Campus Culture Dimension Performance Indicator Responses
McHenry County College
6/18/2008



PI 4.1 Institution-level Encouragement To what degree do senior academic leaders1 encourage faculty to do the following?
Evaluate each for instructors who teach new students  Very Low/None
1		 Low
2		 Medium
3		 High
4		 Very High
5		 N/A
Use pedagogies of engagement2 
Understand institution-wide learning goals for new students 
Understand the characteristics of new students at this institution 
Understand broad trends and issues in the education of new students 

1 Senior academic leaders include the chief executive officer, chief academic officer, and other positions above the department/unit level with oversight for instruction and curriculum.
2 Pedagogies of engagement are those classroom strategies that facilitate active and involved learning. These can include all forms of classroom interaction, group discussion, collaborative group learning, group projects, experiential activities, experimenting, speaking, and even intentional classroom seating arrangements.


PI 4.2 Unit-level Encouragement To what degree do unit-level academic administrators1 encourage faculty to do the following?
Use pedagogies of engagement2 
Understand unit-level learning goals for entry-level courses 
Understand the discipline-specific trends and issues related to entry-level courses 

1 Unit-level administrators include department chairs and program heads.
2 Pedagogies of engagement are those classroom strategies that facilitate active and involved learning. These can include all forms of classroom interaction, group discussion, collaborative group learning, group projects, experiential activities, experimenting, speaking, and even intentional classroom seating arrangements.


PI 4.3 Expectations To what degree are expectations for involvement with new students clearly communicated to the following groups?
Evaluate each  Very Low/None
1		 Low
2		 Medium
3		 High
4		 Very High
5		 N/A
Newly hired full-time instructors1 
Newly hired part-time/adjunct instructors1 
Newly hired academic support/student services staff 
Continuing instructors1 
Continuing academic support/student services staff 

1 Limit task force evaluation to instructors whose responsibilities include teaching first-year students.


PI 4.4 Retention To what degree is student retention recognized as a significant responsibility by the following?
Faculty 
Student services personnel 
Senior administrators 
Other staff