2018 Convocation

Friday, March 2, 2018
Nurturing with Student Learning Outcomes

Looking through the lens of our ICC:

Civic capacity for global, cultural, social and environmental justice

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Schedule of Events

Morning General Session 9:00 - 10:00 am

The Kirsch Center/Campus Service Garden Project

Under the direction of Patrick Gannon, Campus Center Director, and Alicia De Toro, Environmental Studies instructor, Dining Services and Environmental Studies teamed up on a vegetable growing project for Pho Noodle dishes. John Struve from dining services, Alicia, and Environmental Science students will share their journey.

LOAC Award: Communication Studies will present their post 2017 LOAC award assessment.

Apply for 2018 LOAC Award

Breakout Session I 10:15 – 11:00 am

Community Service Learning/Civic Engagement Classes

Presenter: Bob Stockwell
Location: Advanced Technology Center - AT 204
Description: Faculty can become directly involved in advancing students’ Civic Capacity for Global, Cultural, Social and Environmental Justice via community service learning and civic engagement strategies. In this workshop, Bob Stockwell will discuss our “S” designated courses that formally feature these strategies, and will address ways in which they can be incorporated into our curriculum more broadly.

APALI: 20 years of Fostering Civic Engagement Among Asian American and Pacific Islanders in Partnership with De Anza College

Presenter: Michael Chang and Christine Chai
Location: Advanced Technology Center - AT 312 - top floor
Description: The Asian Pacific American Leadership Institute recently celebrated 20 years of providing opportunities for De Anza students and community members to become socially-conscious and effective civic leaders in the government, nonprofit, education, and private sector. This panel features De Anza students who are alumni and former mentors of the program who will share their experiences with how APALI has helped deepen their understanding and engagement with civic engagement.

High School Outreach: Making the case for De Anza

Presenter: Ron Kleinman
Location: Advanced Technology Center - AT 205
Description: In times of declining enrollment it is more important than ever to ensure a steady stream of incoming students from local area high schools. De Anza offers these students and their parents an amazingly powerful (but not widely enough known, even among faculty) educational value proposition, which if trends continue, will become even more relevant in coming years.

Setting Our Own Targets: A Critical Look at Outcomes Assessment

Presenter: Toño Ramirez
Location: Advanced Technology Center - AT 311
Description: In a bit of pedagogical synchronicity, the New York Times has recently run an op-ed piece articulating deep criticisms of learning outcomes assessment at institutions of higher learning in the same week that we offer our annual Convocation. This piece, alongside the response letters it has generated, provides us with an outstanding vehicle for considering our own SLO/SSLO processes. In this workshop, Toño Ramirez (philosophy instructor and SLO coordinator) will facilitate a conversation about the aims and legitimacy of learning outcomes assessment at De Anza. Our process is primarily driven by the faculty and staff members who most directly serve our students, and this discussion will aim to inform and shape its future. Attendees are encouraged to read the NYT pieces in advance of our meeting!

Breakout Session II 11:15 am – 12:00 noon

Helping Students develop their Civic Capacity

Presenter: Cynthia Kaufman
Location: Advanced Technology Center - AT 204
Description: Civic capacity for global, cultural, social, and environmental justice is one of our core competencies. In this workshop, Cynthia Kaufman will facilitate a discussion about what "Civic Capacity" means, and and how faculty instructor help students to develop it.

Program Review Q & A

Presenter: Mary Pape
Location: Advanced Technology Center - AT 205
Description: This session will answer last minute questions that department chairs may have about program review and SLOACs as support for resource requests.

SLOs for Adjunct Faculty

Presenter: Amy Leonard
Location: Advanced Technology Center - AT 311
Description: What part-time faculty need to know about Student Outcome assessments under FHDA contract. This session will be focused on part-time faculty needs, but it will serve as a refresher for all..

SSLO/AUO Workshop

Presenter: Veronica Acevedo Avila
Location: Advanced Technology Center - AT 312
Description: This session will focus on learning and reviewing the Student Service Learning Outcome (SSLO) and Administrative Unit Outcome (AUO) process through practical guidance and application.

Lunch 12 – 1:30 pm

Student Voices: An Exercise in Assessing our 'Civic Capacity' ICC

Presenter: Rich Booher and Jim Nguyen
Location: Hinson Center Conference Rooms A & B
Description: Students can inform us about what we are doing well and how we can better be responsive to their needs and ultimately, this can engender better student success. During the lunch session, come hear from our student panelists and engage in honest, genuine dialogue between faculty and students. This session is organized by the Social Sciences/Humanities Division Equity Core Team.

Afternoon Happenings 1:30 - 3:00 pm

Learning About Environmental Sustainability and Social Justice at the Environmental Studies Area

Presenter: Diana Martinez
Location: Meet in Lobby of Kirsch Center
Description: Diana Martinez will be your tour guide of the beautiful Environmental Studies Area (ESA) in Kirsch Center. Understand the significance of both environmental sustainability and social justice as to how it relates to the work at the ESA. Meet our amazing community of students and the projects they’re involved in there.

Help Shop! 1:00 - 3:00 pm

Location: Advanced Technology Center - AT 205
Description: Work together on assessments. Veronica Avila, Mary Pape,and Toño Ramirez will be their to answer any questions/doubts.

SLO Convocation 2018 -Assessment

Mary Pape, Toño Ramirez, Veronica Avila

ICC Assessed:

CIVIC CAPACITY FOR GLOBAL, CULTURAL, SOCIAL & ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE

Students will recognize their role as local, national, and global citizens. They will participate in a democratic process, respect social and cultural diversity, appreciate the complexity of the physical world, and understand the significance of both environmental sustainability and social justice.

SLO Statement:

Participants will be able to identify one new way to foster equity through assessments

Assessment Method:

Student Voices, a group of current Social Science students, will speak during the SLO Convocation lunchtime gathering. The Student Voices panel, which consists of six students from Social Science classes, will present unfiltered thoughts about life as a De Anza student. Students will be asked about problems they have encountered while attending De Anza, as well as what they see as most beneficial about attending the college.

Assessment Summary:

The panel resulted in a lively and candid discussion about life at De Anza. The first question regarding what they least enjoyed led to an intense discussion about sexual harassment, dealings with peace officers, safe spaces, and appropriate on campus services, such as Psychological Services.

Students also reflected on what has worked for them, mainly emphasizing the important of building trusting relationships with faculty and staff.

Reflection:

Students candor about sexual harassment, focusing on one particular faculty member who is no longer at De Anza, and their lack of feeling safe caused the SLO team and the Social Science faculty, who invited Student Voices, to think deeply about how best to build a physically and emotionally safe environment. Although the women panelists addressed above stated issues, the men were also in agreement with the lack of safety. The latter included dim or no lighting on campus and in parking lots, poor escort services, and slow police response.

Reflections from faculty were collected via a virtual “suggestion box” that was sent to all attendees.

Enhancement:

The Student Voices panel addressed serious campus issues, which led to a follow-up meeting initiated by Social Science faculty. The SLO team was invited to this meeting, and Mary Pape and Veronica Avila attended. Faculty discussed the need for students to feel safe in both reporting harassment incidences and in creating a physically safe space for women.

Faculty shared how impressed they were with students’ honesty and integrity as panelists. But students’ comments raised numerous questions about safety and security on campus. It seemed apparent that students were not aware of their resources, resources need improvement, and students were unaware of how to best use current resources. The other issue mentioned was that one panelist was only sixteen years of age. Her age raised concerns about how the campus accommodates and provides for minors.

The general consensus at this meeting was for the campus to provide knowledge about current resources, have a visible harassment policy, and adhere to title nine regulations. Suggestions, such as creating visible and accessible campus maps, encouraging buddy systems for students who feel unsafe walking to their vehicles, and working closely with peace officers to ensure safety outside of the classroom were discussed.

Furthermore, faculty discussed the need to examine current systems in place, such as campus lighting, blue lights, and emergency trainings to ensure these systems work, and to fix them if they do not currently function.

Faculty also discussed emotional and psychological services, such as the Jean Miller Resource Room, Psychological Services, and the Women’s Studies venue. But it was evident that these places demand more attention; students should know about these resources and faculty should be knowledgeable about them as well.

Faculty also recommended another follow-up meeting in which these panelists could also be included. This next meeting is currently schedule for March 22, 2018.