MARCH 25, 2011 KISBER ROOM – MCWHERTER BUILDING JACKSON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE JACKSON, TENNESSEE JSCC Annual Business Advisory Board Meeting 1

Welcome and Introductions Terri Messer Advisory Board Members JSCC Faculty and Staff 2

3 TN Complete College Act – measuring college performance funding based on graduation number vs. fall enrollment numbers and UP transfer path  Retention Efforts – meet Countance Anderson  Grant funded retention efforts/activities Request for Clinical Informatics by WTH  Several meetings/discussions to determine exact need  Results: Cross training of currently employed medical professionals and clinicians on medical knowledge and information systems  Currently partnering with Community College consortium grant opportunity to develop a certificate/AAS concentration focusing on this need Old Business Updates from 2010 Advisory Board Meeting

Old Business Continued Within meetings at WTH, other training needs were evaluated and JSCC Continuing Ed provided workforce improvement classes – Jack Laser National Career Readiness Certificate testing –  Tested BIC intern students in Fall 2010, next group set to test in the upcoming weeks. Of ___ testing in fall, results: 4 Gold 5s and above Silver 4s and above Bronze 3s and above

Business Program Curriculum Changes Development of “university tract” in community college curriculum all transferable to universities (from TCCA) Several UP degree programs had curriculum altered to meet the state wide mandate of course transferability In BIC, AA/AS Accounting, Business Administration and Information Systems changes go into effect Fall 2011 Changes to JSCC’s Business programs:  Remove Bus 111 (Introduction to Business), Bus 231 (Business Statistics)  Add Math 1530 (Statistics and Probabilities), 4 hours of guided electives – we will recommend Bus 211 (Legal Environment of Business) 5

New Course: HIM  HIM 201 Introduction to Health Information Management – This course introduces students to the principles of Health Information Management through the understanding of Health Information Technology. Topics covered are based on the core competencies defined by AHIMA, as well as HIPPA Regulations AND JACHO recommendations that provide connectivity and applications that make up Health Information Systems of today.  Jayne Lowery will develop and instruct.

New Course: Bus Bus 215 Entrepreneurship/Small Business Management: This course gives students the knowledge and competencies they need to start and manage a business of their own. Topics covered include business ethics, preparing a business plan, accounting, finance, management, and marketing, as well as special emphasis on customer service, which is so important in today’s competitive business environment. John Tibbs to oversee development/instruction.

2010–11 Business Internship Partners Henderson County Clerk’s Office* JSCC: Academic Assistance Center City of Jackson – Accounting/Finance* Evans Clinic* Lexington Broadcasting Inc.* Trenton Public Defenders Office* West Tennessee Healthcare* Chester County Circuit Court System* H & R Block* *New partnership with JSCC 8

Business Enrollment Fall Trend Total Business Fall Term Enrollments National Unemployment Rate (Sept): Tn Rate (Sept): Declared Bus Majors: UP Bus UP Acct’g AAS Business % 5.1% % 5.1% % 7.1% % 10.7% % 9.4%

Business Graduate Review 10 Degree AS Business (University Transfer) AS Accounting (University Transfer) AAS Business TOTAL BUSINESS GRADUATES

Progress on Improved Exit Exam Scores 2006/72007/82008/92009/102010/

Efforts on Additional Funding 12 Department of Labor/C3T Consortium Grant – partnering with other TN community colleges to jointly show the demand/funding for:  Logistics/Supply Chain Management*  Health Informatics*  Industrial Process Control  Energy  Hospitality/Management Lumina Grant – awarded for focusing on accelerated/block scheduling/cohort based education  Business Management*  General Education*  Pre Allied Health*

Continued Grant Funding for BIC 13 Perkins IV Grant Perkins IV Reserve Grant Green Energy Grant

14 May have seen/read about Jackson State being awarded a USDA grant “Rural Utilities Services (RUS)” for $485,000. This grant will be used to purchase distance learning equipment in seven counties in West Tennessee to ‘beam’ classes to the rural area high schools for dual enrollment courses or for evening college classes. Let’s go see a demonstration of how it works… Then we’ll conclude meeting with your feedback! Newer Technology

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