ASAP
The Accelerated Study in Associate Programs (ASAP) at Queensborough Community
College is dedicated to fostering and sustaining a student-centered community by creating
a small college environment within a large urban university. The program provides a
nurturing atmosphere, through financial, academic, career and personal support, which
promotes lifelong, active learning along with a sense of community and responsibility.
With guidance from ASAP Student Managers, a Student Management Coordinator, a
Career and Employment Specialist, and a Director, ASAP students enjoy personalized
advisement, cohort-based education, job-related advice and specialized enrichment
activities which support collaborative learning, higher retention and higher graduation
rates. These full-time students are prepared to graduate within three years and are
informed about transfer and/or employment possibilities through a network of resources
within ASAP and the College. The goal of the program is to graduate at least fifty percent
of each initial cohort of students within three years.
Core Activities and Performance
Core Activity
Key PI
Indicators
Recruitment
Number of students enrolled
No
Bi-weekly meetings with Student Manager
Monthly tracking reports
No
ASAP Seminar
Student Attendance
Yes
Faculty contact and meetings
Monthly tracking reports and conversations
No
Career and Employment advisement
Awareness and utilization of Career & Employment Resources
Yes
Enrichment Activities
Student feedback
Yes
Transfer Advisement
Graduates who transfer to 4 year colleges
No
Cohort classes
Persistence and student/faculty satisfaction
No
Department-Sponsored Staff Development Activities
Activity Type
Topic
Date
Total
ASAP SUMMER INSTITUTE COHORT 4
8/23/2010
140
ASAP SUMMER INSTITUTE COHORT 4
8/24/2010
135
ASAP SUMMER INSTITUTE COHORT 4
8/25/2010
129
ASAP EVENT: OPEN MIC
12/6/2010
86
ASAP LEADERSHIP EVENT: THE BIG RED FASHION SHOW FOR AIDS
5/16/2011
115
THE JUNE 1, 2011 ASAP GRADUATION RECEPTION
6/1/2011
56
ASAP WORSHOP: UNDERSTANDING CREDIT
9/22/2010
16
ASAP TRIP: BOTANICAL GARDENS
9/24/2010
20
BUSINESS SOCIETY & ASAP-CREATING A FINANCIAL PLAN
9/29/2010
5
ASAP TRIP: MEMPHIS
10/4/2010
24
BUSINESS SOCIETY & ASAP- PANEL OF ENTREPENEURS
10/13/2010
7
both
organized
Department-Sponsored Staff Development Activities
Activity Type
Topic
Date
Total
ASAP RAP SESSION
10/13/2010
2
ASAP TRIP: QUEENS COLLEGE
10/15/2010
6
ASAP TRIP: KING TUT
11/12/2010
25
BUSINESS SOCIETY & ASAP: BERNIE MADOFF SCANDAL
11/17/2010
6
ASAP WORKSHOP: DRESS FOR SUCCESS
2/16/2011
12
ASAP & BUSINESS SOCIETY: E-COMMERCE
2/16/2011
61
ASAP TRIP: ADDAMS FAMILY BROADWAY SHOW
2/23/2011
25
ASAP & BUSINESS SOCIETY: MEETING TRANSFER CREDITS
3/23/2011
14
ASAP WORKSHOP: NETWORKING YOUR BRAND
3/23/2011
14
ASAP SOCIAL HOUR: BEYOND SPRING BREAK
4/14/2011
4
ASAP WORKSHOP: GETTING AHEAD IN TODAYS EMPLOYMENT WORLD
5/4/2011
21
ASAP TRIP: MET
5/6/2011
11
Professional Achievements and Activities of Individual Staff
Achievement Type
Other
First Name
Last Name
Achievement
Semester
Stephen C
Atkins
Attended NACE (Nat’l Assoc of
Fall 2010
Colleges and Employers) Conference
Bobbi
Brauer
Brauer, Bobbi 2010. ASAP: The
Spark that Ignited the
Transformation. Enrollment
Management Journal: Student
Access, Finance, and Success in
Higher Education Spring 2010
Vol.4/Issue 1:103-110.
Spring 2010
Bobbi
Brauer
ASAP Retreat
Spring 2010
Bobbi
Brauer
Advisement Training Workshops
Fall 2010
Bobbi
Brauer
The Big Read High School Initiative
with Francis Lewis High School
students
Spring 2010
Bobbi
Brauer
Member of Administrative
Assessment Task Force
Spring 2010
Bobbi
Brauer
Member of Committee for High
School Partnerships and Initiatives
Spring 2010
Danielle
Izzo
Hired as adjunct instructor in Eng.
Dep’t to teach literature and
composition
Fall 2010
Conference, workshop,
training attended
Journal Article,
peer-reviewed
Other please describe
below
Service to department,
College, University,
community, and/or
professional society
Changes in Department within Last Year
Change Type
Change
Reason
Semester
Facilities/Space
Administrative Office relocated to Library Bldg Space issues
Spring 2011
Added new cohort
To replace graduated students and to
keep enrollment numbers
Fall 2010
Added third ASAP Seminar
Pilot seminar
Fall 2010
Services
Assessment and Evaluation
KPI
Target Outcome
Actual Outcome
Action Plan
Status
ASAP SeminarStudent feedback pre and post
questions
70% positive student
feedback
78.5% positive feedback per
CUNY ASAP data
Curriculum Developer
hired by CUNY ASAP to
create uniform syllabi
Modified
Awareness and
utilization of Career
& Employment
Resources
Use of assessment tools by 7% took the Focus II Assessment Continue to promote use Modified
25% of students
of Focus II
Enrichment
Activities-Student
attendance
40% overall participation
78% overall participation which
far exceeded target
Continue to offer and
promote enrichment
activities
Continuing
Assessment Plan
Core Activity
KPI
Target Outcome
Plan
Recruitment
Number of Students Enrolled 50 new Cohort 5 students
Info sessions, outreach &
QCC Media platforms
ASAP Seminar
Student Attendance
70% attendance
New curriculum & new
facilitators
Transfer Advisement
Graduates who transfer to 4
Year Colleges
50% of grads will transfer
Targeted workshops &
advisement