Program Review Reports and Policies
Fiscal Year 2008
Inver Hills Community College
November 3, 2008
Final Report
Table A - Departments, disciplines programs or program clusters for which scheduled reviews were completed.
| Name | Type | Comments | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emergency Health Services | Program or program cluster | The EHS faculty are nationally recognized for their research. The last two years, the "Best Presenter" award at the national conference has been an Inver Hills EHS faculty member. | Tia Radant tradant@inverhills.edu |
| Law Enforcement/Criminal Justice | Program or program cluster | This review is for the Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Program which has been housed in the Sociology Department. Starting this year the Program stands alone. | Peter Stacy pstacy@inverhills.edu |
| Chemistry | Department, discipline or other academic unit | In their planning, the department is very aware of the need for students in STEM fields. They are participating in a grant to support STEM. They also plan to incorporate more active learning into their courses, including more research. | Cynthia Weishapple cweisha@inverhills.edu |
| Computer Networking Technology | Program or program cluster | This credit program is closely linked to customized training. Customized training sponsors the After School Cisco Academy and the Geek University and serves as a site for regional Cisco training and as sponsor for Cisco Academies. | David Keller dkeller@inverhills.edu |
| World Languages | Department, discipline or other academic unit | The department is developing strategies for increasing the enrollment in second year courses in those lanaguages where enrollment falls off in the second year. The department is also integrating online instruction. | Josephine Books jbooks@inverhills.edu |
| English for Academic Purposes | Department, discipline or other academic unit | The heart of English for Academic Purposes (EAP)programming is the EAP Learning Community which is unique in MnSCU in that it pairs EAP courses with college-level courses. | Laura Funke lfunke@inverhills.edu |
| Reading, Writing, Study Skills | Department, discipline or other academic unit | The Reading, Writing, Study Skills Department is unique in that it offers some of its courses online and it offers a lower-level developmental course that combines reading and writing. | Laurel Watt lwatt@inverhills.edu |
| Aviation | Program or program cluster | The Air Traffic Control degree under this program is currently suspended as a result of the economy and new programming organization in the Metro area. The program will investigate new programming possibilities and explore partnerships with four-year aviation programs as a means to increase enrollment. | Cynthia Weishapple cweisha@inverhills.edu |
| Art | Department, discipline or other academic unit | The photography program is transitioning from a film-based to a digital-based program. The discipline is also planning for its move to newly constructed and renovated spaces. These spaces will provide the opportunities for specialized projects, new course offerings, and expanded community engagement. | Wendy Olson wolson@inverhills.edu |
| English | Department, discipline or other academic unit | The department's planning includes developing student success strategies and continuing enhancement of courses with online components. | Richard Jewell rjewell@inverhills.edu |
| Office Systems | Program or program cluster | In light of employer needs, the program is reviewing a transformation of the program to Legal Administrative Assistant. The program is also moving to online delivery. | Sally Dahlquist sdahlqu@inverhills.edu |
| Health | Department, discipline or other academic unit | The Health discipline is looking for opportunities to expand, including a Health degree and articulation agreements. | Jim Egeberg jegeber@inverhills.edu |
| Paralegal | Program or program cluster | The paralegal program has expanded the use of rubrics for the assessment of learning outcomes. As part of its quality initiative to maintain its ABA approval, the Paralegal Program uses a breadth of surveys to assess its effectiveness and student success and satisfaction. The Program is launching a three-year plan for recruitment of students to the Program. | Sally Dahlquist sdahlqu@inverhills.edu |
| Music | Department, discipline or other academic unit | The department plans to add degrees and certificates that build on the strength of the faculty and meet the needs of students and the music community. The department views the new building as an opportunity for strategic expansion, including acquisition of new instruments. | Andrew Martin amartin@inverhills.edu |
| Mathematics | Department, discipline or other academic unit | The Mathematics Department goals include promoting STEM enrollment, incorporation of technologies in the delivery of course content, collaborate with P-12 to increase student preparedness. | Cynthia Weishapple cweisha@inverhills.edu |
| Sociology and Anthropology | Department, discipline or other academic unit | The Department provides instruction in a variety of formats. | David Berger dberger@inverhills.edu |
| Counseling/Career Development | Department, discipline or other academic unit | The Counseling Department is in the unique position of function in both the academic affairs and the student services areas. The Department has played a key role in developing a first year experience course for student success. The course is now taken by 1/3 of incoming students. | Jeff Greenwood jgreenw@inverhills.edu |
Table B - Departments, disciplines programs or program clusters for which reviews were scheduled but NOT completed.
| Name | Type | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Accounting | Program or program cluster | The sole unlimited faculty member of this program died unexpectedly. The review will be completed during FY09. |
Table C - Departments, disciplines programs or program clusters for which there was an unscheduled review.
| Name | Type | Comments | Contact |
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