QEP Update: Inviting Accomplishments
After utilizing Invitational Education to view the entire College as a learning environment, the following first steps toward becoming an Invitational College have been achieved:
People, Places, Programs, Processes
1. Plans for the new Transfer Advising and Career Center are being finalized, with a target date of June 1, 2004.
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2. The Foundation Scholarship selection process has been reviewed and revised to ensure the successful continuity of students achieving their academic and career goals.
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3. To assist in improving the cleanliness and maintenance of A-B Tech's buildings, automated work orders for plant operations have been implemented.
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4. Online registration for the Ed2Go classes has begun in the Continuing Education Division.
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5. Changes in the format and content of the College Catalog were designed to assist students and their advisors with course requirements and selection.
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6. Changes in the associate degree advising check-off sheets were designed to assist Arts and Sciences Division students and their advisors with course requirements and selection.
People, Places
7. The A-B Tech Café opened under new management with an updated menu and extended hours.
People, Places, Policies
8. The College designated outdoor smoking and non-smoking areas across its campuses.
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9. The Engineering and Applied Technology Division designed and staffed an advising program housed in the Student Services area during Fall 2003 registration.
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10. An intramurals program for staff and students was begun in January 2003.
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11. A-B Tech employees were asked to contribute a special talent as a prize for the 2002 Holiday dinner - a way to share our gifts within the A-B Tech community.
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12. E-mail accounts were set up for all curriculum adjunct faculty and their names were included in the employee directory on the A-B Tech website in November, 2002.
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13. TechTalk has been utilized as a communications tool to ensure that A-B Tech employees are kept informed and invested in the QEP process.
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14. "Invitational" workshops and presentations have been added to the Organization Development calendar.
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15. Student Services advisors may now register students at their own desks.
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16. An expanded departmental extension list will be added to A-B Tech's directory in the next BellSouth white pages.
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17. All employees have been invited to submit their ideas for naming streets at the Victoria Road campus of A-B Tech.
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18. Places for students to gather and study have been included in the new Balsam Building.
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19. Letters inviting students to participate in graduation have been reviewed for their "invitability."
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20. New telephone emergency stickers were placed on every telephone, and emergency phones have been placed in building hallways.
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21. "Invitability" has become an attribute when interviewing candidates for new positions at A-B Tech.
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22. After hearing employee concern over the removal of trees, the architects received permission from the city to reduce the number of parking spaces in front of a new A-B Tech building, thus preserving the green space.
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23. To help employees direct students more easily and quickly, the Continuing Education Division has provided an "At-a-Glance" Directory to provide the hours of operation for our Asheville and Enka Business Offices, CE Division personnel, program responsibilities, and phone/extension numbers.
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24. "Invitational" has been incorporated into the College's lexicon.
If you have questions or comments, please contact Deborah Lonon or Carol Rovello. Thanks!
Checking Welds
Welding Inspection/Testing Instructor Todd Creasman (standing, far right) shows his students what to look for in a finished welded product. In this case, it is a horse trailer belonging to Civil Engineering/CAD Instructor Lynn Ehrke. The students are checking for any faulty welds or structural damage that may impair the horse during transportation. Creasman says this is a "rare opportunity" to be able to inspect a finished piece during classtime.
NCAEOP News
Diane Hall, Brenda Katona, Pat Lail, and Fran McDonald attended the 53rd Annual Conference of the North Carolina Association of Educational Office Professionals, March 17-19, in Greensboro. Brenda Katona was installed as District 1 President for 2004-2005. Vice-President of Student Services Dr. Dennis King attended the Administrators Banquet March 19.
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