemented.
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Continue to use the checklist and
rubrics to assess student learning in
HA 208.
After treating the athletes and
dancers in the lab, more time will be
given to in-class discussion
regarding the rationale for choice of
treatment and recommendations for
injury reduction.
HA 220
Pathology I
3b.
In future classes, more attention will
be placed upon the medical
treatment for each disease. This is
important because students need to
be aware of treatment that their
patient’s may have received or will
receive by other health-care
practitioners.
Year: 2013- 2014
speed recovery from injury) and 67%
proficiency in injury reduction (i.e.,
aiding athletes to maximize their
performance by reducing risks of
injury). At the end of the semester,
students’ summative assessment,
improved to: 92% for demonstrating
competency in treatment of injuries and
100% competency in injury reduction.
The results show that students achieved
high proficiency in all areas. Student’s
score for the medical treatment item
dropped to 87%.
Students scored well on both the
formative and summative evaluations. In
fact, these high scores may indicate the
need to increase the difficulty of the
course, as students would benefit from
more information that will be useful to
them in their future practice. One way to
accomplish this would be to increase the
number of diseases discussed within
each topic (musculoskeletal,
neurological, etc.)
This semester’s grades were
4 A’s
3 A-‘s
2 B’s
Some students still seem to
have trouble with the
protocol for the initial
assessment of injuries,
therefore more time will be
dedicated to this issue in
future classes.
N/A: Course will be taught
again Fall 2014
Course assessment: current year
Course(s)
assessed (list
individually)
Relevant General
Educational/Curricu
lar Outcomes
Evaluation of Assessment Results
Action plan
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HE 102 Health
Behavior and
Society
1 and 3
HE 110
Cardiopulmonary
Resuscitation
1, 2, 7, and 9
PE415 Volleyball
5 and 7
HA-204
Practicum 2
Students will
communicate
effectively through
reading, writing,
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Students were assessed in the spring 2014
semester on their reflection assignments on
experiential learning using a modified version
of the Integrative Value Learning Rubric.
Students did well describing their experiential
learning and connecting their experience to
classroom learning.
HE-110 was assessed this semester using a
rubric a scoring rubric to identify proficiency
in 5 domains emphasized throughout the
course. Each domain corresponds to a student
learning outcome. The project revealed areas
of strength and weakness in students’
performance in a final patient scenario where
they are expected to assess a patient suffering
from a life threatening emergency and react
accordingly. The domains identified by the
rubric include assessment of the patient,
compressions, artificial ventilations, AED
use, and communication.
Rubric used to assess students’ pre- and postvolleyball skills.
The use of the rubric showed that 85% of the
students improved in almost all volleyball
skills when they were assessed at the end of
the course. The rubric also allowed students
to understand which skills they need to
improve in and how to improve individual
skill
Of 7 total students, end results for each item
as was follows:
Use of Self care Practices
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To continue to assess students
experiential learning using a
modified Integrative Value
Learning Rubric. Continue to
focus on students’ ability to
demonstrate analytical reasoning
through writing.
HE 110 Cardiopulmonary
Resuscitation
Will continue to use rubric for
pre- and post assessment of
student learning.
All students met expectations for
practicum 2. One student
experienced challenges due to
English as a language.
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listening and
speaking
5= Advanced
2= Developing
Students will use
analytical reasoning
to identify issues or
problems and
evaluate evidence in
order to make
informed decisions
Creating Treatment Plans
5= Advanced
2= Developing
Integrate knowledge
and skills in their
program of study
Effective Communication
5= Advanced
2= Developing
Demonstrate a strong
foundation in the
biological, sciences,
together with a
broad-based
education in the
liberal arts.
Demonstrate
knowledge of and
proficiency in the art
and science of
massage therapy,
within a holistic
health framework.
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Based upon the grades, the
assessment rubric and feedback
from clinic patients, students
have mastered the material.
Plan is to continue the course as
taught.
Appropriate Massage Treatments
6= Advanced
1= Developing
Professionalism
Clinic protocol
7= Advanced
0= Developing
Integrate knowledge and skills
6= Advanced
1= Developing
Comprehend
theoretical
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knowledge of and
apply eastern and
western massage
therapy techniques.
HA-221
Pathology 2
Work with clients in
a variety of settings
under the direct
supervision of a
licensed faculty
member.
Students will
communicate
effectively through
reading, writing,
listening and
speaking
A final examination was given with questions
tailored to each of the course objectives with
the results as follows: (percentages indicated
total number of correct responses for all
question in each category)
Pathology = 78%
Students will use
analytical reasoning
to identify issues or
problems and
evaluate evidence in
order to make
informed decisions
Integrate knowledge
and skills in their
program of study
Causes/Risk factors = 87%
Continue to use same
examination for end of year
results.
Since students scored lower in
the “pathology “category, more
focus and attention (class time
discussion) will be dedicated to
this.
Signs and symptoms = 89%
Medical and massage treatment = 83%
Prognosis = 85%
Demonstrate a strong
foundation in the
biological, sciences,
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together with a
broad-based
education in the
liberal arts.
Demonstrate
knowledge of and
proficiency in the art
and science of
massage therapy,
within a holistic
health framework.
Comprehend
theoretical
knowledge of and
apply eastern and
western massage
therapy techniques.
Connection
between
HA-221
Pathology 2
and
Work with clients in
a variety of settings
under the direct
supervision of a
licensed faculty
member.
Students will
communicate
effectively through
reading, writing,
listening and
speaking
Rubric was created to assess if connections
were being made by students between
Pathology 2 (HA-221) and Practicum 2
course (HA-204)
In future semesters, will continue
to assess that students are
maintaining the connection
between these two courses.
Results:
Effects of massage
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HA-204
Practicum 2
Students will use
analytical reasoning
to identify issues or
problems and
evaluate evidence in
order to make
informed decisions
Integrate knowledge
and skills in their
program of study
Demonstrate a strong
foundation in the
biological, sciences,
together with a
broad-based
education in the
liberal arts.
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(indications/contraindications)
Summative:
Poor = 0
Beginning = 0
Developing = 1
Advanced = 6
Integrates knowledge and skills
Poor = 0
Beginning = 0
Developing = 1
Advanced = 6
Design treatment plans
Poor = 0
Beginning = 0
Developing = 1
Advanced = 6
Demonstrate
knowledge of and
proficiency in the art
and science of
massage therapy,
within a holistic
health framework.
Comprehend
theoretical
knowledge of and
apply eastern and
western massage
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therapy techniques.
Hospital-based
Massage
(HA-207)
Work with clients in
a variety of settings
under the direct
supervision of a
licensed faculty
member.
Students will
communicate
effectively through
reading, writing,
listening and
speaking
Students will use
analytical reasoning
to identify issues or
problems and
evaluate evidence in
order to make
informed decisions
Integrate knowledge
and skills in their
program of study
Formative:
Professionalism 64%
Indications 54%
Assessment 100%
Treatment 100%
Documentation 100%
Summative:
Professionalism
64%
Indications
72%
Assessment
100%
Treatment
100%
Documentation
100%
Students scored poorly in both
the Professionalism and
Indications categories. (this was
mainly due to being out of
uniform and/or talking to fellow
therapists when providing
treatments)
This was repeated on the
summative examination.
More attention and focus needs
to be placed on these items.
Plan: 1) create a patient feedback
sheet to then give immediate
feedback to students after they
perform a massage.
2) establish a no-tolerance dresscode policy
Demonstrate a strong
foundation in the
biological, sciences,
together with a
broad-based
education in the
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liberal arts.
Demonstrate
knowledge of and
proficiency in the art
and science of
massage therapy,
within a holistic
health framework.
Comprehend
theoretical
knowledge of and
apply eastern and
western massage
therapy techniques.
HA-102
Eastern Massage 2
Work with client sin
a variety of settings
under the direct
supervision of a
licensed faculty
member.
Students will
communicate
effectively through
reading, writing,
listening and
speaking
Students will use
analytical reasoning
to identify issues or
Overall, proficiency levels were achieved in
13 of the 19 objectives.
The weakest outcome in was #1
in this category, with a 13%
Area proficiency was 85% in theory, 75% in
(Uses self-care practices
practicum , and 71% in self-care/professional (meditation, yoga, breathwork,
development. Six objectives were under the
wellness lifestyle….)
proficiency line, distributed as follows:
theory - 1 objective
Plan: Dedicate at least 5-10
practicum – 2 objectives
minutes during each class
self-care/pro development- 3 objectives
for the practice of these self-care
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problems and
evaluate evidence in
order to make
informed decisions
Integrate knowledge
and skills in their
program of study
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modalities to reinforce their
importance.
An option is to develop a journal
writing assignment charging the
students that can support home
practice of meditation, or yoga,
etc, but that's more homework.
Demonstrate a strong
foundation in the
biological, sciences,
together with a
broad-based
education in the
liberal arts.
Demonstrate
knowledge of and
proficiency in the art
and science of
massage therapy,
within a holistic
health framework.
Comprehend
theoretical
knowledge of and
apply eastern and
western massage
therapy techniques.
Work with clients in
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a variety of settings
under the direct
supervision of a
licensed faculty
member.
4.
Results of certification examinations, employer and alumni surveys, student surveys, advisory board
recommendations (if applicable, please use the table below)
Data Source
Results
Action plan
Certification
exams
Of the 22 students who sat for the State Board
examination in massage therapy, 20 passed. This
calculates to a pass rate of 91%
Continue to encourage students to take the state
board examination review course. Continue to
include state-board type questions on the
examinations given in the business fundamentals
class. . To continue to achieve >80% pass rate.
Advisory Board
recommendations
Feedback was received from Board members Ms. Nancy
Mishanie, R.N. (coordinator for North Shore Univ.
Hospital) and from Ms. Barbara Joel, LMT (NY State
Society of medical Massage Therapists) that our students
are well-prepared to enter the workforce and that they
demonstrate confidence with their skills.
To continue the affiliation with North Shore
University hospital (pregnancy massage and
hospital-based massage courses) as well as
working with dancers/athletes through the sportsmassage course and community interaction
through service learning activities.
F. DEPARTMENT GOALS AND OBJECTIVES
1.
Goals/objectives for 2013-2014
Departmental goals/objectives
Strategic
2013/2014
Plan Y/N
Continue to conduct discipline-based
Yes
and pedagogical research
Evaluation of achievement
Resulting action plan
Publication of work and presentation of
findings at national, regional and local
conferences
Continued faculty participation in
eLearning, ePortfolio and HIPs to
enhance student learning and to conduct
discipline-based and pedagogical
research.
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To have ongoing assessment of
academic courses and programs.
Yes
To communicate department
excellence of academic programs.
Yes
To implement and evaluate new LA1
concentrations
Yes
Continue to upgrade quality of fulltime and part-time faculty, as scholars
and teachers.
Increase instruction by full-time
faculty
Recruit Diverse Faculty
Assess facility needs and plan budget
and timeline for improvements
Yes
2.
Yes
Year: 2013- 2014
Faculty Participation in Assessment
Institute and Completed Course
Assessment
Developed a Brochure with 6
concentrations and 6 individual
concentration pamphlets.
Updated Website with updated
Syllabus adhering to Pathway.
4 faculty members attended the
College’s Assessment Institute in Fall13
and Sp14
Increased opportunities to disseminate
program information to current and new
students.
Brochure approved by Academic
Affairs.
Spring 2014 Enrollment in LA 1
concentrations:
7 Exercise Science
13 Health and Behavior
5 Nutrition
7 students Personal Training
23 Physical Education
Attract and nurture a strong faculty that
is recognized for excellence in
teaching, scholarship and creative
activity
Dept. is participating in the
Opportunities to Partner in CUNY
Public Health and discussing new
programs in Public Health, Exercise
Science and Recreation.
Upgrade and re-organize campus
fitness center to maximize use and
accessibility
Department is working with Building
and Grounds to renovate faculty offices.
1 Massage Therapy faculty members
hired in Spring 2014 for Fall 2014
Goals/objectives for 2014-2015
Departmental goals/objectives 20142015
Ensure excellence in teaching and
learning
Mission/Strategic Plan
Planned method of evaluation
Collaborative, learning centered
community, with strong and
closely integrated academic and
student support services
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Faculty include HIPs, e-learning and e-Portfolio in their
classes
Faculty continue to increase use of Starfish, early alert
system
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Seek grant funding opportunities,
conduct pedagogical/disciplinary
research and present findings at
national, regional and local
conferences
Achieve ongoing assessment
academic courses and programs.
Highly qualified faculty with
excellent scholarly credentials;
Seeks funding from public and
private sources in support of
mission
of Ongoing assessment of
academic offerings; Assess
student outcomes in expanded
High Impact Practices
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Faculty participation in Mentoring Program
Faculty members will seek grant opportunities, conduct
research and present their findings at national
conferences.
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Dept. representative on General Education Assessment
Task Force
Faculty members will participate the College’s
Assessment Institute in Fa14 and Sp15
Dept. faculty member on Senate Committee for
Assessment and Program Effectiveness
Assess student outcomes in HIPs
Collaborates with the Academies on new student
orientations and other initiatives
Continues to enhance Department Website.
Collaborates with QCC Communications and Public
Relations and Publications to promote new and
established programs
Dept. faculty member on Senate Curriculum Committee.
Participate in Opportunities to Partner in Public Health
Develop dual-joint degree program/articulation
agreements with 4-year colleges
Seek opportunities for Exercise Science, Recreation and
Addictions programs
Dance Faculty will apply for accreditation with NASD.
Conducting a self-study for NASD accreditation
Follow-up with our NASD consultant.
Dance faculty will meet to create a mission statement
for the dance program that aligns with the mission
statement for the department
Adjust credit hours to meet articulation agreement
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Communicate department excellence College communicates
of academic and community programs excellence of academics and
faculty
Develop new/revised health-related Comprehensive, multi-layered
degree programs
academic programs; Develop
new/revised health-related
degree programs
Year: 2013- 2014
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Seek accreditation for Dance Program
and Follow through with suggestions
from NASD Consultant visit in March
2014
Four VAPA concentrations will
apply for accreditation.
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Establish articulation agreements in
Post-secondary associate degree
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Dance with Rutgers University,
and certificate programs for
Adelphi University, and LIU Brooklyn career and transfer
Continue to improve HPED facility
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College will present evidence of 
improved quality of life and
campus climate
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Year: 2013- 2014
requirements: to be submitted to department and then
curriculum committee in early Fall 2014
Establish articulation agreements by the end 2014 -15
Create more dedicated workspace for full-time and
adjunct faculty usage
Continue to make improvements, purchase equipment
and make cleanliness a priority for our facility
Improve space utilization.
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