Higher Education 582
The Comprehensive Community College
Tentative Topic/Reading Schedule
Summer 2013
June 26-28, July 10-12
Instructor: Larry H. Ebbers
University Professor
Higher Education
N226 Lagomarcino Hall
(515) 294-8067 (office)
lebbers@iastate.edu
(515) 294-4942 (fax-office)
(515) 232-0073 (home)
(515) 290-9854 (cell)
Course Purpose:
Many historians, scholars, and practitioners regard the community college as the most unique
characteristic of American higher education. There can be no debate that the growth and development
of these colleges has altered the postsecondary system of education in this country and redefined the
concept of an educated person.
The purpose of this course is to help you gain a better understanding of the development and
organization of this educational institution, its accomplishments, its problems, and its future. You
should know the characteristics of the institution and its units, be acquainted with its historical origins
and its contemporary role, and be able to describe and make judgments about the students, faculty,
staff, and administration by the end of the semester.
Although many of you already know much about a particular community college and a particular
division in which you have worked, the comprehensive picture of the institution gained through the
class activities will increase your effectiveness as a faculty member and/or administrator.
Course Organization:
The material in this course is organized into seven units. Each unit deals with the identifying
characteristics of the community college and with its segmental role vis-à-vis other postsecondary
education institutions. In addition to this general syllabus, each unit will have additional instructional
activities and materials to assist in the learning process.
This is not a lecture course; we are not just covering material. It is the responsibility of each person in
the class—student and instructor—to contribute both from the literature and her/his experiences so that
our portrait of the community college is as comprehensive as possible. Certain instruction activities are
structured to facilitate this acquisition of knowledge.
Four of the six days will be spent on community college campuses focusing on course areas. This will
give you a ―feel‖ for these institutions. All different, but still the same.
Wednesday, June 26 – DMACC Hunziker Center – 9:00 a.m.
Topics:
Shape and Scope
Community College: A National Profile
History of community colleges
Mission of the community colleges
Functions of the community college
Leadership in 2012
Thursday, June 27 – Iowa Central Community College – Fort Dodge – 9:00 a.m. – 3:45 p.m.
Boardroom
Topics:
Student Services
State and Government Relations
Change
Friday, June 28 – Des Moines Area Community College – Ankeny – Eldon Leonard Board Room –
Building 22– 9:00 a.m - 3:30 p.m.
Topics
Organizational Structures
Curriculum Development
Workforce Development
Professional Development
Institutional Market
Political Landscape
Wednesday, July 10 – Iowa Valley Community College District Office – Marshalltown
Boardroom – 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Topics:
Multi-Campus Districts
Organizational Structure
Community College Finance
Continuing Education
AQIP
Marketing
Board Meeting
Thursday, July 11 –Location TBA – Kirkwood Community College – Cedar Rapids – 9:00 a.m. – 8:30
p.m.
Topics:
Continuing Education
Athletics
Resource Development
Partnerships
Board Meeting and Dinner with Trustees
Friday, July 12 – DMACC Hunziker Center – 8:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Topics
Current Issues Presentations
Designing the College of the Future
Websites of importance:
http://www.aacc.nche.edu (AACC)
http://www.chronicle.com/cc
http://www.iowacentral.edu
http://www.iavalley.edu
http://www.kirkwood.edu
http://www.dmacc.edu
http://www.state.ia.us/educate/programs/commcoll/publications/shape-future.pdf(State
CC Strategic Plan & Condition of Iowa Report 2011
http://www.IACCT.com
http://www.umich.edu/~cccd
http://www.tc.columbia.edu/~iee/ccre (Community College Research Center)
http://www.state.ia.us/educate/programs/commcoll/publication/2005report
http://www/tc.columbia.edu/ccrc(CommunityCollegeResearchCenter)
http://www.aacc.nche.edu(Community College Journal Online 1930-Present)
Education Commission of the States – www.ecs.org
Center for Community College Policy – www.communitycollegepolicy.org
American Association of State Colleges and Universities – www.aascu.org
American Association of Community Colleges – www.aacc.nche.edu
National Governor’s Association – www.nga.org
National Conference of State Legislatures – www.ncsl.org
Academy for Educational Development - www.aed.org
League for Innovation in the Community College – www.league.org
Southern Regional Education Board – www.sreb.org/main/HigherEd
State Higher Education Executive Officer’s Organization (SHEEO) – www.sheeo.org
The Institute for Higher Education Policy – www.ihep.org
The Delta Project on Postsecondary Education Costs, Productivity and Accountability –
www.deltacostproject.org
www.higheredinfo.org
Lumina Foundation for Education – www.luminafoundation.org
National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education – www.highereducation.org
Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE) – www.wiche.edu. Of particular
interest is the legislative database – www.wiche.edu/policy/SPIDO/index/asp
Rand Corporation – www.rand.org
Stateline – www.stateline.org
Data on revenue and spending trends, go to http://www.deltacostproject.org
Making Opportunity Affordable, national initiative to tackle costs and increase degree productivity –
http://www.makingopportunityaffordable.org/
Assignments:
30% Compare and contrast 3 community college websites (must be from different states)
20% Reflective paper (3-5 pages): your thoughts on community colleges, re: Report on the 21st
Century Commission on the Future of Community Colleges – class participation
20% A summary of 6 articles: one each by John Roueche; Kay McClenney, Richard Alfred, Tom
Bailey, Linda Serra Hagedorn, Frankie Santos Laanan, or one other author of your choice. No
more than one page on each article.
30% Group project – Class presentation TBD on first day of class -- 45-minute group
presentation in July – must file a report – Be creative
Projects are due August 1, 2013 (emailed, faxed or hard copy)
Units/Topics:
The seven units are as follows:
1. The shape and scope of the community college
2. The structure of the community college
3. The curriculum
4. The professional staff
5. Students and student services
6. Organization for service
7. The future of the community college
Much of the material in each unit will integrate into other units as well.
Iowa Central Community College District
Higher Education 582 Class Visit
June 27, 2013
Location: Board Room
9:45 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
Welcome
Dave Grosland
10:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
Dave Grosland "OVERVIEW OF ACADEMIC PROGRAMS"
Board Room
10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Adams, Condon, & Staton "FROM FACULTY TO DEAN"
Board Room
10:30-10:50 – Neale
10:50-11:10 – Jennifer
11:10-11:30 – Trina
11:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Laurie Hendricks "DEVELOPMENT & MARKETING"
Board Room
12:00 p.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Lunch
12:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
"TOUR"
Main Campus, Student Apartments, Crimmins Building, and Willow
Ridge
2:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
TJ Martin "DISTANCE LEARNING"
Board Room
2:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Sara Condon/Megan Grove "ATTITUDE AJUSTMENT: TEAMING UP
FOR EXCELLENCE"
Board Room
3:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Dr. Ebbers
Iowa State University
Comprehensive Community College Class Visit
Dr. Larry Ebbers, Professor
Iowa Valley Community College District
3702 South Center Street, Marshalltown, Iowa 50158
Wednesday, July 10, 2013
Agenda
Time
8:30 – 9:00 A.M.
9:00 – 10:15 A.M.
10:15 – 10:45 A.M.
10:45-11:00 A.M.
11:00 – 11:30 A.M.
11:30 – 11:45 A.M.
11:45 A.M. – 12:15 P.M.
12:15 – 1:15 P.M.
1:15 – 2:00 P.M.
2:00 – 2:15 P.M.
2:15 – 3:00 P.M.
3:00 - 3:30 P.M.
3:30 P.M.
Presentation
Arrive at Iowa Valley Community College
District
Overview of IVCCD - Dr. Christopher
Duree, Chancellor of IVCCD
Lobbying for a Community College Director of Governmental Relations –
Cindy Schulte
Break
College Finance – Kathy Pink, Chief
Financial Officer
Travel to Orpheum Theater Center
Tour of the Iowa Valley’s Orpheum Theater
Center - Pip Gordon, Center Director
Lunch & Walk to the Education and
Training Center
Marshalltown Community College’s
One-Stop Shop Model – Angie Redmond,
MCC Associate Dean of Enrollment
Services
Break
Location
IVCCD Board Room
IVCCD Board Room
IVCCD Board Room
IVCCD Board Room
Orpheum Theater
Orpheum Theater/
Education & Training
Center
Iowa Valley Education
& Training Center
Iowa Valley Education
& Training Center
Iowa Valley’s Education & Training Center Iowa Valley Education
Programs – Jon Nunez, Assessment
& Training Center
Retention Specialist & Jorge Bonilla,
Coordinator of Educational Services
Marshalltown Education Partnership
Iowa Valley Education
Program - Joan Jaimes, MEP Outreach
& Training Center
Coordinator
Closing Remarks by Dr. Ebbers
DMACC Visit, Ankeny Campus
Higher Education 582
Location: Eldon Leonard Board Room, Building 22
June 29, 2013
8:30am – 9:30 a.m.
Kim Linduska, Executive Vice President
10:00 – 11:00 a.m.
“Electronic Crime Institute”
11:00 – Noon
Overview of DMACC
“Leadership in the Community College”
- Robert J. Denson, President DMACC
Noon – 1:00 p.m.
Lunch – Palmers Deli & Tour
1:30 – 3:00 p.m.
Urban Campus
ISU Comprehensive Community College Course
(20 attendees)
Visit to Kirkwood Community College
July 11, 2013
Meeting Location:
Amana Room – Iowa Hall
Agenda:
8:30 a.m.
Mick Starcevich
Welcome and Kirkwood Update
9:30 a.m.
Kim Johnson
Continuing Ed and Contracted Services
Todd Prusha/Kristy Black
Regional Centers
10:30 a.m.
11:30 p.m.
12:00 p.m.
1:00 p.m.
Kirkwood bus to The Hotel
Lunch
Class Act (reservation made) everyone paying for their own
lunch
Lee Belfield
Tour Culinary/Hospitality programs
1:30 p.m.
1:40 p.m.
Kirkwood bus to Jones Hall
Dave Bennett
2:10 p.m.
2:15 p.m.
Kirkwood bus to Linn Hall
Mike McLaughlin
2:45 p.m.
3:00 p.m.
Tour Energy Center
Tour Health Simulation Center
Kirkwood bus to Iowa Hall
Lois Bartelme
4:00-4:30 p.m.
Board Relations
Break
4:30 p.m.
Board Meeting
Walk to B.A. Jensen Board Room, Kirkwood Hall
6:30 p.m.
Own transportation to The Hotel
6:30 p.m.
Dinner with the Trustees
Class Act Patio
Dr. Mick Starcevich, President
Kim Johnson, Vice President, Continuing Education and Training Services
Dr. Todd Prusha, Dean, Distance Learning
Kristy Black, Jones/Cedar County Director
Lee Belfield, General Manager, The Hotel at Kirkwood Center
David Bennett, Instructor, Energy Production & Distribution
Dr. Mike McLaughlin, Health Occupations Director & Director of Kirkwood Healthcare Simulation Center
Dr. Lois Bartelme, Kirkwood Board Chair