LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT The Aspen Institute describes West Kentucky Community and Technical College as an unusually reflective collegial and proactive institution. They state West Kentucky is unparalleled in its commitment to measuring and understanding teaching and learning and in using the results for improvement. Those are some strong accolades from the Aspen College of Excellence program charged with critically examining colleges and advocating best practices nationwide. I am very proud of the college and share with you the comparative data from the 2014/2015 Aspen review of the top 10 finalist colleges. The completion data of minority students and the completion rate of baccalaureate transfers are strong indicators of the quality education received at West Kentucky. We are strong, but we will always strive to enhance access and success, and assure our students have the competencies ready to enter the workplace, and increase the number of students who enter the workplace with the goal of a job. We also want our students to transfer with a career path in mind and skills to obtain that job with a baccalaureate.
Barbara Veazey, President
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EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING AND LEARNING In March 2015, the Aspen Institute named West Kentucky Community and Technical College one of the Top 3 community colleges in the nation. It is the second time WKCTC has been awarded the Finalist with Distinction honor, which included a $100,000 prize. WKCTC graduate Justin Jackson was asked by the Aspen Institute to participate in a student panel discussion in Washington, D.C. during the 2015 Aspen Prize ceremony. Justin has now successfully completed his first semester as a transfer student at Southern Illinois University.
Pictured from left to right: Former US Representative George Miller (D-Ca), Dr. Barbara Veazey and Mitch Daniels, president of Purdue University and former Governor of Indiana.
Three-Year Graduation / Transfer Rate (Federal IPEDS Data 2009 – 2011) U.S. Average • 40% Finalist Average • 52% WKCTC Average • 48% 10% Pictured from left to right: Justin Jackson, Dr. Walter Bumphus, president of the American Association of Community Colleges and Dr. Barbara Veazey at the Aspen Prize ceremony.
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WKCTC’s completion outcomes are above the national average and comparable to the average of the 10 Aspen prize finalists.
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EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING AND LEARNING Best Online Colleges of 2015 WKCTC was recently named one of the nation’s 25 Best Online Colleges of 2015 by BestColleges.com. BestColleges.com is an online resource for prospective college students that strives to help students make an educated choice about their future. Through the use of student and faculty surveys, independent research, ranking systems and the input of highly credible and authoritative sources, BestColleges.com creates a database of schools to help students and their families learn more about their best options for higher education. Colleges are chosen on four data points; admissions, enrollment, retention and graduation. All data points were weighted equally covering the school’s assessment of students, student opinion of the school and Pictured from left to right: (sitting) Laura Youngblood, Connie Heflin, Christina Anderson, Taylor Fields student success once enrolled. (standing) Rebecca Jones, Ryan Payne, John Walker, and Stephanie Osterhout — Online Learning staff Visiting Authors The 2014–15 One Book, One Campus, One Community Read was Orphan Train by New York Times best-selling author, Christina Baker Kline. Kline visited WKCTC during the spring semester. Orphan Train was a required read for WKCTC’s English 101 students. Kline spoke to nearly 700 WKCTC students, faculty, staff and community members during her visit to campus.
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Award-winning author Stacie Berdan introduced her book, Go Global, to the WKCTC community. Being a seasoned global executive, Berdan gave incite to students looking for international careers. She discussed how today’s employers are becoming increasingly global, and said the demand is on the rise for individuals prepared to enter the ever-changing and growing global marketplace. The WKCTC Hispanic Heritage Club and Multicultural Awareness Club sponsored this event.
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Cultural Diversity WKCTC’s Diversity and Inclusion Fall and Spring program series was a collaboration between the Office of Student Development, Office of Cultural Diversity, Student Multicultural Appreciation Club (MAC), and the Campus Diversity and Inclusion Committee. The programs were organized to reflect a commitment to create and maintain a diverse, inclusive, welcoming college environment that reflects the community, workforce, and global society in which we live. The events heightened awareness that diversity embodies all differences – cultural, cognitive, linguistic, racial, ethnic, geographic, gender, social abilities, sexual orientation, and economic – that makes us unique individuals. More than 2,000 people participated in 39 diversity and inclusion programs offered in 2014-15. Jody Randall, Murray State University’s Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender program coordinator, visited WKCTC’s campus to discuss the importance of inclusion and affirmation on college campuses.
social and cultural barriers. WKCTC, 4-H Youth Development, and the Interracial Women’s Group sponsored the event. West Kentucky Identifying Needs Guiding Success (WINGS) remains committed to assisting AfricanAmericans, Hispanics, Latinos, and underrepresented students with matriculation from middle school to high school and high school to postsecondary education. The Summer 2015 College Prep Program exposed 7th and 8th graders to areas such as math, science, history, technology, engineering, and career development.
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EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING AND LEARNING The completion rate for underrepresented minorities is exceptional at WKCTC, equal to that for whites at the college and higher than for minorities nationwide. — Aspen Institute Equity Gaps: Three-Year Graduation and Transfer Rates (Full-Time, Federal IPEDS Data 2009–2011) White • 48% Underrep. Minorities (URM) • 48% U.S. Average URM • 32% 10%
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Pictured Left to right: Drs. Lisa Stephenson and Tena Payne discuss attending college at the 2015 Super Sunday event.
WKCTC was one of the 16 Kentucky Community and Technical College System colleges who partnered with African-American and Hispanic churches throughout the state to host information fairs for prospective college students and families. The events heightened awareness of the value of education, encouraged early planning and parent and community involvement. More than 100 people attended the 2015 Super Sunday event at New Greater Love Missionary Baptist Church in Paducah.
Samuel Hawkins, author and motivational speaker, was the first recipient of WKCTC’s new Diversity and Inclusion Diversity Award. 6 | 2014 – 2015 • A YEAR IN REVIEW
EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING AND LEARNING Paducah School of Art & Design In fall 2014, Paducah School of Art and Design (PSAD) hosted an open house for the 6,700-squarefoot sculpture facility that includes distinct studios for woodworking, metals fabrication, and clay modeling, along with a wax and plaster room in support of an outdoor foundry. In January 2016, all of PSAD’s 2-D programs will be relocated to a historic 25,000-square-foot building in close proximity to the Sculpture building and the Ceramics and Small Metals building. With this renovation completed, PSAD will be a fully realized visual arts campus. PSAD Sculptor-in-Residence Cody Arnall manages the studio and teaches 3-D classes in the Sculpture building. “Cody brings to the position everything that it requires,” said PSAD Dean Paul Aho. “He comes to us with teaching experience at Vanderbilt and Murray State and is a great fit for our recruiting efforts in the regional high schools.” Inland Logistics and Marine Institute WKCTC’s new Inland Logistics and Marine Institute in downtown Paducah provides training and education for the logistics and marine industries. Students can earn an Associate in Applied Science (AAS) degree in Logistics and Operations Management or Marine Technology completely online, giving them the opportunity to rise above the crowd and expedite their career. The Institute is located at 631 Marine Way near the marine and logistics industries to provide on-site workforce training. The 8,000-square-foot facility was renovated with a grant from the U.S. Department of Labor. The renovation provided an increase in the size of rooms for classrooms, an area for a recording studio, new HVAC units, and a complete makeover for the floors, interior walls, and the exterior.
WKCTC welding faculty and students built the frame for the diesel engine that will be located at the Inland Logistics and Marine Institute.
completed equipment upgrades needed to expand the welding program curriculum to include all coursework associated with fabrication applications. This will allow a student to complete all welding coursework required for an Associate in Applied Science (AAS) degree at the Skilled Craft Training Center. Kentucky Innovation Network The Paducah office of the Kentucky Innovation Network is encouraging entrepreneurship and accelerating growth in start-up businesses with the area’s first small business incubator. Kentucky Innovation Network, under the Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development and in partnership with WKCTC, is located at 3229 Coleman Road. The incubator offers a variety of resources along with shared work space, individual offices, and an office suite and conference room at a sliding fee scale based on the needs of business clients.
Skilled Craft Training Center In 2014, WKCTC’s Skilled Craft Training Center had numerous expansions to enhance existing programming made possible by the Trade Adjustment Assistance Community College and Career Training (TAACCCT) Grant Program. A 10-foot press brake was purchased and installed at the center in Hickory, Ky. The addition of the press brake WEST KENTUCKY COMMUNITY & TECHNICAL COLLEGE | 7
EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING AND LEARNING Community Scholarship Program The goal of the Community Scholarship Program is to increase high school graduation rates and transition graduates to postsecondary education. The official number of McCracken County High School graduates enrolled at WKCTC was 279 for the fall 2014 semester, 215 returned in the spring 2015 semester, and 14 students earned a certificate.
Adult Education Kentucky Adult Education invited the McCracken County Adult Education staff to share best practices and success and examples of how they have impacted enrollment of students in the western Kentucky area. Kentucky Adult Education recognized the accomplishments of McCracken County Adult Education and stated that “in reviewing providers, your county is closer to the enrollment goals, offers more opportunities, and people pass the GED with much more frequency.”
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Nursing Practical Nursing (PN) and Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN) programs hosted on-site visitor teams for initial and reaccreditation (respectively) through the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing. The PN program received initial accreditation and the RN program received full reaccreditation.
Construction Technology & Air Conditioning Technology Programs The National Center for Construction Education and Research (NCCER) approved the Construction Technology and the Heating and Air Conditioning programs for accreditation. Students will follow the NCCER curriculum to earn the nationally recognized industry credential for Level 1 in both program areas. Upon completion of the module exams for Level 1, students will be listed on the national registry as showing completion of common core tasks in that industry and available for employment across the U.S. This program is sponsored by the local Western Kentucky American General Contractors Association.
EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING AND LEARNING Some of the many successes in 2014-2015: • Surgical Technology had a 100% placement rate. • Medical Laboratory Technician program had 100% first-time pass-rate for certification and also received full reaccreditation. • WKCTC students took the Dental Assisting National Board exam as a group for the second time. The exam has three sections: Radiology (RHS), Infection Control (ICE) and General Chairside (GC). The program had a 100% pass rate. WKCTC students scored above national averages in all three sections.
Focus on Manufacturing More than 200 area middle and high school students visited WKCTC March 31, 2015, for Focus on Manufacturing, a day designed to spark student interest in manufacturing, engineering and industrial technology careers. Students toured WKCTC’s Emerging Technology Center and Anderson Technical Building, watched demonstrations and took part in simulations covering welding, computer numerical control systems and 3-D printing.
• The Physical Therapy Assistant program received full reaccreditation. • Radiography was awarded the highest accreditation cycle of 8 year by the Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology (JRCERT). • Math retention was 59% before the redesign of the classes. During the third year of the redesign, retention was 93%.
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ENGAGEMENT AND STUDENT SUCCESS 2015 KCTCS All-Academic Team WKCTC students, Clarissa Pease and Tara Isbell were selected for the 2015 KCTCS All-Academic Team.
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May 2015 Graduation WKCTC held three graduation ceremonies in 2014 – 2015. One graduation ceremony was held on Monday, December 15, 2014. A total of 120 students attended the ceremony. The chart below is the breakdown of credentials earned. Degree Associate in Applied Science Associate in Arts Associate in Fine Arts Associate in Science Certificate Diploma GRAND TOTAL
First Associate in Applied Science Associate in Arts Associate in Fine Arts Associate in Science Certificate Diploma Second Associate in Applied Science Associate in Arts Associate in Fine Arts Associate in Science Certificate Diploma GRAND TOTAL 10 | 2014 – 2015 • A YEAR IN REVIEW
2015 All-USA Academic Team WKCTC students, Heather Vandiver and Cassandra Grace, were selected as representatives for the 2015 AllUSA Academic Team.
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Two graduation ceremonies were held on Saturday, May 9, 2015. A total of 218 students attended the ceremonies with 122 in the first and 96 in the second. The chart below is the breakdown of credentials earned. Degree
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Phi Beta Lambda National Leadership Conference WKCTC student Asheley Thomas of Boaz took home a national honor from the Phi Beta Lambda (PBL) National Leadership Conference in Chicago, Ill., in March 2015. Thomas was one of more than 1,600 of America’s best and brightest college students from across the United States that participated in the PBL Step Up to the Challenge Conference June 24-27. The conference provided students with an outlet to enhance their business skills, expand their networks, and participate in more than 55 business and business-related competitive events. Thomas placed third overall in the macroeconomics category. The award was part of a comprehensive national competitive events program sponsored by the Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) and PBL that recognizes and rewards excellence in a broad range of business and career-related areas. For many students, the competitive events are the capstone activity of their academic careers. Students also immersed themselves in educational workshops, visited an information-packed exhibit hall, and attended motivational keynotes on a broad range of business topics.
ENGAGEMENT AND STUDENT SUCCESS Justice Run Members of Alpha Epsilon Beta (AEB) hosted a 5K run to help raise awareness about the signs of child abuse. This year’s AEB donated $1500 to Child Watch with the proceeds. Superhero Fun Run Sonography students hosted their first Superhero Fun Run at Noble Park in Paducah April 11, 2015. More than 300 people attended the event. A portion of the proceeds was donated to the Wounded Warrior Project and the remainder went to sonography student programming.
Paint Me Rad 5K Radiography students volunteered with United Way of Paducah-McCracken’s Project United - a communitywide day of service that takes place each year in September. The second-year radiography class coordinated and volunteered at the Paint Me Rad 5K Run and 1 mile Fun Run. The students raised $1,600 and were able to donate to the United Way, Kosair Children’s Hospital, West Kentucky’s Radiography Alumni Scholarship, and local animal shelters. More than 200 people participated in the 5K run.
Study Abroad in El Salvador Faculty members Carolyn Perry, Dr. Kevin Gericke, and Sharla Hutchinson took a group of students to El Salvador during Spring Break 2015. Students built homes, fed the homeless, engaged in outings, and came away with life-changing experiences.
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FACULTY AND STAFF RECOGNITION Sheila Highfil, manager of Accessibility Services, received the Kentucky Office of Vocational Rehabilitation Award for Outstanding Support and Cooperation in October 2014.
Maia Ing, a TRiO staff member, gained a Master of Business Administration degree from Murray State University in August 2014.
Jennifer Etherton, a Work and Learn Program staff member, became a Bridges Out of Poverty Certified Trainer in February 2015.
Paul Aho, dean of the Paducah School of Art & Design, received a Bronze Award from the Florida Book Awards for Surfing Florida: A Photographic History, a 250-page photographic history of surfing in Florida, its surfers, and the state’s impact on the sport’s international dimensions. The book will be archived in the Florida Book Awards collection and the Governor’s Library. Leslie Page, a psychology instructor, published an article titled, “The Subtle Art of Racism,” in the online West Kentucky Journal in March 2015.
Dr. Doug Pruitt, a psychology professor, received the 2015 Phelps Award.
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Greta Henry, coordinator of the Interdisciplinary Early Childhood Education program (IECE), received the Dr. Nancy Lovett Award for Excellence in honor of her work in early childhood education in April 2014. Henry received the award from the Kentucky Association for Early Childhood Education (KAECE). Henry also received the 2015 Paducah Junior College Board of Trustees Award for Excellence in Teaching. Britton Shurley, assistant professor of English, published The Valparaiso Poetry Review, Wacamaw, and The Briar Cliff Review, and was nominated to appear in the Best New Poets Anthology for 2015.
Professor Kate Senn was named coordinator of the EPIC grant to develop Computer Information Technology and Manufacturing Industrial Technology programs for Learn on Demand delivery.
Dr. Shen Liu, an associate professor of Physics, won second place of the Best Faculty Paper Award. She was also appointed as the Chair for the technical session on “Experimental and Project-based Learning I” at the 2014 American Society for Engineering Education GSW Annual Conference at Tulane University in New Orleans, La. Dr. Liu also delivered two technical presentations at the statewide Centennial Kentucky Academy of Science (KAS) Annual Conference in Lexington in November 2014. KAS January/February 2015 Newsletter stated there were a total of 471 abstracts submitted. Gary Goodaker, a mathematics professor, coordinated the annual WKCTC President’s Cup Academic Bowl and the West Kentucky Academic Bowl Finals on campus. Nine regional high schools sent their most talented students to compete in the President’s Cup.
FACULTY AND STAFF RECOGNITION Chef Patrick Fletcher, culinary arts program coordinator, was named the 2015 Teacher of the Year by WKCTC students.
The NPR broadcast received national attention Following Dr. Karen Hlinka’s NPR broadcast, instructors from El Centro College in Dallas, Texas, Salisbury University in Salisbury, Md., a community college in Oklahoma, and Ivy Tech Community College System in Oklahoma have all followed-up with questions directed at utilizing WKCTC as a model of best practice in retention.
Dr. Karen Hlinka, dean of the science and mathematics division, was interviewed by National Public Radio’s economics journalist Zoe Chase. Chase visited the WKCTC campus in August 2014. The resulting radio presentation highlighted the college’s efforts to improve student success in Anatomy & Physiology courses in pursuit of a nursing degree. Following an initial phone interview with Dr. Hlinka, Chase visited WKCTC to conduct further interviews, including group and individual interviews with students and an observation of Steve Cahill’s BIO 137 night class. Two radio broadcasts resulted, with a total of eight minutes and 56 seconds of on-the-air national broadcasts promoting the college. In May 2015, Dr. Hlinka presented at the Human Anatomy and Physiology Society Annual Conference in San Antonio, Texas. The title of her presentation was, “You can’t teach them if you can’t keep them: Improving retention in A&P.”
Site-visit by Ivy Tech Community College System delegates Ivy Tech Community College System is Indiana’s version of the KCTCS. The chancellor of the Ivy Tech Community College System heard the NPR broadcast and was impressed. He contacted Kathy Cozart, vice chancellor of academic affairs at Ivy Tech’s Evansville campus, with a directive to research practices WKCTC has adopted to improve Anatomy & Physiology (A&P) retention. On January 30, 2015, seven administrators, deans, advisors, and A&P instructors representing three Ivy Tech colleges visited WKCTC. They spent the day learning more about adopted practices in our A&P program, practices based on education research, and our college culture that promotes student success.
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2015 – 2016 WKCTC CALENDAR AT A GLANCE AUGUST 2015
August 10 9 a.m. Transfer Agreement Signing with SIU 10 a.m. Fall Kickoff In-Service 4 p.m. ILMI Open House, Marine Way August 13 2 – 3 p.m. Blackboard Orientation August 17 Fall Classes begin August 19 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. Back to College Bash August 20 5 p.m. PSAD Faculty Exhibit Reception August 29 7:30 p.m. Backstage Pass – Like Water World Fusion Duo
SEPTEMBER 2015
September 2 11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. College Completion Fair September 5 TBA University of Kentucky Transfer Event September 7 Labor Day - Campus closed September 8 3:30 p.m. Faculty Council September 11 6 – 10 p.m. WKCTC Scholarship Auction September 17 2:30 p.m. PJC Board Meeting September 17–23 Constitution Week September 19 7:30 p.m. The Time Jumpers, Featuring Vince Gill September 20 TBA 5K Paint Me Rad September 23 11 – 12:30 p.m. Fall Campus Challenge
OCTOBER 2015 October 1 5 p.m. October 2 11 a.m. October 2 1 p.m. October 6 2 p.m. October 7-9 October 13 3:30 p.m. October 22 7 p.m. October 24 3:30 p.m. October 26 7 p.m. October 30 11 a.m. October 30 Noon October 30 1 p.m. October 31 October 31 4 p.m.
PSAD Jewelry & Small Metal Invitational reception Staff meeting Faculty meeting WKCTC Board Meeting Fall Break Faculty Council West Kentucky Star Home Game West Kentucky Star Home Game West Kentucky Star Home Game Staff meeting Scholarship Donor Reception Faculty meeting Halloween West Kentucky Star Home Game
NOVEMBER 2015
November 5 7:30 a.m. PIP Breakfast (Dr. Box speaker) November 5 7 p.m. West Kentucky Star Home Game November 6 noon Community Scholarship Program. Scholarship Reception November 10 3:30 p.m. Faculty Council November 11 Veteran’s Day November 11 TBA Youth Science Seminar November 12 7 p.m. West Kentucky Star Home Game November 14 7:30 p.m. Backstage Pass – Jenny Johnson November 19 noon WKCTC/PJC Board Meeting/ luncheon November 25 -27 Thanksgiving Break
DECEMBER 2015
December 4 11 a.m. Staff meeting December 4 1 p.m. Faculty meeting December 5 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. PSAD Annual Holiday Sale December 6 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. PSAD Annual Holiday Sale December 7-13 Finals December 10 noon Faculty & Staff Holiday luncheon (Tentative) December 14 5 p.m. Nurse pinning December 14 7 p.m. December (FALL) graduation December 21 – January 1 Holiday Break
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Clemens Lobby Clemens Theatre 631 Marine Way, Paducah Crounse 215 Quad/Student Center Clemens Theatre Clemens Theatre Haws Gym University of Kentucky Carson Hall, Boardroom Convention Center Carson Hall, Boardroom Clemens Theatre WKCTC Paducah campus Quad/Student Center Clemens Lobby Crounse 101 Crounse 101 Carson Hall, Boardroom Carson Hall, Boardroom Haws Gym Haws Gym Haws Gym Crounse 101 TBA Crounse 101 Haws Gym Convention Center Haws Gym ETC 109 Carson Hall, Boardroom ETC Haws Gym Clemens Theatre Bistro
Crounse 101 Crounse 101 Clemens Lobby Clemens Lobby Gym Carson Center Carson Center
ITEMS ON THIS CALENDAR ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE JANUARY 2016 January 4 January 11 January 16 7 p.m. January 18 January 21 2:30 p.m. January 21 5 p.m. January 21 7 p.m. January 23 7 p.m. January 25 7 p.m. January 28 7 p.m.
Spring Kickoff (tentative) Classes begin West Kentucky Star Home Game Martin Luther Day - Campus closed PJC Board Meeting PSAD – Over the Top reception West Kentucky Star Home Game West Kentucky Star Home Game West Kentucky Star Home Game West Kentucky Star Home Game
Clemens Theatre Haws Gym Carson Boardroom Haws Gym Haws Gym Haws Gym Haws Gym
FEBRUARY 2016
February 5 7:30 p.m. Wynonna Concert February 15 President’s Day - Campus closed February 19 7:30 p.m. Patty Griffin Concert February 26 11 a.m. Staff meeting February 26 1 p.m. Faculty meeting February 26 7 – 10 p.m. Challenger Trivia Night February 26 – 27 West Kentucky Stars Invitational February 28 Super Sunday
Clemens Theatre Clemens Theatre ROS 111 ROS 111 St. Thomas More Fellowship Hall Haws Gym Area Churches
MARCH 2016
March 1 4 p.m. Scholarship Deadline March 1-7 National Dental Assistant Awareness Week March 3 7:30 a.m. Chamberer PIP Breakfast (WKCTC tentative sponsor) March 3 5 p.m. PSAD National Sculpture reception March 5 7:30 p.m. Big Atomic March 8 3:30 p.m. Faculty Council March 8 6 p.m. – 7 p.m. One Book, One Campus Read Visit by Ron Rash Presentation (public) March 9 11 a.m. One Book, One Campus Read Visit by Ron Rash Presentation (students) March 14 – 18 Spring Break March 17 noon – 4 PJC Board Retreat March 25 Good Friday (half day off)
APRIL 2016
April 1 11 a.m. Staff meeting April 1 1 p.m. Faculty meeting April 2 7:30 p.m. Backstage Pass – Johnny Appleseed April 12 3:30 p.m. Faculty Council April 26 7:30 p.m. Barrage 8 April 29 11 a.m. Staff meeting April 29 1 p.m. Faculty meeting
MAY 2016
May 2-7 Finals May 7 11:30 a.m. Nursing pinning May 7 2 p.m. Graduation ceremony May 7 5 p.m. Graduation ceremony May 16 Summer Session 1 Begins May 19 2:30 p.m. PJC Board Meeting
Convention Center Clemens Lobby Clemens Theatre Carson Hall, Board room Crounse 101 Crounse 101 TBA
Crounse 101 Crounse 101 Clemens Stage Carson Hall, Boardroom Clemens Theatre Crounse 101 Crounse 101 Last day of Classes Carson Center Carson Center Carson Center Carson Hall, Boardroom
MISSION
The mission of West Kentucky Community and Technical College is to provide excellence in teaching and learning, promote student success, and support economic development.
VISION*
West Kentucky Community and Technical College will empower individuals to achieve excellence through innovative and equitable learning opportunities and will continue to be a nationally preeminent community college. *Kentucky Community and Technical College Board of Regents approved this new vision statement for WKCTC this summer.
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