Student Affairs – Year-end Report – Part B – Planning and Assessment
STUDENT ACTIVITIES
Mission: The mission of the Queensborough Community College Student Association (QSA) is to further the well-being of the student body, to provide
students with experience and training in a democratic form of government, to continuously expand and coordinate a program of student activities, to
stimulate student interest and support in the development, assessment and execution of educational, social, cultural and recreational programs, to develop
communication amongst students, administration and faculty in order to further the goals of this educational facility.
College strategic objectives:
Division strategic objectives:
1. C.5 Use technology to support instruction & Student Support
Services & to promote institution & constituencies.
2. C.1 Offer Comprehensive faculty & staff development program.
1. III. Better Utilization of existing Resources
2. V.a. Increase awareness and participation of cross training and
professional development experiences and opportunities.
2014-15 Completion report (outcomes for this past academic year, based on last year’s year-end report, section F)
Key performance
indicators
Effectiveness of the
Student Leadership
Conference
Target outcomes
Actual outcomes
Increase the number of
students choosing to
run for the 2015
Student Government
Elections by 2%.
Student voter
participation in Student
Government Elections
Increase the number of
students voting in the
2015 Student
Government Elections
by 3%.
During the 2013-14 academic years,
there were a total of four (4) students
who attended the Student Leadership
Weekend and ran in that year’s
election. This year, a total of six (6)
students who attended the Student
Leadership Weekend, also ran for the
Student Government Elections.
For the spring 2014 Student
Government Elections, 9.58% of
eligible students voted. This year, a
total of 10.1% of eligible students
voted in the election.
Candidate participation
in the Student
Government Elections
Insure that candidates
are running with
opposition for all SGA
Executive Board
During the 2015 Election (7) students
ran on the ballot for SGA President,
(4) ran for Executive Vice President,
(2) for Administrative Vice President,
Note:
Mid-year status report due end of January.
Completion report due early July (specific deadlines may vary by year).
Recommended action plans*
We were successful in exceeding our goal in this area and hope to
continue to increase the promotion of the Student Government
Elections during the Student Leadership Weekend. We plan to
include a workshop on Student leadership opportunities during the
leadership weekend.
Although there was an increase in the percentage of students that
voted in the Student Government Election, we did not reach the 3%
threshold we were hoping for. The plan for next year includes
continued efforts to increase promotion of the elections. In
addition, conversations will be held with SERC (Student Election
Review Committee) regarding the timing of the elections, we are
recommending that future elections are held later in spring. This will
increase the amount of candidate campaigning. Special training will
also be given to candidates regarding campaign strategies in the
hopes that their increased activity will lead to additional votes.
Although there was ample competition for several positions, there
were two SGA positions that failed to attract candidates. In the
future, an attempt will be made to target perspective candidates.
Future plans include contacting the Business Academy advisors for
Student Affairs – Year-end Report – Part B – Planning and Assessment
Key performance
indicators
Target outcomes
positions.
Emerging Leaders
Program
Increase the number of
students completing
leadership training over
the number of students
who completed training
for 2013-14.
Actual outcomes
(3) for Programming, (1) candidate for
Treasurer, (1) candidate for Vice
President for Part-Time students and
(5) candidates for Vice President of
Evening Students.
To successfully complete the
Emerging Leaders Program, students
were required to attend leadership
training workshops on Saturdays
either during the fall or spring
semesters. Of the 41 participants, 27
attended four or more workshops.
This is an increase over the previous
academic year.
Recommended action plans*
recommendations and targeted promotion to potential Treasurers.
Student leaders will be targeted for future elections with an eye on
recruiting a VP for Part-Time students.
Changes will be made to the format of the Emerging Leaders
Program for the upcoming year. Students will be asked to attend a
total of seven leadership workshops that will include five Saturdays
in the Fall semester, one day long conference in January and one
workshop during the spring 2016 semester. By April 2016, students
must complete 25 hours of internship with an on campus
department or office. Students are required to attend at least one
shared governance experience to be determined in conjunction with
the Director of Student Leadership & Development.
*Column contents should be used to indicate which strategic objectives below address the follow-up necessary.
2015-16 Department strategic plans (arranged by each division strategic objective that the department supports)
1. Division strategic objective: [see above] III. Better Utilization of existing Resources
Department strategic
Indicator(s)
Expected outcomes
Action plan/timeline
objectives
To create a process by which
Number of club
Increase number of club
1. Meet with director of Web Services
QCC student groups and
packets
packets submitted
to discuss available methods to better
organizations will be able to
submitted
electronically for spring 2016. utilize website for submission and
submit and process necessary electronically for Club packets were not
approval of club packets.
paperwork electronically.
spring 2016.
submitted electronically for
2. Announce change in policy to
2014-15 (new initiative).
constituents.
Who
Actual outcomes
Student
Activities
2. Division strategic objective: V.a. Increase awareness and participation of cross training and professional development experiences and opportunities.
Department strategic
Indicator(s)
Expected outcomes
Action plan/timeline
Who
Actual
objectives
outcomes
Create an orientation program
Number of Club
Increase the number of Club Advisors
1. Discuss with QSA changes
Student
for all Club Advisors that
Advisors that
who complete the orientation either in
that will be made to fiscal
Activities
includes changes being made to participate in the
the fall or spring semesters. Number of
policies in upcoming year.
CUNY/QCC polices and best
Club Advisors
advisors who attended orientation
2. Research best practices and
practices and strategies related orientation.
during 2014-15 equaled 27 out of 53
strategies related to student
to student life.
student groups/ organizations.
life.
Note:
Mid-year status report due end of January.
Completion report due early July (specific deadlines may vary by year).