JCCC2009-10 Report to the Community

Annual Report to the Community

2009-2010 Johnson County Community College

JCCC board of trustees

Melody Rayl

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Jerry Cook

Bob Drummond

Lynn Mitchelson

Stephanie Sharp

Jon Stewart

Don Weiss

A message from the president T

he academic year 2009-2010 sped by for faculty, staff and students at Johnson County Community College. The college was part of the Achieving the Dream initiative, which focuses on student

success. We spent the year compiling data that we can study to assist us in seeing where we have performance gaps that can be addressed to help our students achieve their goals in the classroom. We’ll use that information to improve our developmental courses in English, reading and mathematics as well as our assessment processes in class.

Also this year we opened a new addition to the Science Building that houses bright new facilities for our emergency medical science and dental hygiene programs. We broke ground and began construction on a new health care education center in Olathe. And we started raising funds toward a new culinary/hospitality center on campus.

In addition, as you can see in these pages, faculty and staff continued to be recognized for their achievements. Students on the debate team, the student newspaper and the athletic teams brought home trophies. And the college went through a quality check-up visit from a team representing the Higher Learning Commission as part of its accreditation process.

Financially, the college’s budget was tighter in 2009-2010, just as it was for the other educational institutions in the county. After a prudent look at expenses and alternative sources of revenue, this year’s budget was 6 percent less than the year before. While the trustees raised students’ cost per credit hour slightly, they did not increase the mill levy. Budget tightening will continue to be part of our future.

As always, we are proud to be part of Johnson County, and we want the county to be proud of the college and the contributions we make to the community. Thank you for your support of Johnson County Community College and your contributions to our success in 2009-2010.

Sincerely,

Terry A. Calaway President

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A message from the chair, board of trustees I

n these troubled economic times, much has been made of the nation’s community colleges and the part we play in educating America’s workforce. Community colleges educate nearly half of all U.S.

undergraduates. Many of our students go on to earn a bachelor’s degree at a four-year school or learn new skills to prepare for new jobs – many of them unknown even 10 years ago.

We appreciate the renewed attention, and we’re well aware how much Johnson County is affected by what goes on at Johnson County Community College. You’ll be proud to see the successes of 2009-2010, as outlined in this annual report, and what we look forward to in 2010-2011.

Because they are local institutions governed by locally elected trustees, community colleges like JCCC can change curriculum and add programming to meet the needs of local businesses now and in the future. As the economy struggles to recover, the high-quality education that JCCC provides plays a vital role in supplying the educated and trained workforce needed in our local community.

On behalf of the JCCC board of trustees, thank you for your support of Johnson County Community College and our students, faculty and staff. The board of trustees is dedicated to serving the community in the best way we can.

Sincerely,

Don Weiss Chair, JCCC board of trustees

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The Vision, Mission and Values of Johnson County Community College Strengthen cultural and Vision Strategic goals 2. environmental initiatives that Serving our community Changing lives through learning

1. Focus institutional resources

Mission

n Identify and emphasize appropriate and rigorous outcomes in the curriculum.

Learning comes ďŹ rst at JCCC. n Centered on student success n Dedicated to exploring initiatives that support the college’s innovative spirit n Focused on community leadership n Committed to continuous improvement

Values JCCC is committed to, demonstrates and is accountable for: n Innovation n Integrity n Excellence n Leadership n Collaboration n Lifelong learning n Sustainability n Dignity and self-worth

on student success.

Initiatives

n Establish institutional core abilities for all graduating students.

promote a responsible and enlightened community.

Initiatives n Ensure that diversity, equity and inclusion are key components in all JCCC programs and initiatives.

n Expand our network of support services to engage students more actively in the JCCC learning experience.

n Champion environmental sustainability in the curriculum and in the college infrastructure, transforming the physical campus into a living, learning laboratory.

n Assess learner outcomes at the course, program and institutional level.

n Promote global awareness by expanding curricular and extracurricular offerings.

n Improve instructional and support activities, utilizing appropriate data and evidence.

n Encourage and support students, faculty and staff who volunteer in community activities and engage in service learning.

n Increase lifelong learning opportunities by expanding the partnerships between credit and noncredit education.

n Present cultural activities that broaden patrons’ aesthetic experiences.

n Employ technology to improve and deliver quality learning experiences.

n Diversity n Stewardship

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3. Position JCCC as a dynamic leader in public policy, strategic planning, and workforce and economic development.

Initiatives n Extend lines of communication and leadership among businesses, nonproďŹ t organizations, educational institutions and governmental entities in order to build programs and partnerships that advance the economy of the community. n Develop a college function that ascertains, interprets and responds to community needs for information and data analysis, fostering a culture of evidence. n Assess and respond to the educational needs of traditionally underserved populations. n Serve as a leader in advancing educational policy at the regional, state and national levels.

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n Analyze the regional and national environment and assure the college is prepared to address challenges to institutional success regarding funding, program quality, accreditation and employee development.

n Aggressively advocate for the college at the legislature, Kansas Board of Regents and Kansas Postsecondary Technical Education Authority to assure the needs of students, employers and the college are understood and represented.

4. Instill at JCCC a culture of continuous quality improvement that maximizes sound resource management and encourages creative innovation.

Initiatives n Strengthen programs designed to expand the professional and personal potential of all faculty and staff. n Encourage strategic risktaking that is based on critical thinking and is in the best interest of the community. n Expand and promote the use of data and evidence in decision making. n Enhance communication with both internal and external constituents. n Develop and improve processes that support institutional accountability. n Assure that all business practices are regularly evaluated.

Serving the community n June 2009, JCCC was one of 20 community colleges in seven states invited to join Achieving the Dream: Community Colleges Count, a national initiative to help more community college students succeed. The initiative is built on the belief that broad institutional change, informed by student achievement data, is critical to significantly improving student success rates. JCCC has made a two-year commitment to focus its efforts on closing performance gaps among students in targeted populations.

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In July, JCCC was named “a great college to work for” through the Chronicle of Higher Education’s 2009 Great Colleges Program. The program includes both four-year and two-year educational institutions.

JCCC, along with Delta College, University Center, Mich., and Miami Dade College, Miami, Fla., was named to the program’s honor roll for large community colleges (10,000 students or more) as the three institutions cited the most in individual recognition categories.

JCCC was specifically recognized in the categories of job satisfaction; facultyadministration relations and collaborative governance; facilities, security and work space; work/life balance; and connection to the institution and pride.

The Great Colleges to Work For program recognizes institutions for best practices and policies in 26 categories for four-year colleges and in 15 categories for community colleges. Within those categories, colleges are classified based on enrollment.

The program recognizes colleges for specific best practices and policies, such as tenure clarity, collaborative governance, work/life balance and compensation and benefits.

JCCC has an agreement with the University of Kansas to expand UKanTeach, an innovative program that helps prepare math and science teachers. The agreement is the first of its kind in the nation. UKanTeach identifies students majoring in mathematics or science and helps them earn a degree and teaching certificate in four years.

Under the agreement, the first two classes of the program will be offered at JCCC as well as KU. Students would then transfer to KU to finish their degrees. In the first two classes, students work with master teachers and visit classrooms to observe and learn about important aspects of teaching, such as lesson plans and working with students. The students work in elementary schools for the first class and middle schools for the second.

With the combined effort of the two institutions, UKanTeach will be able to produce about 80 new science and math teachers each year.

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In September 2009, JCCC dedicated an addition to the Science Building that allows the dental hygiene and emergency medical science programs to expand.

On the first floor, the new 4,918square-foot EMS training center houses classrooms with the latest digital media; staff offices; storage; maintenance and cleaning space for mannequins; lockers and a simulation lab.

One room of the lab simulates a studio apartment where students can practice 911 calls. The lab also has a fully functional ambulance patient compartment allowing students to “transport” the patient in a realistic environment. The mobile EMS simulator bleeds, breathes and has seizures, high blood pressure and other dire symptoms and will react to therapy.

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On the second floor, the 6,293square-foot dental hygiene clinic allows for more students, room for more patient chairs and equipment, more X-ray machines, greater space for charts and student computer work, new locker rooms and an ADA-compliant darkroom for students. Each set of two chairs in the new 16-chair operatory shares an X-ray machine. A large records room gives students

space to make appointments, complete paperwork and use computers to research information, such as patients’ medications. Windows on three sides give a vista of green trees, sure to prove calming for patients with dental-chair jitters.

Students use digital X-rays, ultrasonic scalers, panoramic full-mouth X-rays and an intraoral camera/video that can be projected on a computer screen.

Digital recordings can be printed or placed in the patients’ charts or e-mailed to a dentist or dental school for further consultation.

In October, the Hiersteiner Child Development Center dedicated a new outdoor play area filled with nature-based outdoor learning centers, including water play features, embankment slides, musical instruments, a tire swing, a hollow log and a wooden playhouse. Outdoor activities for the children develop socialization, fine and large motor skills, imagination, use of the senses, respect for nature and cognitive skills. The project was supported with a $20,000 gift from the M.R. and Evelyn Hudson Foundation.

Groundbreaking for JCCC’s new Olathe Health Education Center took place in December 2009. In December 2008, JCCC and Olathe Medical Center signed a letter of intent for the development of a health services education center on the OMC campus. The medical center donated to JCCC 5.8 acres of land on which to build an allied health education center.

Construction began in early 2010, and the center will open for classes in fall 2011. Costs for the new center are $15 million.

Courses and programs to be offered at OHEC include practical nursing; certified nurse assistant; rehabilitation aide; dietary manager; medical billing, coding and transcription; phlebotomy; ECG technician; pharmacy technician and medical laboratory technician.

G.I. Jobs included JCCC in its 2010 list of Military Friendly Schools. The list honors the top 15 percent of colleges, universities and trade schools that are doing the most to embrace America’s veterans as students. Criteria for making the Military Friendly Schools list included efforts to recruit and retain military and veteran students, results in recruiting military and veteran students and academic accreditations.

Schools on the list range from state universities and private colleges to community colleges and trade schools.

The list was compiled through exhaustive research during which G.I. Jobs polled more than 7,000 schools nationwide. Methodology, criteria and weighting for the list were developed with the assistance of an Academic Advisory Committee consisting of educators and administrators from Carnegie Mellon University, the University of Toledo, Duquesne University, Coastline Community College and Lincoln Technical Institute.

In January 2010, the JCCC trustees named Dr. Wilbur “Wil” Billington as a trustee emeritus. The trustee emeritus designation is intended to recognize former trustees who have demonstrated significant contributions to the college and the community as a trustee.

Billington was a member of the college’s first board of trustees, serving from 1967 until 1975. As chairman of the board, Billington and his fellow trustees produced the college’s “Blue Book,” a working philosophy that helped guide the selection of administrators and the development of the college’s curriculum for the following decades. JCCC’s library is also named for Billington in recognition of his years of support of the college.

Also in January, JCCC received the Ben Craig Vision award from the Overland Park Economic Development Council. The award is given to those who have made a significant impact on the Overland Park community.

In February 2010, JCCC was named to the 2009 Honor Roll compiled by the Corporation for National and Community Service, which recognized more than 700 colleges and universities for exemplary, innovative and effective community service programs. Honorees were chosen based on a series of selection factors, including scope and innovation of service projects, percentage of student participation in service activities, incentives for service, and the extent to which the school offers academic service-learning courses. Highlighted for JCCC were a mentoring project conducted by the student newspaper, The Campus Ledger, with students at Chester Franklin Elementary School; the dental hygiene program’s mobile dental health clinic, Oral Health on Wheels; the American Indian Health Research and Educational Alliance Pow Wow that was held at JCCC in May 2009, focusing on improving the physical, mental, emotional and spiritual health of American Indians; and the cosmetology program’s projects with cancer patients, SafeHome and Women’s Employment Network.

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Also in February, the trustees challenged the JCCC Foundation to raise $3 million over 18 months to support the construction of a culinary/ hospitality center on campus. If the Foundation is able to raise $3 million, then the trustees pledged to give favorable consideration toward the construction of a new culinary/hospitality center on campus, which could cost around $10 million. However, if the Foundation does not meet the challenge within the18-month period, the college may choose not to support the project. The monies will come from the college’s capital outlay fund and capital reserves, which are restricted to capital projects.

The incentive for this action came through the “Wysong Challenge,” a set of initiatives intended to distinguish JCCC’s hospitality program at national and global levels. Former Kansas Senator David Wysong and his wife, Kathy, announced in May 2008 a $750,000 challenge gift to help raise funds in support of JCCC’s hospitality program, which eventually includes the construction of a new facility.

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“We’re grateful to the Wysongs for their generosity,” said Terry A. Calaway, JCCC president. “This initial gift gives the Foundation a

solid basis as they focus their efforts on raising the remaining $2.25 million.”

The proposed new center could possibly be located on the northwest corner of the campus, near the western College Boulevard entrance. The new facility could accommodate a 30 percent enrollment increase in the program and expanded curricula, especially in nutrition, “green” and noncredit courses targeting individuals and the industry. It would also free up nine classrooms and 10 faculty offices in the Office and Classroom Building on the college campus, where the program is currently housed.

“The community would benefit through greater opportunities for workforce development and increased workforce partnerships, which attract new business to the area,” Calaway said. “A new facility would strengthen JCCC’s highly acclaimed culinary program and the college as a whole.”

Over the past few years, JCCC’s culinary program had the National Student Chef of the Year in 2009; won the National Junior Chef Culinary Team competition in 1997, 1999 and 2002; had six international gold medals for students in 2007; and had the National Culinary Olympic Team

in 2000. JCCC’s is the largest apprenticeship program in the American Culinary Federation; its chef apprentices are employed in 79 locations throughout the metropolitan area as part of their education. JCCC culinary graduates include well regarded local chefs and nationally known chefs such as Kevin Rathbun, of Kevin Rathbun Steak and Grog Bar in Atlanta, who was named Chef of the Year for 2009 by Chef Magazine.

In March 2010, Dr. Terry A. Calaway, JCCC president, gave the college’s third annual State of the College address. Calaway talked about Daring to Dream in Difficult Times, focusing on ways the college is able to help students accomplish their goals and help the community as a catalyst for business growth.

In May 2010, the trustees agreed to name the Black Box Theatre in the Carlsen Center in honor of Harvey S. Bodker, president of Bodker Realty and a long-time supporter of the college and the JCCC Foundation. The Bodker Black Box Theatre is used exclusively by the college’s academic theatre department and can be configured in a number of ways so students can experience different kinds of theater productions.

Faculty and staff awards and honors n July 2009, Lindy Robinson, dean of business, was appointed to a state board position for the Missouri Restaurant Association, which is the state chapter of the National Restaurant Association. She will be working with the Membership Service Training committee along with the MRA Educational Foundation. Robinson is also chair-elect of the American Culinary Federation Education Foundation Apprenticeship Committee, comprised of professionals with experience in culinary, management, education and government. She also received one of four ACT Cutting Edge Awards, presented in recognition of leadership and service to the culinary profession, at the American Culinary Federation Central Regional Conference in March 2010.

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In August, Dr. Bill Osborn, JCCC associate vice president of instruction, received the Exemplary Service Award from the Kansas Council for Workforce Education. The award recognizes service to the organization, which promotes excellence and growth in career and technical education at the postsecondary level in Kansas. It is awarded to one of the group’s board members, officers or regional directors each year.

Dr. Dick Stine, professor emeritus, speech, was added to the college’s Wall of Honor in August. This recognition honors retired JCCC faculty, staff and administrators for distinguished service to the college. Stine retired in spring 2008 after 37 years of service to JCCC. In September, JCCC was recognized by Minority Access as an institution committed to diversity. Dr. Carmaletta Williams, executive director, Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, accepted the award during Minority Access’ Tenth National Role Model Conference, HOPE for a Healthy, Diverse and Just Environment, in Washington, D.C. Minority Access is a nonprofit educational organization that supports individuals, academic institutions; federal, state and local government agencies; and various corporations to diversify campuses and work sites by improving the recruitment, retention and enhancement of minorities.

Lindy Robinson

Patrick Dobson, adjunct assistant professor, history, published a new book, Seldom Seen: A Journey into the Great Plains, through the University of Nebraska press.

Dr. Sean M. Daley, associate professor, anthropology, serves as a faculty representative for the Morris K. Udall Foundation, Tucson, Ariz. The Udall Foundation works within the arenas of environment, environmental conflict resolution, American Indian health and American Indian public policy.

The Udall Foundation offers a number of scholarship and internship programs.

The College Scholars Program showcases JCCC faculty excellence in research fields that go beyond the classroom to make scholarly contributions to knowledge within the professor’s academic discipline. The scholars each make two presentations – one for the public and another for students – and work with either students or faculty. The 2009-2010 College Scholars and their public presentations were Dr. William McFarlane, associate professor, anthropology, Picking Up the Pieces: Understanding Post-Collapse Societies on the Edge of Mesoamerica;

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Dr. Sarah Boyle

Dr. Sarah Boyle, associate professor, history, Making the Whole World Home-like: Women and Politics, 1880-1920; Dr. Margaret Kincaid, adjunct assistant professor, science, Understanding the Role of the Dynein/Dynactin Motor in Neurodegenerative Diseases; and Eve Blobaum, assistant professor, sociology, Of Milo and Memories: The Impact of Rural Flight on Community Identity in Post-Depression Rural America.

Steve Wilson, professor, mathematics, is the central vice president of the American Mathematical Association of Two-Year Colleges. AMATYC is dedicated to improving teaching and learning of mathematics in the ďŹ rst two years of college.

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The college received the Institutional Merit Award for its CertiďŹ ed Emergency Response Team (CERT), led by Kathy Wing, administrative assistant, human resources. The award recognizes excellence in the delivery and impact of staff, program and organizational development programs.

Dr. Jay Antle, associate professor, history, and executive director, Center for Sustainability, received the Education for Sustainability Award, which recognizes the innovations and success of NCSPOD members who integrate sustainable development (environmental, economic, social and cultural) into education and learning.

Nine JCCC faculty were selected to receive Distinguished Service Awards, bestowed in recognition and reward of teaching excellence. n Dr. Dennis Arjo, professor, philosophy n Libby Corriston, professor, mathematics, and director, Math Resource Center n Maureen Fitzpatrick, professor, English n Dr. James Leiker, associate professor, history n Dr. Lynne OvereschMaister, professor, foreign language n Mark Raduziner, professor, journalism and media communications

Janalee Isaacson, professor, nursing, was selected as the 2009 Distinguished Alumni from the University of Kansas School of Nursing.

n Dr. David Seibel, professor, science

In November, faculty and staff from JCCC were honored for awards received from the North American Council for Staff, Program and Organizational Development (NCSPOD).

n Dr. Brian Wright, associate professor, political science

n Marilyn Senter, professor, English

Dr. Jim Sikora, academic dean, University of Great Falls, Mont., served as the external judge.

Dr. James Leiker

In January 2010, Jeffrey Couch, director, Global English Institute, was appointed to the NAFSA Association of International Educators’ Region II Executive Team for 2010-2011. It is the leading association of individuals worldwide advancing international education and exchange and global workforce development.

In April, JCCC’s Café Tempo received a silver medal in the “retail sales – stand alone” category of the National Association of College and University Food Services 2010 Dining Awards (placing among mid-size colleges and universities).

Six adjunct faculty members won the Lieberman Adjunct Faculty Award, which recognizes outstanding performance by an adjunct faculty member. They are Jim Hillen, adjunct professor, foreign language; Lisa Cudd, adjunct associate professor, mathematics; Traci Dillavou, adjunct associate professor, speech; Dorothy Naeymi, adjunct professor, speech; Gregg Oakes, adjunct professor, chemistry; and Katy Regnier, adjunct associate professor, business and legal studies.

Jeanne Walsh, assistant dean, nursing, was reappointed to the Kansas State Board of Nursing for a second term by Kansas Gov. Mark Parkinson.

Her four-year term will end in September 2014.

Darcy McGrath, dean, workforce, community and economic development, is president-elect of the National Council for Continuing Education and Training, an affiliate council of the American Association of Community Colleges. In a year, she will be president.

Through a gift from Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway, five faculty members were recognized in May for outstanding performance.

Recipients were David Davis, professor and chair, English; Dr. Nancy Holcroft, associate professor, biology; Dr. Diana Ingham, associate professor, interior design; Dr. William McFarlane, associate professor, anthropology; and Dr. Lynne Overesch-Maister, professor, foreign language.

Mary Deas, associate professor, mathematics; David Krug, associate professor, accounting; and Dr. James Leiker, associate professor, history, received 2010 Excellence Awards from the National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development.

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Student awards and honors he JCCC debate team was awarded the prestigious McClintock Award, which is presented to the national champion community college team, at the Cross-Examination Debate Association (CEDA) National Tournament in March 2010. The CEDA national championship is based on the team’s success during the entire season in competition with fouryear colleges and universities as well as other community colleges.

This was the first championship title for JCCC in eight years; it was the fourth year in a row JCCC had been in the top three in community college sweepstakes.

JCCC debaters were awarded several national recognitions during the tournament. Emily Umphrey was awarded the Outstanding New Competitor Award for debaters in their first year of competition who do not have prior debate experience.

Caitlin Breslin and Dalton Lawson were selected to the All-American Debate Team, which includes 30 debaters who represent the best of intercollegiate debate.

Throughout the year, the JCCC debate team was consistently ranked as the top community college, maintained a top 20 national ranking that includes four-year colleges, and finished in the top 25 nationwide for the year.

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At the end of the season, Debaters Choice Awards allows competitive debaters from across the country to vote on their favorite tournament, best coach, best judge, best debaters and proposed rule changes.

JCCC was recognized as one of the top three teams for novice debate, which honors debaters who didn’t pursue this activity in high school and so are new to the program.

Terri Easley is the debate coach; Justin Stanley is the assistant debate coach.

In October 2009, six administration of justice students brought home 10 trophies from their regional competition for police management, corrections, criminal law, physical agility and the Volkswagen push. Frank Galbrecht, assistant professor, won first place in academic testing for police management, criminal law, juvenile justice and physical agility.

In November, the Greater Kansas City Restaurant Association (GKCRA) recognized 13 area students selected to receive a financial scholarship funded through the association’s Education Foundation. Eleven of the 13 students were from JCCC. Also in November 2009, the JCCC Model United Nations team received two awards for their policy position papers on Cuba and Jamaica at the American Model United Nations conference.

Sixteen JCCC students competed against 150 other universities and colleges from North and South America. The award recognized the students’ pre-conference preparation. Position papers serve as a blueprint for building consensus and formulating and negotiating workable draft resolutions to resolve international issues. In February 2010, the team received three outstanding delegation and two honorable mention awards for its portrayal of the United Kingdom and Australia at the 2010 Midwest Model United Nations conference. In March, the team received an honorable mention award for its portrayal of Nigeria at the National Model United Nations conference.

Dr. Brian Wright, associate professor, political science, is the team’s adviser.

Matt Galloway

The Campus Ledger, JCCC’s student newspaper, won first place in an onsite contest sponsored by the Associated Collegiate Press. The Best of Show award was given for overall excellence in newspapers at twoyear schools at the ACP’s National College Journalism Workshops. The newspaper was also named a Gold Medalist by the Columbia Scholastic Press Association. Jennifer Harris was the editor in 2008-2009; Anne Christiansen-Bullers is the adviser.

Vince Medellin, Ledger cartoonist, was named one of three finalists in a national cartooning contest sponsored by the Associated Collegiate Press and Universal Press Syndicate.

The strips were judged on reader impact, community importance, artistic quality and originality and clarity of message.

The Ledger was also named a Pacemaker finalist by the Associated Collegiate Press, one of 10 selected nationwide from two-year schools.

Students from The Campus Ledger were also honored by the Columbia Scholastic Press Association with an unprecedented 16 certificates in its Gold Circle Awards contest. The awards, honoring

individual work by college journalists and designers across the United States, included six first-place accolades. The contest is judged without divisions, so Ledger students were judged alongside others from both two-year and four-year schools. The national contest historically draws more than 8,000 entries from more than 1,700 CSPA-member schools.

In April at the Kansas Associated Collegiate Press Association conference, The Campus Ledger was awarded both the gold medal, reflecting overall excellence, and the All-Kansas Award, reflecting the best of show in the two-year school division. Staff members received 40 individual awards, and 20092010 editor Matt Galloway was first runner-up as Journalist of the Year.

JCAV, a student-produced TV news and magazine program, produced 10 JCAV news episodes, seven JCAV Campus Updates and five Cavalier sports reports – live cable shows of sports events. JCAV students won five 2010 Kansas Association of Broadcasters student awards, competing against all public and private colleges and universities in Kansas.

During the 2009-2010 academic year, JCCC also introduced a new Internet radio station, ECAV. Student Matt Katzenmeier and his partner, Amanda Beeler, advanced to the final round of the Irene Ryan Acting Scholarship audition in January 2010, part of The Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival for Region 5, hosted at JCCC. Student Megan Walkowiak represented JCCC on the AllKansas Academic Team, sponsored by the Phi Theta Kappa international honor society, the Kansas Association of Community College Trustees and the Kansas Council of Community College Presidents.

A four-student team from JCCC’s entrepreneurship program won first prize in the Business Ethics Case hosted by Kansas State University’s Students in Free Enterprise organization in February 2010. The students were Kerop Ferandez, Jennifer Meskie, Rebecca McCully and Daman Tsai. JCCC competed against four-year schools, winning $2,000. Barbara Millard, assistant professor, entrepreneurship, is the team sponsor.

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Also in February, JCCC graphic design students received four gold, 15 silver and 20 bronze awards at the American Advertising FederationKansas City Addy Awards.

JCCC students accounted for 39 of the 50 entries. The winners of the gold awards were Kevin Rudolph, Jared Brustad, Jeremy Kramer and Joe Wheeler.

In March, JCCC’s Academic Excellence Challenge Team placed third overall in regional competition against other Kansas community colleges. Team captain Tim Needham placed second overall individually; Trent Brining placed seventh.

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Two JCCC alumni, Nguyet Nguyen and James “Kevin” Storm, won titles at the American Culinary Federation Central Regional Conference in March. Nguyen, a JCCC graduate with an associate’s degree in food and beverage management and a pastry/ baking certificate, was named the ACF Central Region Pastry Chef of the Year. She currently is the assistant pastry chef at the Westin Crown Center Hotel in Kansas City. Storm, who has an associate’s degree from JCCC and a grand diploma from LaVarenne Ecole de Cuisine in Paris, was named the ACF Central Region Chef of the Year.

He has been executive chef at the Bellerive Country Club, St. Louis; Indian Hills Country Club in Mission Hills; and the University Club in St. Louis.

Five JCCC students received the prestigious Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship to fund their study abroad experiences during spring 2010. The Gilman is a nationally competitive scholarship sponsored by the U.S. Department of State and funded by Congress that seeks to expand study abroad opportunities for students of limited financial means. Over the past two years, JCCC has become the leading community college in the nation for recipients of this scholarship.

Justin Gust and Kevin O’Reardon spent the semester in an intensive Spanish-language program in Guadalajara, Mexico.

Mia and Jona Jonjic studied Chinese language, history and culture in Nanjing, China. Lara Schanzer traveled to the French Alps to study in a French language program.

Athletics n JCCC student-athletes earned 21 NJCAA Academic AllAmerica honors, setting a new school record. Academic AllAmerica honors are awarded to student-athletes with a grade point average of 3.6 or better with 45 accumulated hours. n JCCC sophomore guard Crista Bechard of the women’s basketball team became the 1,000th athlete in the school’s history to earn AllAmerica honors. n JCCC head men’s basketball coach Mike Jeffers won his 400th career game as a collegiate head coach. n JCCC head softball coach Kelly Latendresse won her 150th career game. She has led her team to the national tournament in each of her four seasons as coach. n The JCCC sports teams combined for a 520-225-1 record and a winning percentage of .698.

Baseball JCCC’s baseball team registered its third straight 40win season while capturing the East Jayhawk Conference championship. It was the Cavaliers’ first conference title since 1984. The team also finished No. 12 in the final

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NJCAA coaches poll, marking the third straight season JCCC has appeared in the final poll.

On the field, Cavalier fans witnessed one of the greatest hitting seasons in team history by sophomore Davis Morgan, who set season records for home runs, hits and RBI. The team also had 11 players selected as all-conference performers and two earned AllRegion VI honors. The baseball team is coached by Kent Shelley.

Men’s basketball The JCCC men’s basketball team was not able to defend its national title in 2009-2010, but did put together an exciting season. JCCC reached the NJCAA Region VI title game for the 11th straight season, the most of any school in the tournament’s history. JCCC was also the top scoring team in the conference, averaging 79 points a game. The Cavaliers also featured three of the top 10 scorers in the conference – David Luster, Ronnie Boggs and Kyle Speed. The men’s basketball team is coached by Mike Jeffers.

Women’s basketball This was a dream season for the JCCC women’s basketball team.

JCCC piled up victories and climbed the polls on their way to a ninth-place finish at the NJCAA D-II national tournament. JCCC began the season with a record 14-game win streak. They also set team records for wins at a conference (15), wins in the regular season (27), wins in a season (30), best season winning percentage (.857), fewest losses in a season (5), most rebounds in a season (1,560), fewest turnovers (491), and best team defense (49.5).

The Lady Cavaliers opened the season ranked 16th and quickly moved into the top 10. They remained a top 10 team for 12 straight weeks, reaching the No. 2 spot the final week of the season, the highest ranking in team history. JCCC also finished second in the conference race, its highest finish since the 19901991 season. All five starters – Melissa Nelson, Crista Bechard, Taylor Bird, Liz Smith and Emily Blakesley – earned postseason recognition. Head coach Ben Conrad was voted the East Jayhawk Conference Coach of the Year and earned the District B Coach of the Year award.

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Cross country

Golf

Women’s soccer

The JCCC harriers added another outstanding chapter to its rich history in 2009. The men’s team posted a ninth-place finish at the NJCAA cross country championships, the 17th top-10 finish in the program’s history.

They capped the year with a runner-up finish at the NJCAA half marathon championships, an event hosted by JCCC. The women’s team saw its string of consecutive top-10 finishes at nationals end at seven years, but JCCC still posted a strong 15thplace finish. They ended their season with a sixth-place effort in the half marathon. The cross country teams are coached by Mike Bloemker.

The JCCC golf team missed its bid to compete in the NJCAA championship by four strokes, ending a 14-year streak. One player qualified for the tournament; sophomore Trevor Johanson represented JCCC and finished in a tie for 69th.

Johanson had one of the top seasons in team history in 20092010; his 75.1 stroke average is the fourth best ever. He finished in the top five in nine of his 12 tournaments, including one victory. In the conference race, the Cavaliers were in contention all year before settling for a runner-up finish. The golf team coach is Lafayette Norwood.

JCCC’s women’s soccer team completed its greatest season in its 11-year history, finishing second at the NCJAA national tournament. The Lady Cavaliers posted a 19-7-0 record, including a school record 18 shutouts. Their 19 wins also tied a school record for a season.

Eight student-athletes were selected as All-Kansas Jayhawk Conference performers. JCCC was also well represented on the All-Region VI team, with seven student-athletes earning the honor. The JCCC women’s soccer team is coached by Jim Schwab.

Men’s soccer

Golden Girls Dance Team

JCCC’s men’s soccer team didn’t lose a game in the Kansas Jayhawk Conference, finishing their conference slate 9-0-1. That gave JCCC the outright title for just the second time in the program’s history. The team posted a 13-6-1 record overall.

Individually, a record 11 players were selected as all-conference performers, and head coach Fatai Ayoade was named the conference coach of the year.

The JCCC softball team capped another amazing season by posting a fifth-place finish at the NJCAA Division II tournament. It was JCCC’s seventh top-5 finish at nationals. The Cavaliers finished the season with a 48-11 record. The 48 wins set a personal high for coach Kelly Latendresse. The Lady Cavaliers were also champions of the Kansas Jayhawk Conference. Two key players for JCCC this season, sophomore pitcher Lacey Dixon and freshman outfielder Amber Parkison, were honored as NJCAA second-team AllAmericans.

At the United Performing Association Americup Championships, the Golden Girls Dance Team earned second place in collegiate hip-hop and ninth place in collegiate jazz, placing eighth overall for collegiate grand champion. Team members also won individual awards, and coach Erin Fine was named one of the top five dance coaches of the year.

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JCCC’s men’s tennis team tied for eighth place at the NJCAA Division I tennis championships.

This was the program’s 20th top10 national finish. Prior to nationals, the Cavaliers won an 11th region title after they outplayed and upset top-seeded Cowley College. JCCC reached the finals in all nine spots, winning six titles. The JCCC women’s tennis team registered its 12th top-10 national finish this year, placing 10th at the national tournament. Four athletes reached the quarterfinal round in their respective brackets. Prior to nationals, the Lady Cavaliers finished second in the region tournament. The tennis teams are coached by Glenn Moser.

JCCC’s men’s track team had a much better indoor season than outdoor in 2010. At the indoor national meet, seven JCCC athletes garnered 10 NJCAA Coaches All-America honors, which helped JCCC to a 16thplace finish out of 31 teams.

Outdoors, JCCC finished in a tie for 26th place, with three individuals earning NJCAA Coaches All-America recognition.

JCCC’s women’s track and field had solid showings in both the indoor and outdoor national championships. Indoors, JCCC finished 14th overall. Outdoors, the Lady Cavaliers registered a 12th-place team finish; four individuals earned NJCAA Coaches All-America honors.

Mike Bloemker coaches the track and field teams.

JCCC entered the 2009 NJCAA D-II tournament vying to reach the final match for the fourth time in five years but fell shy, finishing sixth overall. This championship may have been the toughest field in the tournament’s history, as 13 of the 16 teams that qualified were ranked in the NJCAA top 20, including the Cavaliers at No. 5. Sophomore Jordan Lockwood was JCCC’s representative on the alltournament team; among other honors, she was also the JCCC female athlete of the year. The JCCC volleyball team is coached

by Jennifer Ei.

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Meeting community needs he Hiersteiner Child Development Center on campus was reviewed in September by the Kansas Quality Rating System, a statewide, 5-star rating system for center-based and homebased early childhood programs.

The HCDC earned a 5-star rating. KQRS assessed the program on five components: learning environment, family partnerships, training and education, adult-to-child ratios and accreditation.

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In November, JCCC underwent a comprehensive quality check-up visit from a team representing the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. The Higher Learning Commission is one of six accrediting agencies in the United States that provide institutional accreditation on a regional basis. JCCC has been accredited by the Commission since 1975.

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The quality check-up visit was part of JCCC’s participation in the Academic Quality Improvement Program (AQIP). AQIP provides an alternative process through which an educational institution can maintain its accreditation from the Higher Learning Commission. AQIP differs from the traditional accreditation

process in that it focuses exclusively on processes, not on end products.

AQIP calls on institutions to undergo a systems appraisal every four years, which allows the college to get expert, objective, third-party feedback on its strengths and opportunities for improvement. In turn, what the college learns from the systems appraisal helps faculty and staff determine the next targets for advancing quality at JCCC through action projects and other plans.

The AQIP team visited the campus to review successful processes and measure how suggestions made in the systems appraisal report have been addressed. The team reviewed the college’s ongoing ability to meet the commission’s criteria for accreditation.

JCCC offered a new energy performance and resource management program for the first time in fall 2009. The 64-credithour associate’s degree program prepares students to work in the emerging alternative energy technology field. A new 25-hour residential energy auditing certificate is offered in both a traditional and an accelerated format that may be completed in 12 weeks. Residential energy

auditors inspect residences and perform diagnostic tests and numerical analysis in order to recommend energy- and costsaving measures to home owners.

JCCC received $83,500 from the Kansas Department of Commerce to develop the program.

The college also offered its 7-credit-hour business plan certificate program in an accelerated format for people interested in starting their own businesses. Students could complete the certificate in one semester by taking classes every Friday; the certificate encompasses courses in Introduction to Entrepreneurship, Opportunity Analysis and FastTrac Business Plan.

JCCC has new articulation agreements with n Baker University for a bachelor’s degree in business information systems. n DeVry University, whereby graduates with associate’s degrees may transfer approved credit hours into DeVry’s bachelor of science in business administration, bachelor of science in technical management, bachelor of science in computer information systems, and bachelor of science in network and communications

management programs, as well as other programs and concentrations, subject to program structure and elective course availability. n The University of Central Missouri, allowing for the seamless transfer of JCCC students who earn an associate of applied science degree from the college’s hotel and lodging management program into UCM’s bachelor of science degree program in hotel and restaurant administration. n The University of MissouriKansas City, whereby students who have earned an associate of arts from JCCC may complete a bachelor of arts degree in early childhood education from UMKC. n Air Force and Army ROTC units stationed at the University of Kansas allow students to earn their associate’s degree at JCCC and begin officer training in either the Air Force or Army and then transfer to KU. n Park University, whereby students who have earned an associate of arts degree in administration of justice at JCCC may complete a bachelor of science degree in criminal justice at Park.

n Pittsburg State University, whereby JCCC students who have completed an associate of arts or associate of science degree will be able to transfer up to 64 college credits to PSU toward a bachelor of science degree in education with a major in a secondary/ PK-12 teaching field. n Savannah College of Art and Design, which will accept JCCC’s associate of general studies degree toward the requirements for a bachelor of fine arts degree in photography. n Friends University, whereby JCCC students who earn an associate’s degree may enter Friends with junior standing.

JCCC also established new 2+2 agreements with Kansas State University. The agreements make it possible for students at JCCC to earn associate’s degrees and then transfer credits to complete a bachelor’s degree from K-State through distance learning, so they never need to leave the county. The agreements allow the credits earned at JCCC for an associate of arts degree to be applied to a bachelor of science degree in general business and an associate of applied science degree in food and beverage management or hotel

and lodging management to be applied to a bachelor of science degree in technology management. The two institutions also updated and re-signed the agreement for the associate of applied science degree in food and beverage management to be applied to a bachelor of science degree in food science, science option.

A new Kansas Studies Institute at JCCC promotes research and teaching on the culture, history, economics and natural environment of Kansas.

“This is an initiative to more firmly establish Johnson County Community College as part of the Kansas community,” said Dr. James Leiker, director, Kansas Studies Institute, and associate professor, history.

The KSI’s first event was a Kansas Studies Series, six continuing education classes taught by JCCC faculty on Kansas topics during the fall 2009 semester, co-sponsored by KSI and JCCC’s Community Services. The series, featuring topics such as Kansas ecology, weather, water, art, ethnic groups and history, as well as the Dust Bowl in literature, was repeated in spring 2010.

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In November, the Institute introduced the inaugural presentation of the Kansas Lecture Series with Wes Jackson, president, The Land Institute. In March, KSI, in conjunction with the college’s Performing Arts Series and its office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, presented Flyin’ West, a play about Nicodemus, Kansas, an all-black town settled by former slaves in 1877, which was performed by JERIC Productions. In addition, Angela Bates, executive director, Nicodemus Historical Society, gave a lecture on Blacks and Black Towns in the West – The Nicodemus Story.

The KSI is also producing a 30-minute video on sculptor M.T. Liggett, Mullinville, Kan. While Liggett has been the subject of previous television interviews, including one on the Discovery Channel, this program focuses on the artist and his prairiepopulist politics. The work is being completed by Bob Epp, senior educational technology analyst; Larry Meeker, JCCC Foundation board member; Dr. Allison Smith, associate professor, art history; and Martha Varzaly, adjunct professor, English.

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Also in the works is a documentary featuring topics from the Kansas Studies Series, filmed and distributed by JCCC’s Video Production department.

JCCC’s KSI is unique among community colleges. Only Sinclair Community College, Dayton, Ohio, has a similar program for Appalachian studies. The KSI reaches out to two audiences – Johnson County residents who don’t know much about Kansas beyond the metropolitan area and residents who have moved to the suburbs from rural areas and want to continue a connection to home.

The Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Programs awarded initial accreditation through 2013 to the new polysomnography technology associate degree program at JCCC. The review recognized the program’s compliance with nationally established standards and commended program faculty and staff on their commitment to quality education as demonstrated by the stated program goals. Accreditation means that graduates of the polysomnography program are eligible to sit for the national certification examination administered by the Board of Polysomnographic Technologists.

Johnson County Adult Education was chosen one of three Kansas programs to participate in a National Diffusion of the Standards-in-Action Innovations developed by the Office of Vocational and Adult Education. The innovations will enable the program to deliver professional development to instructors on organizing curriculum and instruction to help students achieve their goals. Participating states are Vermont, Nevada, Georgia, Kentucky, Arkansas, Kansas and Montana.

JCCC’s interpreter training program is one of seven in the United States to receive accreditation from the Commission on Collegiate Interpreter Education (only two community colleges are accredited at this time). The college has the only interpreter training program in the state; it was one of the first in the country when it was established in 1980 with funding from a federal grant.

JCCC’s interior design program is accredited by the National Kitchen and Bath Association, which each year requires two submissions of student work from the Kitchen and Bath Design class to evaluate accreditation status. JCCC received an academic excellence award in April at the Kitchen and Bath Industry Show. The award is given to KNBA-accredited programs whose annual student re-accreditation submissions are juried at 93 percent and above.

The submissions came from students Jan Karlin and Mary Lilleston.

Career Pathways provides a framework for career development, giving students the opportunity to take academic and technical classes relevant to their career goals. Within each of the 16 career clusters there are pathways that further define specific types of career opportunities students can pursue. In turn, within each pathway there are sets of specialized knowledge and skills that students must master in order to be competent in the career they are studying. Career Pathways provides a seamless course of study between secondary and postsecondary education, which is nonrepetitive, sequential,

developed jointly between educators at each level and eases student transition from one educational institution to the next. Increased attention is placed on the articulation from high school into community colleges and, through agreements, from community colleges into universities.

Career Pathways encourages strong, comprehensive links between secondary and postsecondary institutions in Johnson, Douglas and Miami counties. A total of 2,657 students, enrolled in the 13 high schools in those counties, fit the definition of a Career Pathways student; 527 Career Pathways graduates attended JCCC in fall 2009.

Career Pathways students are involved in many JCCC campus activities throughout the year.

Students may enroll in college general education classes at offcampus College Close to Home sites in high schools throughout the county, including Gardner-Edgerton High School, DeSoto High School and Eudora High School and at KU Edwards Campus, Bishop Miege North in Roeland Park and the Lawrence Centennial School in Douglas County. More than 3,300 students took classes at these locations in 2009-2010.

JCCC’s College Now is a credit program for county high school sophomores, juniors and seniors or ninth-grade students identified as gifted with a current Individual Education Plan.

College Now students enroll in selected college classes, such as composition or U.S. history, offered at and in cooperation with the high school. The courses reflect the college’s content, objectives and assignments and are taught on the high school campus by qualified high school teachers. During fall 2009, College Now enrollment totaled more than 2,500 students in 24 different locations. In the spring, more than 1,500 high school students were enrolled in College Now classes.

Ninety-eight percent of College Now students continue their education at colleges and universities, and 97 percent of College Now students said their courses transferred for credit to colleges other than JCCC. Nearly 98 percent of students would recommend the program to a friend.

Through the Quick Step program, high school students can be enrolled in more than 150 college courses. Instruction is provided by JCCC faculty and is usually held on the college campus. For fall 2009, 829 Quick

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Step students from area high schools were enrolled in JCCC courses. In the spring, 621 students were enrolled in Quick Step courses.

JCCC also offers a unique program in the high schools called Quick Step Plus, or QS+. Students can earn credit in high school math and college algebra simultaneously through JCCC’s self-paced math offerings. A high school instructor teaches the course and gives the high school grade, while a JCCC professor oversees the selfpaced aspect of study, administers all assessments for college credit, and gives the JCCC grade. In 2009-2010, 958 students were enrolled in 88 sections of the course in 21 area high schools. Ninety-two percent of enrolled students earn transferable credit for college algebra with a grade of C or higher.

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JCCC and the Metropolitan Community College district in Kansas City, Mo., have developed cooperative agreements that allow Johnson County residents to enroll in selected career programs at MCC while paying the same cost per credit hour rates that Johnson County residents pay to attend JCCC. Conversely, Missouri residents may enroll in selected career programs offered at JCCC at resident Missouri tuition rates. Between JCCC and MCC there are 32 cooperative programs offered to more than 350 students from both Johnson County and Missouri.

Students in nontraditional careers are studying in a field in which more than 75 percent of the workforce is of the opposite gender. Examples are men in nursing and women in information technology. JCCC systematically works to inform students, parents, counselors, teachers, the community and business of the options, advantages and availability of nontraditional careers for male and female students. More than 500 students participate in activities focusing on nontraditional careers each year.

Through its On Your Site program, JCCC offers credit classes onsite at local businesses. The courses can be used to train or retrain employees in specific skills, or a company can offer employees general education courses that count toward a college degree.

During the 2009-2010 academic year, classes in industrial safety/workplace skills and metal fabrication were offered at the Johnson County correctional facility in Gardner. Classes in interpersonal communication were offered at the Lawrence Energy Center.

Events early 400 runners participated in the second Start2Finish 5-K Run-Walk, co-sponsored by JCCC and the University of Kansas Edwards Campus, in July 2009. Race proceeds support scholarships for JCCC students who continue their education at KU Edwards Campus through Start2Finish, an educational partnership between the two institutions. Runners started at JCCC, ran south on Quivira Road and finished the race at the KU Edwards Campus.

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The second Sustainability Expo and Dinner in September showcased local farmers, meat producers and vendors of specialty products. Dinner guests had the opportunity to meet with local farmers and private food producers to discuss the field-toplate process and efforts toward sustainability. Food from vendors and grown by students in JCCC’s sustainable agriculture program was incorporated into the fivecourse meal.

JCCC’s Healthcare Simulation Center hosted a conference, Fresh Perspective: Focusing on Reflection, for health care educators and professionals in September, emphasizing the use of video and audio for simulation debriefing.

The keynote speaker was Liat Pessach-Gelblum, director of

International Training and Curriculum Development, MRS Israel Center for Medical Simulation.

At Criminal Justice Day in September, students were able to examine a SWAT team unit and armored personnel carriers, among other activities. The event was intended to inform the community about safety issues and resources and inform potential students about career opportunities in administration of justice.

The second annual Stroke Forum: From Victim to Victor also took place in September. Co-sponsored by the American Stroke Foundation and JCCC, the forum featured an address by a stroke survivor and discussions on recent research in treatment and rehabilitation.

Japanese culture came alive in September at the Greater Kansas City Japan Festival, presented on the college campus by the Heart of America Japan-America Society and the Japan Festival Committee.

Events included performances of buyo and shamisen dancing and taiko drumming.

JCCC and a consortium of 11 school districts in Johnson, Douglas and Miami counties sponsored a Career and Technical Expo in September to help make students, parents and the community aware of postsecondary options that do not require a four-year degree, such as animation, early childhood education and legal studies.

In October, JCCC hosted a Latino Youth Day, offering information on admission, financial aid, scholarships and international and immigrant student services as well as a performance by Son Venezuela, games, food and an introduction to the college’s LUNA (Latinos United: Now and Always) club.

The second annual Autism Spectrum Disorder: Beyond the Diagnosis II conference was sponsored in October by the Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.

Michael J. Carley, author of Asperger’s from the Inside Out, who serves as the executive director of the Global and Regional Asperger’s Syndrome Partnership, delivered the opening address.

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The science department presented Evening with the Stars in October. Jay Manifold of the Astronomical Society of Kansas City spoke on Asteroids, Global Catastrophic Risk and How to Save Civilization.

Steve Lopez, author of The Soloist, spoke in November as part of the college’s Scholar-inResidence program. The Soloist was the selection for the 2009 community-wide initiative United We Read, sponsored by the Kansas City Library and Information Network. The book touches on themes of homelessness, mental illness, racism and music and was the basis for the film of the same name.

Also in November, Veterans Day was observed with a week of activities, including a presentation by Dr. Joe Law, an expert in post-traumatic stress disorder and a decorated veteran of two tours of combat in Vietnam.

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The 12th annual Mary Ann Thompson Memorial Cancer Symposium was held in November. Presenters included Deauna-Limayo, a myeloma specialist; Teresa S. Miceli, a member of the International Myeloma Foundation Nurse Leadership Board; and Michael Kauffman, who discussed myeloma clinical trials and studies with carfilzomib.

In February, JCCC’s fashion merchandising and design students presented their spring fashion show, Viva la Fashion, featuring clothes designed by JCCC students.

Also in February, Dr. Carmaletta Williams, executive director, Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, and Fred Krebs, history professor, presented The Souls of Black Folk: Beyond the Veil, about black author W.E.B. DuBois.

The Science Olympiad was held on campus in February. The Science Olympiad competitions are like academic track meets for students grades 6-12. During the day, about 40 local schools competed in two divisions – junior high/middle school and high school – in meteorology, chemistry, biology and more.

An exhibit of Indonesian batiks belonging to Ann Dunham, President Barack Obama’s mother, was displayed on campus in March. The exhibit of 22 textiles was sponsored by the Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia, the Consulate General of the Republic of Indonesia in Chicago, the Indonesian Community of Greater Kansas City, St. Louis Artists’ Guild Board of Governors, Art Dimensions and JCCC’s International Education office.

The third Lose the Training Wheels camp, a program that teaches children and adults with disabilities how to ride a conventional bike, was conducted at JCCC in March.

The camp offers specially adapted bikes that help specialneeds children and adults learn to ride a bike without training wheels in five days.

Yevgeny Yevtushenko, Russian poet, actor, director, screenwriter, political activist and teacher, gave a poetry reading as a scholar-in-residence in March.

As a scholar-in-residence, also in March, Rachida Kerkech, chair of the English department, Ecole Normale Superieure, Rabat, Morocco, gave a public presentation on Moroccan women’s legal rights. She spoke to students and faculty about women’s issues in Moroccan literature.

In April, the college hosted an industrial technology showcase to acquaint prospective students with education and employment opportunities in industrial technology fields. Prospective students had the opportunity to talk to faculty about preengineering, automotive technology, computer-aided drafting, electronics technology, metal fabrication (welding), civil engineering technology, electrical technology, energy performance and resource management, and HVAC (heating, ventilation and air conditioning).

The Student Environmental Alliance again celebrated Earth Day in April. The students promoted awareness of environmental issues, ideas and actions.

In April, the Cohen Community Series raised more than $40,000 for scholarships through a presentation by Marcus Buckingham, the world’s foremost authority on helping people maximize their strengths, rather than simply improving their weaknesses, to increase work efficiency and personal growth.

Buckingham was the third person to appear in the series, inaugurated in 2008 in honor of the late Barton P. Cohen, president of Metcalf Bancshares,

vice chairman and general counsel of Metcalf Bank, an attorney with Blackwell Sanders Peper Martin LLP, and a longtime supporter of the college.

JCCC hosted the second annual multicultural night, a fundraiser for JCCC’s partner high school and a medical clinic in the war-torn region of northern Uganda. The event included dinner, a silent auction and an international cultural arts performance. The evening was co-sponsored by the Invisible Children United, a JCCC student organization, and the Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.

Steve Kraske, political correspondent for The Kansas City Star and host of Up to Date on KCUR-FM, received the Headline Award from JCCC’s journalism and media communications program in April.

The Headline Award recognizes persons who have made significant contributions to journalism in the area.

The fourth annual American Indian Health Research and Educational Alliance Pow Wow was held at JCCC in May, focusing on improving the physical, mental, emotional and spiritual health of American Indians.

The Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion also hosted Visions of the World: India in May, which included Indian cuisine, entertainment focusing on Indian culture and a number of speakers addressing the Indian community about education, Indian culture and volunteer opportunities.

Over the summer, JCCC offers sports camps and learning, art and career options classes for youth on campus. A new Summer Institute for the Arts included a visual-theater arts combo class, an introduction to chamber music, two teacher workshops and the Heartland Chamber Music Festival on campus. The institute was organized by the JCCC Performing Arts Series Arts Education program in partnership with Starlight Theatre Academy, Heartland Chamber Music Academy, Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art, MidAmerica Nazarene University and the Kansas Department of Education.

Throughout the year, JCCC hosted campus visit events for high school juniors and seniors and home school students as well as presentations for prospective adult students. In addition, the college also offered college planning events for parents.

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ost students who completed career programs at Johnson County Community College in 20072008 are working and satisfied, according to a survey conducted

by JCCC’s office of Institutional Research and published in 2009.

The students surveyed had completed career programs at JCCC in 2007-2008, earning either a degree or a certificate.

The surveys are administered by the college’s Office of Institutional Research, which conducts follow-up studies each year of students who completed a JCCC career program during the previous academic year and of their employers. A total of 320 former students and 84 employers completed surveys.

Results of these studies provide valuable insight into the effectiveness of the college’s career programs and assist administrators and faculty in planning to meet the needs of future students and of business and industry.

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Eighty-seven percent of the respondents reported they were employed in a job related to their program of study at JCCC. Sixtyeight percent indicated they were employed full time. Average hourly wages were most typically between $10 and $16.

Most respondents who were employed full-time in a related job said they were satisfied with their work. More than 85 percent rated their working conditions, amount of job responsibility and their job in general as excellent or good. Virtually all respondents indicated they had progressed in their career field since attending JCCC and reported most frequently that they had gained knowledge and experience, increased skills and obtained a job.

The students’ employers were also satisfied. More than 90 percent of employers surveyed rated the overall job preparation of their employees who were educated at JCCC as very good or good.

Most of the responders’ objective in completing their career program was one of the following: prepare to enter the job market, 31 percent; improve skills for a present job, 14 percent; and transfer to another college or university, 9 percent.

Ninety-six percent of the respondents indicated they had achieved their educational objective completely or partially.

Ninety-three percent of survey respondents indicated they would attend JCCC again.

Ninety-six percent indicated they would recommend JCCC to friends.

Between 80 and 96 percent of respondents indicated they were justified with these aspects of JCCC as a whole: class size, content of courses, variety of courses, facilities and equipment, class scheduling, helpfulness/faculty attention, quality of instruction and career preparation.

Accountable to the community or fiscal year 2009-2010, the college’s management budget, representing the actual amount available to spend in a year, was $210,159,366. It was composed of the operating budget, totaling $134,442,428 (a 6 percent decrease from the 2008-2009 budget) and the budgets for all other funds such as capital outlay, auxiliary and restricted funds, totaling $75,716,938. The college’s operating budget was built on an anticipated 3 percent decrease in assessed valuation from the county, a 13 percent decrease in funding from the state, and a 3 percent increase in enrollment.

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The mill levy assessed for the college did not change for 20092010 but remained the same, at 8.784 mills. The average homeowner paid about $243 in annual assessment for the college.

However, the cost-per-credithour for students increased by $4 for Kansas residents and $10 for students from outside the state. Johnson County residents paid $69 a credit hour, Kansas residents $84 a credit hour and nonresidents $159 a credit hour for classes.

There was no increase in the operating budget except in areas where increases could not be controlled, such as utilities and insurance. Capital expenses were based on need, and there was no increase in staffing.

About 51 percent of JCCC’s operating funding came from county taxes; the rest came from student tuition, motor vehicle taxes and state aid.

JCCC ranks …

91st percentile for part-time, first-time students in fall 2005 completing a degree or certificate within three years 89th percentile for full-time, first-time students in fall 2005 transferring within three years 89th percentile for part-time, first-time students in fall 2005 completing or transferring within three years 84th percentile for full-time, first-time students in fall 2005 completing or transferring within three years Figures from the National Community College Benchmarking Project

2009-2010 Revenues

Ad Valorem Taxes 51%

Local Motor Vehicle Taxes 5%

State Grant 17%

2009-2010 Expenditures

Salaries and Benefits 78%

Current Operating 20% Capital 2%

Other 7%

Tuition 20%

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Technology at JCCC Johnson County Community College was again listed among the top 10 digitally savvy community colleges in the large college category by the Center for Digital Education and Converge Magazine. JCCC was also in the top 10 in 2005, 2007 and 2008.

The Center for Digital Education and Converge magazine selected 36 community colleges as outstanding examples of technology delivery in higher education. The Digital Community Colleges Survey identifies and spotlights colleges that provide a high level of service to their students and faculty through information technology.

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Schools were placed in three categories based on size of enrollment. At the survey’s conclusion, the top 10 in each of the three categories were named. The survey examined areas of technology ranging from online registration, distance learning, tutoring and advisory services, technology training for students and faculty, and Web 2.0 social and collaborative capabilities.

“JCCC is proud of receiving this award,” said Dr. Dana Grove, executive vice president, educational planning and development/chief operating officer at JCCC. “It represents to the public the dedication and talent of our information services staff and the effective procedures they have implemented to support the continual improvement of student learning.”

Yearly statistics A total of 10,029 students were enrolled in summer 2009 classes at JCCC, up 9.7 percent from the 9,141 enrolled in summer 2008.

This was the highest summer enrollment the college had ever recorded. The number of credit hours in which students were enrolled was 43,911, a 10.6 percent increase from the previous summer’s total of 39,710, also a record. The largest increase was in full-time students.

For the fall 2009 semester, 20,401 students were enrolled at JCCC on the 20th day of class, an increase of 7.0 percent from the total of 19,062 in fall 2008.

The number of credit hours in which students were enrolled was 173,267, an increase of 7.8 percent from the fall 2008 total of 160,750. These were the highest enrollment figures the college had ever recorded. By the end of the fall semester, 21,453 students had enrolled in credit classes.

Spring 2010 semester enrollment was 19,223 on the 20th day of classes, a 6.3 percent increase from the spring 2009 total of 18,086. The number of credit hours students were enrolled in was 158,493, an increase of 8.2 percent over the spring 2009 total of 146,530. These were the highest totals JCCC had ever recorded for the spring semester.

In 2009-2010, 22 percent of local high school graduates attended JCCC. In 2009-2010, JCCC graduated 1,015 students with associate’s degrees or vocational certificates. Five students graduated with civic honors.

Darwin Lawyer, a counselor at JCCC for more than 30 years, and Trent Brining, president of the Student Senate, were the commencement speakers.

More than 400 students passed the General Educational Development exam to obtain their Kansas high school diploma.

More than $40 million in federal, state and institutional student aid was distributed to students for college and living expenses in 2009-2010. This was an almost 50 percent increase in demand for aid to attend JCCC over the previous year.

In 2009-2010, more than 14,800 people took classes through the Center for Business and Technology. In addition, 560 groups (52,000 people) used the event spaces in the Regnier Center and the Nerman Museum.

The Brown & Gold Club, sponsored by JCCC’s Student Life and Leadership Development division, serves the county’s senior citizens. More than 4,950 members enjoyed the club’s many educational and cultural opportunities. The club sponsored five free concerts for the community at large; more than 3,200 patrons attended. The club contributed $5,500 to help JCCC students.

In fall 2009, 53 percent of all JCCC students were female, 58 percent were full-time students, and 74 percent lived in Johnson County. The average age of JCCC students was 25.9.

JCCC is Kansas’ third largest institution of higher education and the largest of its 19 community colleges. Yet it has the lowest mill levy.

JCCC returns about $2.70 to the community for every tax dollar it collects, a return on investment of nearly 3 to 1, and has a total annual tangible economic impact on the county of about $182 million. In addition to the business volume it generates, JCCC also contributes a significant number of full-time jobs to the Johnson County economy. An estimated 6,734 full-time jobs may be attributed to the college through its direct and indirect economic activity.

It’s estimated that JCCC’s partnership with Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway and the city of Overland Park adds $50 million to the county’s economic base.

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Nicole Connelly

Lynae DeGravel

Nick Gentry

Student stories What a difference a class makes

Making choices with JCCC workshop

Nicole Connelly was taking five classes and feeling overwhelmed.

When Lynae DeGravel graduated from high school with a career choice in mind, little did she know she would change her decision even before taking her first college class.

“I found myself barely passing all my exams,” she said. “It was a huge struggle.”

Connelly had put off taking college classes until her mid 20s.

Her “ah-ha” college moment came after the semester she struggled when taking five classes. She decided to take a class to sharpen her learning tools.

A learning strategies course, taught her self-management strategies necessary for college.

“I now walk into my classes feeling more confident and knowing that I am ahead of the game. With my new study skills, I find myself more engaged in class because I am familiar with what the teacher is saying, and I am not scrambling to take everything down in my notes.”

“I was too afraid of college when I graduated from high school,” she said. “I now know that school is so valuable … It’s priceless, and it is totally worth it. Going to school fills me up!”

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“I wasn’t sure what path I wanted so I talked to a counselor,” she said. “The Choices Workshop was recommended.”

JCCC’s Choices Workshop helps students make satisfying educational decisions through self-assessment and career exploration that support individual educational and life goals.

“I thought it would be someone telling me what field I need to go into, but it wasn’t that at all,” she said. “The workshop provides you with a list of many careers according to your selfassessment test scores. The workshop leaders encourage you to talk to a counselor to see what you need to do to reach the goal you want.”

DeGravel realized she wanted to teach, particularly elementary education. Seeing how her face lights up as she talks about her future career further supports the fact that she’s made the right choice.

Passing it on What Nick Gentry experienced from JCCC’s faculty members is what he hopes to bring to a high school classroom.

“I would not be where I’m at today – with a master’s degree in education and prepared to teach high school business – if not for JCCC,” Gentry said.

After managing a Sears store, he wanted to do something different that would touch people’s lives.

So, at 42, he enrolled at JCCC. At an early age his father and even his principal told him that he wasn’t very smart.

“My principal tried to get me into auto mechanics, and that’s not what I wanted to do,” he said. “I didn’t think I was going to amount to anything. But through marriage and opportunity, I was able to prove that wrong.”

Now with a master’s degree and ready to teach high school, Gentry wants to repay what he learned at JCCC by encouraging students to never give up.

“Knowledge changes your whole viewpoint on life, he said.

“Teaching styles have changed.

There are now different ways of learning for all types of learners.”

Rosella Hyland

Charles Porter Jr.

Lindsey Smith

Mom’s turn to finish

Displaced worker finds a future

Providing balance

For Rosella Hyland, a college degree was a long time coming.

An associate’s degree in general studies gave her a sense of accomplishment for something she started years ago.

“Now my three children are in college or have graduated from college. So we all came together as a family and decided it was Mom’s turn to finish,” she said.

Getting back in the swing of things was not as easy as one might think.

“I felt like I could do anything … anything except math,” she added. “So once I came back I had to take the assessment test.”

Her first math class was online.

“I found that if given the time and the forum where I could go through an assignment multiple times I could grasp the concepts and retain them,” she noted. “I actually enjoy math now.”

For Hyland, she thinks her fear of math was a self-esteem issue.

She encourages others by telling them to “always remember that you are going to school for yourself,” she said. “If you approach it from that angle, you will make sure you get out of it everything that is yours.”

Charles Porter Jr. is the first to point out that he definitely is a nontraditional student. Until recently, he had a job he thought he would have for 30 years and then retire. His plans changed.

Acting on a desire to learn sign language, he applied to the interpreter training program.

“If all the instructors at JCCC are like the instructors I experienced, then hurrah!” he said.

As a student, he worked in the Student Success Center.

“I showed (students) the long list of career programs and certificates at JCCC. Each time, the many options available always amazed me,” he said. “I let other students know that the instructors and counselors know you … you’re more than just a student … and you’re never too old to learn. I can vouch for that!”

In August, Porter received a call from an instructor at JCCC with an opportunity that seemed to fit him perfectly.

“I was asked to be an interpreter/ coach for two eighth-graders from the Kansas School for the Deaf who are playing football,” Porter said. “For me, it’s my dream job!”

As a single mother who works full-time, yet is determined to receive a college education, Lindsey Smith uses online and evening/weekend classes at JCCC to help balance work, family and school.

“Because of my work schedule and having a young son, I had to look for college classes at night, on weekends or online,” Smith said.

Taking four classes online and one at night plus working a fulltime job and a weekend job is demanding.

“Knowing that later on I will be able to provide for my son is what gives me hope,” Smith said.

“I always remember: study hard now, play later. I know I will be rewarded in the future … I know I have to keep my priorities straight.”

Helping Smith to achieve her goals are JCCC teachers who understand all that Smith is juggling.

“The faculty members at JCCC are great,” she said. “Most of them have families, and they know where you are coming from. They take the time to sit down with you, send you e-mails or even call you. It is reassuring that they actually care.”

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Workforce and Economic Development Center for Business and Technology In 2009-2010, the Center for Business and Technology was the professional development training choice for 55 area businesses and 14,868 individuals in Johnson County and the Greater Kansas City area. Lifelong learning programs included: n Licensing and CEUs for professionals in health care, real estate, mediation, early childhood education, banking, payroll, human resources, and Lean and Six Sigma process improvement tools. n Customized training and development for organizations, including solutions for leadership, management, mentoring and coaching at various levels.

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n Public classes and contract training in computer applications and information technology. n Special events such as Administrative Professionals Day™, National Higher Education Benchmarking Conference, and monthly Lunch & Learns. n Assistance to local companies applying for Kansas Department of Commerce grants that will pay for workforce training for newly created jobs or jobs requiring new skills.

Health and Human Services The Health and Human Services continuing education division offered symposiums targeting health care providers, care givers and patients with Alzheimer’s, dementia, Parkinson’s, stroke, cancer, poverty and addiction, as well as children with disabilities. Keynote speakers at each event were nationally and locally recognized experts on how to manage and battle the devastating effects of these conditions and issues.

The division introduced new phlebotomy technician and ECG technician courses. The phlebotomy course encompasses lectures on the campus followed by more than 100 hours of clinical time at Olathe Medical Center, where students work with OMC’s phlebotomy staff to successfully complete 100 live unassisted, documented blood draws to qualify for a national certification exam. The programs will be housed at the new Olathe Health Education Center when it opens in fall 2011.

Kansas Small Business Development Center Small business owners received management consulting, technical assistance and training from the Kansas Small Business Development Center (KSBDC).

The U.S. Small Business Administration, the Kansas Department of Commerce and JCCC fund the KSBDC. The Kansas Small Business Development Center consulted with 447 existing or aspiring small business clients in 2009.

These clients created 138 new jobs and obtained $4.14 million in loans. Marathon Moving & Delivery LLC and The BBQ Shack, clients of JCCC’s KSBDC, were selected as Emerging and Existing Businesses of the Year, respectively. Each was recognized at the annual ceremony at the state capitol in Topeka. The JCCC KSBDC also trained 1,020 individuals on small business-related topics.

Community Services In 2009-2010, the Community Services division served more than 10,500 community members through various programs including personal enrichment classes; the career services program, offering workshops, individual career counseling and weekly job clubs; services for older adults, such as Great Decision and Current Issues forums; summer youth programs; Divine Dining, a series of culinary classes with different themes, ranging from Northern French cuisine to American barbeque; Friday Discoveries, a one-day class for youth offering topics in math, science, arts and crafts; contract language services for area businesses needing translation services; and adult basic education.

Motorcycle training sessions were also new this year.

More than 3,000 adults prepared for the GED exam, learned English or improved their academic skills through the six Johnson County Adult Education Program centers. JCAE is sponsored jointly by the college and the Johnson County Library.

A Kan-Go grant helped more than 200 students prepare for and enter into postsecondary education or obtain their work skills credentials. In addition, the Migrant Family Literacy Program provided preschool and literacy services for 75 families in the Olathe school district, and the Family Resource Center provided services for families living in the emergency shelter, transitional homes and public housing. The program provides basic life skills, employment counseling, parenting and afterschool tutoring to children and adults in Olathe.

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The Performing Arts Series F

or almost 20 years, Johnson County Community College has offered one of the largest multi-discipline performing arts series in mid-America. The Series offers performances by national and internationally known artists and companies in the Carlsen Center’s 1,250-seat Yardley Hall and 400-seat Polsky Theatre.

Highlights of the 2009-2010 series were performances by guitarist Tommy Emmanuel; comedian Paula Poundstone; the Paul Taylor Dance Company; a tap-dancing tribute to Gregory Hines called Thank You, Gregory; the sibling pianists The 5 Browns; and the orchestra Philharmonia of the Nations.

More than 21,800 tickets were sold to one of the 22 performances in the Performing Arts Series; another 64,693 attended events presented by various college departments and community organizations. Local presenters and community groups present 20 percent of the events in the college’s performance spaces.

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In September 2009, Emily Behrmann became the new general manager of the Performing Arts Series at JCCC. Previously, she was the program director of annual campaigns

and major gifts for the JCCC Foundation. Her goals are to present excellent entertainers and artists that appeal to a wide range of audiences and to increase attendance and funding for the series from individuals and the business community.

Performing Arts Education Each year, the college’s Performing Arts Education program provides area students and teachers with low-cost or free services designed to help them explore their own creativity, glimpse the performing world of professional artists, and develop talents and critical thinking skills.

The arts education program includes master classes, teacher workshops, residencies, curriculum development, lecture/demonstrations and performances.

In 2009-2010, Performing Arts Education offered eight school shows, featuring artists Sones de Mexico, who shared the Mexican culture with song, music and dance; Spencer’s Theatre of Illusion, an award-winning magician duo who presented an exclusive interactive performance for special populations; and Raggs, a lovable group of canine musicians seen on television.

Petra Puppets presented a science show, It’s Alive!, featuring characters such as the stomach, brain and heart, and the National Theatre of the Deaf presented the Little Theatre of the Deaf’s production of Stories in My Pocket for the Deaf community. More than 3,400 students attended.

An additional 10,130 students attended more than 150 outreach activities, including master classes, workshops, lecture/demonstrations, afterschool classes, summer classes, pre-performance activities and seminars at JCCC and in the community. The wide variety of performing arts opportunities connected visiting artists with numerous JCCC campus organizations, including the Hiersteiner Child Development Center, where the children joined in music and dance from Mexico.

A first-time co-sponsorship with JCCC’s Health and Human Services division brought magician Kevin Spencer for a two-day workshop using magic in physical rehabilitation and teaching tools for children with ADHD. At Lincoln College Prep Middle and High Schools, more than 870 students engaged in an interactive performance with the Dance Theatre of Harlem Ensemble. Free performances

were offered to residents at area retirement homes; and master classes were held at local dance studios and community centers.

Partnerships continued with educational and community organizations such as the Paola Community Center and Leawood Arts Council with three cosponsored performances at the centers, the Olathe school district and its after-school programs, and the Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art with the Stages and Studios program. Partnerships began with the Kennedy Center, Starlight Theatre Academy and the Heartland Chamber Music Academy. Finally, in 2009-2010, PAS Arts Education began yearlong offerings in theater for youth and the Summer Institute for the Arts, which featured a nine-day chamber music festival with more than 90 area, national and international students.

Academic performances JCCC’s music department offers students the opportunity to compose, study and perform music as part of a choral group or concert or jazz band. JCCC’s musical ensembles – Chamber Choir, MadRegalia, Concert Band, the Midnight Blues Jazz Choir and the Midnight Express Jazz Ensemble – perform concerts throughout the year.

JCCC’s academic theatre department offered these productions in 2009-2010: Closer Than Ever, a musical revue in which each song told a story; Almost Maine, a look at life and love in a small, mythical town in far northern Maine; Ming Lee and the Magic Tree, a children’s play based on a Chinese fable; and Antigone, the Greek tragedy

by Sophocles. The college’s academic theatre program provides a variety of roles and technical work for students and community members.

In addition, each semester the college presents the Ruel Joyce Recital Series (named for the longtime jazz bassist who headed the local musicians federation from 1977 until his death in 1989) and a Jazz Series. The concerts, featuring local classical and jazz artists, are cosponsored by the JCCC humanities and music departments, Community Services and the Richard J. Stern Foundation for the Arts.

In January 2010, JCCC banished the winter blues with a new three-day jazz festival – Jazz Winterlude: Kansas City Style. Audiences enjoyed two full days of jazz and a Sunday brunch listening to local jazz musicians play a range of styles, from Dixieland to swing, bebop to big band.

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The Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art A

lmost 70,000 individuals visited the Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art in 20092010. The museum at JCCC is the largest contemporary art museum in the four-state region and the only contemporary art museum in Kansas.

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Since 1980, JCCC has been collecting contemporary art from around the world, each year adding new pieces to the collection. Today, the works of approximately 950 regional, national and international artists are represented in JCCC’s renowned collection, which features a diverse range of painting, photography, clay, sculpture and works on paper.

Much of the college’s collection is installed in “collection focus” areas in the corridors, dining halls and other highly visible and accessible locations around campus, sparking a spontaneous engagement with art for students, faculty, staff and visitors. New focus areas opened in 2009: contemporary Latino art can now be seen in the west wing of the second floor of the Regnier Center on campus, while contemporary American Indian art can be found in the east wing of the second floor of that same building. In addition, contemporary paintings that reference the landscape were

installed on the first floor of the Regnier Center.

In November 2009, the museum received a gift of $1,000,000 to establish the Barton P. and Mary D. Cohen Art Acquisition Endowment for the Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art. The gift represents the first donordesignated endowment for the college’s museum. Prior to the opening of the Nerman Museum, the Cohens donated funds to establish the Barton P. and Mary D. Cohen Gallery there. A project space for area artists, the Cohen Gallery quickly became one of the most popular galleries of the museum. Its focus reflects the Cohens’ long passion and support for the work of artists from the region.

Funds generated from the Barton P. and Mary D. Cohen Art Acquisition Endowment will be used annually to purchase art for the museum/college. The ensuing collection, to be named the Bart and Mary Cohen Collection, will focus upon contemporary art, and it will be integrated within the museum and campus collections.

Exhibitions Exhibitions at the museum in 2009-2010 focused on a variety of content and media. n Two exhibitions – WORD • Archie Scott Gobber, Christopher Leitch, Jim Sajovic and Light Text • Hank Willis Thomas – were on view September through November 2009 in three of the museum’s second-floor galleries. WORD juxtaposed three Kansas Citybased artists for whom the use of text is integral to their works, highlighting their varying conceptual and visual approaches to the use of written language. Light Text presented a new group of neon works by Thomas, a New York-based artist known for his photo-based pieces. n Aberrant Abstraction, featuring Keltie Ferris, Chris Martin, Cordy Ryman and Agathe Snow, opened in November 2009 in the musem’s first-floor galleries. The exhibition highlighted four contemporary artists and their varying approaches to abstraction, often using unorthodox materials, blurring the distinction between painting and sculpture and referencing performance and site specificity.

n In December, visitors contemplated Hand Print Press • 15 Years, a collective of regional printmakers. Hand Print Press has been a force for promoting printmaking in the Kansas City area for the past 15 years. Each of the nine portfolios the press has produced demonstrates the diversity of artistic expression of member artists as well as the broad range of processes used by printmakers working today. n In February 2010, the museum offered Faraway Nearby • Addressing Suburbia, featuring 50 works by artists Chris Ballantyne, Sheila Pree Bright, Don Lambert, Paho Mann, Matthew Moore, Amy Stein, Greg Stimac, Brian Tolle and Michael Vahrenwald. Their works examine the origins, preconceptions, sustainability and social implications of the suburban landscape. n Habitations • Jessica Kincaid and Worldscapes • Mary Wessel opened in May and ran through July. Habitations offered seven major beaded works depicting architectural spaces based upon artist Kincaid’s dreams.

Worldscapes showed photographer Wessel’s largescale abstract works created by using a cameraless process known as the photogram.

n In June, Nari Ward • RePresence featured Ward’s dramatic sculptures made from discarded materials found in urban neighborhoods that comment on issues related to consumer culture, poverty, race and support for those with physical and mental illnesses.

This major exhibit was Ward’s first one-person exhibition in an American museum.

The collection Since July 2009, the Nerman Museum added 81 artworks to the permanent collection. Recent acquisitions included ceramics, paintings, works on paper, glass, textiles, sculpture and photography. During the year, 13 donors gifted 31 works to the museum/college. The donors were Don and Daisy Brown, Mary D. Cohen – Barton P. and Mary D. Cohen Charitable Trust, Bruce Hartman, Sari Haenisch, Douglas Drake and Elisabeth Kirsch, Diane Kappen, Fred Krebs, Gwen and Peter Norton, Marti and Tony Oppenheimer and the Oppenheimer Brothers Foundation, Matt Rowland, Dean E. Thompson, Dean Valentine and Amy Adelson, and Robert Xidis.

Marti and Tony Oppenheimer and the Oppenheimer Brothers Foundation helped acquire 15 new pieces for the museum’s permanent collection.

In addition, several works from the permanent collection were loaned to major museums and institutions in the United States and abroad.

Arlene Shechet’s ceramic work What I Heard, 2007, traveled to the Tang Museum at Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs, N.Y., for a solo exhibition titled Arlene Shechet: Blow By Blow, Sept. 1, 2009-Feb. 15, 2010.

Keltie Ferris’ painting, Man Eaters, 2009, was loaned to the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, Kansas City, Mo., Oct. 23, 2009-Feb. 10, 2010, for a solo exhibition titled Keltie Ferris – Man Eaters.

Nicola Lopez’s work on paper titled Eye of the Storm, 2006, was on view in a solo traveling exhibition titled Nicola Lopez: Urban Transformations at the Chazen Museum of Art, Madison, Wis., from Oct. 17, 2009-Jan. 2, 2010. The artwork later traveled to the Mesaros Gallery at West Virginia University, Morgantown, W.V., from Jan. 21-March 5, 2010.

Angel Otero’s painting 10 Karat Still Life, 2009, was loaned to the City of Chicago’s Department of Cultural Affairs for his solo exhibition Angel Otero: Painting from Jan. 23-March 28, 2010.

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Beard Gods II, 2007, a painting

by Leidy Churchman, was on loan to the Greater New York exhibition at P.S. 1 Contemporary Arts Center from May 10-Nov. 2, 2010.

Dana Schutz’s painting Swimming, Smoking, Crying, 2009, was on loan to the Douglas Hyde Gallery in Dublin, Ireland, for a solo traveling exhibition titled Dana Schutz June 18-Sept. 15, 2010. It later traveled to Rovereto, Italy, for an exhibition at Museo d’Arte Moderna e Contemporanea di Trento e Rovereto Oct. 23, 2010-Sept 1, 2011.

A major conservation project took place on a large-scale sculpture in 2009-2010. In May 2010, Dennis Oppenheim’s Performance Piece, 2000, was reinstalled in its original location outside the Student Center. The large 20-foot sculpture made of fiberglass, stainless steel, bronze, firebrick and paint was deinstalled in summer 2009 for refabrication. Oppenheim considers Performance Piece one of his most important works; it was recently reproduced on the back cover of his major book published in Germany.

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Art education In 2009-2010, the museum offered educational programs for students, children, educators and visitors of all ages. Museum public programs (lectures, presentations, workshops, films, etc.) reached more than 7,580 individuals in the community. n The museum’s free art appreciation tours brought more than 1,020 adults from the community through exhibitions and installations in 2009-2010. Docents and staff led more than 160 tours for the community (including more than 1,100 children from 38 local schools). n In 2009-2010, 57 individuals from the community volunteered more than 1,675 hours, assisting with visitor services, events and educational programs. Most of the guided tours were led by dedicated volunteer docents. n In addition to its popular Contemporary Creations classes for children ages 8 to 11 conducted in the summer and on Saturdays throughout the academic year, the museum launched a new series of Early Exploration classes for children ages 5 to 7. During each session, students explored and discussed selected works of

art, developing critical thinking skills and expanding cultural awareness, and then created original works of art in the museum’s studio classroom.

More than 500 students participated in 84 class sessions through both programs. n The museum partnered with the JCCC Hiersteiner Child Development Center on a pilot program for preK-second grade that included a docent visit to two classrooms, a previsit map activity and a hands-on tour of the museum. n A new series of Friday gallery talks called Noon at the Nerman was initiated in fall 2009 in collaboration with the college’s art history department. The interdisciplinary program provided students, faculty and staff an open opportunity to examine works of art on view in the museum and the college campus. Each week a member of JCCC’s faculty or staff spoke briefly about a different work of art. With 23 presentations for a total of 440 individuals, the series has become a popular addition to the museum’s regular programming.

Dr. Allison Smith, associate professor, art history, coordinated the speakers.

Third Thursday Visiting Artists’ Presentation In collaboration with the JCCC academic fine art and art history departments, the museum offered a series of Third Thursday Visiting Artists presentations. Each of the free programs featured two Kansas City-based artists paired with JCCC faculty moderators. The programs were made possible in part by an Ovation Grant from the Arts Council of Metropolitan Kansas City. n The presentation in September featured ceramicist and sculptor Laura DeAngelis and Matt Dehaemers, who creates sculptural installation works in public spaces. Moderators were Laura Harris-Gascogne and Mark Cowardin, both JCCC associate professors, fine arts.

n In October, guest artists were Robin Case, a painter and mixed media artist, and Jaimie Warren, a photographer and performance artist.

Moderators were Dr. Allison Smith, associate professor, art history, and Larry Thomas, professor, fine arts. n Rain Harris, an artist who works in a variety of 3-D media, and Anne Lindberg, who creates intricate linear drawings and ephemeral multimedia installations, were the guest artists in November.

Moderators were HarrisCascogne and Cowardin.

n In March, Amy Myers, who creates monumental drawings, and sculptor Todd Cero-Atl were the guest artists.

Moderators were Thomas and Harris-Cascogne. n In April, guest artists were painter James Brinsfield and Maria Velasco, who creates collaborative installations and site-specific public art.

Moderators were Anthony Baab, adjunct assistant professor, fine arts, and Brian Hogarth, adjunct assistant professor, art history.

n Elijah Gowin, a photographer, and Marcie Miller Gross, who works in fiber installations, presented in February.

Moderators were Mary Wessel, adjunct associate professor, photography, and Debra Hillen, adjunct professor, fashion merchandising and design.

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The Johnson County Community College Foundation

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hrough its fund-raising efforts, the JCCC Foundation supports student scholarships, academic programs and the visual and performing arts at the college.

As of June 30, 2010, the Foundation’s endowment was $14,907,084 and its total assets were nearly $23 million. Sandy Price, executive vice president, human resources, Sprint, served as the 2009-2010 Foundation president. In addition to other Foundation activities noted throughout this report, these were significant milestones for 2009-2010:

Scholarships More than $543,000 in Foundation scholarships helped more than 670 students with tuition, books and program needs in 2009-2010.

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Some Enchanted Evening In 2009, Some Enchanted Evening, the Foundation’s blacktie gala, generated more than $300,000 for its scholarship program. Terry and Peggy Dunn (Terry is president and CEO of J.E. Dunn Construction Group Inc., Peggy is mayor of Leawood) were honored as the Johnson Countians of the Year for their support of education and the arts. Brad and Libby Bergman served as co-chairs for the evening. Over the past 23 years, Some Enchanted Evening has raised more than $4 million for the Foundation’s scholarship program.

Nerman Museum In 2009-2010, members of the Nerman Museum contributed more than $16,400. Combined with other donations and grants, more than $57,000 in private funds helped support exhibitions and visual arts education programming in the museum. In October 2009, the museum hosted Beyond Bounds – Glow, its biennial fundraiser begun in 1992. Chaired by Gloria and Dick Anderson and Candy and Fred Merrill Jr., Beyond Bounds raised nearly $135,000 to support museum programming.

The Performing Arts Series Contributions from Friends of the Performing Arts Series at JCCC and grants and gifts from corporations and foundations raised more than $175,600 to support the performing arts in 2009-2010. In addition, the Arthur and Alma Yardley Endowment provided $130,000 to help underwrite the series.

Dollars for Scholars In April 2010, the Dollars for Scholars auction earned nearly $50,000 in net profits. More than 200 volunteers, including students, friends, alumni, faculty and staff, helped raise funds to support scholarships and programs. Sandy Price served as honorary chair for the event.

Employee giving Nearly 250 faculty and staff members supported a wide variety of programs and scholarships every month through the Foundation’s employee giving program. In addition, 332 employees contributed more than $82,000 through event tickets, purchases and donations of cash and giftsin-kind to support numerous fundraising initiatives.

Planned giving Under the leadership of John C. Davis and the Planned Giving Committee, the group continued its collaboration with the Johnson County Bar Association to present “Ethics for Good,” a continuing legal education program attended by more than 400 area attorneys.

Polsky Practical Personal Enrichment Series This series of educational presentations is underwritten by the Norman and Elaine Polsky Family Supporting Foundation within the Greater Kansas City Community Foundation with Johnson County Community College. The series includes a number of topics that are not being offered in a formal academic setting, such as personal investing, insurance, banking, health, politics and education.

President’s Scholarship The State of the College address each spring reinforces support for the President’s Scholarship Fund, which recognizes outstanding academic achievement by Johnson County high school graduates. As of June 30, 2010, $22,000 had been raised for the initiative.

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