Annual Report 2022-2023
Previous year committee membership, including year when each member’s term ends
Voting Members:
- Paul Marchese, Physics (2023)
- Jilani Warsi, English (2023)
- Benjamin L. Miller, English (2024)
- Dugwon Seo, Engineering Technology (2024)
- Rochelle Nelson, Biology (2025)
- Arthur Abramov, QCC BMI (2025)
Previous year liaisons, designees
Ex Officio Members:
- Michael Pullin, Dean of Academics, President's Liaison
- Mary Anne Meyer, COLLEGE NOW Director
- Maz Nikoui, CLIP Director
- Bonnie Flaherty, CUNYSTART Director:
- Ashley Legitime, BTECH Campus Liaison.
Governance ex officio:
- Student Representative - Emily Diana
- COC Liaison—not yet named or reported
- Steering Committee Designee—not yet named or reported
Upcoming year committee membership, including year when each member’s term ends
Voting Members:
- Benjamin L. Miller, English (2024) - Chairperson
- Dugwon Seo, Engineering Technology (2024)
- Rochelle Nelson, Biology (2025) - Secretary
- Arthur Abramov, QCC BMI (2025)
- Elizabeth Carroll, CUNY Start (2026)
- Guozhan An, Engineering Technology (2026)
Previous year committee officers
Benjamin L. Miller, English (2024) - Chairperson
Rochelle Nelson, Biology (2025) - Secretary
Upcoming year committee officers
Benjamin L. Miller, English (2024) - Chairperson
Rochelle Nelson, Biology (2025) - Secretary
Committee Meeting Dates and times
The Pre-College Committee met six times during 2022-2023
September 21, 2022, 4 - 5 PM
November 7, 2022, 1 - 2 PM
December 5, 2022, 1 - 2 PM
March 1, 2023, 12 - 1 PM
March 7, 2023, 11AM - 12 PM
April 27, 2023, 12 - 1 PM
List of Bylaws charges and notation of “completed” or “not completed” with reasoning for incomplete items
- Report and recommend to the Academic Senate on services and facilities available to the Pre-College programs. COMPLETED
- Serve as a mechanism for articulation alignment between the Pre-College instructional staff and students, with respective academic departmental chairs and the Academic Senate. COMPLETED
- Consider and evaluate proposals received from faculty, students, and the community regarding policies and practices pertaining to Pre-College programs in consultation with respective academic departmental chairs and Dean of Academic Affairs. COMPLETED
- Recommend proposals and policies that would enhance the operation of the pre-college programs to the Associate Dean of Academics. COMPLETED
- Serve as a consultative body for the development of Pre-college programs. COMPLETED
- Provide feedback to proposed courses/programs and existing ones to ensure:
- that they are presented to the related committees and/or academic departments to avoid any conflicts of interest
- that they are in keeping with the mission and image of college subsequently reporting these new courses/programs and/or existing ones to the Academic Senate for its information. COMPLETED
List of Steering Committee charges and notation of “completed” or “not completed” with reasoning for incomplete items
Review of Suggested Charges / Committee Goals for Annual Report.
1. Report on below programs to Academic Senate by May 2023 meeting:
B-TECH, COLLEGE NOW, CLIP, CUNY START, MATH START, ENGLISH START
When did they begin?
What is their purpose?
What has been the number of students served?
What has been the outcomes for those students?
What is the current number of students served?
How well do these students perform in the intro level credit bearing courses of the College?
How well do these students progress at the College?
How well do these students progress to graduation?
Completed: While the committee did not report at the May 2023 Academic Senate meeting, the minutes of the 6 meetings held describe the committee's effort to monitor and report on each Pre-College Program regularly. The minutes describe some enrollment numbers but not all, and facilities used at the college by the programs. It is a goal of the committee to compile this data in an excel spreadheet for future members of the committee. One distinction about the programs that has come up during meetings was the difference between developmental programs (CUNY START and CLIP) and acceleration programs (BTech and College Now). This needs to be considered accompanying any data discussion. It has become clear that the committee should keep its own data on the programs for future use by the committee.
2. Work with CLIP and CUNYSTART and report on Integration of CLIP and CUNYSTART Pre-College programs into college life, as motivator for program participants to stay at college.
Completed: The committee continued to monitor the integration efforts of our pre-college programs to the larger college community. One thing the committee is able to report is that the college has made an effort to include CLIP and CUNY START classes into the physical spaces and classrooms of the campus. Also, various efforts have been made by the college to connect non-matriculated students to other events and programs at the college. For example, CLIP and CUNY START are regularly included in various English Department programs. It's been determined that the pre-college committee can continue to be an advocate for the programs in terms of physical space integration, but also as a promoter of events and programs that might serve as a bridge between non-matriculated students and academic departments.
3. Work with departments to allow for Credit for Prior Learning in their programs to remain competitive in marketplace.
Completed: During the March 7, 2023 Pre-College Committee Meeting, the committee voted to approve 3 industry credential reports submitted to the committee by the Engineering and Technology Department for credit for prior learning. The reports were forwarded to the full Academic Senate. You can find them here: Credit for Prior Learning Industry Credential Reports
4. Follow up on request for Enrollment Data from Enrollment Management Office with Dean Michael Pullin. Report on status to Senate by May 2023
Not-Completed: As described above, it is a goal of the committee to compile its own data to be used by the committee in the future.
5. Work on Committee Guide Addendum: paste to Addendum in Reports folder on Cascade committee-specific procedures not covered in General Committee Guide.
Not-Completed: This work is ongoing, and the committee hopes to have a more specific addendum finished in 2023.
Summary of actions not covered by above
In-Person Meetings: As can be seen from the minutes, the Pre-College Committee made a strong effort throughout the year to return to in-person meetings.
Survey of Committee Members: The committee collected survey data from committee members about knowledge of pre-college programs and goals for the committee.
Student Representative: The commitee was happy to have a student representative, Emily Diana, at the April 27, 2023 meeting.
COMMUNICATION to ACADEMIC DEPARTMENTS The Pre-College Committee communicated with the deputy chair of Engineering and Technology about the CPL Industry Reports that were approved to be forwarded to the Academic Senate at the March 7, 2023 Pre-College Committee meeting.
Committee recommendations for upcoming year
1. Report on below programs to Academic Senate by May 2024 meeting:
B-TECH, COLLEGE NOW, CLIP, CUNY START, MATH START, ENGLISH START
When did they begin?
What is their purpose?
What has been the number of students served?
What has been the outcomes for those students?
What is the current number of students served?
How well do these students perform in the intro level credit bearing courses of the College?
How well do these students progress at the College?
How well do these students progress to graduation?
2. Work with CLIP and CUNYSTART and report on Integration of CLIP and CUNYSTART Pre-College programs into college life, as motivator for program participants to stay at college.
3. Work with departments to allow for Credit for Prior Learning in their programs to remain competitive in marketplace.
4. Compile enrollment and peformance data from the pre-college programs into a spreadsheet that can be consulted by future members.
5. Work on Committee Guide Addendum: paste to Addendum in Reports folder on Cascade committee-specific procedures not covered in General Committee Guide.
