Cultural Richness. What does it mean? Objectives

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1 What does it mean? One of Linn-Benton Community College s (LBCC) main focuses is on providing an experience that produces culturally literate individuals capable of interacting, collaborating, and problem-solving in an ever-evolving community and diverse workforce. LBCC will provide opportunities to explore differences in a safe, positive, and nurturing environment. This focus is embodied through our Diversity Commitment Statement: LBCC recognizes and affirms difference and variety as integral to an inclusive representation of humanity and the educational community. To thrive as an academic institution, LBCC fosters a learning and working environment that encourages multiple perspectives and the free exchange of ideas. LBCC values diverse teaching and learning viewpoints among our faculty, staff, and students to promote academic excellence and a healthy work environment. LBCC expects all who work, study, or teach at the college to be committed to these principles [that] are an essential part of our focus, goals, and mission. Evaluating successful progress on this focus will require the campus to broadly expand the collection and analysis of data for student and employees. These include data around student participation in civic and cultural opportunities as well as the formulation and annual administration of a campus climate survey alongside course evaluation questions within our cultural literacy offerings. Finally, the creation and inclusion of a staff/faculty training program will offer the opportunity to share the centralness of cultural richness more broadly. A. Students will display a high level of civic engagement. B. Students will improve their ability to interact with values, opinions, and/or beliefs different than their own as a result of their experiences at LBCC. C. Students completing designated Cultural Literacy/Human Relations courses will demonstrate attainment of Cultural Literacy outcomes. D. Individuals will feel welcome and included at LBCC. E. Employees will improve their ability to interact with values, opinions, and/or beliefs different than their own as a result of their experiences at LBCC. F. Employees completing training will demonstrate attainment of Cultural Literacy outcomes. G. Students will interact with an increasing number of students from diverse backgrounds. 1

2 Definition of the Triple-A Goals Goal: describes the baseline functioning of the campus; when LBCC falls below an attainable goal, it is failing against its own historical trend. This goal becomes a clear redline that calls for immediate and corrective interventions. Goal: describes a clearly defined target for campus improvement over a relatively short time period (generally three to five years). These goals call for the campus to make changes towards a specified end, where the campus believes it has the necessary components and strategies that will allow it to reach this goal. Goal: describes a long-range desired outcome. While it may not be seen as eminently achievable, these goals must be a realistic outcome given sufficient effort and progress. For example, a 100% graduation rate would not be an aspirational goal (but rather unobtainable); however, doubling the graduation rate is reachable, albeit not likely in the immediate future. Overall Report Card Goals Grade A. Students will display a high level of civic engagement. 70% of eligible students are registered to vote. 10 campus events will utilize a student participation tracking system. : 80% of eligible students are registered to vote. 60% of students will vote. 25% of students will participate in a student club or co-curricular activity. 25% of students will report attending a campus event on a supplemental data collection instrument. : 80% of students will vote. 50% of students will participate in a student club or co-curricular activity. 50% of students will report attending a campus event on a supplemental data collection instrument. 2

3 Overall Report Card (cont ) Goals Grade B. Students will improve their ability to interact with values, opinions, and/or beliefs different than their own as a result of their experiences at LBCC. 40% of respondents will indicate the top two levels on the four CCSSE diversity questions. : 50% of respondents will indicate the top two levels on the four CCSSE diversity questions. 90% of credit students will report an ability to interact with difference on a supplemental data collection instrument. 10 campus events will have a Cultural Literacy learning outcome. : Adopt a campus-wide Cultural Literacy learning outcome. 60% of respondents will indicate the top two levels on the four CCSSE diversity questions. 30% of non-credit students will report an ability to interact with difference on a supplemental data collection instrument. 5% increase in attendance will occur at events with Cultural Literacy learning outcomes. C. Students completing designated Cultural Literacy/Human Relations courses will demonstrate attainment of Cultural Literacy outcomes. 80% of students attempting designated courses will complete them. : 85% of students attempting designated courses will complete them. 33% of designated courses will review/update learning outcomes. : 90% of students attempting designated courses will demonstrate the ability to meet the learning outcomes using appropriate assessment tools. A higher percentage of students in designated courses will report improvement in their ability to interact with difference than other students. 3

4 Overall Report Card (cont ) Goals Grade 70% of respondents will indicate the top two levels on relevant questions in SENSE. 85% of respondents will indicate the top two levels on a supplemental D. Individuals will feel welcome and included at LBCC. : 80% of respondents will indicate the top two levels on relevant questions in SENSE. 90% of respondents will indicate the top two levels on a supplemental : 95% of respondents will indicate the top two levels on a supplemental Responses will be comparable across demographic group, where identifiable. E. Employees will improve their ability to interact with values, opinions, and/or beliefs different than their own as a result of their experiences at LBCC. F. Employees completing training will demonstrate attainment of Cultural Literacy outcomes. 60% of respondents will indicate the top two levels on relevant questions in other supplemental : 70% of respondents will indicate the top two levels on relevant questions in other supplemental Evaluate and revise the employee hiring, training, and appraisal process to incorporate Cultural Literacy. : 80% of respondents will indicate the top two levels on relevant questions in other supplemental 80% of trained employees will demonstrate the ability to meet the Cultural Literacy learning outcomes using appropriate assessment tools. : 90% of new contracted employees will complete training. : 15% of existing contracted employees will complete training. 90% of trained employees will demonstrate the ability to meet the Cultural Literacy learning outcomes using appropriate assessment tools. 4

5 Overall Report Card (cont ) Goals Grade G. Students will interact with an increasing number of students from diverse backgrounds. Enrollment will reflect district composition (current focus: percent Hispanic/Latino). : Enrollment will reflect district composition of those aged 18 and under (current focus: percent Hispanic/Latino). : Enrollment will reflect district composition of those aged 10 and under (current focus: percent Hispanic/Latino). Legend All goals met Some goals met No goals met No data available 5

6 Five-Year Progress Report Goal Levels Goal Details Trend* Data Sources 70% of eligible students are registered to vote. 74% campus events will utilize a student participation tracking system. 80% of eligible students are registered to vote. 74% % of students will vote. 54% 41% 1 25% of students will participate in a student club or co-curricular activity. A 25% of students will report attending a campus event on a supplemental data collection instrument. 80% of students will vote. 54% 41% 1 50% of students will participate in a student club or co-curricular activity. 50% of students will report attending a campus event on a supplemental data collection instrument. 40% of respondents will indicate the top two levels on the four CCSSE diversity questions. 42% 3 50% of respondents will indicate the top two levels on the four CCSSE diversity questions. 42% 3 90% of credit students will report an ability to interact with difference on a supplemental data collection instrument. 85% 4 B 10 campus events will have a Cultural Literacy learning outcome. Adopt a campus-wide Cultural Literacy student learning outcome. 4 60% of respondents will indicate the top two levels on the four CCSSE diversity questions. 42% 3 30% of non-credit students will report an ability to interact with difference on a supplemental data collection instrument. 4 5% increase in attendance will occur at events with Cultural Literacy learning outcomes. 4 *a substantive trend requires a 3% or higher change between the first and the last years listed. 6

7 Five-Year Progress Report (cont ) Goal Levels C Goal Details 80% of students attempting designated courses will complete them. 85% of students attempting designated courses will complete them. 33% of designated courses will review/update learning outcomes. 90% of students attempting designated courses will demonstrate the ability to meet the learning outcomes using appropriate assessment tools. A higher percentage of students in designated courses will report improvement in their ability to interact with difference than other students. 70% of respondents will indicate the top two levels on relevant questions in SENSE. 85% of respondents will indicate the top two levels on a supplemental data collection instruments Trend* Data Sources % 7 79% % 7 79% 5 94% % % 4 80% of respondents will indicate the top two levels on relevant questions in SENSE. 75% 7 3 D 90% of respondents will indicate the top two levels on a supplemental data collection instruments. 89% 4 95% of respondents will indicate the top two levels on a supplemental data collection instruments. Responses will be comparable across demographic group, where identifiable. 89% 4 No No No 3,4 60% of respondents will indicate the top two levels on relevant questions in other supplemental 69% 4 E 70% of respondents will indicate the top two levels on relevant questions in other supplemental Evaluate and revise the employee hiring, training, and appraisal process to incorporate Cultural Literacy. 69% 4 80% of respondents will indicate the top two levels on relevant questions in other supplemental 69% 4 *a substantive trend requires a 3% or higher change between the first and the last years listed. 7

8 Five-Year Progress Report (cont ) Goal Levels F G Goal Details 80% of trained employees will demonstrate the ability to meet the Cultural Literacy learning outcomes using appropriate assessment tools. 90% of new contracted employees will complete training. 15% of existing contracted employees will complete training. 90% of trained employees will demonstrate the ability to meet the Cultural Literacy learning outcomes using appropriate assessment tools. Enrollment will reflect district composition (current focus: percent Hispanic/Latino).** Create a recruitment strategy and marketing campaign aimed at increasing campus diversity. Enrollment will reflect district composition of those aged 18 and under (current focus: percent Hispanic/Latino).** Enrollment will reflect district composition of those aged 10 and under (current focus: percent Hispanic/Latino).** Trend* Data Sources 8% N/A 6 12% 14% 13% 14% 13% 15% 14% 15% N/A 6 N/A 6 *a substantive trend requires a 3% or higher change between the first and the last years listed. **LBCC on top, district on bottom. Data Sources 1) CIRCLE National Study of Learning, Voting, and Engagement Registration and voting habit reports on LBCC students. Please visit the NSLVE website for more information. 2) Various Department Records Aggregate student information as supplied from the internal tracking of the relevant department. 3) CCSSE and SENSE Survey Results Results from the Community College Survey of Student Engagement (CCSSE) and the Survey of Entering Student Engagement (SENSE), typically administered by LBCC every three years. Please visit the Surveys webpage for more information. 8

9 Data Sources (cont ) 4) Supplemental Data Collection Instrument To be developed. It will most likely be an electronic student survey that is administered in non- CCSSE or non-sense years. 5) Registration Records IR-standardized aggregate student information from Banner. 6) US Census and American Community Survey Data Large-scale data to compare demographic composition across different regional, state, and national areas. 9