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August 18-24, 2018 Number 1152

Fall 2018 Faculty Convocation

Keynote SpeakerDr. Daniel Phelan

President/CEO

Jackson College

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Fall 2018 First Day of Classes All Hands on Deck!

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Fall 2018 First Day of Classes All Hands on Deck!

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Recruitment and Outreach

Staff from the Division of Student Services worked

alongside Trustee Marla Edwards-Wheeler during

Episco-Palooza's 2018 Back-to-School Carnival.

Division of Student Services

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The District Command Center Team reached out to students and reminded

them about Fall 2018’s first day of classes.

Outreach to Students

Dual Enrollment

Orlando Wilkins, Denis Karic, and Patrick

O’Harris met with Chandler Park

Academy High School officials to discuss

the start of the Fall 2018 semester.

The Health Science Center conducted a tour and presented program information to

students from Redford Union that will be enrolling for dual enrollment.

Sonjia Starkey and Pai Her attended the Pathways

Academy Family Fun Day with a WCCCD Allied

Health information table.

Sonjia Starkey also attended the Western

Wayne Family Health Center with a WCCCD

Allied Health information table.

More Recruitment and Outreach

Division of Student Services

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Student Activities

Congratulations to TRIO student Monet

Eason, recipient of a Mernerva Education

Foundation Scholarship! She will be

continuing her education at Wayne State

University, majoring in special education. WCCCD’s Cross Country Team is competing at

the Kirtland Invitational this week in the men’s

8k and women’s 5k. Go Wildcats!

During registration, District Student Services manages various student inquiries on a daily basis.

The chart below reflects the Top 6 Student Inquiries for 2018 year to date.

PTK members are gearing up to attend the 2018

Michigan Regional Leadership Conference “Spark!

Ignite the Leader Within You” held from September

7-9, 2018.

Division of Student Services

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Divisions of Student Services

and Educational Affairs

Daily Enrollment Management Meetings

Topics Discussed

Unassigned courses

Low enrolled courses

Late start courses

Learning Recource

Center Updates

Distance Learning

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Division of Educational Affairs

WCCCD/Library Partnerships

Detroit Public Library

Main Branch

5201 Woodward Avenue

Detroit, MI 48202

313-481-1300

Detroit Public Library

Elmwood Park Branch

550 Chene Street

Detroit, MI 48207

313-481-1730

Detroit Public Library

Chandler Park Branch

12800 Harper Avenue

Detroit, MI 48213

313-481-1560

Detroit Public Library

Jefferson Branch

12350 E. Outer Drive

Detroit, MI 48224

313-481-1760

Detroit Public Library

Redford Branch

21200 Grand River Avenue

Detroit, MI 48219

313-481-1820

• To promote collaboration between academic and

community to create a community of learners.

• To provide continuity of services for our students

when campuses are not available.

• WCCCD extends these services to the

community as a catalyst for lifelong learning.

• The collaboration between the libraries offers a

unique partnership that fosters sustainability

through resource sharing.

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Division of Educational Affairs

Academic Publishers

Cengage Publishing and the bookstore hosted

and information table at the Downtown

Campus to notify students of a new “Unlimited”

program that will allow students to be able to

buy digital subscriptions in Cengage’s library.

Academic Career and Transfer Programs

Learing Resource Center (LRC) orientations are purposed

to familiarize students with the various services that we

provide. These included our library catalog, Ask-a-librarian

feature, electronic books, various databases, online journals,

learning tools, and remote access feature. Instructors

schedule bibliographic instruction (BI) sessions, by

appointment only, for their students so they can become

familiar with all of the resources related to their classes.

Library and Learning Resources

Each semester the Divisions

of Educational Affairs,

Information Technology, and

Administration and Finance

review any textbook and

software updates and/or

changes for the upcoming

semester. Oneka Samet,

Monica Wiggins, and Patrick

O’Harris met to discuss such

changes for the Fall 2018

semester.

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Division of

Educational Affairs

Health Science Center

Pharmacy Technology students

took their National Exam.

Thank You!

Thank you to our Health Science Center summer

intern, Tylar Benion! She is a nursing student at

Hampton University and we wish her well in her

educational endeavors.

Preparing for the First Day of Classes

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Social Media Certificate Cohort I Completion

The School of Continuing Education and Workforce Development is pleased to announce the completion

of the first Cohort for the Social Media Certificate with our partner, Vista Maria. The Social Media Cer-

tificate was designed to provide participants practical tools to learn and improve their social media liter-

acy.

The School of Continuing Education

and Workforce Development

SMART College Career Fair

Jennifer McConico with the Scholars Motivated to

Advocate and Realize their Talents (SMART) Program,

attended the Michigan Department of Health and

Human Services annual College Career Fair.

Participating youth were currently in foster care and/or

transitioning out of foster care.

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Wayne RESA BeginningBus Drivers Training

Taylor Public SchoolsResponsibility

Centered DisciplineTraining

Elite Technical Services Confined Space Training

Beaumont Medical CenterEmergency Vehicle Training

Elite Technical Services Confined Space Training

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Wayne County Sheriff’s Department

The Michigan Institute for Public Safety Education hosted the Wayne County Sheriff’s

Training Unit for the Jailor Training Academy Graduation Ceremony.

Detroit Wayne Mental

Health Authority

The Downriver Campus hosted Detroit

Wayne Mental Health Authority’s

Children’s Mental Health Grand

Rounds. This was a teaching tool

utilized for medical education and

inpatient care.

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Division of Institutional Effectiveness

Promoting a Culture of Evidence

During the Fall 2018 Faculty Convocation, the Division of Institutional

Effectiveness (IE) engaged faculty and staff in the use of data to promote a

culture of evidence that supports student success and continuous quality

improvement. IE staff members were available to provide the following:

• Fall 2018 Survey Updates

• Faculty and Professional Staff Engagement Survey

• Annual Academic Assessment Awareness Day

Announcement

• Student Learning Outcomes Bookmark

• Data Factor: Graduate Information Handout

• Assessment of Student Learning Outcomes Handout

• Special Interest Workshop Survey

• HLC Criteria and Strategic Goals Poster

• Supportive resources for assessing student learning outcomes

• Opportunities for faculty and staff to participate in survey research

• Information about the Higher Learning Commission (HLC) Criteria and Strategic Goals

• Information about the District’s student demographics and graduate outcomes.

Handouts and Information Provided by IE Included:

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Division of

Administration

and Finance

Representatives from the Division of Administration and Finance and the School of Continuing

Education and Workforce Development met this week to discuss and streamline the process for

District-wide continuing education seminars and programs. These types of process efficiencies are

critical in the timely procurement and payment for goods and services.

Streamlining Processes

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Administration

and FinanceDeferred

Maintenance

Eastern Campus

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Weekly Update

Happening Now…Smart Technology in Classrooms

As we move to Virtual Desktop Clients and Smart Projectors in classrooms at all campus locations,

staff from the Division of Information Technology gave an overview session of both technologies to

our faculty during the Fall 2018 Faculty Convocation.

Ted Scott Campus Technology

The Division of Information Technology is in the process of replacing physical desktops with a virtual

Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) in room D206. This project is part of the ITTP initiative of virtualizing all

student computers district-wide with updated devices that allow:

l Flexible configurations. l Centralized management.l On demand software delivery.

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The Website Committee met with Dr. Randall Miller to

discuss strategies to enhance the design, navigation

and responsiveness of the District's website.

Etiquette for Youth

Tameka Mongo lead an etiquette session for teens teaching ap-

propriate behavior in dining and social settings for Grow Detroit's

Youth Talent.

Hi Tameka,

Thanks so much for a wonderful finedining etiquette session. The participantsof B. Legacy Solutions and Grow Detroit’sYoung Talent were still talking about ittoday. Your natural way of teaching andeducating on fine dining is so effortless!

I appreciate your time. Thanks forsharing your expertise.

Shana Norfolk

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Building

Community Relations

Staff from the

Information Technology

Institute attended the

Detroit Tech Ecosystem

Re-imagined

Conference.

Anthony Arminiak and Muna Khoury met

with Mark Litt, Wayne County College

Access Coordinator to discuss partnership

and future student opportunities.

Dr. Sandra Robinson

attended the quarterly

meeting of “Connecting

the Pointes.”

Sonya Taylor

participated as

an examiner for

the RDA

Registered

Dental Assistant)

Exam at Delta

College.

Pai Her attended the White Coat Ceremony at Wayne State

University. This ceremony is for students completing the Doctor of

Pharmacy Program. She was invited by a former WCCCD student,

Josh Dunn, who had completed this program.

Carolyn Carter and

Nanette Armstrong

met with Jay Charles

Levine, a long time

antique collector to

discuss an art gallery

partnership.

Jackie Grown and Ella Lynch

attended Michigan Works

information fair.

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Professional

Development

Intercultural Conversations

August is “Win with Civility” Month and this

week we talked about civility in America. Mark

Dilley, Organizer for the Wayne State University

Faculty Unions presented on his work with

immigration issues in the community.

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The Mary Ellen Stempfle University Center

Distance Learning

Denis Karic met with Ronda Edwards, Executive

Director of Michigan Colleges Online to discuss

the enrollment process for students and the

registration workflow process for administrators.

Center for Learning Technology

Grosse Pointe Realtors

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Ted Scott Campus

Partnerships

The Ted Scott Campus partnered with the Michigan State University Extension

to offer a Fall 2018 Master Gardener course series.

Home Buyers Workshop

In partnership with Golden Real Estate, the Ted Scott

Campus hosted a Home Buying Workshop for first time

home buyers.

Manufacturing Day Planning Meeting

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Eastern Campus

Buddies in

Business

Graduation

The Buddies in Business

Summer Youth Employment

Program is a program for youth

to be exposed to educational

opportunities.

Neighborhood

Community Summit

The Northwest Campus hosted

the West McNichols Business

Association. Community members

identified common neighborhood

needs from various community

organizations.

Northwest Campus

Downtown Campus

Community

Connection Days

The Michigan Secretary of State

Office mobile unit was on

campus allowing community

members, students, staff, and

faculty to complete license

renewal, vehicle plates, and

more.

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Chancellor’s Weekend Memo

Mission

WCCCD’s mission is to empower

individuals, businesses and communities

to achieve their goals through excellent

and accessible services, culturally

diverse experiences and globally

competitive higher education and career

advancement programs.

Vision Statement

Wayne County Community College

District will be recognized as an

institution that has achieved national

and international recognition for enduring

excellence as a comprehensive

multi-campus community college district.

WCCCD will focus on continuous

self-evaluation and improvement;

preparation of a highly skilled workforce

in support of the Wayne County

economy; student academic and career

success, and leadership in strengthening

the open door philosophy of educational

opportunity.

EDITOR: Julie Figlioli

CONTRIBUTING EDITORS

David C. Butty

Carolyn Carter

Aracely Hernandez

Tameka Mongo

Priscilla Rodgers

Rosita Thompson

Susan Wiley