Queensborough Community College
DEPARTMENT: CSTEP
Non-teaching Department
July 2013
2012-2013 ACADEMIC YEAR
MISSION
INSTRUCTIONS:
Your mission statement should be no more than 80 words in length.
The mission of CSTEP is to recruit and retain students from historically underrepresented minorities (of
African, Hispanic/Latino or Native American/Alaskan Native descents) or economically disadvantage
(based on criteria established by New York State) pursuing professional education programs of study
leading to professional licensure and careers in STEM fields to ensure completion of their degrees.
The CSTEP program is designed for New York State residents, including U.S. permanent residents or
U.S. citizens who must be full-time students.
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”).
Yes or no. Indicators
to be assessed should
come from the
previous year’s
report, part F,
column 4.
Advisement
Provided academic advisement to110 students. Promote
academic excellence and encourage students to maintain a
minimum Grade Point Average of 3.0
Assist students in their professional developments via
resume writing sessions, internship and research
placements and community service opportunities.
Created an environment where successful CSTEP students
would help their peers in academic difficulties.
Offer enrichment workshops assisting students with their
college life and academic challenges
Provided opportunities for students to present their
research projects at various conferences both regionally
and state wide.
CSTEP students we offered the opportunities to participate
in various field rips including a Site visit at Brookhaven
National Laboratory.
Via the CSTEP club, students had a chance to develop
leadership, communication, and management skills.
CSTEP students received free text books at the beginning
of every semester making it more affordable to attend
school and perform well.
Eligible students received metrocards to cover their
Internship and research
placements
Tutoring
Enrichment workshops
Conferences
Field trips
CSTEP club
Books
Metrocards
Queensborough Community College
Stipends
Summer program
Networking sessions
Non-teaching Department
transportation to and from the college.
Stipends were distributed to eligible students as a
compensation for their dedication to their academic
progress.
A short summer Program is put together for CSTEP
eligible freshmen interested in any STEM related
curriculum.
Participants share invaluable social interaction and friendly
support with fellow students, as well as receive customized
strategies for success in both professional and personal
aspects of life.
July 2013
Queensborough Community College
B.
Non-teaching Department
July 2013
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
Lemonade Sale for Childhood Cancer
Bake Sale for Breast Cancer
Volunteer for National Chemistry Day
Clothing and Food Drive for victims of Hurricane
Sandy
Christmas Project for Children
Hurricane Sandy Relief
Food Drive
Toy Drive
Victim of Sandy Collection
Soles for Souls
Medical Supplies Drive benefiting Operation Dream
catchers
Aids Walk Bake Sale
Walk to Aspire Bake Sale
QCC Walk to Aspire Fundraiser
Chemistry Dept. Raffle
T-shirts for Haiti
Making Sandwiches for the Poor
Support Local Animal Shelters
Earth Day Awareness
Aids Walk Bake Sale
Aids Walk
Resume Writing Workshop
Communication and Social Networking
Problem Solving
HeLa Cell Microscopy Workshop
Working Safely in the Lab
Proactive Stress Management
Seminar from John Jay College
Mental Illness and the Family
Cancer: A Survivors Story
Using a Rotary Evaporator
Organized, Presented,
or Both
Date
Number
Attending
Co-Sponsored Event
Co-Sponsored Event
Co-Sponsored Event
Co-Sponsored Event
10/5/2012
10/15/2012
10/27/2012
11/1/2012
30
20
2
15
Co-Sponsored Event
Co-Sponsored Event
Co-Sponsored Event
Co-Sponsored Event
Co-Sponsored Event
Co-Sponsored Event
Co-Sponsored Event
11/14/2012
11/18/2012
11/19/2012
12/7/2012
12/16/2012
Fall 2012
Spring
2013
3/14/2013
3/18/2013
3/20/2013
4/15/2013
4/17/2013
4/17/2013
4/22/2013
4/23/203
5/9/2013
5/19/2013
9/27/2012
10/24/2012
10/3/2012
3/6/2013
3/6/2013
3/13/2013
3/13/2013
3/13/2013
3/20/2013
3/20/2013
10
8
9
5
2
20
5
Co-Sponsored Event
Co-Sponsored Event
Co-Sponsored Event
Co-Sponsored Event
Co-Sponsored Event
Co-Sponsored Event
Co-Sponsored Event
Co-Sponsored Event
Co-Sponsored Event
Co-Sponsored Event
Co-Sponsored Event
Co-Sponsored Event
Co-Sponsored Event
Co-Sponsored Event
Co-Sponsored Event
Co-Sponsored Event
Co-Sponsored Event
Co-Sponsored Event
Co-Sponsored Event
Co-Sponsored Event
8
6
20
10
40
12
5
3
2
3
varies
varies
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Queensborough Community College
Seminar and Discussion on Chemistry Research
Personal Training
Asian Cultural Festival
Biotechnology Alumni Day
Blood Drive
Haitian Club Food Tasting Event
HIV & Hepatitis C Testing
Turning Big Data into Insights
Marketing and Finance Workshop
Assertiveness Training
Treatment of Diabetes
Understanding Hypertension
Math Study Skills
CSTEP Welcome Back Breakfast
Everything You Need to know about CUNY First
CSTEP Annual Award Ceremony
CSTEP Kick-off Meeting
Study Skills Workshop
Nursing Student Workshop
Women in Science
End of Year Party
QCC Resources on Campus/Time Management
Research Internship Opportunities
Math Anxiety
STEP/CSTEP monthly Regional meetings
Poster Presentation
Transfer Workshop
Profile Day
Career Panels I (ECET)
Trip to the Central Park Zoo
Career Panels II (Nursing)
Brookhaven Site Visit/Trip
Non-teaching Department
Co-Sponsored Event
Co-Sponsored Event
Co-Sponsored Event
Co-Sponsored Event
Co-Sponsored Event
Co-Sponsored Event
Co-Sponsored Event
Co-Sponsored Event
Co-Sponsored Event
Co-Sponsored Event
Co-Sponsored Event
Co-Sponsored Event
Presented
Presented
Presented
Presented
Organized
Organized
Organized
Organized
Organized
Organized
Organized
Organized
Organized
Organized
Organized
Organized
Organized
Organized
Organized
Organized
July 2013
4/5/2013
4/10/2013
4/10/2013
4/13/2013
4/20/2013
4/22/2013
4/24/2013
4/24/2013
4/24/2013
4/24/2013
5/1/2013
5/8/2013
11/28/2012
2/1/2013
4/11/2013
5/15/2013
7/2/2012
9/12/2012
10/25/2012
12/12/12
12/12/12
2/13/2013
2/27/2013
2/27/2013
March
4/10/2013
4/17/2013
4/17/2013
4/24/2013
5/3/2013
5/8/2013
6/21/2013
varies
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19
19
4
40
5
17
1
25
38
14
27
27
12
28
10
10
10
6
9
8
Queensborough Community College
Non-teaching Department
July 2013
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
Achievement type (from
menu)
Citation
Jeannie Buxo
Web Site Development
Maintain the CSTEP webpage
Marie-Francesca
Berrouet
Service to department,
College, University,
community, and/or
professional society
Service to department
APACS conference: Leadership to
transform education
Marie-Francesca
Berrouet
Marie-Francesca
Berrouet
Marie-Francesca
Berrouet
Service to department
Service to community
Semester
Fall 2012/
Spring 2013
Spring 2013
STEP/CSTEP regional conference
Spring 2013
Pre-conference Certification Session:
National Resource Center on Advising
Food and clothes drives and
distributions for victims of Hurricane
Sandy
Spring 2013
Fall 2012
MENU
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)
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)
Queensborough Community College
Non-teaching Department
July 2013
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
Description of
Change
New personnel
Reason for
Change
Program needed a
replacement for
the Internship and
Research
Coordinator
position.
Date/Semester
April 1st 2013/
Spring 2013
Evaluation of
Change*
N/A
*Please note that, if change has been too recent to evaluate, you may indicate NA.
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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
Queensborough Community College
Non-teaching Department
July 2013
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**
Meet the target
number of students
to be served by
program
Serve 110 CSTEP
students
during the 2012-2013
academic year
Internship Placement
Place eligible students in
Internships
Research Placement
Place eligible students in
research projects
Actual
outcome(s)
Serve 121
CSTEP students
during the 20122013
academic year
31 participants
completed 2,820
28 participants
completed 2,100
hrs of internship
experience
Recommended
action plan
Continue to recruit
students through
Freshmen
Academies.
Continue detection
of
eligible students for
future placement
Continue detection
of
eligible students for
future placement
Recommended
status of Core
Activity and KPI
(see menu)
Continuing
Continuing
Continuing
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.
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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
Queensborough Community College
Non-teaching Department
July 2013
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)
Grade Point
Average
Increase Grade Point
Average median for
program
participants
Increase Grade Point
Average from
2.8 median to 3.0
Continue to
encourage students
to utilize tutorial
services and offer
more study skills
workshops.
*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.