STUDENT DEVELOPMENT
Career Center and Transfer Services

3.2A.2    Programs In This Cluster · Career Center
     · Transfer Services
3.2B.2    Overall Goals For This Cluster    
Short Term:     · Ensure availability of resources to diverse students.
Long Term:     · Provide technologically advanced career research and transfer systems.
3.2C.2    Specific Goals, Objectives And Resource Needs For This Cluster

GOAL #1: Meet the variety of educational planning and career research requirements of divergent groups.
     
Short Term Objectives:     · Broaden access of College Source (college catalogs on the Internet) to include faculty research projects for curriculum development and students (Currently available for Counseling, Transfer Services and Admissions).
     · Develop a transfer center plan with a goal of increasing transfer 10% annually.
     · Explore offering 4-year coursework on campus.
     · To increase outreach to VVC students.
     · Recognizing the specific urgency in clientele due to CalWORKs, we will address the distinct educational and career backgrounds and future employment requirements of this population.
Long Term Objectives:     · To aggressively build additional partnerships with the agencies and resources that provide a wider range of services to the non-traditional public sector.
Resources Required - Short Term:        
Personnel     · Office Assistant position.
Facilities/Equipment     · Additional computer workstations, currently four (4) Hewlett Packard Pentium Vectra VL computers are used in the SDC.Four additional computers should be acquired as soon as possible, in order to provide network access.
Other Requirements     · Staffing and equipment budgets will need to be increased.
Professional Development     · All employees must be members of the California Registry of Paraprofessional Career Technicians.
     · Attend Eureka semi-annual training sessions.
     · Participate in Region Nine (IX) Transfer quarterly meetings.
     · Participate in CalWORKs workshops and informational meetings.
Resources Required - Long Term:        
Personnel     · Additional Registered Paraprofessional Student Development Specialist.
Facilities/Equipment     · Continue converting computer units to maintain high level of technology.
     · Additional square footage for increased client load.
Other Requirements     · Acquire quality training to enhance interpersonal skills needed to interact with former substance abusers, high school dropouts, and educationally disadvantaged adults.


Back
Next
Home
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9