“The Hough Post”
November 15, 2016
Volume 5, Number 8
University Advancement Workshop – This Thursday, November 17th
Debbie Branson, Assoc. Director of Alumni Relations invites you to attend their November workshop:
So you want to host a reunion and other ways to engage your alumni and friends…
Thursday, November 17th: 8:00 – 9:00 a.m. – PSU 313
or 3:30 – 4:30 p.m. – PSU 308
Workshop description:
Join us to discuss how to determine the most effective ways to connect with your alumni, and how we can help develop and support strategies to best leverage alumni resources for the benefit of your students. Whether you’ve never reached out to your alumni or you already have an active alumni group, you will leave the session with a better understanding of how and when to strategically and effectively engage your alumni, and how the alumni association can help support your alumni engagement goals. Oh, and did I mention…there will be door prizes?
Sessions are free and open to all faculty and staff (anyone who might be involved the process of creating/communicating alumni engagement activities).
Call 836-6666 or email UniversityAdvancement@missouristate.edu to register.
ELE 510 IA Students Attend MACTE Conference October 25th
Diana Piccolo (second from right) with ELE510 students at MACTE Conference
Dr. Diana Piccolo, Associate Professor, CEFS, attended the MACTE Conference on October 25th with 7 of her ELE 510 Internship Academy students. Following is the program description of their presentation:
“Pre-service teachers in the Internship Academy (IA) at Missouri State University will discuss their action research project and how this process has helped them to reflect on their underlying beliefs about teaching and learning, both as a pre-service teacher and a participant in the Internship Academy model.”
Dinner with the COE Living/Learning Community Students
Dean Hough enjoys dinner with students in COE Living/Learning Community
The Teacher Education LLC Students had Dinner with Dr. Hough at the Blair-Shannon Residence Hall on Tuesday November 8th. Dr. Hough visited the students at their MSU home to provide a message about finding your passion and following that path.
The Missouri Reader Features Articles by 5 Literacy Students
Dr. Beth Hurst, Professor, RFT, congratulates five of our literacy students on having articles published in a special edition on motivation of The Missouri Reader.
Bonnie Crossman: Student Goals Lead to Reading Success
Brandi Farris: A Student Organized Classroom Library
Jerri James: Motivating Struggling Readers through Collaborative Writing
Michelle Mayne Nicholls: How Readers’ Theatre Can Motivate the Unmotivated
Janelle Samuel: Self-efficacy, Self-concept, and Motivation in Reading
Click on link to a special edition on motivation of the The Missouri Reader: https://joom.ag/8esQ
The Missouri Department of Higher Education, on Behalf of the Coordinating Board for Higher Education, Requests Proposals
CONCURRENT ENROLLMENT PILOT PROGRAM
The Missouri Department of Higher Education, on behalf of the Coordinating Board for Higher Education, requests proposals for a Concurrent Enrollment Pilot Program, as required by SB 997.
The pilot program is intended to determine the feasibility of extending a concurrent enrollment option to other institutions in the state. The CBHE shall report on the outcomes of the pilot program and provide a recommendation regarding its expansion statewide to the governor and the general assembly by January 1, 2020,
The primary intent of the Concurrent Enrollment Pilot Program is to provide students with a broader range of academic and student support services while streamlining the path to degree completion. A concurrent enrollment program allows for any person who satisfies the admissions requirements of any two-year public institution and any four-year public institution to be admitted to both institutions. The advantages of concurrent enrollment for students are many:
Flexibility of taking courses at both institutions at the same time
Having an expanded selection of courses and schedules to fit their needs
Access to the resources of both institutions
Possibility of earning an associate degree while working toward a bachelor’s degree.
Concurrent enrollment programs could include coordinated advising, a single online application, and the ability to receive financial aid from both institutions.
Proposals must be received no later than January 13, 2017, and should be submitted by email to samantha.dickey@dhe.mo.gov. Proposals selected as pilot programs will be announced at the February 2017 meeting of the Coordinating Board for Higher Education.
Concurrent Enrollment Pilot Program
- Definitions
(1) Concurrent postsecondary enrollment: coordinated enrollment in coursework at both a four-year and a two-year postsecondary institution at the same time and for which the coursework is officially recorded by both institutions.
- Required elements of Pilot Program proposal
(1) Participating Institutions
- a) The proposal must include the participation of one or more public four-year institution and one or more public two-year institution.
(2) Responsibilities of Participating Institutions
- a) The agreement should identify the responsibilities of each participating institution in launching and running the program, including how costs, work load, and other considerations will be addressed.
- b) The agreement should also specify the services the program will provide to concurrently enrolled students.
- c) Cooperating institutions agree to provide periodic updates to MDHE staff and to remain engaged with the department as the program is developed and implemented. This shall include at least one face-to-face meeting annually to discuss the pilot program with MDHE staff, institutions participating in similar pilot programs, and other interested parties.
- d) Cooperating institutions will collect appropriate data and report to the CBHE annually, beginning one year after the CBHE approves the pilot program, on the program’s progress and effectiveness.
- e) Provide a close out report of the project by July 1, 2019.
III. Role of the MDHE
(1) The MDHE will facilitate meetings and the sharing of information regarding the pilot program’s development and progress.
(2) The MDHE will disseminate information through its office of communications about the pilot program.
(3) By January 1, 2020, the coordinating board shall provide a report to the governor and the general assembly on the outcomes of the pilot program and provide a recommendation regarding the expansion of the program statewide.
GUIDED PATHWAYS TO SUCCESS PILOT PROGRAM
The Missouri Department of Higher Education, on behalf of the Coordinating Board for Higher Education, requests proposals for a Guided Pathways to Success Pilot Program, as required by RSMo 173.2515 (SB 997). Based on the outcomes of these pilot programs, as stipulated in the statute, the CBHE may request funding to provide competitive grants to institutions of higher education to assist in defraying the costs incurred to implement guided pathways to success on a statewide basis.
The primary intent of the Guided Pathways to Success Act is to provide students with effective information and directions that specify clear curricular paths to a degree. For many students, having a clear path to completion is more important than having to navigate a wide range of degrees and courses. Providing students with a clear path forward will reduce “wasted” credits, time to completion, and the overall costs of obtaining a degree.
The parameters for Guided Pathways to Success Pilot Program are intentionally broad to encourage innovation and creativity. The specific requirements for each pilot program are listed below.
Proposals must be received no later than January 13, 2017, and should be submitted by email to samantha.dickey@dhe.mo.gov. Proposals selected as pilot programs will be announced at the February 2017 meeting of the Coordinating Board for Higher Education. Pilot projects will begin on or after July 1, 2017, and must be fully implemented by July 1, 2019.
Guided Pathways to Success Pilot Program
- Definitions
(1) Degree maps: a list of all course sequences available to fulfill the requirements for a specific degree program;
(2) Meta-majors: a collection of related academic programs/majors that have an identified set of common or related courses accepted as meeting common requirements for all related majors;
(3) Proactive advising: an advising model in which advisors reach out to students in anticipation of their needs, connect students with resources and support early in their studies, and motivate students to succeed;
(4) Structured schedule: a specific sequence of required and elective courses each semester that, when taken as prescribed, represent a direct path to complete a chosen program of study.
- Required elements of Pilot Program
Each proposed pilot program shall include a commitment to fully implement at least two of the following components by the end of the pilot program period:
(1) At least one-half of the majors offered by the institution organized into semester-by-semester sets of courses that lead to on-time completion, which shall have the same meaning as described pursuant to section 173.2510;
(2) The establishment of degree-based transfer pathways for at least the top five transfer program areas between participating institutions to assist students who enroll in multiple institutions to complete their degree;
(3) At least one meta-major designed to minimize the loss of credit due to changes by students in their degree majors;
(4) Student commitment from at least one-half of degree seeking students to a structured schedule of courses and electives;
(5) Clear degree maps and proactive advising available to all enrolled students; and
(6) Guarantees that required courses included in degree maps and meta-majors are available when needed by students.
III. Responsibilities of Participating Institutions
(1) The proposal must identify the two or more components the institution will use to develop and implement its pilot program.
(2) The proposal should include a timetable for the work, including milestones.
(3) Participating institutions agree to provide periodic updates to MDHE staff and to remain engaged with the department as the program is developed and implemented.
- a) This shall include at least one face-to-face meeting annually to discuss the pilot program with MDHE staff, institutions participating in similar pilot programs, and other interested parties.
(4) Cooperating institutions will collect appropriate data and report to the CBHE annually, beginning one year after the CBHE approves the pilot program, on the program’s progress and effectiveness.
(5) Provide a close out report on the project by July 1, 2019.
- Role of the MDHE
(1) The department shall develop and publicly maintain materials that describe the elements of Missouri’s guided pathways to success project and assist students in understanding the operation of each component.
(2) The MDHE will facilitate meetings and the sharing of information regarding the pilot program’s development and progress.
(3) The MDHE will disseminate information through its office of communications about the pilot program.
(4) By January 1, 2020, the coordinating board shall report to the governor and the general assembly on the outcomes of the pilot program created in this section.
Thanksgiving Holiday
Faculty and students are off next week, November 21 – 25. Offices will be open.
Keep Calm and November on…