Partnerships for Higher Education
Introduction
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 Pierce College at Joint Base Lewis McChord
 Micky Pickens-Millage, Presenter
 Testing Center Mission
 2 Year School in the Military Community
 Testing Services
 Delaware State University
 Amystique Harris-Church, Presenter
 Testing Center Mission
 4 Year School in the Community at Large
 Testing Services
Pierce College (JBLM)
Community
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 Mission Statement
Use the abilities of our students as the measure of
institutional quality and effectiveness.
 Goals
 Provide a quality testing environment
 Meet the diverse testing needs of our community by
providing a comprehensive testing program; intervention
measures; credit granting enhancement processes and
career preparation
 Develop innovative funding to increase testing
opportunities
Pierce College (JBLM)
Community
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Army
Local and Out of
Area
Local and Out of
Area
Air Force
Navy
Reserves
National
Guard
Local and Out of
Area
Pierce College (JBLM)
Community
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 Out of Area Services
 Placement Testing
 COMPASS (conversion to Pierce College placements)
 ASSET (paper and pencil)
 ACCUPLACER (conversion to Pierce College
placements)
 Study Materials
 Paper copy
 Computer links
Pierce College (JBLM)
Community
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 Local Services
 Placement Testing
 COMPASS
 Study Materials
 Paper copy
 Computer links
 Pre and Post Testing Assistance
 Diagnostic Testing
 Test Preparation Clinics
Pierce College (JBLM)
Community
 Outreach Innovations
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 Unit Class Development
 Placement Test Preparation
 CLEP and DSST Preparation Clinics
 Specially Developed Assessment and Writing classes
 Special Math Test Development for 4 Year Schools
 Community Outreach-Corvallis Police Dept Testing
 Dentistry National Board (DNB) Testing
 PearsonVue Testing (both military and civilian)
Pierce College (JBLM) Community
Two Year Schools—Proctored Exam Services
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Pierce College
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Aims Community College
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Central Texas Community College
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Fayetteville Technical Community
College
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Hopkinsville Community College
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John Wood Community College
and
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West Kentucky Community and
Technical College
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Penn Foster College
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Paris Junior College
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Rio Salado College
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Virginia Highlands Community
College
Pierce College (JBLM) Community
Four Year Schools—Proctored Exam Services
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Pierce College
and
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American Public University System
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Kansas State University
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Ashworth College
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Oregon State University
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Brigham Young University
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Park University
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California Coast University
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Purdue University
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Cameron University
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Stanford University
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Columbia College
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Thomas Edison State College
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Chaminade University of Honolulu
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Troy University
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Capital University-Div of Cont Ed
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University of Alaska
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Franklin University
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University of Maryland
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Gulf Coast State College
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University of South Dakota

Harvard University

Vincennes University
Delaware State Community
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 Core Values for Success Testing Center
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Community
Integrity
Diversity
Scholarship
Outreach
Delaware State Community
Testing Office Mission
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 The mission of the Office of Testing is to assist DSU students and the
surrounding community in assessing their knowledge, skills, and abilities as
they related to higher and continuing education by providing a variety of local
and national testing opportunities. This is accomplished through the use of
written and computer-adapted assessment and testing instruments.
 These are exciting times for Office of Testing. Our office is enjoying new levels
of respect and distinction in accomplishing our goals. At the core of this
newfound enthusiasm are a dedicated staff committed to ensuring that each
customer (internal/external) receives unwavering attention, assistance and
support. The testing office emphasizes quality in all aspects of its operational
processes. The Office of Testing is committed to strive for excellence. The
ultimate goal for the office is to be the very best it can be as premium testing
location in the State of Delaware.
Delaware State Community
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 Community Partnerships
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High School
2 year Colleges and Technical/Vocational Schools
Non-profits
Faith-Base Organizations
Military
Corporations
State Agencies
Associations
Delaware State Community
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Service Learning
 Develop Relationships – Forging service learning
partnerships can be challenging, but fortunately there
are principles and best practices that can make the task
less daunting. An initial step is the development of
relationships with key individuals within communitybased organizations.
 Assessing assets and needs – Conducting a thoughtful
assessment of the assets and needs that community
agencies and academic institutions can each contribute
to the service-learning experience is time well spent.
Delaware State Community
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Service Learning
 Choosing Partners – Characteristics important to the
success of a particular service-learning experience.
 Incorporating partnerships into all aspects of servicelearning and community testing –
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4.
Student recruitment
Student orientation
Reflection
Community service
Delaware State Community
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Quality Services
Define your customer experience
Communicate the mission
Monitor to ensure that standards all
followed
Give feedback and recognition
Delaware State Community
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Show Me the Money
Revenue received from testing vendors.
$12,571.00 (January 09 Dec 09)
$17,658.00 (January 10 Dec 10)
$10,373.00 (January 11-Sept 11)
Wrap Up / Q & A
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 Contact Information
Ms Micky Pickens
Program/Testing Coordinator
BTECH AA Professor
(O) (253) 964-6606
(F) (253) 581-1224
mpickens@pierce.ctc.edu
Amystique Y. Harris Church
Associate Director of Operations, Office of Testing
Thomasson Building, Office 202D
(302) 857-6143/6820 (v)
(302) 857-6142 (o)
achurch@desu.edu (email)
http://www.desu.edu/office-testing