Queensborough Community College DEPARTMENT: Registrar Non-teaching Department July 2013 2012-2013 ACADEMIC YEAR MISSION INSTRUCTIONS: Your mission statement should be no more than 80 words in length. The Office of the Registrar is responsible for maintaining the academic records of all current and former students. The Registrar maintains accurate student records, ensuring that students have completed all the necessary requirements for their certificate program or associate degree. The office’s goal is to provide students and faculty with the best possible service in support of the teaching and learning missions of the college. A. DEPARTMENT CORE ACTIVITIES AND PERFORMANCE Core Activities Key Performance Indicators Indicators to Be Assessed Briefly list the major activities conducted or performed to support the mission of the department. Briefly list the corresponding Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) that measure the effectiveness of the department’s activity. Key performance indicators are not outcomes—for example, a KPI might be “volume of service,” whereas an outcome might be “increase volume of service by 5 percent”). CUNYfirst implementation Compliance with QCC procedures, requirements, accuracy. Staff continues to learn and understand CUNYFirst student database Yes or no. Indicators to be assessed should come from the previous year’s report, part F, column 4. Yes Class/Space scheduling Optimally schedule class for room utilization No Schedule final exam times & rooms to comply with course requirements Continued improvement of CUNYfirst process Yes To comply with QCC and CUNY regulations and working with CF No Final exam scheduling Reporting enrollment to National Student Loan Clearinghouse Academic Standing Processing Maintainer of student Student course withdrawals, change of program records plans etc Course Catalog updating New courses and subject areas to assist with Pathways implementation Degree Works Updates must be made on a timely basis and with maintainer Pathways Student appeals to CCS Academic dismissal appeals and late withdrawal requests TIPPS and Transfer Ease of evaluating transfer credits in CF should be course maintainer increased No yes no yes no No Queensborough Community College Customer/Student services Production of data/reports for campus community B. Non-teaching Department July 2013 student/staff satisfaction No Addressing the needs of College community using CF No DEPARTMENT-SPONSORED ACTIVITIES, 2012-2013 INSTRUCTIONS: For each activity, please indicate 1. the type and topic of activity and name of organizer/presenter if applicable 2. whether department members organized the activities or gave presentations or both 3. the date (select from the calendar drop-down; if you do not know the exact date, use the first day of the month when it occurred) 4. the number attending the event Type of Activity and Topic Degree Works/Pathways demonstrations Organized, Presented, or Both Presented Date Number Attending Various C. INDIVIDUAL ACTIVITIES/ACHIEVEMENTS OF DEPARTMENT’S ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF, 2012-2013 INSTRUCTIONS: For each administrative staff member with achievements to report: 1. 2. 3. 4. enter name select the type of achievement from the menu enter the citation as it would appear in a publication or formal report indicate the semester when the achievement was completed Name Florence Farrat Robert Anderson Achievement type (from menu) ACRAO NY TIPPS and Data Conversion meetings ACRAO USA Citation Semester Attended conference Fall 12 Attended monthly meetings Fall 12 and Spring 13 Spring 13 Attended confernce Lisa Freeland CUNY Registrar council Monthly meetings Ann Tullio MENU Fall 12 and Spring 13 Queensborough Community College Non-teaching Department Book - authored Book – edited Newspaper/Magazine Article Journal Article, other Journal Article, peer-reviewed Book, Chapter Conference Presentation, other Conference Presentation - published as proceedings Book, introduction, preface, etc. Lecture (Invited) Art Exhibit Curated Art Exhibited (juried show) Service to department, College, University, community, and/or professional society Web Site Development Other (scholarly or creative achievements comparable to previous categories) July 2013 Direction/Choreography/Dramaturgy/Design (dance, theater, film) Performance (music, dance, theater) Music Composition Published/Performed Play Produced/Performed Review/Commentary (including Blogging) Awards Patent Materials Development Grants awarded (title, awarding agency, amount and period of award) Curriculum or laboratory development, workshop conducted Works submitted/accepted/in press or in progress; works reprinted/republished Service as a reviewer/editor/consultant Conference, workshop, training attended Other (please explain) D. DEPARTMENT CHANGES, 2012-2013 INSTRUCTIONS: Choose the type of change from the menu below and fill in the other columns. Type (from menu) Personnel or organizational change Personnel or organizational change Personnel or organizational change Personnel or organizational change Personnel or organizational change Description of Change Veteran Certifications now being processed by Veteran Affairs office Samantha Gross Spring 13 Evaluation of Change* NA Reassigned to ET department Spring 13 NA New COA replacement of staff Danie Jules Replacement Hired as aHEO of Staff who resigned Doreen FoxRe classified Herron to HEa Spring 13 NA Fall 12 NA Fall 12 NA Catherine Lee Reason for Change Better service for students Date/Semester Queensborough Community College Personnel or organizational change Personnel or organizational change Facilities/space Personnel or organizational change Non-teaching Department Elisabeth Scheiner reassigned to Registrar Antonio Ruiz New office for A104 and A119 Danie Jules Re Spring 13 organization of Academic Advisement New COA Spring 13 replacement of staff Improvement Fall 12 Running Clearinghouse reports July 2013 NA NA A 119 very crowded space Spring 13 *Please note that, if change has been too recent to evaluate, you may indicate NA. MENU Type of change Personnel or organizational change Service, program, or project change Facilities/space Equipment Other Description New personnel, retirees, resignations, organizational changes, addition of departmental responsibilities, CCAS (13.3b), reclassification, merit increase, etc. Changes to the number, volume, or type of services, programs, or projects Renovations or development of new facilities (i.e., computer laboratories or relocation) Acquisition of new or disposition of old equipment Other changes affecting the department not included above and including interactions with other departments E. ASSESSMENT AND EVALUATION, 2012-2013 INSTRUCTIONS: Please fill in the table below according to the assessment you conducted this academic year. In the column, “recommended action plan,” please indicate the reasons for the recommended action(s) and any recommended modifications to target outcome(s). Key Performance Indicator* Target outcome(s) for Key Performance Indicator** Office Redesign Assess student satisfaction Actual outcome(s) Students and staff have adjusted to new office space Recommended action plan Recommended status of Core Activity and KPI (see menu) Completed Queensborough Community College Non-teaching Department July 2013 CUNYfirst implementation Compliance with QCC procedures, requirements, accuracy. Staff, faculty and student use and understanding of new student database. CUNYfirst Additional processes still Training developing as recommended new CUNY schools are integrated into system Continuing Academic Standing Processing Students need to have standing set each semester & CF processes are complicated Additional Training recommended Continuing Reporting enrollment to National Student Loan Clearinghouse R2T4 Improvement of CF process Process continues to be developed by Central office Danie Jules has taken over process Improvement Continuing Veteran certification processes Student veterans recieve timely VA benefits Timely processing of student withdrawals to insure timely reporting to Federal govt Continuing Working but CF financial aid may change process Moved to office of Veteran Affairs Notes: *The items in this column correspond to “indicators to be assessed” in part A, column 3. **To be more effective and meaningful, assessment efforts should focus on selected KPIs each academic year; over time, assessments should be rotated through all the department’s KPIs. MENU Completed Continuing Modified Discontinued Core activity has been completed Core activity and KPI will continue as before Core activity and KPI have been modified Core activity and KPI have been discontinued F. ASSESSMENT PLAN FOR NEW YEAR, 2013-2014 Core Activity (New Year) Key Performance Indicator (New Year) Target Outcome(s)* Plan for Achieving Target Outcome Divisional Head Approval (Date) Students below Student Outreach to Queensborough Community College Non-teaching Department Pathways 30 credits will satisfaction and Implementation either be changed quicker road to Plan to Pathways or Graduation will have a chance to Opt-In to pathways July 2013 students thru Advisement and Social Media *Targets indicated here will direct assessment efforts for the following year – see part A, column 3. Before submitting your year-end report to the Assessment Office, please submit it to your divisional head for review and approval. The finished version submitted to the Assessment Office will be posted as a pdf document on the college’s Assessment Web site.