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KENAI PENINSULA COLLEGE

COLLEGE COUNCIL AGENDA November 12, 2015

KRC - Soldotna 6:00 p.m. 1.0 Meeting Called to Order

1.1 Roll Call

2.0 Approval of Agenda

3.0 Approval of Minutes

4.0 Introductions

**ORAL REPORTS LIMITED TO FIVE MINUTES** 5.0 Reports

5.1 Chair, College Council: Hal Smalley 5.2 Kachemak Bay Campus Advisory Board Chair: TBD 5.3 KPC Director: Gary Turner 5.4 KPC Administrative Services Director: Jennifer Anderson 5.5 KBC Director: Carol Swartz 5.6 KPC Assist. Dir. Academic Affairs: Cheryl Siemers 5.7 RBES Coordinator: Jackie Marshall 5.8 KPC Student Services Director: John Pollock 5.9 KRC Assoc. Director Residence Life: Tammie Willis 5.10 KRC Advancement: Suzie Kendrick 5.11 IT Supervisor: Mark Jensen 5.12 Faculty:

Arts &Science Chairs: Scott Downing, Pete Snow, Bettie Wallace Business & Industry Chairs: Steve Horn, Henry Haney

5. 13 Facilities & Maintenance: Phillip Miller 5.14 KRC Learning Center Coordinator: Diane Taylor 5.15 Counseling & Advising: Bettina Kipp 5.16 KRC Training & Conferencing Coordinator: Joe Thornton 5.17 Student Government Reports

5.17.1 KRC: Jayce Robertson 5.17.2 KBC: Shannon Cefula

5. 18 Council Member Comments 5.19 Faculty, Student, Staff, and Public

6.0 Discussion Items 6.1 College Council Resolution - Budget (carried over from October meeting)

7.0 Action Items 7.1 Scholarship Funding (perpetual agenda item) 7.2 Travel for Council Members (perpetual agenda item)

8.0 Executive Session The Council may go into executive session in accordance with AS 44.62.310 to discuss matters the immediate knowledge of which would have an adverse effect on the finances of the university and matters that could affect the reputation or character of a person or persons.

9.0 Adjournment

Next Meeting December lOth @ 6:00pm KRC Soldotna

MEMBERS PRESENT

TELECONFERENCE

MEMBERS ABSENT

STAFF PRESENT

CALL TO ORDER

Kenai Peninsula College COLLEGE COUNCIL MEETING

October 8, 2015 6:00p.m./ Kachemak Bay Campus (KBC)

Hal Smalley, Marge Hays, James Hornaday, Walter Partridge, Sonja Redmond

Amber Briggs, Mike Frost, Joe Kashi, Sherril Miller, Sara Moore, Wayne Ogle, Stephanie Queen

Ron Long, Linda Swarner

Gary Turner, Jennifer Anderson, Carol Swartz, Cher (tel), John Messick, Scott Downing, John Pollock,-..-~

Chair Hal Smalley, called the meeting to ord established.

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APPROVAL OF AGENDA Motion to approve the October 8, 20 by Ms. Hays, seconded by Mr. Partridge.

APPROVAL OF MINUTES Motion to approve the minut Moved by Mr. Partridge, sec

requested by the Chair. dmond. Motion passed

unanimously.

INTRODUCTIONS Staff present and u Fens Advisory Board, Jan Needham-

ORAL REPORTS

KBC Advisor Chair, Sha

~~-~~-i1iK~BC Student Council Service Committee Council President, Genie Hambrick, Chris

Adviso oard: John Fenske, KBC Advisory Board chair is pleased ent Johnsen's upcoming visit to both KRC and KBC as well as

s intention to donate his performance bonus to the student

College Director - Gary Turner: Mr. Turner discussed the potential for Leadership has been preparing scenarios for 3%-9% funding

5.4 Administrative Services -Jennifer Anderson: Nothing to add to written report as submitted.

5.5 Kachemak Bay Campus - Carol Swartz: Ms. Swartz welcomed everyone to Homer. The Mary Epperson Fund goal is $25K, with a $1,900 donation made today it now has a balance of $16K. Ms. Epperson sends greetings to the body. Marine Tech added two more workshops: Aluminum Fabrication (2 weekends) and Computerized Navigation (1 day) . KBC is recruiting for a Marine Tech Workforce Development position. Ms. Swartz invited everyone to view KRC Associate Professor of Art Cam Choy's art exhibit on display in the Commons. The Semester by the Bay program has 14 students. Ms. Swartz thanked Jackie Marshall at the Resurrection Bay Extension Site for her assistance in coordinating housing for participants of the Semester by the Bay program while they were in

Seward. Mr. Turner mentioned the new fence and patio on campus. The patio is where the fuel oil tank once sat prior to the recent conversation to natural gas. Mr. Hornaday commended Carol on her recent award.

5.6 Assistant Director of Academic Mfairs - Cheryl Siemers: Ms. Seimers discussed the recent work on assessment. She thanked Scott Downing for his work on the project. His efforts have made a significant impact on the entire process. There are several new faculty members this year: Jacob KeislingWelding, Cadie Buckely- Biology, John Messick- English, and Casey Rudkin-English. This group brings a new energy and new ideas to · spective departments.

5.7 Resurrection Bay Extension Site- Jackie written report as submitted.

5.8

graduate numbers in his report as re

5.9 Resident Life- Tammu.· ... submitted.

5.10 Advancement-submitted. Mr. Tur r co is putting togethe . with a drone. she would

n: Nothing to add to written report as

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epartment Chairs: Nothing to add to written report as

s & Industry Department Chairs: Nothing to add to written mitted.

5.14 Learning Center- Diane Taylor: Nothing to add to written report as submitted.

5.15 Counseling & Advising- Bettina Kipp: Nothing to add to written report as submitted.

5.16 KRC Training & Conferencing Coordinator- Joe Thornton: Nothing to add to written report as submitted.

5.17.1 Student Union (KRC)- Jayce Robertson: Nothing to add to written report as submitted. Mr. Turner commented on the impressive leadership of the new Student Union President Jayce Robertson. He is a Process Technology major. He has taken full advantage of the new location of the Student Union.

KPC College Council Meeting Minutes 10/ 08/ 15 Page 2 of4

5.17.2 Student Association (KBC) - TBD: No report submitted. Mr. Eneboe reported the Association is working to identify funding sources.

5.18 Council Member Comments

KPC College Council Meeting Minutes 10/ 08/15

Chair Smalley: Nothing to add.

Vice Chair Hays: Ms. Hays agreed with the comments of Mr. Hornaday, the growth of KPC is impressive.

Ms. Briggs: Ms. Briggs had to leave the mee ·

Mr. Frost: No comments.

Mr. Hornaday: Mr. Hornaday dis KPC peninsula wide as well as t e on-

Ms. Miller: Congra

Ms. Moore: C Learning Center and Ms. Swartz e KPBSD College Fair 10 am -1 pm

Congr to Ms. Swartz and the KRC Learning Center. r. Pollock for the report on student numbers vs. degree

thanked Mr. Turner for working on the budget.

een: Ms. Queen apologized for not attending in person. She the reports.

edmond: No further comments.

Faculty, Student, Staff and Public:

Ms. Holderied: The Semester by the Bay is a great success. The participants are working on a sea otter study. The partnership with Ms. Swartz, Ms. Tobin and KPC is fantastic.

Ms. Needham: She is glad to hear we have new English faculty. Ms. Needham hopes they will spend time reinforcing the need for proper handwriting.

Ms. Couey: As a matter of housekeeping, Ms. Couey proposed a change in the management of council minutes and resolutions. Minutes will be signed by the Chair and the Secretary. Resolutions will be numbered on an annual basis and signed by the Chair and the Secretary. Mr. Partridge agreed these steps should be taken to maintain proper documentation.

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DISCUSSION ITEMS

ACTION ITEMS

MOTION

MOTION

MOTION

Carrie Couey College Council Secretary

6.1 Budget Update: Mr. Turner presented past College Council resolutions urging the Alaska Legislature to approve the UA budget and the resolution urging the Board of Regents to modify policy regarding distance delivered education from 2013 as examples for developing new resolutions for the upcoming legislative session. The consensus of the body was to wait until President Johnsen and the Board of Regents approve the UA budget at their Nov. 4 meeting that he will speak about during his official visit to the KPC campuses next month.

7.1 Election of Officers: The Chair abdicated the gavel ~-· preside over the election of officers.

Ms. Miller made a motion to nominate Marge Hay Ms. Moore. A roll call vote resulted in a unani elected as Vice Chair for the 2015-2016 fiscal

Ms. Miller made a motion to nominate Partridge. A roll call vote resulted i elected as Chair for the 2015-2016 fiscal

Ms. Redmond abdicated the

ed by is

mplete election of officers.

Ms. Miller made a mo · UAA Board of Adv·

shi as KPC representative to the vote res ted in a unanimous approval. Mr. .. .-~epresentative for the 2015-2016

fiscal year.

7.1 etual agenda item): Ms. Anderson reported

Members (perpetual agenda item): Ms. Couey ers that want reimbursement for their mileage to see her

Minutes approved ________ as attested by:

Hal Smalley, Chair

KPC College Council Meeting Minutes 10/ 08/ 15 Page 4 of4

KENAI PENINSULA COLLEGE College Council Report

Meeting Date: November 4, 2015

Department: KPC Director

Prepared by: Gary J. Turner 5.3

~ U A President Johnsen and Regent Parker will visit the peninsula on Nov. 1 0-11. They will visit both campuses, three high schools, chamber of commerce lunches and meet with faculty, staff and students. There will be a reception for College Council members and other VIPs from 4:30-5:40 pm, Nov. 10 at Mykels in Soldotna. A reception for KBC Advisory Board members and other VIPs will be from 4-4:45 pm, Nov. 11 at AJs Old Town Restaurant in Homer.

~ Carol and I attended the Community Campus Director's Council 2-day meeting on Oct. 19-20. This group of 16 meets each semester to discuss common issues affecting community campuses and we receive briefings from senior UA leadership. At this meeting, all directors gave presentations on what they viewed as their "Bright Lights." President Johnsen referred to "Bright Lights" during his interview process and they are what campuses see as their top programs in academics and community service/engagement. The president and other senior UA staff were in attendance for these and President Johnsen also stayed for lunch.

~ I am chairing a UAA task force on online education and how UAA can get more degree programs online. I was also selected to be on a UA Board of Regents task force on online education that will assess costs, goals, metrics and other things involved with distance learning. This group should start meeting very soon as a final report is due to the Regents on April 1.

~ The Damon Memorial Foundation met on Oct. 21 and reviewed last year' s budget and the proposed FY16 budget. The group voted to fund a one-year scholarship (up to 13 credits/semester) for a KRC student. Foundation members include: Faith Hall, granddaughter of Clarence Goodrich; and her husband, Martin; Amber Chatham, daughter of Faith and Martin, and great great-granddaughter of Clarence Goodrich; Hal Smalley, College Council representative; Mike Frost, First National Bank of Alaska representative; and, Jennifer Anderson, KPC administrative services director and myself. For further information about the Foundation, there will be an article in the November KPC Connection newspaper.

~ Makoto Izakura, Consul of Japan in Anchorage and his senior assistant will visit KRC on Nov. 5 to address Yasuko Lehtinen' s Japanese 1 class and will have an office call with me.

BOOKSTORE

MBS POS System Update



Department: KPC Administrative Services

Prepared by: Jennifer Anderson 5.4

The new MBS POS system and registers installation was completed on October 27th as planned. However, they will not be operational until technical support is complete. KPC' s technical support team, alongside UAA IT has been working around the clock to get these issues resolved. We have high hopes to go live on a new registers by December 1st, at the latest. Bookstore staff will be going through training on the new registers November 10th-12th.

Christmas Promotions KPC Bookstore will begin their annual holiday sale November 23rd which will continue until December 24th. New KPC apparel, scarves, and other gifts are now available in the Bookstore. The 50th Anniversary Coin Sets will also be on special: customers may purchase the 6 coin set + KPC History Book is available for $249.00 and/ or the 2 coin set+ KPC History Book for $99.00.

BUDGET

The FY16 first quarter (July 1 through September 30) year=to-date budget summary

_ ,_ Year to ·- ·- Projected 1,.,... Total

Expenditures: AdJuated Date Budget Expto YTD.nd lllclget

Budget Activity Alatrvat'na YearEnd ProJection• Variance 1000 Pers S~A:s 8,580 ,161 1,546,818 6,030 ,593 7 ,577,411 1,002,750

1900 Benefits 2,073 ,239 560,289 1,701 ,612 2,261 ,901 (188,662)

2000 Travel 136,500 26,667 27,787 74 ,679 129,133 7,367

3000 Contr S~A:s 1 ,439 ,800 216,533 469,754 390 ,922 1,077,209 362,591 4000 Commdty 1,313 ,000 82,083 110,890 585 ,881 778 ,854 534,146

5000 Equipment 173,200 17,048 2,346 36,459 55 ,853 117,347

6000 Fin Aid 176,000 62,100 - 85 ,765 147,865 28,135

8000 Mise 134,000 (4,352) 500 94 ,423 90 ,571 43,429

Total Expenditure! 14,025,900 2,507,186 611 ,276 9,000,334 12,118,796 1,907,104

Year to Projected Total

Atwnues: AdJuated Date Alvto YTDand aadget

a.dget Activity YearEnd Projection• v~ 9100 Tuition/Fees 5,660 ,400 2,662,868 2,613 ,003 5,275,871 384 ,529

9210 Gen Fund 7,442 ,400 7,442 ,400 - 7,442,400 -9802 Overhead 60,500 5,287 37 ,713 43,000 17,500

9900 Intra Agency Rcpt 26 ,000 - - - 26,000

93-98 UAReceipts 836,600 4,518 128,541 133,059 703,541

Total Revenue 14,025,900 10,115,073 2,779,257 12,894,330 1,131,570

Net Surplus/( Deficit) 775,534



Department: KBC Di rector

Prepared by: Carol Swartz

On Oct. 26th, visiting writer Allen Gee conducted a Public Reading and Craft Talk. Over 25 local writers and students attended. Search committees have been active to fill vacant IT Specialist and Maritime Technology Coordinator positions.

5.5

Long-time faculty Beth Graber and Michael Hawfield announced their June, 2016 retirements. A retirement party will be planned.

Kim Frost and Dr. Cathy Knott met with the Alaska representative for AFS-USA, a nonprofit organization offering international exchange programs. Kim and Cathy are also working with KRC staff and faculty on KPC' s International Recruitment Plan.

All students taking at least one KBC credit received communication from the advising office notifying them of upcoming registration dates, important deadlines and encouraging early advising.

Advisor Dean Sundmark and ABE instructors attended the 2015 Career, Job, & Education Fair in Nanwalek.

The Director of UAA's School of Allied Health, Robin Wahto, visits KBC Nov. 9th to meet with prospective students and provide a public information session on related programs.

Homer College, Career, and Job Fair will be held April15 at KBC. Planning for this event is a joint effort with community partners including; KPBSD, Project Grad Kenai Peninsula, KBC' s Student and Enrollment Services, KBC's ABE staff, Homer Job Center, and the Homer News.

Semester by the Bay has been in the news! Current student Amelia Johnson's participation in SBB is being featured on the front page of the University of North Carolina Wilmington's Homepage. Dr. Boege-Tobin was also featured in a Homer News article on the recent whale activity in Kachemak Bay. Information about the program was recently shared on the Facebook or webpages of many biology clubs across the U.S. at universities. Inquiries and participation requests have started arriving for the 2016 cohort.

Carol attended the UA Community Campus Director's meeting and statewide maritime program meetings in October.

Over 25 ABE, GED and ESL students received services in October. Staff also travelled to villages across the Bay and to Voznesenska.

Recent week-end Aluminum Fabrication classes have been fully attended.

Educational Technology Team:



Department: Asst. Director of Academic Affairs

Prepared by: Cheryl Siemers 5.6

• The October Engaged Learning Discussion hosted 8 participants joining from Kenai River Campus, Kachemak Bay Campus and online for the topic "Blogs for Student Engagement."

• Sarah Frick was appointed Chair of the UAA eLearning Workgroup Accessibility Subcommittee • Sarah Frick will present during national Distance Education Week for the UAA eTech Fair

November 9-13, 2015. • ETT has been researching Skype for Business as a meeting tool for staff/faculty meetings campus

to-campus with online participants. • KPC' s Multimedia Services maintained by ETT, including video hosting and streaming and

captioning projects, were featured in the October KPC Connection Newsletter. • ETT recorded and disseminated the" Alaska Fisher Poets" event on October 22, 2015, that can be

found as a podcast on iTunes U or media.kpc.alaska.edu. • ETT continues to actively support KBC's Semester-by-the-Bay program. Currently there are 15

students from 7 states currently enrolled. ETT provides iPads, GoPro cameras, laptops, accessories, and wide-ranging tech support including the design and creation of the program website for outreach and marketing.

• ETT has captioned a total of 231 videos so far with our automatic captioning device and student worker.

• KPC is hosting a total of 2,021 videos so far for Faculty lectures, staff training, and student assignments on our new Kaltura video hosting system.

Assessment: • The Assessment Committee held a KPC-wide assessment training and review of last year's annual

reports on October 30, 2015. Twenty-six faculty attended. Plans are being made to streamline and review the assessment process, following practices set by the Academic Assessment Committee at UAA.

Curriculum and Programs: • The Assistant Director for Academic Affairs is working with Joe Thornton, KPC Workforce

Development & Training Coordinator and EXCEL (Excellent, Communication, Employability Skills, Leadership) Alaska to create or revise curriculum for five strands of learning for 65 rural Alaskan high school students in a four-week summer program (EXCEL Summer Bridges Program). A curriculum mapping and planning session will take place between EXCEL and select KPC faculty to facilitate summer programming.

• Process Technology and Instrumentation faculty are working this semester to update training videos used in select online and face-to-face classes.

• Sarah Frick and Sondra Shaginoff-Stuart are in the process of using a new modality to offer an Ahtna class, via a video-conference between Glennallen, Anchorage, and KRC.

• KPC faculty are reviewing class enrollments to accommodate more students at KPC (moving select course enrollments from 26 to 30 or 35) while also balancing the focus on small classes and individualized instruction, a hallmark of KPC' s teaching philosophy and practice.



Department: Resurrection Bay Extension Site

Prepared by: Jackie Marshall 5.7

•:• Early bird registration for JumpStart students is scheduled for December 1.

•:• Attended Seward PTA meeting to introduce myself and explain the services provided by KPC in

Seward. Requested their continued support of the JumpStart Scholarship sponsored by the PTA and

funded by Seward Community Foundation.

•:• Attended via phone conference KPC Recruitment team meeting.

•:• Buddy Boren has joined the RBES adjunct faculty and will be teaching Introduction to Philosophy

spring semester.

•:• Attended Seward High School senior parent meeting on November 4.

•:• Met with Seward High School's new College and Career Guide.

•:• KPC/RBES news submitted monthly to the Seward High School (SHS) Newsletter. The SHS Newsletter is distributed monthly to all SHS parents/households. (copy of

newsletter is included.)

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KPC KPC-Resurrection Bay Extension Site Newsletter

Spring 2016 schedule: Class schedule will be posted November 10th. Early bird registration December 1st.

Classes begin January 11.

JumpStart Scholarship Opportunity: Seward High School Juniors and Seniors check out the scholarship sponsored by Seward PTSA, funded by Seward Community Foundation. Stop by KPC office for more information.

Grades: Fall semester 2015 grades will be available December 17 at UAOnline.

Transcripts for the college classes taken at KPC will need to be ordered and sent to the post-secondary

institution you plan to apply or attend. Transcripts must be ordered online via www.kpc.alaska.edu click on UAOnline and log in to secured area using UA Username and UA Password. Please note-It is the student's

responsibility to review their unofficial transcript for accuracy prior to submitting the online request for an

official transcript.

Scholarship Opportunity: Kenai Peninsula College is offering tuition scholarship opportunity to a graduating

to Seward High Senior. Get more information at:

http: I I www .kpc.alaska.edu/ admissions aid/ financial aid/ scholarships I high-school-scholarships

application-process/ or stop by KPC office located in Seward High School.

Consider pursuing a college degree at KPC: Check out the areas of study offered at

http://www.kpc.alaska.edu/academics/areas-of-study/

KPC Residence Life (student housing) Please visit http: //www.kpcreslife.com

Contact Resurrection Bay Extension Site Coordinator Jackie Marshall for more information 224-2285 or

[email protected]



ADMISSIONS/REGISTRATION:

Spring 2016 Registration Dates:

November 6th - KPC VA Students (walk-in only)

Department: Student Services

Prepared by: John Pollock

November 9th- Admitted Degree/Certificate Students, Senior Standing (90+ credits) November 10th_ Admitted Degree/Certificate Students, Junior Standing (60-89 credits) November 11th- Admitted Degree/Certificate Students, Sophomore Standing (30-59 credits) November 12th- Admitted Degree/Certificate Students, Freshman Standing (0-29 credits) November 16th_ Students with pending spring UAA/KPC admissions applications November 23rd - Open Registration

Graduation Applications: 38 students have applied to graduate in fall2015

FINANCIAL AID:

5.8

The new (and improved!) online spring 2016 Campus-Based scholarship application process opened on Friday, October 9th. We had thirty applications over the first weekend! By switching to this process, applicant eligibility will also be evaluated for all UAA and UA Statewide scholarships that do not require supplemental material. The deadline for spring 2016 KPC awards is 5:00pm on Friday, November 13th.

The High School Tuition Scholarship application also opened on Friday, October 9th. The deadline is Thursday, March 31st, 2015.

Financial Aid processed paper scholarship checks from outside resources in the amount of $13,450.00.

Other October events:

• October 7th: Presented Financial Aid Basics for students enrolled in the Creating Success in College class. (GUID AlSO)

• October 20th: Manned KPC table at the College Fair, providing attendees with college financial aid information.

• October 22nd: Provided KPC Online Scholarship Application guidance for Phi Theta Kappa Scholarship Essay Writing workshop.

• October 28th: Presented at evening rural/native student scholarship workshop.

One year ago, Advancement and Financial Aid partnered together on an" Attitude, Gratitude" project that focused on raising awareness among scholarship recipients to the importance of saying "Thank You" to donors. To date, we have had 56 letters expressing gratitude come into our office (compared to a total of 3 in the previous two years). Advancement has posted a portion of these on the "Students Say Thank You!" page of the KPC website.

STUDENT HEALTH CLINIC:

Follow-up from October 2015

All immunization and physical examination requirements for college students and residents have been completed.

Audrey Standerfer, RN, returned to work. Erin Lawton, PA-C, did a great job managing the clinic in Audrey's absence.

Rebecca Sathaite, student employee, left the clinic for a full-time position at Central Peninsula Hospital. It was decided not to replace her at this time.

The clinic saw 91 patients for the month of October 2015

Coming-up in November 2015

KPC Community Health Fair will be held 11/7/15. • More than 20 exhibits are expected. • High quality, low cost blood tests will be offered. Arrangements have been made to have nursing and paramedic

students involved in this area for their learning experience. • Mammograms via Providence Mobile Digital Mammography is also a possibility (pending number of

people making appointments) .

Flu shots will continue to be offered.

CAREER & COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT CENTER:

NETS COURSE

Krista Timlin consulted with the NETS (Necessary Education, Technology and Skills): "Focusing on Success for New Students" course, coordinated by KRC Adult Basic Education Instructor Terri Cowart. On October 12th, Krista administered a career assessment to each of the students and reviewed the assessment results with them on the Alaska Career Information System (AKCIS). On November 2, Krista showed the students additional online resources for investigating career options. On November 16th, she will return to the class to check-in with students about their progress with their investigations of careers and training to help them reach their goals.

STUDENT CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION REP AT KRC & KBC

On October 20th- 22nd, Jeff Chen, Alaska Recruiting Coordinator from the Student Conservation Association (SCA) was at KRC and KBC to promote opportunities for students via the National Park Service Academy Alaska, field leader opportunities, veteran's fire corps, trail construction, and summer internships in Alaska and outside offered by SCA. He spoke with twelve classes on both campuses and hosted an information table in the KRC McLane Commons, KRC Residence Hall, and KBC Commons. The SCA interns and crew leaders receive free travel, training and housing; a weekly living allowance and in some cases an AmeriCorps Education Award.

PROGRAMASSESSMENf

CAREER PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT NEEDS ASSESSMENT

Krista Timlin is in the process of conducting an assessment of needs for career planning and development services at KPC. Phase!: October- November- Interview faculty, staff and students about their views on the greatest career services needs, and survey interviewees regarding content and delivery methods of six categories of services for priorities and suggestions

1. Career Exploration and Assessments 2. Job Search Assistance 3. Posting of Career Opportunities 4. Workshops & Presentations 5. On Campus Recruitment 6. Career Development Resources

Phase II: Preliminary results will be compiled and data will be used to prepare a services prioritization survey to be administered online.

Phase III: Proposal for future services will be submitted by the start of spring 2016.

VETERAN SERVICES COORDINATOR

An additional10 students were certified since last report. See summary of current numbers below.

As tlf Scp I !\s of Oct I As of Nov 1 Total Students Certified for VA Benefits 169 190"" 20()It

Total KPC Degree-Seeking Students 65 73 74 Process Technolosw 31 35 35

Process Instrumentation 5 5 5 AA General Program 22 25 26

Benefit Types (KPC Students) Chapter 33 - Post 911 60 63 63 Chapter 35- Dependent Spouse/Child 1 6 7 Chapter 31 - Vocational Rehab 3 3 3 Chapter 1606

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Guest Students "' 126 UAA 106 UAF ... 6 UAS 2 MAT-8U 10 '· KODIAK 2

•Total includes number of students certified. However, 17 students dropped or withdrew from KPC since their initial certification.

NATIVE AND RURAL STUDENT SERVICES COORDINATOR

Students

This month was very busy assisting with students needs as they dealt w.ith the many deaths in theirs and near-by villages. Some students traveled back to their villages to be with family with good intentions of coming back to school to continue with their studies. I am happy to report that all that traveled, all have returned with their commitment to complete what they started. It has been very challenging for them to return back to campus, although their strength is inspiring and contagious and I am very lucky to be working with such courageous young people.

Elders and Youth Conference (EYC)

I traveled to Anchorage for the Elders and Youth Conference with Dr. Chris Stuive, Sandy Gilliland and KPC Student, Paul Pingayak on October 12 and 13, 2015. We met with many students and Elders from all over Alaska, but manly from the interior and southwestern regions. Our table had a drawing for anI-touch, KPC Jacket, water bottle, book of Peter Kalifornsky' s Dena'ina Legacy signed by Dr. Alan Boraas and a donated local coffee shop punch card. Sandy demonstrated the water separator of the Process Technology Program that drew many to our table. We used a Survey Monkey to track where students and Elders traveled from and if they had heard of KPC. It was a great way to engage with people, ask questions and have the opportunity to connect others to KPC.

Meeting with UAA Residence Life Rural Native Coordinator

I met with Karla Booth, UAA Residence Life Camai Coordinator along with Dr. Chris Stuive on the UAA Campus. We met in between the EYC and AFN Convention, on October 14, 2015. It was great to connect with her and gain insight on how they sustain their program and support students during tragedies. We were able to discuss similar challenges and come up with some solutions on issues. I greatly valued our discussion and appreciated Dr. Stuive for setting up the meeting.

Alaska Federation of Natives (AFN)

The AFN Convention was October 15th-17th. Dr. Chris Stuive, student Paul Pingayak and KPC IT staff member, Don Eide joined us for AFN. We continued our survey monkey from EYC and engaged with more people during this event. It was very fast paced and we connected with many delegates from Native Corporations. During November, I plan to follow up with contacts and with the results of the Survey Monkey request. We did our drawing of the I-touch and our winner was from Wasilla and she did not know about KPC. She is thinking about going back to school. The other winners were from the Anchorage and Palmer regions. The picture on the next page was in the First Alaskan Magazine and the Native Directory that was given to every person who attended the EYC and AFN. Thanks to Suzie Kendrick and team who crafted these series of pictures to help students connect faces to our campus.

CIRI Friendship Potlatch Meeting

I attended the CIRI Friendship Potlatch on October 18, 2015 and was able to participate in the awards ceremony with my uncle who received the Elder of the Year award. It was wonderful to see him receive this award and for me to be able to represent KPC at the event. I was able to visit with Elders and healers and learn more about the Dena' ina Cloth Ceremony.

Scholarship Session

Kathy Overpeck from our financial aid department did a wonderful job presenting step-by-step ways for students to be successful in completing their KPC scholarship application. We will meet again November 6, 2015 for a follow up with students on all Native Scholarships.

Basketball Club

The basketball club will play its first game the week of November 9th at the Kenai Rec Center.

Dena' ina Cloth Ceremony

The Dena' ina Cloth Ceremony was organized in response to the recent deaths of youth in our southwestern regions. John Pollock help to organize all necessary people to make this event happen along with guest healers who traveled from Anchorage and Chevak. We projected there could be 40 people attending, but surprisingly, the event drew over 90 participants. Students from KPC, ACC, Kenaitze Indian Tribe, KPC faculty and staff, and the local community and healers participated in the ceremony. People brought food to share while George Holly Jr. and Sr. sang for us as we visited. This has been a difficult emotional issue for the community, but by the end of the evening everyone was enjoying each other's company.

Students from rural Alaska are finding the If place at Kenai Peninsula

College. Bring your culture here, and rake home the knowledge

you gain!

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KPC Department: Residence Life

Prepared by: Tammie Willis

Current Occupancy: 6 Resident Assistants (non-Paying) 45 Students (Paying) 51 Total (52% Occupancy)

Guest Housing and Conferences

Month Year Student Guest 29 47

Non-Student Guest 92 107 Total 121 154

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Alaska Blood Bank will be on campus next week for their last blood drive on the Peninsula for the year. While staying at the residence hall, they will host blood drives at various locations on the Kenai Peninsula, including a blood drive at KPC on November 12th.

KPC Residence Life hosted an Excel Mini-Bridging Camp November 2nd through the 7th. 16 High school students from the Kuspuk school district participated in 5 day camp where they engaged in career and college exploration and readiness. As part of this visit, they also participated in a Taste of College day in which they met with financial aid and counseling and advising, attended a class, had lunch with Dr. Paul Landen, attended the fry bread social and spent some time with Sondra Shaginoff-Stuart, the Native and Rural Student Services Coordinator.

KPC hosted the members of the board of the Northwest Association of College and University Housing (NW ACUHO) Officers in October. This meeting was a prelude to the upcoming NW ACUHO conference that KPC is co-hosting with UAA and NWACUHO in February as well as the first step to securing a bid to host the conference on the Peninsula in 2020. Residence Life Coordinator Leslie Byrd did an excellent job of helping the board members experience some of the things that the Kenai Peninsula can offer as a host location for the 2020 conference.

Residence Life has also been in contact with four different groups seeking to schedule conferences at KPC this summer. They include Brown University Environmental Leadership program, EXCEL, Girls Scouts and the Colorado Academy. Conversations continue to be ongoing.

Updates

Georgette Morgan and Allison Rambo have joined the KPC Residence Life front desk staff. Jacob Farrar and Anthony Russell have joined the KPC Student Maintenance staff.

Keeven Macik has decided to put his paramedic degree to good use and seek a fulltime paramedic position for the spring so he will not be returning as a resident assistant next semester. He will be greatly missed.

Leslie Byrd, Residence Life Coordinator, attended the Northwest Association of College and University Housing Officer's board meeting in Anchorage.

Clair and Rich Kochis and Bettie Wallace have donated bicycles to the residence hall. Anthony Russell, resident, is busily working on the bikes so that Residence Life is able to offer a bike check out program to residential students.

Leslie Byrd, Residence Life Coordinator, conducted Safe Zone Ally training for six students this month.

Four students had birthdays in October.

Summary of Activities

Bulletin Board Themes: Happy Healthy You, Top Ten Study Tips, Meditation, The Truth about College Drinking, Peninsula Hunting Regulations, American vs British words.

Weekly Programs:

Late Night Advising: Chris Stuive meets with students in the residence hall one evening a week to offer advising and counseling.

Geek Night: Geek game night has returned to Saturday evenings. Students gather and play games, socialize and have a good time.

Thursday Evening Bible Study: Students gather on Thursday evening for a student lead Bible study.

LGBTQ Alliance: The LGBTQ Alliance has resumed meeting every other Tuesday. Members of this group provide Safe Zone Training as well as promote a safe space for individuals of the LGBTQ community to socialize, learning about LGBTQ history and explore advocacy/ awareness activities.

Grocery Run every Friday: Grocery runs continue to occur at 4:45pm on Fridays.

Anime Club: The Amine Club meets in the residence hall every Friday evening.

Fantasy Football League: Skylar Taylor, Resident Assistant, created a Res Life Fantasy Football League that currently consists of 15 different teams created and managed by students and staff who are all vying to win the Fantasy Football Super Bowl.

Pigskin Pick' ems: As a partner program to the Fantasy Football League, Sklyar Taylor, Resident Assistant, also hosts a weekly Pigskin Pick' ems.

Magic Mondays: Residential and non-residential students have started to gather in the residence hall on Monday evenings to play Magic: The Gathering.

Monthly Programs:

Food Bank Run: The first Friday of each month, students have an opportunity to go to the food bank.

First Friday Potluck: The first Friday of each month, Residence Life hosts a potluck dinner in which students make a dish to share with the community.

October Programs:

Avengers Marathon: Students gathered in the Bean Bag Theater (aka, the multipurpose room) to watch both Avenger movies.

Shorin-Ryu Karate: This karate workshop was designed to introduce students to the Shorin-Ryu discipline of Karate.

Creative Writing Workshop: Students gathered to showcase and workshop their own creative writing works.

Ultimate Frisbee: Students played Frisbee football in the snow.

Dinner with Professor Keisling: Students gathered with Dr. Landen and Professor Keisling to enjoy an evening of good food and discussion.

Halloween Dance: Students, staff, faculty and guests came dressed in their best Halloween costumes for an evening of dancing and fun.

Process Technology Dinner with Cheryl Siemers: Students living in the process technology living and learning community enjoyed an evening of pizza and discussion with Cheryl Siemers.

The Grey- Elemental Spheres with Ross: Students gathered as part of this resident led program to design and develop a new card game.

Pumpkin Painting with Liz and Piera: Students hosted an alcohol free Halloween program that involved painting pumpkins in preparation for Halloween.

Budgeting with Wells Fargo: Students enjoyed pizza and drinks while learning about budgeting with student loans.

Jacob's Drone Event: Students learned to fly different types of drones.

Movie Night: Students gathered to celebrate Halloween after the dance with Ghostbusters.

Faculty in Residence:

Paul hosted 2-4 office hours/week in his apartment, speaking primarily with staff members. He attended two meetings of the Alliance LGBTQ group (one of which he cooked for), attended three different RA programs, as well as took one of the Grocery Runs. He hosted a program about Bhutan at the main campus as well as a Dinner with a professor (as listed above). He spoke with both Tammie and Leslie on a regular basis. He has another guest faculty dinner planned in the next months. (Approximately 28 hours total).

Ultimate Frisbee

Activities with KPC Faculty during EXCEL's visit

Halloween Dance



• Publications

Department: KRC Advancement

Prepared by: Suzie Kendrick

o Second KPC Connection of the semester published

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• Four of six ad spaces sold. Will attempt to attract advertisers to support the printing of the paper as resources allow.

• Planning underway to produce the third edition of the semester. o 2016 Fast Facts sent to print. o 2015 Annual Report edited and currently in layout production phase.

• Website update o Financial aid scholarship module custom programmed and launched. Allows for online

submission of campus-based scholarship application via UAOnline that also provides for simultaneous application for U AA and U A Foundation scholarships.

o Developing custom templates for KRC Res Life web content in order to bring them under the KPC website umbrella. Amanda Dorough, student assistant at the Res Hall, assisted by Res Life administrative assistant, Hannah Parker, will be moving the content into the responsive design templates.

• Spring semester promotion o KRC countdown to priority registration campaign has been launched with posters deployed

in key locations on campus. The intent is to keep the registration dates top-of-mind for all students during this busy time of the semester.

o Advertising venues • UAA Northern Light, UAF Sun Star, UAS Whale Song, Peninsula Clarion, AK

Dispatch News and website, KSRM News website, KTUU website, Seward Journal, Redoubt Reporter

• Radio: KSRM I KFSE, KDLL, KWHL, KW AVE I KBA Y (both in Seward and the central Peninsula)

• All radio spots (except public radio underwriting spots) were cut and produced in house. Voice talent was supplied by Robert Lewis, Jr. (IT Help Desk supervisor).

o Spring 2016 promo 1 o Spring 2016 promo 2 o Spring 2016 promo 3 o Spring 2016 promo 4

• Television: KTUU, KTV A, KACN, KTBY o Postcard public registration "reminders" to be bulk mailed to central Peninsula (11113115)

and east Peninsula (12118115) • Dignitaries visit preparation (UA President Jim Johnsen and UA Regent Lisa Parker)

o Will prepare welcome banners to post at each entrance o KBeach road sign welcome banners o Banners in presentation area (McLane commons) o Provide photography coverage at events



Department: IT Services

Prepared by: Mark Jensen 5.11

• No new projects were started or completed this month and once again most of our time was spent on

everyday IT chores like providing customer service and IT solutions to students, faculty, and staff.

• KRC IT Services attended the UAA IT Summit on October 23,2015 from 9am until4pm via Skype for Business. The future track for IT was discussed as well as progress on projects that are currently be worked.

• Rob Lewis and Mark Jensen are still on the search committee to fill the open IT Services position at KBC after the last search failed. We hope to begin the new search next week.

• Over the past several semesters the demands on our bandwidth have increased to the point where we are now seeing delays and slowdowns in applications we use to conduct everyday business. In an effort

to control the problem IT Services is first trying a solution that has had success on the larger campuses

and has no cost associated with it. On October 29, 2015 we began blocking all peer to peer traffic on the

network, this will be mainly traffic associated with the Bit Torrent protocol, used mainly for

downloading music and movies both legal and illegal. To date I have seen no legitimate issues of this

causing any serious problems.

• IT Services provided candy to anybody stopping in on the Friday before Halloween. Rob and his

helpdesk staff decorated the area as well.



Department: Faculty

Prepared by: Department Chairs 5.1 2

Arts &Science Chairs: Scott Downing, Pete Snow, Bettie Wallace Business & Industry Chairs: Steve Horn, Henry Haney

ALASKA PROCESS INDUSTRIES CAREER CONSORTIUM (APICC) ANNUAL MEETING

This year the APICC Annual meeting on October 23 was all about networking. Industry partners and Process Technology (PRT) students, 10 from KRC joined 15 student from Anchorage Extension Site (AES) and UAF. The really enjoyed the networking opportunities. Feedback from students was very positive this year. All of the Process Technology students wore APICC Polo shirts.

There were two speakers from KPC at this year's meeting. Jayce Robertson was a PRT-Student speaker. He did great! Zarin Taylor, AES Adjunct Professor, BP employee, and KPC Alumni also spoke.

Director elections were also held during the APICC Annual Meeting. Assistant Professor of Process Technology; Jeffrey Laube was re-elected as a Director for another 3-year term. (Photo of student Jayce Robertson)

RAIN CANNOT STOP KPC PRT STUDENT TOUR

October 2nd was a rainy morning. But that did not deter the KPC PRT students from showing up for a tour of the Agrium Kenai Nitrogen Operations facility. Students from as far away as Wasilla attended the 4-hour tour. The tour lead by Professor Jeffrey Laube, a former Agrium employee, was a walking tour that gave students the opportunity to see the process equipment that is discussed in the classroom. Students wore safety-toed footwear, hardhats, and safety glasses.

KPC PARAMEDIC PROGRAM- ENTERING YEAR 11

Assistant Professor of Paramedic Technology, Paul Perry reports: Fall Semester brings in the eleventh cohort of paramedic students to the Kenai River Campus, and also a new trek for the nine students looking at Emergency Services as their career choice. The Paramedic AAS Degree is 68 credits and boasts being only one of a handful of university programs nationwide that have raised the bar for paramedic programs to be "degree only" and not offer the more common" certificate of completion."

The paramedic program is separated into three semesters and includes 700 hours of didactic & skills lab, 500 hours of in-hospital clinicals and fire department ride-alongs in Anchorage and on the Kenai Peninsula and concludes with a 480 hour out-of-state capstone field internship where students work in large metropolitan areas in the lower-48 under the direct supervision of field training officers.

During the fall semester the student's master IV therapy, medication administration of advanced airway placement in labs while also learning pathophysiology, anatomy & physiology, and pharmacology. The spring semester is dedicated to the medical emergencies with an intense focus on cardiac and respiratory management then another eight weeks of the summer semester are spent becoming familiar with trauma care. The last eight weeks of the program, called the capstone, is the out-of-state field internship where students work with field training officers and work as "Lead Paramedic" on advanced life support ambulances.

Once students have successfully completed their field internship they must return to KPC for a program summative written and practical exam. Only after passing these in-house exams are students given clearance to sit for their national paramedic exams and apply for State of Alaska licensure. Exam pass rates and attrition is monitored by the Commission on Accreditation for EMS Programs (CoAEMSP) a division of CAAHEP with KPC Paramedics surpassing national scores with exceptional first time success rates.

Photos: Left to right: • Autumn Ball practices nasal intubation using a video laryngoscope. • Amanda Dorough and Olivia Hart practice intramuscular injections in preparation for their first

emergency department clinicals. • KPC Paramedic Preceptor Lori Tyler works with paramedic students Jason Tauriainen, Amanda

Dorough, and Travis Hoogland as they practice surgical airways during a recent lab.

KPC'S CNA PROGRAM: CARING FOR OUR COMMUNITY'S ELDERS

Ten students enrolled in instructor Nancy Nelson's Fall CNA Class creating a full class per the Nursing Board Regulations that limit these classes to ten. Their classroom and clinical labs took place at the Steffy Building with one clinical skills practice day spent in the Nursing Lab. The student did their clinical rotations at Heritage Place. All ten students passed and qualified to sit for their Nursing Board Examination.

Casey Rudkin and Scott Downing participated in two UAA CAFE workshops on curriculum mapping and its connection to rubrics, assignments, and assessment held October 23 and October 30 in Anchorage.

Clair Kochis completed an adjunct peer review for Mosaddeque Reza our Physics adjunct. There is a rubric that is followed for the review. She also completed the Quality Matters Review for Susan Mircovich, assistant professor of chemistry.

"Food for the Tummy & Food for the Soul" A Residence Hall Food and Resume Event

by Steve Horn, MBA, assistant professor of business and Dr. Casey J Rudkin, assistant professor of English

On Wednesday, Nov. 4 2015, in the KRC Residence Hall, Steve Horn and Casey J Rudkin presented an event that focused on teaching the students a cooking life skill, making a Caesar Salad from scratch using fresh ingredients, while giving them an opportunity to enhance the quality of their

Steve Horn works w ith a student to make the salad

resumes.

The presentation was done at the request of the Associate Director of Residence Life, Tammie Willis. Nine students attended the event, and four of those students brought resumes to review. The remaining students listened as the two professors reviewed the documents in oneon-one sessions before, during and after the salad. The students came away with skills for their personal lives and their careers.

Casey Rudkin works with students on their resumes

"The Science of Halloween" A Halloween-Themed Talk

By Dr. Casey J Rudkin assistant professor of English

On Thursday, Oct. 29 2015, in the KRC Commons, Dr. Casey J Rudkin presented a talk on the Science of Halloween, which included information on the holiday's ties to astronomy, biology, chemistry and math. In addition to general scientific information, she included slides with information for students on the programs at KPC in which they could explore these scientific themes as a major or class.

The presentation was done at the request of Jayce Roberts, Student Union President, Shane Bliss, Student Union Representative, and the KPC Student Union itself. The Student Union brought cookies for the event, and other clubs held bake sale and popcorn fundraisers around the event. In all, approximately 30 people were in attendance for the talk.



Department: KRC Learning Center

Prepared by: Diane Taylor

The Learning Center welcomed new student Ms. Courtney McGee as a Math tutor, and Mr. Eric Brown as a Process Technology /Industrial Process Instruments/ A C-DC Electronics tutor.

Disability Support Seroices continue to meet the needs of students who are self-identifying as needing accommodations for their KPC/KRC courses this semester. Three more students came forward this month bringing the total to twenty students who have formally requested letters of accommodation this semester. These requests are for both face-to-face classes as well as online classes.

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Our outreach program this month included collaborating with the counselor at the Ninilchik High School to offer Accuplacer testing to juniors and seniors students interested in the Jump Start program. Seven students were tested.

The Necessary Education Technology and Skills (NETS) series continued through this month and included civic engagement opportunities at the Kenai Peninsula Food Bank as well as the Kenai Senior Center. (NETS is a part of our Adult Basic Education program.)

Another meeting of the International Student Services (ISS) committee was held to continue discussing next steps in welcoming international students to Kenai Peninsula College and to prepare for the site visit from Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) representative, Ms. Stephanie Garrard. Members of the committee include: Diane Taylor, Kim Frost, Julie Cotterell, Tom Dalrymple, and Kathy Knott.

Thelma Musgrove, The Learning Center Office Manager, retired on October 16th and will be missed by all. Ms. Lisa Burkhart was selected for the position of LC Office Manager and will begin on November 9th.

As part of my role with the NCBI Steering Committee (National Coalition Building Institute), I was asked to serve on the Leadership Team at the University of North Carolina Train-the-Trainer Institute and, to offer support for three new UAA Leadership Team members who were attending this three-day training for the first time. UAA's financial support for this came from the office of the Associate Vice Chancellor for Alaska Native & Diversity (Dr. Jeane Breinig, Interim). Universities represented at this training, in addition to UAA, were The Citadel, Wofford College, and the host institution-North Carolina State University.

The KPC Math Lab has been relocated to the former Student Union office in the Brockel Building, in anticipation of next semester's renovation.

With the encouragement and support of Assistant Director of Academic Affairs Dr. Siemers, English Department faculty including Andrea Anderson, John Messick, and Casey Rudkin and I have been meeting to re-establish a face-to-face Writing Lab on campus. The plans are to launch this lab beginning Spring 2016 semester with faculty staffing the lab. The Learning Center will also hire another writing tutor to assist.

The English as a Second Language (ESL) program will be setting up its own Facebook page, with the assistance of a community volunteer who will be donating her time. A photo of some of our current ESL students was taken and will be used as the cover page.



Department: Counseling & Advising

Prepared by: Bettina Kipp

• Counselor Christina Stuive completed professional development trainings: DSM: The Final Countdown and New ACA Code of Ethics.

• Counselor Christina Stuive attended the Elders and Youth and Alaska Federation of Natives conferences and the KCHS Parent-Teacher Conferences to give information about KPC.

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• Counselor Christina Stuive co-led a scholarship application session with Rural and Native Student Services and Financial Aid.

• Counselor Christina Stuive is serving on the GUID AlSO redesign committee at UAA, led by Susan Kalina.

• Counselor Bettina Kipp Lavea is chairing the UAA Faculty Counselors' Committee on UAA Faculty Counselor Evaluation.

• Counselor Bettina Kipp Lavea presented training: Faculty Advising for Faculty Advisors in A.A. degree programs.

• Counselor Bettina Kipp Lavea presented Wellness activities at a lunch for Campus Services employees in Counseling & Advising/Student Services.

• Developmental Advisor Brandi Kerley and Counselor Bettina Kipp attended training by KRC Student Support Specialist Dean Sundmark on the complicated process of approving students for the Certified Nurse Aide program.

• Developmental Advisor Brandi Kerley is working with English faculty on a Strengths Based Initiative in Preparatory English for Fall2016 as a holistic approach toward education, personal wellness and

career development.



Department:

Prepared by:

KRC Workforce Development Et Training Coordinator

Joseph Thornton 5. 16

Attended the International Economic Development Council professional development training focused on workforce development October 1st & 2nd in Anchorage. The topic this year was "The Power of Knowledge and Leadership" . A broad spectrum of topics were highlighted and discussion centered on what is occurring in various regions throughout the country (there were approximately 60 attendees represented with a majority from the lower 48). It should be noted that as part of the presentation, KPC was recognized by one of the speakers for their successful integration of the positive collaboration meeting the needs of economic development through their PRT program addressing workforce development. Areas of discussion focused on business and community involvement in workforce development, the need for adaptive institutions, utilization/ implementation of resources to upgrade the existing workforce, recognizing the differences between economic development and workforce development systems - two different cultures; the challenges and obstacles to collaboration, typical workforce challenges and much more. This program and subsequent conference was an excellent opportunity to identify workforce objectives, provide a beneficial learning environment and presented opportunity for networking.

The KPC workforce training needs assessment meeting has been scheduled for Friday, December 4th between 1:30-3pm. Rick Roeske from KPEDD has sent out invitations; the needs assessment format has been completed and anticipate the final draft to be completed by 11/13. The Kenai Chamber will also advertise the meeting so we can have a good representation of businesses present to complete the assessment in order to identify training needs and create a business profile of those companies in attendance. This is the first step working toward the objective of professional training opportunities for the future here at KPC.

Attended the Career and Technical Education professional development conference October 19th-21st. The conference was well attended and offered a variety of concurrent sessions and the strands focused on innovative partnerships, rural showcase, crosswalks & curriculum, instructional strategies and general topics. A majority of sessions highlighted educating today' s students for tomorrow's world, workforce development training and industry partnerships, Alaska career pathways, partnerships that can lead to careers, results of true collaboration and its collective impact and much more. Roundtable discussions and the vendor stations were informative, interactive and beneficial to see the current and future trends for the business and education marketplaces.



Department: KRC Student Union

Prepared by: Jayce Robertson 5.17.1

October has been another productive and eventful month at the Kenai River Campus. We had a wide variety of events and are looking forward to great things happening in the near future. Kenai River Campus Student Union (KRCSU) continues to strive to serve the needs, wants, and desires of every single student on campus.

The KPC Showcase and KRCSU had a busier than usual month with three co-sponsored events here on campus in the McLane Commons. The first was Bill Howell's event on Thursday October 8th where he discussed and signed copies of his book "Alaska Beer: Liquid Gold in the Land of the Midnight Sun". Secondly, Dr. Paul Landen presented pictures and information about his trip to Bhutan while fielding questions on October 15th. Thirdly, "Fisher Poets" was an evening of poem readings, music, and socializing with 5 different local commercial fisherman.

KRCSU continues to expand its Student Discount Program with local business in the Kenai and Soldotna areas. We now have over two dozen business on contract and will be printing cards for students in the very near future. We have begun the process of forming a subcommittee regarding the required review of KRCSU' s Constitution and By Laws. Marketing Director Cheryl Tuttle will be spearheading this subcommittee.

On October 21st KRCSU had our monthly food event featuring giant Subway party subs, along with coffee, tea, and refreshments. During this food event we utilized the opportunity to poll our students about the UA President Johnsen's proposal of a tuition increase. 51 % of students polled were in support of a reasonable tuition increase, 46% against, and 3% undeclared. KRCSU President Jayce Robertson along with other KRCSU Representatives will present this information at the November 4th, Board of Regents Meeting.

Kenai River Campus was proud to host a traditional Dena' ina Cloth Ceremony on October 29th around the fire pit on the river bluff. Well over 100 students, staff, faculty, and community members attended this unique traditional ceremony. Additionally on the 29th, Assistant Professor of English Dr. Casey Rudkin gave an engaging presentation on the "Science of Halloween." KRSCU provided refreshments and baked goods. Keeping with the Halloween theme, KRCSU partnered with the KRC Paramedic Program and attended the annual Boy's and Girl's Club Trunk or Treat event in Kenai on Halloween day from 3:00 to 5:00pm. The KRC Paramedic Program won the "Best Trunk" award. They had CPR practice on Simman, goodie bags, and the KRC Ambulance frightfully decorated for this family friendly annual event attended by over 900 community members. KRCSU also hosted a bean bag toss and KRCSU Vice President Marsea Hansen assisted KRCSU Advisor Shauna Thornton making cotton candy for hundreds of children.

Looking ahead to November a great deal of events are in the works for KRCSU. November is Alaska/ American Native Heritage Month and KRCSU will be volunteering and/ or co-sponsoring some events. On November 4th several KRC Officers and Representatives traveled to Anchorage to testify at the Board of Regent's budget meeting, followed by the annual Coalition of Student Leaders Fall Retreat the next day. On November 10th, UA President Johnsen and Regent Lisa Parker will be at KRC for tours and meetings with students, staff, and faculty. November 11th is Veteran's Day and the Wounded Warrior Project made a very generous donation of $1,200 in food from Firehouse BBQ in Soldotna for all KRC students, and any veteran from within the community. KRCSU will be having a low key event to honor our Veterans who have given so much.



Department: KBC Student Association

Prepared by: Shannon Cefula 5.17.2

October was a busy month for the KBCSA. It was not long ago that we got our meetings up and running, but since then we 've been as active and involved on campus as possible. We hosted several successful events and planned for many future events.

• The KBCSA has filled the positions of the President, Vice President, Treasurer, and Service Chair. We had several successful meetings however for monetary reasons, we decided to postpone hiring a Secretary as the fifth member of our Association.

• We all took the Strengths Quest analysis and discussed what this will mean for how we work together as a team and how we can use this knowledge to grow as individuals. We are encouraging fellow students to take this test and to involve themselves with the leadership programs our school provides.

• Due to our successful game nights last year, we have decided to host Game Night on campus every other Tuesday. So far, we hosted two successful Game Nights and received positive feedback from our student body.

• KBCSA is supporting and encouraging participation in a weekly Socratic Circle. • We are using an honor system for payment to provide coffee, tea, and various food items to our

students. Our students seem thrilled to once again have coffee on campus. • This month we agreed to support the events of our campus history professor and we supplied snacks

for a highly successful history movie night. We also agreed to raise $100 to assist the professor in inviting a guest speaker to visit KBC for Civil Rights Day.

• We have been speaking to local businesses and have already secured student discounts at multiple locations. We plan to continue speaking with even more businesses to provide as many discount to our students as possible.

• We agreed to put on a food drive to benefit the Homer Food Pantry. The drive will run through the month ofNovember.

• We started planning a Crafts and Arts sale that will be open to all students interested in selling their work. KBCSA will keep 5% of the proceeds and the money will be funneled directly back into providing for the student body. This event is scheduled for November 18th.

• We decided to begin hosting monthly campus potlucks. Students and staff/faculty are all invited to participate and contribute. The first potluck was scheduled for Wednesday, November 4th.

KBCSA plans to be extremely active this year in interacting with our student body. We are looking forward to planning more future events for our students and we 've got a lot of great ideas!

Kachemak Bay Campus Student Association President - Shannon Cefalu Vice President- Shannon Reid Treasurer - Shyla Wesely Service Chair- Paul Eneboe SA Advisor- Kim Frost

A Resolution Urging the Alaska Legislature To Approve the University Budget as Submitted

Whereas, the campuses of the University of Alaska previously recognized that the State of Alaska would likely be in a constrained financial environment; and

Whereas, for the past two years, campuses of the University of Alaska have already taken steps to undertaken a variety of pro-active program and budgetary reviews to identify programs and services that could be appropriately transformed, reduced or eliminated in the budgeting process, as well as identifying programs and services that are performing well and providing strong financial returns for funds expended; and

Whereas, much of budgetary and program review done by the University of Alaska used nationally accepted budgetary and program review standards and methodology; and,

Whereas, the pending University of Alaska budget as proposed by Governor Walker, as well as the budget earlier proposed by former Governor Parnell generally reflect this careful prior program review and resulting budgetary decisions; and

Whereas, the University of Alaska is by far the largest and most significant institution providing postsecondary education and works skills training in all areas of the State of Alaska and is only in-state university affordable by most Alaskans; and,

Whereas, post-secondary education becomes a particularly critical means by which residents of the State of Alaska can improve their job skills and employability at a time when employment in resource extraction industries is adversely affected by global economic conditions; and

Whereas, deeper cuts and line item cuts as suggested by various subcommittees would likely undo the careful budgetary and program review and realignment already implemented by the University of Alaska and its campuses and seriously undermine the core programs of the University of Alaska and the ability of Alaska students to receive a quality education in-state. That is particularly important at a time when there is an acute need for affordable education and job skill training programs to assist Alaska residents in coping with the current economic constraints as well as helping Alaska become less dependent upon fluctuating resource markets over which Alaska has little control; and

Whereas, the community campuses such as Kenai Peninsula College are specifically tasked with serving rural and less-populated areas of Alaska, with whom the community campuses have a long and close relationship such that the community campuses are particularly knowledgeable about, and responsive to, the education needs of residents of rural and less-populated areas of Alaska not readily accessible to urban residential campuses; and,

Whereas, deeper budgetary cuts than proposed by Governor Walker and by former Governor Parnell would like seriously threaten the viability of many university programs, particularly job skills programs in small, tightly-run rural campuses; and,

Whereas, a significant portion of the University's instruction is already provided by cost-effective distance education;

Whereas, the Community Council uses the House and Senate Finance committees reviewing the UA budget to implement reductions comparable to those been proposed by Governor Walker rather than that suggested by the UA House Budget Subcommittee,

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE KENAI PENINSULA COLLEGE COUNCIL THAT:

1. The Kenai Peninsula College recognizes both the current financial concerns affecting all Alaskans as well as the careful prior effort by the various campuses of the University of Alaska, including Kenai Peninsula College, to realign its programs and services in a manner that results in budgetary savings in a controlled manner, and further urges the Alaska Legislature to pass and implement the university budgeting and cuts as proposed by Governor Walker in the 2015-2016 University of Alaska

budget.

Approved on this __ Day of March, 2015 by a vote of __ Yes and __ No

Council Chair

A Resolution Urging the University of Alaska Board of Regents to Modify UA Policy P10.02.050 as Regards Distance-Delivered Education

Whereas the University of Alaska recently adopted a policy, P10.02.050, that requires that community campuses must "coordinate" online courses across the entire University of Alaska system prior to offering such courses statewide, but UA policy does not mandate any similar prior "coordination" for distance-delivered courses by the UAA, UAF, and UAS universities_ even when such- distance-delivered offerings are offered outside their geographically defined areas; and,

Whereas, Alaska is primarily comprised of a vast rural area whose sole modes of communication are largely by air, sea, and electronic media, with the 12 community campuses typically forming a vital core of their respective less-populated communities; and,

Whereas, the 12 community campuses are no less a part of the University of Alaska than the urban campuses and should be treated equitably and similarly to the urban campuses if they are to remain a viable part of the UA system, rather than intentionally circumscribed when they achieve competitive success with distance-delivered education; and,

Whereas, electronic media and distance-delivered education are now a preferred and cost-effective, indeed often the only feasible, method of delivering higher education to Alaskans residing in rural and less-populated areas of the State of Alaska; and,

Whereas, the community campuses are specifically tasked with serving rural and less-populated areas of Alaska, with whom the community campuses have a long and close relationship such that the community campuses are particularly knowledgeable about, and responsive to, the education needs of residents of rural and less-populated areas of Alaska not readily accessible to the three universities' residential campuses; and,

Whereas, the cost and educational effectiveness of distance-delivered education is completely unaffected by a student's distance from any campus, whether an urban university_ campus or a community campus (for example Stanford's and MIT's distance-delivered content is freely and readily available, and heavily used, world-wide on the Internet}; and,

Whereas, the "Internet is Everywhere" such that there is no technological nor economic reasons which inherently limit which entities within the University of Alaska system may offer distance-delivered courses throughout the State of Alaska; and,

Whereas, several of the community campuses pioneered distance-delivered education in Alaska and such course offerings often now comprise a significant portion of the earned credit hours of such campuses, although the same number of credit hours is proportionately far less significant for large residential university campuses such as Anchorage, Juneau or Fairbanks; and,

Whereas, distance-delivered education is generally the least expensive, most cost-effective, and most affordable means of delivering higher education content to students, particularly those who are unable to attend a residential urban campus, and it is counterproductive and uneconomical to intentionally

circumscribe historically successful programs that are not only self-funding, but revenue generating especially during financially constrained times; and,

Whereas, recently-adopted policy P10.02.050 requiring that community campuses must first "coordinate" their distance-delivered course offerings among all major units of the UA system and such policy will foreseeably result in significant possibly multi-year delay,_additional new costs, and further staffing requirements at a time when administrative staff is being cut back and no mechanism, staffing or funding has been identified to effect such "coordination"; and,

Whereas, that the policy expressed in P10.02.050 is thus at odds with the directive that the UA system should become administratively leaner, more agile, and more sensitive to the needs and desires of its "customers", i.e., its students, rather than becoming bogged down by additional costs and bureaucracy during a time of fiscal restraint and personnel cutbacks; and,

Whereas, it is in keeping with the social and economic values of the State of Alaska and its citizens that educational quality and student preference, not artificially-imposed anti-competitive policy and regulation, should control which distance-delivered course offerings succeed and which do not; and,

Whereas, whether a distance-delivered course succeeds or fails is largely dependent upon its ability to be self-supporting and preferably revenue generating through reputation, known quality, student acceptance and enrollment rather than administrative constraints limiting student choice; and,

Whereas, hampering or eliminating the ability of community campuses to provide distance education will greatly affect the credit hours accrued by such entities, to the extent of potentially jeopardizing their long-term viability; and

Whereas, there is scant benefit in circumscribing and hampering community campuses at a time when the federal government is proposing to greatly expand its financial support to community colleges, which are often the only means for working students in rural and less-populated areas to obtain a higher education;

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE KENAI PENINSULA COLLEGE COUNCIL THAT:

1. The University of Alaska is urged to immediately and completely rescind that portion of Policy P10.02.050 that reads: "and ... be coordinated across universities ... in accordance with P10.04.010 Academic Program Integration" and that such language and requirements be stricken from any community campus policy.

2. That the Kenai Peninsula College Director is hereby directed by the KPC Council to promptly forward a copy of this resolution to all appropriate personnel within the University of Alaska system, and the chair of the UA Board of Regents.

Approved on this __ Day of January, 2015 by a vote of __ Yes and __ No

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