Friday, October 29, 2010
Governance Forum -- November 2, 2010
IPEC Communication Update
Jim Cody and Jeanne Vloyanetes
Co-chairs, Enviromental Scanning Subcommittee
Measuring Student Success
Whitehouse Summit on Community College
http://www.whitehouse.gov/communitycollege
Inside Higher Ed article, "Measuring 2-Year Students' Success"
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2010/10/21/data
How Colleges Are Wasting Our Money and Failing Our Kids--and What We Can Do About It, reviewed in the New York Times Book Review
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/19/books/19book.html?_r=2&emc=eta1
Terry O'Banion, long-time community college educator, shares his thoughts in Inside Higher Ed
http://www.insidehighered.com/views/2010/08/16/obanion
Jim Cody and Jeanne Vloyanetes
Co-chairs, Enviromental Scanning Subcommittee
Measuring Student Success
Whitehouse Summit on Community College
http://www.whitehouse.gov/communitycollege
Inside Higher Ed article, "Measuring 2-Year Students' Success"
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2010/10/21/data
How Colleges Are Wasting Our Money and Failing Our Kids--and What We Can Do About It, reviewed in the New York Times Book Review
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/19/books/19book.html?_r=2&emc=eta1
Terry O'Banion, long-time community college educator, shares his thoughts in Inside Higher Ed
http://www.insidehighered.com/views/2010/08/16/obanion
Monday, October 25, 2010
The Full Treatment from SCUP--Society of College and University Planning
For those who want to see the full report of what's on the horizon for higher education, take a look at the new Trends report just released by SCUP:
http://brookdalecc.edu/PDFFiles/PAR/SCUP_Trends.pdf
http://brookdalecc.edu/PDFFiles/PAR/SCUP_Trends.pdf
Thursday, October 21, 2010
Defining Success For Two-Year College Students
This article from Inside Higher Ed looks at the U.S. Department of Education's initiative to measure two-year college students' success.
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2010/10/21/data
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2010/10/21/data
OVAE Provides Funding Opportunities
U.S. Department of Education's Office of Vocational and Adult Education (OVAE) Community College Website has some new content and features to check out:
http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ovae/pi/cclo/index.html
OVAE is refocusing their website based on suggestions from community college presidents, trustees, faculty leaders, researchers, development directors, and students. The first new area of focus relates to information about funding sources. Take a look at their community college funding opportunities.
http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ovae/pi/cclo/index.html
OVAE is refocusing their website based on suggestions from community college presidents, trustees, faculty leaders, researchers, development directors, and students. The first new area of focus relates to information about funding sources. Take a look at their community college funding opportunities.
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
The Society of College and University Planners (SCUP) on Recent Trends in Higher Education
Observation from SCUP:
Higher education needs to pay attention to how the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) progresses. The US federal administration has given clear signals that it will find ways to make changes, with or without legislation.
• The winners of the first round of Race to the Top funding focused on low-performing schools, teacher quality and distribution, state data systems, and the use of data and assessments (Education Week, January 4, 2010).
• The National Governors Association (NGA) and the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) released a common set of academic standards for English and mathematics in June. Their aim is to ensure consistent learning goals across the states (eSchool News, June 2, 2010).
• Computer-based testing and multiple measures of achievement are at the core of the administration’s requirements for assessment projects seeking funding from Race to the Top (eSchool News, April 16, 2010, www.eschoolnews.com/2010/04/16/assessments-get-21st-century-makeover/).
SCUP's Thoughts:
How will adopting common standards for K–12 education affect higher education in the long run? It’s a first step that’s never before been taken at this level in the US. We’re not predicting any quick movement towards a national education system, but adopting standards puts the US closer to how the rest of the world addresses education.
• While it might take a generation to see the results, campuses should plan for better-prepared students (The Chronicle of Higher Education, June 2, 2010, www.chronicle.com/article/New-National-Standards-Seek/65752/).
• The proposed revisions of the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) act include financing K–12 schools based on the academic progress of students, not enrollment, with additional support going to schools that are failing (The New York Times, February 1, 2010).
• The US Departments of Labor and Education are also pushing for reauthorization of the Workforce Investment Act that provides funding for basic-skills, adult education, and job training. The goal is to leverage the common standards to ensure that students are both college and career ready (The Chronicle of Higher Education, March 25, 2010,
www.chronicle.com/article/A-Top-Education-Official-Pr/64842/).
New Jersey, as we all too well know, was not a finalist for Race to the Top funding. Our progress in K-12 educational reform will probably lag behind those states who have secured Race to the Top federal funds. How does this impact Brookdale's future students and their basic skills needs?
Higher education needs to pay attention to how the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) progresses. The US federal administration has given clear signals that it will find ways to make changes, with or without legislation.
• The winners of the first round of Race to the Top funding focused on low-performing schools, teacher quality and distribution, state data systems, and the use of data and assessments (Education Week, January 4, 2010).
• The National Governors Association (NGA) and the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) released a common set of academic standards for English and mathematics in June. Their aim is to ensure consistent learning goals across the states (eSchool News, June 2, 2010).
• Computer-based testing and multiple measures of achievement are at the core of the administration’s requirements for assessment projects seeking funding from Race to the Top (eSchool News, April 16, 2010, www.eschoolnews.com/2010/04/16/assessments-get-21st-century-makeover/).
SCUP's Thoughts:
How will adopting common standards for K–12 education affect higher education in the long run? It’s a first step that’s never before been taken at this level in the US. We’re not predicting any quick movement towards a national education system, but adopting standards puts the US closer to how the rest of the world addresses education.
• While it might take a generation to see the results, campuses should plan for better-prepared students (The Chronicle of Higher Education, June 2, 2010, www.chronicle.com/article/New-National-Standards-Seek/65752/).
• The proposed revisions of the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) act include financing K–12 schools based on the academic progress of students, not enrollment, with additional support going to schools that are failing (The New York Times, February 1, 2010).
• The US Departments of Labor and Education are also pushing for reauthorization of the Workforce Investment Act that provides funding for basic-skills, adult education, and job training. The goal is to leverage the common standards to ensure that students are both college and career ready (The Chronicle of Higher Education, March 25, 2010,
www.chronicle.com/article/A-Top-Education-Official-Pr/64842/).
New Jersey, as we all too well know, was not a finalist for Race to the Top funding. Our progress in K-12 educational reform will probably lag behind those states who have secured Race to the Top federal funds. How does this impact Brookdale's future students and their basic skills needs?
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
New In The Bankier Library--Ready To Be Borrowed
Here are some recent issues of New Directions for Community Colleges available from the circulating collection of the Bankier Library. The online catalog links are listed with the titles:
Leadership in an Era of Change
http://library.brookdalecc.edu/record=b1123111~S0
Online Education
http://library.brookdalecc.edu/record=b1123365~S0
Contemplative Teaching and Learning
http://library.brookdalecc.edu/record=b1128981~S0
Leadership in an Era of Change
http://library.brookdalecc.edu/record=b1123111~S0
Online Education
http://library.brookdalecc.edu/record=b1123365~S0
Contemplative Teaching and Learning
http://library.brookdalecc.edu/record=b1128981~S0
Eyes On The Prize--Especially For Community Colleges
A $1,000,000 prize competition to recognize community colleges with outstanding academic and workforce outcomes was announced by President Obama at the White House Community College Summit. The Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence is a project of the Aspen Institute, in partnership with the Joyce Foundation, the Lumina Foundation for Education, Bank of America Charitable Foundation and the JP Morgan Chase Foundation, and was designed in cooperation with senior officials from the Obama Administration:
http://www.aspeninstitute.org/policy-work/aspen-prize
The Chronicle of Higher Education blogger, Kevin Carey shares his thoughts about this new initiative:
http://chronicle.com/blogs/brainstorm/the-new-1-million-community-college-prize/27490?sid=cc&utm_source=cc&utm_medium=en
What type of opportunity is presented here for Brookdale Community College? What would we put forward as a best practice worthy of this award? Are we a contender for this prize?
http://www.aspeninstitute.org/policy-work/aspen-prize
The Chronicle of Higher Education blogger, Kevin Carey shares his thoughts about this new initiative:
http://chronicle.com/blogs/brainstorm/the-new-1-million-community-college-prize/27490?sid=cc&utm_source=cc&utm_medium=en
What type of opportunity is presented here for Brookdale Community College? What would we put forward as a best practice worthy of this award? Are we a contender for this prize?
Friday, October 8, 2010
Putting Community Colleges in the Spotlight
A recent article published by The Chronicle of Higher Education, entitled "Historic White House Summit to Put Community Colleges in the Spotlight" by Jennifer Gonzalez (see link to it below) calls into question the commitment of the federal government's efforts to enhance the role of community colleges in "leading the world with the highest proportion of college graduates by 2020." The 12 billion dollar program initiative comes with criticism tied to a lack of organization, inclusion, corporate and local company sponsorship and influence, and outcomes tied to "employable skills" and "work-force success" that should make educators wary about what they willing to sell their souls for, so to speak.
Should we not look a gift horse in the mouth or is it a Trojan horse that we should be reluctant to invite into our town square?
http://chronicle.com/article/Community-Colleges-Are-in-the/124816/?sid=cc&utm_source=cc&utm_medium=en
Should we not look a gift horse in the mouth or is it a Trojan horse that we should be reluctant to invite into our town square?
http://chronicle.com/article/Community-Colleges-Are-in-the/124816/?sid=cc&utm_source=cc&utm_medium=en
Wednesday, October 6, 2010
The White House Summit On Community Colleges
In case you didn't have the opportunity to see the first White House Summit on Community Colleges, which took place on October 5, 2010, here is a link to the day's proceedings and documents. http://www.whitehouse.gov/communitycollege and
http://www.whitehouse.gov/photos-and-video/video/2010/10/05/community-college-summit-closing-session
The summit presented an opportunity to bring together community colleges, business, philanthropy, federal and state policy leaders, and students to discuss how community colleges can help meet the job training and education needs of the nation’s evolving workforce, as well as the critical role these institutions play in achieving the President’s goal to lead the world with the highest proportion of college graduates by 2020.
How will Brookdale Community College be involved as new programs emerge?
http://www.whitehouse.gov/photos-and-video/video/2010/10/05/community-college-summit-closing-session
The summit presented an opportunity to bring together community colleges, business, philanthropy, federal and state policy leaders, and students to discuss how community colleges can help meet the job training and education needs of the nation’s evolving workforce, as well as the critical role these institutions play in achieving the President’s goal to lead the world with the highest proportion of college graduates by 2020.
How will Brookdale Community College be involved as new programs emerge?
Tuesday, October 5, 2010
An Unfortunate Death Raises Questions About Tolerance, Understanding, and Privacy
The untimely and unfortunate death of Rutgers University freshman Tyler Clementi has made national headlines. The circumstances leading to his suicide, including his sexual orientation and his right to privacy, compel us all to think about how to understand and respect one another on campus.
http://chronicle.com/article/After-a-Suicide-Questions/124803/
http://chronicle.com/article/After-a-Suicide-Questions/124803/
Monday, October 4, 2010
Community Colleges To Align Curriculum With Local Company Needs
The New York Times reported on the Whitehouse's latest plans to revive the economy and create jobs. Community colleges are expected to play a prominent role here.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/03/business/economy/03skills.html?ref=economy
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/03/business/economy/03skills.html?ref=economy
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