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Electronic
Newsletter (Issue #03)
April, 2003
The
Planning and Resource Development Electronic Newsletter is sent
to you to keep you informed about accreditation, planning, program
review, and grants development activities at Victor Valley College.
$$$ Grant$ Development $$$
| Congratulations
Freddi Gold |
 INTERACTIVE
TELEVISION PROGRAM
Over Fall, 2002, and this semester, the establishment of a new
form of Distance Learning has emerged on our campus in the form
of the Interactive Television Program. Thanks to a Mohave Desert
Air Quality Management District grant of $110,000 two separate
programs have been established; one for CSUSB to establish their
program of a wide variety of classes that are broadcast from
their campus to ours, and one for us to begin the first phases
of developing a program for VVC to broadcast classes to a remote
site. A second grant in the amount of $17,500 was received from
Verizon for the purchase of industry standard equipment (Polycom)
to be utilized by Lucerne Valley High School in order that we
might complete the implementation of the program.
Freddi Gold was tapped to facilitate the program and set up
training for instructors to adapt to the new technology and
to establish the training of technicians to operate the equipment
while the instructors deliver their classes. In an agreement
with Lucerne Valley High School Principal, Tom Hunter, and administrative
personnel from VVC, it was agreed to arrange for classes every
period, but to begin with only 2 or 3 classes. We subsequently
started with two Spanish classes, and this semester a Spanish
class and a History class. In the Fall of 2003, we are scheduled
to teach seven classes, Spanish, Physical Geography, American
Government and Politics, Effective Reading and Study Skills,
Jazz: A History, Small Group Communication and hopefully Art
Concepts.
The program is growing by leaps and bounds and will add to the
mission of VVC by adding to the economic development of the
community and by offering classes beyond the current scope of
the immediate plans to additional remote sites. In addition
to the technicians receiving hands on experience in this exciting
new field, instructors also expand their awareness of and abilities
in, the ever-growing establishment of Educational Technology
in the community college system. Future teachers taking ITV
classes have a definite opportunity to receive experience in
a medium that will undoubtedly become more and more familiar
on all campuses K-12 as well as on the college level. Anyone
interested in learning more about this opportunity for us here
at VVC is welcome to call Freddi at extension 2769.
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Accreditation
 Spotlight on
Standard I: Institutional Mission and Effectiveness 
The institution demonstrates strong commitment to a mission that emphasizes
achievement of student learning and to communicating the mission internally
and externally. The institution uses analyses of quantitative and
qualitative data and analysis in an ongoing and systematic cycle of
evaluation, integrated planning, implementation, and re-evaluation
to verify and improve the effectiveness by which the mission is accomplished.
A. Mission
The institution has a statement of mission that defines the institution’s
broad educational purposes, its intended student population, and its
commitment to achieving student learning.
B. Improving Institutional Effectiveness
The institution demonstrates a conscious effort to produce and support
student learning, measures that learning, assesses how well learning
is occurring, and makes changes to improve student learning. The institution
also organizes its key processes and allocates its resources to effectively
support student learning. The institution demonstrates its effectiveness
by providing 1) evidence of the achievement of student learning outcomes
and 2) evidence of institution and program performance. The institution
uses ongoing and systematic evaluation and planning to refine its
key processes and improve student learning.
Standard
1 Team Members
Institutional
Mission and Effectiveness
Co-Chairs
Mark Clair, Research Analytical
Technician
Willard Lewallen, Vice President,
Student Services
Becky Palmer, Department
Chair, BET/CIT
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Standard
1A
Co-Chairs:
Ed Burg, Becky Palmer
Claudia Basha
Chicpaul Becerra
Laird Eklund
Chris Glover
Patty Golder
Pat Green
Bill Greulich
Willie Pringle
Jeff Redona
Jeff Ridge
Maria Ruiz
Louis Shahin
Neville Slade
Bruce Wolcott
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Standard
1B
Co-Chairs:
Mark Clair, Donna Derryberry
Margarita Barbosa
David Bellomy
Diane Cline
Prudence Ferraro
Willard Lewallen
Terry Truelove
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Future Newsletters
will feature information about Standards II, III, and IV.
For questions about Accreditation, contact Fay
Freeman at 245-4271 ext. 2414 or Carol
Golliher at 245-4271 ext. 2231.
Planning
and Resource Development Team:
Carol Golliher, Accreditation Faculty Facilitator
Dr. Eric Mayer, Grants Faculty Facilitator
Dr. Tom Miller, Planning Faculty Facilitator
Khalid Rubayi, Program Review Faculty Facilitator
Pamela Penland, Administrative Secretary
Scott Hicks, Student Office Assistant
Dr. Fay
Freeman, Director
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