Accreditation Evaluation Visit
is scheduled for
March 8 - 10, 2005

Click here for the new Accreditation Calendar.
The calendar includes information about activities, meetings for accreditation self-study, planning , and program review.

Open Forum On Goal Setting For The Integrated Master Plan A Great Success

On January 29, 2004, a campus-wide gathering of faculty, staff, students, and board representation participated in an Open Forum on Goal Setting for the Integrated Master Plan. Mark Clair, Research Coordinator, Dr. Tom Miller, Master Plan Faculty Facilitator, and Paul Tonning, Technology Plan Faculty Facilitator served as co-hosts of this event. Dr. Pat Spencer, Superintendent/President, gave a warm welcome and conducted the presentation about the Learning-Centered College. The three vice-presidents, Jeff Cooper, Dr. Willard Lewallen, and Dr. Jim Williams gave an overview of the goals and accomplishments of the 1999 Educational Master Plan. In a collaborative effort, participants reviewed college goals and objectives and provided lively dialogue into the process.

This forum is one of many steps the College has taken to align goals and objectives with its revised mission statement and accreditation standards and themes in the development of the Integrated Master Plan. The Master Plan serves as the principle planning document for the College. By combining all segments of the planning process into an integrated Master Plan, the College will produce a single document that will continue to drive decision-making. A special thank you to everyone who participated in the Open Forum.
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Accreditation Themes

There are six themes of quality that pervade the Accreditation Standards. As you write, weave the themes into the standards. Preparation for the self study and completion of the Self Study Report under these integrated standards requires that attention be given to weaving these themes with responses given to the specific standards. Be sure to address both the themes and the standards in a coherent way that leads to assessment of institutional quality. The themes are as follows:

Click on a theme for an explanation

For more information about Accreditation activities, contact Dr. Fay Freeman at 245-4271 ext. 2414 or Pam Penland at 245-4271 ext. 2431.

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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE GRANT AWARD Description: Victor Valley College (subcontractor), in collaboration with California State University, San Bernardino (contractor), has received an award from the United States Department of Agriculture, Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service for the project entitled Recruitment and Retention of Students in Conservation Biology and Natural Resource Studies of $46,656. The term of the award is August 1, 2003 through July 31, 2006, with $15,552 allocated each year. Neville Slade, Department Chair, Agriculture and Natural Resources, will conduct outreach to local high schools and departments at Victor Valley College, support student research interns in the Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources, and will meet the reporting requirements of this grant.

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CALTRANS TRANSPORTATION PLANNING GRANT Description: Victor Valley College, in collaboration with the City of Victorville and the Victor Valley Transit Authority, has received an Environmental Justice Grant from the California Department of Transportation for $17,910 to address the transportation needs of the Victor Valley's underrepresented businesses, groups, shelters and individuals. The objectives of the grant are to create a High Desert Environmental Justice Planning League, and conduct a survey to create a transit oriented development plan to facilitate environmental justice in the High Desert. Funding Source: CALTRANS

Dr. Eric Mayer, Contact

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Michael Smith, Contact Education and Educational Technology Department

TEACHING-LEARNING CENTER Description:The District has received $42,000 award for the Teaching-Learning Center for the 2003-2004 school year. The Teaching-Learning Center encourages community college students to pursue a career in teaching. Funding Source: California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office, Teacher and Reading Development Partnership

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Resources:
Khalid Rubayi, Chair, Program Review Committee
Dr. Tom Miller, Planning Faculty Facilitator
Paul Tonning, Technology Plan Facilitator
Pamela Penland, Administrative Secretary
Scott Hicks, Student Office Assistant
Dr. Fay Freeman, Director