2010-2011 JSCC
Annual Business Advisory Board
Meeting
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MARCH 25, 2011
KISBER ROOM – MCWHERTER BUILDING
JACKSON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE
JACKSON, TENNESSEE
Welcome and Introductions
Terri Messer
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 Advisory Board Members
 JSCC Faculty and Staff
Old Business Updates from 2010
Advisory Board Meeting
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 TN Complete College Act – measuring college
performance funding based on graduation number
vs. fall enrollment numbers and UP transfer path
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Retention Efforts – meet Countance Anderson
Grant funded retention efforts/activities
 Request for Clinical Informatics by WTH
 Several meetings/discussions to determine exact need
Results: Cross training of currently employed medical
professionals and clinicians on medical knowledge and
information systems
 Currently partnering with Community College consortium grant
opportunity to develop a certificate/AAS concentration focusing
on this need
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Old Business Continued
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 Within meetings at WTH, other training needs
were evaluated and JSCC Continuing Ed provided
workforce improvement classes – Jack Laser
 National Career Readiness Certificate testing –
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Tested BIC intern students in Fall 2010, next group set to
test in the upcoming weeks. Of ___ testing in fall, results:
Gold
5s and above
Silver
4s and above
Bronze
3s and above
Business Program Curriculum Changes
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 Development of “university tract” in community college
curriculum all transferable to universities (from TCCA)
 Several UP degree programs had curriculum altered to
meet the state wide mandate of course transferability
 In BIC, AA/AS Accounting, Business Administration
and Information Systems changes go into effect Fall
2011
 Changes to JSCC’s Business programs:
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Remove Bus 111 (Introduction to Business), Bus 231 (Business
Statistics)
Add Math 1530 (Statistics and Probabilities), 4 hours of guided
electives – we will recommend Bus 211 (Legal Environment of
Business)
New Course: HIM 201
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HIM 201 Introduction to Health Information
Management – This course introduces students to the
principles of Health Information Management through the
understanding of Health Information Technology. Topics
covered are based on the core competencies defined by
AHIMA, as well as HIPPA Regulations AND JACHO
recommendations that provide connectivity and applications
that make up Health Information Systems of today.
Jayne Lowery will develop and instruct.
New Course: Bus 215
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 Bus 215
Entrepreneurship/Small Business
Management: This course gives students the knowledge and
competencies they need to start and manage a business of their
own. Topics covered include business ethics, preparing a
business plan, accounting, finance, management, and marketing,
as well as special emphasis on customer service, which is so
important in today’s competitive business environment.
 John Tibbs to oversee development/instruction.
2010–11 Business Internship Partners
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Henderson County Clerk’s Office*
JSCC: Academic Assistance Center
City of Jackson – Accounting/Finance*
Evans Clinic*
Lexington Broadcasting Inc.*
Trenton Public Defenders Office*
West Tennessee Healthcare*
Chester County Circuit Court System*
H & R Block*
*New partnership with JSCC
Business Enrollment Fall Trend
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Total Business
Fall Term
Enrollments
National
Unemployment
Rate (Sept):
Tn Rate (Sept):
Declared Bus
Majors:
UP Bus
UP Acct’g
AAS Business
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
690
791
650
733
732
4.7%
4.6%
6.2%
9.8%
9.6%
5.1%
5.1%
7.1%
10.7%
9.4%
192
50
97
166
70
105
172
64
121
185
61
122
143
65
126
Business Graduate Review
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Degree
200506
2006-7
2007-8
2008-9
2009-10
2010-11
38
37
23
31
39
20
10
6
6
14
4
13
AAS Business
15
8
15
26
24
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TOTAL
BUSINESS
GRADUATES
63
51
44
71
67
48
AS Business
(University
Transfer)
AS Accounting
(University
Transfer)
Progress on Improved Exit Exam Scores
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2006/7
2007/8
2008/9
2009/10
2010/11
72.5
72.9
71.3
71.1
71.6
Efforts on Additional Funding
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 Department of Labor/C3T Consortium Grant –
partnering with other TN community colleges to jointly
show the demand/funding for:
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Logistics/Supply Chain Management*
Health Informatics*
Industrial Process Control
Energy
Hospitality/Management
 Lumina Grant – awarded for focusing on
accelerated/block scheduling/cohort based education
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Business Management*
General Education*
Pre Allied Health*
Continued Grant Funding for BIC
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Perkins IV Grant
Perkins IV Reserve Grant
Green Energy Grant
Newer Technology
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 May have seen/read about Jackson State being
awarded a USDA grant “Rural Utilities Services
(RUS)” for $485,000.
 This grant will be used to purchase distance learning
equipment in seven counties in West Tennessee to
‘beam’ classes to the rural area high schools for dual
enrollment courses or for evening college classes.
 Let’s go see a demonstration of how it works…
 Then we’ll conclude meeting with your feedback!
Let us hear from you…
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