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Oglala Lakota College
College Center Institutional Effectiveness Plan (IEP)
OGLALA LAKOTA COLLEGE
CHEYENNE RIVER COLLEGE CENTER YEARLY ACTION PLAN:
AY 2014-2015
OLC Strategic Goal VII:
OLC administration, faculty, staff and students will be active in the OLC community
through programs, individual participation, and collaborations.
College Center Strategic Goal I:
Assist in the matters which best suit staff and faculty to lead to more positive roles
within the unit and for the student body as well.
College Center Strategic Objective 1:
The unit would like to provide a more positive and cultural atmosphere for students
and visitors in order to enhance the educational experience this college center
provides.
Strategies
Objective 1.1:
Determine the
importance of
culturally based
activities.
Objective 1.2
Practice
everyday
customs and
values of the
Lakota.
Measuring
Tools
Expected
Results
Actual Results
Improvements to
Strategy
Surveys with
student body
and among
staff and
faculty with
feedback.
Develop a
working
collaboration
with
students/staff
with
community
and its
members
interested.
Surveys were
conducted with
collaboration of
Assessment office
but no surveys
conducted
individually for
center.
Document better
the cultural
activities
conducted here
at center, for
future
improvements or
interests.
Monitor and
encourage
staff and
faculty of
appropriate
values and
feedback from
staff and
faculty.
To provide
students,
visitors, staff
and faculty
with a cultural
atmosphere.
Staff and faculty
participated and
developed a more
cultural
awareness for
center and
students.
Continue to
implement the
importance of
cultural
teachings for the
center and
students’ ability
to understand
their culture.
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Oglala Lakota College
College Center Institutional Effectiveness Plan (IEP)
OGLALA LAKOTA COLLEGE
CHEYENNE RIVER COLLEGE CENTER YEARLY ACTION PLAN:
AY 2014-2015
OLC Strategic Goal VI:.
Provide information and develop collaborative ventures with internal and external
stakeholders within the OLC community.
College Center Strategic Goal II
Increase student retention rates at the Cheyenne River College Center.
College Center Strategic Objective 2:
The retention rate will increase by 3% over last year.
Strategies
Measuring
Tools
Expected
Results
Actual Results
Improvements to
Strategy
Surveys and
questionnaires
for students,
staff and faculty
of effectiveness
of activities.
Provide
sufficient
activities to
enhance the
students
experience
here at college.
Co-Curricular
activities were
conducted for
Education, Lakota
Studies and
Humanities
courses.
Continue to
encourage all
departments and
courses to assist in
co-curricular
planning.
Documentation
of engagement
on monthly
basis.
Full
engagement of
staff and
faculty with
appropriate
students to
increase
communication
and retention.
Increase in
engagement from
staff and faculty
to interact with
students, in their
appropriate
department.
Continue to
improve
engagement of staff
and faculty to
increase service
provided to
students and
community.
Surveys of the
outreach efforts
to determine
effectiveness as
well as interests.
Build
communication
with
community
programs as
well as local
schools.
Assisted local area
schools in higher
education
activities as well
as local teen center
with presentations.
Continue to conduct
outreach efforts for
recruitment as well
as information of
college degree
offerings from this
particular center.
Objective 2.1:
Strategic
planning of midterm activities
for co-curricular
events.
Objective 2.2:
Continued
efforts of
engagement
from staff and
faculty with
advisement for
students.
Objective 2.3:
Community
outreach for
increased
enrollment for
center.
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Oglala Lakota College
College Center Institutional Effectiveness Plan (IEP)
OGLALA LAKOTA COLLEGE
CHEYENNE RIVER COLLEGE CENTER YEARLY ACTION PLAN:
AY 2014-2015
OLC Strategic Goal II:
Provide student support services to facilitate persistence, retention and completion of
student educational goals.
College Center Strategic Goal III:
Increase student placement scores as well as improve academic communication for
students.
College Center Strategic Objective3:
Increase contact of faculty, staff and students through educational workshops to
improve remedial progress.
Strategies
Measuring
Tools
Expected
Results
Actual Results
Improvements
to Strategy
Documentation
and reports on
activities as well
as feedback
forms from
students.
Students to
succeed in the
remedial courses
as well as
tutoring abilities
of center to
increase.
Students engaged
in tutoring
sessions, but
documentation
was not collected
as successfully.
Continue to
provide
tutoring
sessions but
better
documentation
and summary.
Surveys and
feedback forms
for effectiveness
of workshops.
To provide a
service to
increase students
ability and
confidence in
writing methods.
Humanities
Department
conducted
“Writing Across
the Curriculum”
workshop for
faculty and
students.
Continue to
engage staff
and full-time
faculty of
center to
provide local
workshops in
writing skills.
Sign In sheet
and feedback
forms of activity
and suggested
future topics.
To give updated
information of
technology for
students to
succeed in their
academic
progress.
No technology
workshops were
conducted due to
time and efforts
were focused on
restructuring and
engagement
efforts.
Continue to
work toward
technology
workshops for
students and
their
educational
goals.
Objective 3.1:
Tutoring
sessions for
foundational
students.
Objective 3.2:
Workshops for
writing and
research (APA
& MLA)
Objective 3.3:
Provide
workshops of
importance of
technology for
educational
career.
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Oglala Lakota College
College Center Institutional Effectiveness Plan (IEP)
OGLALA LAKOTA COLLEGE
CHEYENNE RIVER COLLEGE CENTER YEARLY ACTION PLAN:
AY 2014-2015
OLC Strategic Goal V:
OLC will maintain and continue to enhance facilities, delivery systems and educational
infrastructure to meet the needs of the OLC students, faculty and staff.
College Center Strategic Goal IV:
To provide a unit facility which provides a more positive atmosphere as well as health and safety
regulated structure.
College Center Strategic Objective 4:
The unit will not only provide a more safe and health regulated facility but as well as a
more presentable and welcoming facility for students, staff and community.
Strategies
Measuring
Tools
Expected Results
Actual Results
Improvements
to Strategy
Document
outside
trainings and
workshops
with sign in
sheets as well
as agendas if
applicable.
To enhance the
students
experience with
other
informational
trainings and
workshops.
Total of 68 outside
programs utilized
the auditorium for
workshops, which
students are
eligible to attend
at no cost.
Continue to
work with
outside
programs to
build
communication
bridges for
students to
become aware of
the role.
Document
feedback of
students and
visitors of
visual look of
center.
To enhance the
cultural and
positive
atmosphere of
the center.
Classroom
hallway was
painted
portraying
cultural history.
Enhancements of
cultural history
on walls,
classrooms, as
well as Lakota
language to be
incorporated.
Objective 4.1:
Provide
auditorium for
outside programs
to conduct
trainings and
workshops for
community and
students to
attend.
Objective 4.2:
Enhance the
visual cultural
look of interior
walls of
classrooms and
hallways.
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Oglala Lakota College
College Center Institutional Effectiveness Plan (IEP)
OGLALA LAKOTA COLLEGE
CHEYENNE RIVER COLLEGE CENTER YEARLY ACTION PLAN:
AY 2014-2015
OLC Strategic Goal VI:
Provide more educational areas which could be offered by the unit to enhance the
reputation of the college and increase student enrollment, participation and retention.
College Center Strategic Goal V:
Expand course offerings in disciplined areas such as Applied Science.
College Center Strategic Objective 5:
To expand course offerings and the appropriate faculty to teach courses to ultimately
increase student enrollment.
Strategies
Measuring
Tools
Expected
Results
Actual Results
Improvements
to Strategy
Objective 5.1:
Academic Dean
to recruit and
monitor faculty
and adjunct
faculty.
Filing system of
instructors as
well as
documentation
of monthly
meeting with
faculty.
To enhance the
teaching views
of various
approved
instructors for
students.
Academic
Dean greatly
assisted in
monitoring
and
supervising
engagement
from Faculty.
Continue to
supervise
engagement with
faculty as well as
adjunct faculty.
Staff meetings of
department
updates as well
monthly faculty
meetings.
To engage CRCC
faculty with
department to
better service
student body.
Accomplished
the set
meetings and
updates with
faculty with
designated
department.
Engage CRCC
faculty to
appropriately
advise students
in their
designated
departments.
Objective 5.2:
Build
communication
efforts of faculty
with appropriate
departments.