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of the project, and the continued assessment will be utilized as a model as <strong>RVCC</strong> explores<br />
implementation of an English co-requisite project.<br />
Implementation of NOABO/Veera Bridge has led to greater access to data, although there<br />
are concerns with regards to limitations in the system. Veera Bridge pulls all data from<br />
Banner and Banner has limitations in data access particularly when it comes to evaluating<br />
students who may have more than one major. Programs with national accreditation do an<br />
excellent job of collecting data on graduates, but there are still not consistent practices<br />
across the institution when it comes to this type of data; instead it is left to individual<br />
Program Directors.<br />
Strengths<br />
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<br />
While <strong>RVCC</strong>’s 2015 – 2020 Strategic Plan was not fully developed, the four strategic<br />
directions (student access, student success, teaching & learning, sustainability)<br />
continued to guide <strong>RVCC</strong>’s work—in many different areas and at all levels.<br />
<strong>RVCC</strong> has maintained its commitment to broad participation and regular<br />
communication, including All-College Staff Meeting, meetings with representatives<br />
from CCSNH System Office, and review of Standing Teams.<br />
Challenges<br />
<br />
<strong>RVCC</strong> needs to determine the best way to utilize software provided by CCSNH<br />
system.<br />
Evaluation<br />
Mission & Vision Evaluation<br />
<strong>RVCC</strong> has periodically reviewed and updated its mission, typically with the installation of a<br />
new President. The process has been done collectively at All-College Staff Meeting which<br />
allows input from the college community. Recent feedback on the mission identified that<br />
while there were parts of it that were accurately reflective of the College, members of the<br />
College had concerns with the wording of the mission related to is loftiness and its lack of<br />
measurability for some of the statements included. The most recent evaluation of the<br />
mission occurred at the February 2017 Strategic Planning Retreat in which the committee<br />
evaluated the mission statement. Feedback at that meeting echoed the feedback of the<br />
College as a whole, particularly that the statement was not concrete or tangible. This<br />
process allowed for the adoption of the College’s current mission.<br />
Academic Evaluation<br />
<strong>RVCC</strong> has multiple avenues of evaluating the effectiveness and quality of the academic<br />
programs leading to systematic improvements in the academic offerings at the College.<br />
Evaluation of each course occurs through course evaluations which are administered each<br />
semester to all students in the course. Results of the evaluations are deployed to each<br />
faculty member and to the Department Chairs who oversee the faculty member.<br />
Individual faculty can choose to use the feedback as they see fit and Department Chairs<br />
utilize the information in the faculty evaluation process. Course evaluations sometimes<br />
lead to adjustments in course assignments for students, changes in course materials, or<br />
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