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360° Student Services: Engaging the SinclairOnline Student from Prospect to Degree
Christina Amato March 2012
Volume: 25 Issue: 3
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In an era where students increasingly expect their needs to be met without ever stepping foot on a campus, college staff are under increasing pressure to provide instantaneous assistance and access across a broad realm of college services. This dilemma has left higher education administrators with a difficult charge: engage students more than ever before, using diminishing resources. Sinclair Community College and its online division, SinclairOnline, faced a similar quandary in 2009.
Tags: Leadership and Organization, Policy and Practice, Innovations
Toward Understanding the Underrepresentation of African-American Faculty in Community Colleges
Tara Carter February 2012
Volume: 25 Issue: 2
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Community colleges enroll a significant number of African-American students, but the majority of these students do not have an opportunity to learn from African-American professors--a group that is underrepresented in community colleges. To better understand this underrepresentation, I interviewed  African-American community college faculty members using Critical Race Theory (CRT) as the conceptual framework.
Tags: Issues and Trends, Leadership and Organization, Diversity, Inclusion, Policy and Practice, Innovations
Change and the Completion Agenda
Terry O'Banion January 2012
Volume: 25 Issue: 1
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Community colleges live and thrive in the crucible of change--always have, always will. Built on the streets far from the Ivory Tower, they daily confront and embrace an ever-changing community, an ever-changing student body, an ever-changing societal demand for new workers and new citizens, an ever-changing technology, an ever-changing demand for accountability.
Tags: Leadership and Organization, Organizational Culture, Policy and Practice, Innovations
Is It Worth It? Conducting a Program Cost Study to Determine Return on Investment
Lori Alexander December 2011
Volume: 24 Issue: 12
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Comprehending what a program costs is important to everyone from faculty and program directors to senior administrators. With increasing enrollments, understanding the costs associated with offering additional sections of courses is critical to planning. And, with decreasing budgets, knowing the cost of a program helps prioritize resources during tough economic times and helps make the case for additional funding from external sources in support of high-demand/high-cost programs.
Tags: Leadership and Organization, Policy and Practice, Innovations
Accreditation of Community College Early Childhood Associate Degree Programs
Martha Munoz November 2011
Volume: 24 Issue: 11
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Community college leaders are extremely knowledgeable about their own regional accrediting bodies as well as long-established accreditation for specialized programs. For example, the National League for Nursing Accreditation and the Commission on Dental Accreditation are among the accrediting bodies that provide specialty program accreditation. Recently, following years of study devoted to feasibility and development, a new program-accreditation process was launched.
Tags: Leadership and Organization, Policy and Practice, Innovations
The Democracy Commitment: A National Platform for Civic Engagement
Rufus Glasper October 2011
Volume: 24 Issue: 10
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Believing that "a healthy democracy depends on engaged citizens, proud of their rights, thoughtful about their responsibilities, and informed about their choices," an increasing number of community colleges are making "The Democracy Commitment" to publicly state their pledge to ensure an education in democracy for their students.
Tags: Leadership and Organization, Community Relations, Innovations
STEM Education on the Holodeck: The Future Has Arrived
David Thornburg September 2011
Volume: 24 Issue: 9
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At a time when the U.S. economy is experiencing great challenges, there is one fact that is a matter of utmost urgency. The development of STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) skills is a national priority. The need for people pursuing careers in these fields has never been higher--even if employment challenges exist in the short term.
Tags: Leadership and Organization, Policy and Practice, Innovations
Multiple Perspectives on 21st Century Skills, STEM, the Arts, and Educational Innovation€: Voices of Change from the Trenches of P-20 Professional Development
Jim Brazell August 2011
Volume: 24 Issue: 8
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How do we achieve change? How do we innovate? How do we keep up with technology? These are questions that virtually all institutions and individuals are dealing with in modern society.
Tags: Leadership and Organization, Policy and Practice, Innovations
The Rogue Trustee: What Can the Faculty Do?
Terry O'Banion June 2011
Volume: 24 Issue: 6
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Over 6,500 trustees serve the nation's community colleges. The overwhelming majority of these trustees are exceptional community leaders, elected or appointed to champion the community college mission for the community and students they represent. These local trustees serve the greater good, and as the guardians of their local community colleges they have helped create one of the most dynamic and innovative systems of colleges in the world.
Tags: Leadership and Organization, Board Relations, Innovations
Program Alignment for Community and Economic Sustainability
Jeff Boudouris, Helen Grove, Steven Lee Johnson April 2011
Volume: 24 Issue: 4
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Among the several higher education institutions in the 950,000-person Dayton, Ohio, metropolitan region, Sinclair Community College plays a major role in regional workforce planning and economic development. With 40,000 students from a multicounty region, Sinclair is a significant educational provider in health care, engineering, business, information technology, and the arts.
Tags: Leadership and Organization, Strategic Planning, Innovations
Celebrating Student Success: The Terry O'Banion Student Technology Awards
League for Innovation March 2011
Volume: 24 Issue: 3
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Each year, the League for Innovation in the Community College (League) invites its member institutions to nominate two outstanding community college technology students for the Terry O'Banion Student Technology Awards. The awards honor two deserving students with special talent in technology, strong financial need, and a passion for moving toward a career in technology. Named in honor of League President Emeritus and Senior League Fellow, Terry O'Banion, the award celebrates a Student Technology Champion and a Student Developer Champion.
Tags: Leadership and Organization, Innovations
The President's Role in the Learning College: Lessons Learned
Julie Wechsler February 2011
Volume: 24 Issue: 2
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Participation in the Learning College Project required the implementation of widespread changes in institutional processes and structures, in the roles and responsibilities of faculty and staff, and in the use of resources. Transformation of such magnitude has not been the norm in community colleges, where change is often incremental or localized in individual departments or divisions. Organizational cultures commonly found in higher education institutions tend to value tradition and prefer the status quo over widespread change.
Tags: Leadership and Organization, Innovations
Employers Are From Mars, Workers Are From Venus
Ruby A. Rouse January 2011
Volume: 24 Issue: 1
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Asked about education and skills needed for jobs in the emerging economy, workers and job seekers often don't see eye-to-eye with the employers who hire them. Disagreement about the demands of the employment marketplace points to a growing workforce perception gap: employers are from Mars, workers are from Venus. This perception gap is making a tough economy more difficult for workers and job seekers.
Tags: Leadership and Organization, Innovations
New Staff Mentoring at Moraine Valley Community College
Misha A. Turner December 2010
Volume: 23 Issue: 12
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Moraine Valley Community College (MVCC) was accepted into AQIP (Academic Quality Improvement Program) in April 2004. The college formed project action teams to work on specific projects, one of which was Embracing Diversity: Diversity, Recruitment, and Retention. This team was charged with exploring ways to improve the college's responsiveness to its changing community through implementation of a new recruitment and retention strategies, resulting in a comprehensive plan.
Tags: Leadership and Organization, Innovations
Early College High School Leadership Teams
Laurie A. McAdams November 2010
Volume: 23 Issue: 11
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Current statistics demonstrate high school dropout status is greater among minority, low-income families, and students enrolled in high school beyond the typical high school age. In this same manner, factors affecting postsecondary enrollment include ethnicity, socioeconomic status, and highest educational level achieved by parents.
Tags: Leadership and Organization, Innovations

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