Proposal Name / Provide more efficient assistance, guidance, and support to students, faculty, and staff.
Brief Description
(one or two sentences) / To increase the efficiency of support operations in the Communication Division office by 50% to meet continuous growth in enrollment and hiring of f/t and adjunct faculty.
Years on Priority List
(5 points) / 2
What will be achieved?
(10 Points) / Increased efficiency in the support of students, faculty, and staff. To help the only divisional assistant with wide array of tasks not limited to contacting students of cancelled classes, posting notices/assignments during absences, acting as communication backup during extremely hectic periods of the semester, FLEX, beginning of terms, end of terms, etc.
Justification: Why should this be done?
(20 points) / The workload for the sole support position in the Communication Division office is in need of backup. Currently this position support 17 f/t faculty (3 more to be hired), 60 adjunct faculty and a dean.Over the last 3 years, the workload for one person has increased greatly and affects all aspects of teaching and learning. This will also allow for greater contact with faculty, students, staff, administrators, and the community when they need information from our area.
College Goals and/or Objective(s) & Student Learning.
(30 points) / Enhance Student Learning and Student Achievement – Though indirectly, the overloaded divisional assistant performance does impact student learning. With appropriate support, there will be more opportunity to assist those involved in student learning and the campus community at large.
Enhance the Effectiveness and Efficiency of Collegial Consultation. In addition to assisting faculty, administration, and students, the need for support for the sole divisional assistant will create more opportunities for collegiality and community.
Does this proposal fulfill a mandate? / No
Does this proposal address a safety issue? / No
Will this proposal benefit other areas of the college? / Yes, with appropriate staffing in a very large division office, it will help us more effectively communicate and work with the entire campus community.
Will this proposal impact or require accommodations from other areas? / Yes. HR
How will your proposal be achieved? Action plan summary: include primary steps, timeline for implementation, and who is responsible. / What
- Create job announcement, compose search committee, work with HR.
- As soon as funding is made available
- Dean, faculty.
Assessment process: How will you determine that your proposal has been successful? / The success of this resource will be demonstrated through more efficient communication and contact with entire campus community.
Resources Required: facilities, equipment, software, staff, etc. (include cost estimate) / Faculty:
Classified: Full time Tutoring Assistant / $25,000
Equipment:
Facilities/other:
Costs after 1st year: Continuing salary plus increases
Comments of Dean or supervisor / I support this proposal. TD
Suggested Prioritization
(from division) / #7
Contact Person: __Tony DiSalvo______Discipline/Area ___COMM______
Dean: ___Tony DiSalvo______