5, Outlook A Publication of Florida Community College at Jacksonville Foundation builds a rock—solid base A new endowment fund has been established through the FCC] Foundation. The Trustee’s Award for Faculty Com- munity Service is being created due to the generosity of Nathan H. Wilson, retiring board chairman. Wilson, who served on FCCJ’s board of trustees for five years, established the endowment with a $4,500 contribution. The fund will provide a cash award for a selected faculty member who has made an exceptional contribution in working with a community agency. “This does not require a person to be president of a community organization,” says Wilson, “but can reflect the deep commitment and extensive service by the nominee on behalf of a community organization.” Nominations for the award will be re- quested after January. Then a commit- tee representing the Foundation board members and College trustees will make the annual selection. Presentation of the award is tenatively set to coincide with close of the school year activities. Questions regarding this award or contributions to this endowment fund should be directed to the FCC] Founda— tion office at 632—3237. Annual Fund update: employees “Sup- port Excellence” Employees at FCCJ have contributed $32,750 to the College in Phase I of the Foundation’s Annual Fund drive, announces Executive Director Art Ruppel. “This wonderful staff response is especially gratifying to me,” says Ruppel. “It shows the community at large we believe the Foundation is serving a good purpose in assisting students and pro- grams.” The Foundation solicited funds inter— nally throughout the month of September with Phase II of the drive now in progress. The Foundation will be soliciting board members of the Col— lege and Foundation, the Advisory Council, and special friends in the com- munity. The drive is a year—round event, so contributions from staff will still be accepted at this time. Funds raised in the Annual Fund Glasntos on the St. Johns drive will support scholarships, com— puter support and professional develop— ment in the coming school year. For information on the Annual Fund drive, call 632—3237. Nov. / Dec. 1989 Ron Richards (right), director, Geis Marine Center, speaks with President Charles Spence (center), and Soviet educators Leonid Finker and Mizra Makhmoutov. They visited FCC] recently to meet with faculty and program directors to exchange ideas and discuss how a community college concept can be adapted in the Soviet Union. FCC] is one of three community colleges in the US. that will serve as models for the Soviet’s new college system. The Soviet’s visit followed a trip by Dr. Spence and two other community college presidents to the Soviet Union in August. Effectiveness indicators project success Just as any other institution of higher education, FCC] is concerned with how well it is accomplishing its goals as a community college. In January 1989 the Institutional Effectiveness Indicators project was implemented as a measur— ing tool. “There are thousands of ways to judge the effectiveness of an institution, different people have different ideas,” says President Charles Spence. “What we’ve tried to do is develop specific ways to communicate information both internally and externally about how the College is doing.” FCC] is guided by a plan of action organized into four strategic directions: student sucesss, valued employees, in“ novation for excellence and quality communication. From these four direc— tions, 26 performance indicators have been developed to designate where the action is taking place. These indicators were chosen through a survey and elimination process of ideas from the board of trustees, institution vice presidents and outstanding faculty award winners. “When the final report is made, we will definitely learn some things about ourselves, and some things we may dislike,” admits Spence. “However, when we set a goal for improvement and then see the improvements haven’t occurred. we have to stop and ask why?” Spence says this project will be effective because it forces FCC] to ask the right questions, which is the secret of success. Since this is the first year implement— ing the project, goals for each indicator have yet to be set. Institutional Effec— tiveness Task Forces are now at work setting the direction for each of the 26 performance indicators. “The project is the implementation of setting the direction for these indicators, and task forces will set these targets or goals,” says Pamela Grey, director of In— stitutional Planning and Instructional Support. Each task force group consists of a mixture of faculty and adminis- trators. Each group has a leader and a set of specific indicators to work with. The groups will also review dates, deter— mine support standards of effectiveness and discuss college issues related to each indicator. The targets, standards and issues will then go through a pro— cess of review and prioritization by dif- ferent committees until a final report is submitted by the president to the board of trustees in February 1990. Grey says one of the key outcomes of the project is the involvement of the faculty members and the opportunity for them to network and be heard on different levels. “It’s very refreshing to see everyone getting excited about work— ing on these committees,” she said. Another major outcome of this pro- ject, says Grey, is the College will be able to see how well resources are being used. Lynn Parker, Vice president, Plan— ning, Marketing and Human Resources, agrees, “This project is a very tangible way of seeing what we do and offers direct communication with the board of trustees and the community. In a nutshell it answers these three ques- tions: What are we doing? How do we know what we’re doing? And how well are we doing it?” Grey says the final report made to the board of trustees will become a historical document. “It will tell the history of the College and the targets will determine what lies beyond these charts and tables. This document will allow us to know how well we are do— ing and also allow us to see our destina— tion on the horizon.” Presently, the indicators chosen are set for four to five years, however the College is flexible and they are subject to change, says Parker. “The world is changing and we want to keep in tune with what’s going on.” “FCCJ is one of the few community colleges in the US. to have a program that measures its institutional effec- tiveness,” says Parker proudly. “We developed our own plan and after look- ing at others I think we have a model program. Because of this accomplishment we are in the forefront, and happily so.” INSIDE Equal opportunities for all . . . . . . . Global Culture Quest ’89 . . . . New dental scholarship established . . . “Holiday Magic” , OCR Text: 5, Outlook A Publication of Florida Community College at Jacksonville Foundation builds a rock—solid base A new endowment fund has been established through the FCC] Foundation. The Trustee’s Award for Faculty Com- munity Service is being created due to the generosity of Nathan H. Wilson, retiring board chairman. Wilson, who served on FCCJ’s board of trustees for five years, established the endowment with a $4,500 contribution. The fund will provide a cash award for a selected faculty member who has made an exceptional contribution in working with a community agency. “This does not require a person to be president of a community organization,” says Wilson, “but can reflect the deep commitment and extensive service by the nominee on behalf of a community organization.” Nominations for the award will be re- quested after January. Then a commit- tee representing the Foundation board members and College trustees will make the annual selection. Presentation of the award is tenatively set to coincide with close of the school year activities. Questions regarding this award or contributions to this endowment fund should be directed to the FCC] Founda— tion office at 632—3237. Annual Fund update: employees “Sup- port Excellence” Employees at FCCJ have contributed $32,750 to the College in Phase I of the Foundation’s Annual Fund drive, announces Executive Director Art Ruppel. “This wonderful staff response is especially gratifying to me,” says Ruppel. “It shows the community at large we believe the Foundation is serving a good purpose in assisting students and pro- grams.” The Foundation solicited funds inter— nally throughout the month of September with Phase II of the drive now in progress. The Foundation will be soliciting board members of the Col— lege and Foundation, the Advisory Council, and special friends in the com- munity. The drive is a year—round event, so contributions from staff will still be accepted at this time. Funds raised in the Annual Fund Glasntos on the St. Johns drive will support scholarships, com— puter support and professional develop— ment in the coming school year. For information on the Annual Fund drive, call 632—3237. Nov. / Dec. 1989 Ron Richards (right), director, Geis Marine Center, speaks with President Charles Spence (center), and Soviet educators Leonid Finker and Mizra Makhmoutov. They visited FCC] recently to meet with faculty and program directors to exchange ideas and discuss how a community college concept can be adapted in the Soviet Union. FCC] is one of three community colleges in the US. that will serve as models for the Soviet’s new college system. The Soviet’s visit followed a trip by Dr. Spence and two other community college presidents to the Soviet Union in August. Effectiveness indicators project success Just as any other institution of higher education, FCC] is concerned with how well it is accomplishing its goals as a community college. In January 1989 the Institutional Effectiveness Indicators project was implemented as a measur— ing tool. “There are thousands of ways to judge the effectiveness of an institution, different people have different ideas,” says President Charles Spence. “What we’ve tried to do is develop specific ways to communicate information both internally and externally about how the College is doing.” FCC] is guided by a plan of action organized into four strategic directions: student sucesss, valued employees, in“ novation for excellence and quality communication. From these four direc— tions, 26 performance indicators have been developed to designate where the action is taking place. These indicators were chosen through a survey and elimination process of ideas from the board of trustees, institution vice presidents and outstanding faculty award winners. “When the final report is made, we will definitely learn some things about ourselves, and some things we may dislike,” admits Spence. “However, when we set a goal for improvement and then see the improvements haven’t occurred. we have to stop and ask why?” Spence says this project will be effective because it forces FCC] to ask the right questions, which is the secret of success. Since this is the first year implement— ing the project, goals for each indicator have yet to be set. Institutional Effec— tiveness Task Forces are now at work setting the direction for each of the 26 performance indicators. “The project is the implementation of setting the direction for these indicators, and task forces will set these targets or goals,” says Pamela Grey, director of In— stitutional Planning and Instructional Support. Each task force group consists of a mixture of faculty and adminis- trators. Each group has a leader and a set of specific indicators to work with. The groups will also review dates, deter— mine support standards of effectiveness and discuss college issues related to each indicator. The targets, standards and issues will then go through a pro— cess of review and prioritization by dif- ferent committees until a final report is submitted by the president to the board of trustees in February 1990. Grey says one of the key outcomes of the project is the involvement of the faculty members and the opportunity for them to network and be heard on different levels. “It’s very refreshing to see everyone getting excited about work— ing on these committees,” she said. Another major outcome of this pro- ject, says Grey, is the College will be able to see how well resources are being used. Lynn Parker, Vice president, Plan— ning, Marketing and Human Resources, agrees, “This project is a very tangible way of seeing what we do and offers direct communication with the board of trustees and the community. In a nutshell it answers these three ques- tions: What are we doing? How do we know what we’re doing? And how well are we doing it?” Grey says the final report made to the board of trustees will become a historical document. “It will tell the history of the College and the targets will determine what lies beyond these charts and tables. This document will allow us to know how well we are do— ing and also allow us to see our destina— tion on the horizon.” Presently, the indicators chosen are set for four to five years, however the College is flexible and they are subject to change, says Parker. “The world is changing and we want to keep in tune with what’s going on.” “FCCJ is one of the few community colleges in the US. to have a program that measures its institutional effec- tiveness,” says Parker proudly. “We developed our own plan and after look- ing at others I think we have a model program. Because of this accomplishment we are in the forefront, and happily so.” INSIDE Equal opportunities for all . . . . . . . Global Culture Quest ’89 . . . . New dental scholarship established . . . “Holiday Magic” , Z ArchiveInABox,JAX,Outlook Newsletter,Outlook Newsletter 04-05,November - December 1989,P01 (2).tif, P01 (2).tif