Criterion 5: Engagement and Service

 

Working together using this wiki

 

 

Group members

 

Deb Bakken, Chair

Emma King

Pierre Callies

Stephanie Williams

Sue Bishop

Jamie Makey

Vernon Bishop

George Bass

Becky Christiansen

Al DeGroat

Erin Wark

Judy Fairbanks

 

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To view the full 2006 WETCC self-study report for this criterion, click here:  Criterion Five.doc

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CRITERION FIVE: ENGAGEMENT AND SERVICE – As called for by its mission, the organization identifies its constituencies and serves them in ways both value.

 

The organization learns from the constituencies it serves and analyzes its capacity to serve their needs and expectations.

 

5.1. WETCC’s commitments are shaped by its mission and its capacity to support those commitments.

 

5.2. WETCC practices period environmental scanning to understand the changing needs of its constituencies and their communities.

 

5.3. WETCC demonstrates attention to the diversity of the constituencies it serves.

 

5.4. WETCC outreach programs respond to identified community needs.

 

5.5. In responding to external constituencies, WETCC is well-served by programs such as continuing education, outreach, customized training, and extension services.

     

 

 The organization has the capacity and the commitment to engage with its identified constituencies and communities.

 

       

5.6 WETCC’s structures and processes enable effective connection with its communities.

 

5.7 WETCC’s cocurricular activities engage students, staff, administrators, and faculty with external communities.

 

5.8 WETCC’s educational programs connect students with external communities.5.9 WETCC’s resources – physical, financial, and human – support effective programs of engagement and service.

 

 

 

5.10 Planning processes project ongoing engagement and service.

    

 

The organization demonstrates its responsiveness to those constituencies that depend on it for service.

 

5.11 Collaborative ventures exist with other higher learning organizations and education sectors (e.g., K-12 partnerships, articulation arrangements, 2+2 programs).

 

5.12 WETCC’s transfer policies and practices create an environment support of the mobility of learners.

 

5.13 Community leaders testify to the usefulness of the organization’s programs of engagement.

 

5.14 WETCC’s programs of engagement give evidence of building effective bridges among diverse communities.

                 

                  5.15 WETCC participates in partnerships focused on shared educational, economic, and social goals.

 

5.16 WETCC’s partnerships and contractual arrangements uphold the college’s integrity.

 

 

Internal and external constituencies value the services the organization provides.

 

 

5.17 WETCC’s evaluation of services involves the constituencies served.

 

5.18 Service programs and student, faculty, and staff volunteer activities are well-received by the communities served.

 

                  5.19 WETCC’s economic and workforce development activities are sought after and valued by civic and business leaders.

 

5.20 External constituents participate in the organization’s activities and cocurricular programs open to the public.

 

 

5.21 WETCC’s facilities are available to use and used by the community.

 

 

5.22 WETCC provides programs to meet the continuing education needs of licensed professionals in its community.