2021-22 RCTC CALENDAR REPORT TO THE COMMUNITY
RCTC ANNUAL REPORT RCTC’S CALENDAR REPORT IS PUBLISHED ANNUALLY FOR MEMBERS OF THE RCTC COMMUNITY.
PUBLICATION STAFF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS, MARKETING, AND EXTERNAL RELATIONS NATE STOLTMAN
GRAPHIC DESIGNER JENEE MCGURREN
MARKETING SPECIALIST/COPYWRITER MICHELLE MESSENGER
CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHERS ALLISON PASSON NATE STOLTMAN
CONTENT MAY BE REPRODUCED WITH PERMISSION FROM THE RCTC COLLEGE RELATIONS OFFICE. COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS CAN BE SENT TO:
COLLEGERELATIONS@RCTC.EDU
PRESIDENT’S
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It is with great excitement that we share our 2021-22 Annual Report highlighting our many great accomplishments this past year, including: • • • •
Launching a P-TECH program with Rochester Public Schools, Mayo Clinic, and IBM on campus. P-TECH is a private/public partnership geared toward underrepresented students, which allows students to take high school and college coursework simultaneously, while also participating in mentorship work experiences with business/industry. Remodeling existing space and co-located staff from different support service areas to provide services more efficiently and effectively in a one-stop approach in the new Welcome and One Stop Center. Obtaining authority from the Federal Aviation Administration to certify graduates of our Aviation Pilot Program for a restricted Airline Transport Pilot (ATP) Certificate. Receiving a $25,000 State Farm Neighborhood Assist grant to support students’ basic needs.
These are just a few of the many great things happening at Rochester Community and Technical College. I encourage you to flip through the pages of this year’s annual report calendar to learn more. Also, stop out to the RCTC Campus to see first-hand the great opportunities that await you on your own educational journey. On behalf of the students, faculty, and staff, thank you for your support and consider joining us in writing new success stories in the coming year!
A member of Minnesota State R C T C I S A N E Q U A L O P P OR TUNI TY E M P L O Y E R A N D E D U CATO R. ALT E R N AT I V E F O R M AT S O F THI S D OC U M E N T A R E AVAI LA B LE B Y CO N TA C T I N G D I S AB I LI TY SU P P O R T AT 5 0 7 - 2 8 0 - 2 9 6 8 .
Sincerely,
Jeffery S. Boyd, Ed.D. President
STRATEGIC PLAN: 2024 | Pathways to Successj
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STUDENT SUCCESS
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DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION
CAMPUS AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
Improve student retention and completion by increasing access to learning opportunities, leveraging educational technology, enhancing support services and resources, and strengthening pedagogy and curriculum.
Ensure the College’s offerings, functions, and processes are sustainable and responsive to the evolving needs of internal and external stakeholders.
Promote equity and inclusion across the institution by increasing cultural competency, culturally responsive pedagogy and service, and partnering with community organizations.
Strategy 1 STUDENT SUCCESS PLANNING Create processes, structures, and opportunities for students to successfully plan and achieve their educational goals in a timely manner.
Strategy 1 ADVANCE A CULTURE OF CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT Institution-wide commitment to foster systematic processes for assessing, evaluating, measuring, and communicating RCTC improvement efforts.
Strategy 1 FOSTER A CULTURE OF EQUITY AND INCLUSION Implement a dynamic equity and inclusion plan that integrates equity-minded strategies across all institutional divisions.
Strategy 2 FLEXIBLE AND ACCESSIBLE EDUCATION Expand access through high-quality online learning, flexible scheduling, and alternative pathways to fit the needs of students. Strategy 3 SUPPORTING LEARNING Implement integrated institutional practices, technology, and services aimed at supporting student learning and improving student outcomes. Strategy 4 ASSESSMENT OF STUDENT LEARNING Further cultivate a culture of assessment to better understand how students learn and use assessment results to improve teaching and learning inside and outside of the classroom.
Strategy 2 BOLSTER AN EXCEPTIONAL TEAM OF EMPLOYEES Recruit talent and further develop staff and faculty to meet the changing needs of students and stakeholders. Strategy 3 EFFECTIVE PLANNING AND ALIGNMENT Realize RCTC’s mission through a meaningful planning process that aligns resources with the College’s strategic priorities. Strategy 4 ENSURE INSTITUTIONAL CONTINUITY Establish structures and processes that ensure continuity of services and processes that impact the ability to serve students and constituents.
Strategy 2 EQUITY IN STUDENT OUTCOMES Ensure equity in student experience and success by applying the lens of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) to institutional academic and non-academic services and functions. Strategy 3 FURTHER DIVERSITY ENGAGEMENT Expand resources, opportunities, and infrastructure to better understand and engage diversity, in efforts to impact the experiences of students and employees.
Promote campus and community engagement that fosters collaborative relationships which mutually benefit the College, our students, partnering organizations, and the economic vitality of the region. Strategy 1 GROW EXTERNAL COLLABORATIONS Establish collaborations and relationships with external partners that bring value to the College and favorably impact the experiences of students, faculty, and staff. Strategy 2 GROW INTERNAL COLLABORATIONS Establish internal collaborations that build collegial relationships in order to better serve the needs of students and employees. Strategy 3 PARTNER TO MEET THE NEEDS OF STAKEHOLDERS Ensure the College’s educational offerings serve the best interests of students and needs of the community through engagement of external constituents. Strategy 4 ADVANCE THE COLLEGE’S SERVICE TO, AND PRESENCE IN, THE COMMUNITY Active engagement of faculty, staff, and students in the community.
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The RCTC Foundation will offer almost $300,000 in scholarships to incoming and returning students for the 2022-2023 year.
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The RCTC Wrestling team brought home their third consecutive NJCAA Non-Scholarship National Title.
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RCTC Head Men’s Basketball Coach Brian LaPlante earned his 500th career win in his 26 seasons.
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RCTC granted 859 awards for 797 graduates in 2021-22. 334 participated in the spring commencement ceremony on campus.
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Fastq FACT RCTC instructors Heather Sklenicka and Simon Huelsbeck received the College’s Outstanding Educator Awards in 2021-22.
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RCTC’s advertising campaign, “We have that,“ earned two Communicator Awards for our agency partner, 25th Hour Communications. The campaign received an Excellence Winner Award for Branding for Integrated Campaign, and an Excellence Winner for Promotional Integrated Campaign.
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NursingProcess.Org named RCTC’s Practical Nursing Program as the best in the state again. The organization cites the following three indicators as factors for its rankings: 1. 2.
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Average NCLEX-PN First Time Pass Rates of Recent Five Years – 40% of Overall Score Academic Quality (Enrollment Rate, Graduation Rate & Retention Rate) – 30% of Overall Score NursingProcess.org Editorial Staff Ratings and Nursing School Reputation – 30% of Overall Score
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RCTC was awarded a $25,000 State Farm Neighborhood Assist grant to support its on-campus food pantry, the Hive Supply. RCTC has seen a rapid increase in student use of the Hive Supply over the past year. Each month the Hive Supply continues to set new records for the number of students served. RCTC has been able to reduce the burden of food insecurities for students and their families, but needs additional funding to continue addressing basic needs. Thank you to State Farm for the generous support for the RCTC Hive Supply. As part of their national tour, The United States Navy Sea Chanters performed in RCTC’s Hill Theatre on May 1, 2022. The Sea Chanters are the United States Navy’s official chorus. The ensemble performs a variety of music including traditional choral music, sea chanties, patriotic fare, opera, Broadway, and contemporary music. The Sea Chanters regularly perform for the public in the Washington, D.C. area and throughout the United States while on tour.
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Virtual Nursing Pathway preview session on January 21, 2022 Aviation Careers open house on January 27, 2022, at the Signature Hangar at RST (RCTC, along with the Rochester Airport, Signature Flight Services, and Great Planes Aviation) Surgical Technology Pathway Preview on February 25, 2022 “Why RCTC“ Information Event on March 9, 2022, and April 25, 2022 Career and Technical Education (Welding, Auto, CAD, FAST, LAWE, Carpentry) Pathway Preview on March 25, 2022 Veterinary Technology Pathway Preview on April 20, 2022 Business/Accounting Pathway Preview on April 20, 2022 AOP/HCOP Virtual Pathway Preview on April 25, 2022
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RCTC Head Men’s Basketball Coach Brian LaPlante earned 500 Career Wins in the 2021-2022 season. During his 26 years at the helm of the Yellowjackets, he has coached 62 All-Division, 44 All-State, and 20 All-Region players. Coach LaPlante was named District 4 Coach of the Year seven times, most recently in 2020, and his teams have advanced to the NJCAA National Tournament seven times including fifth place (2006), second place (2010, 2011, 2016), eighth place (2013), third place (2015), and semi-finalists (2020). Under Coach LaPlante, the Yellowjackets have won MCAC State Titles in 2010, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2016, and 2020. In 2021, the Yellowjackets moved to Division II due to COVID-19 and won the Division II Regional Title before falling in the District Championship game. In addition to his role as head basketball coach at RCTC, Coach LaPlante has coached baseball, football, and golf, and served as Athletic Director.
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The 2021-2022 RCTC Lecture Series kicked off on Thursday, November 4, 2021, with RCTC Philosophy Instructor Brendan Shea, Ph.D., discussing how recent advances in artificial intelligence (AI) promise sizable benefits to humanity, but also impose significant risks. “From Killer Robots to Life-Saving Scans: An Introduction to the Ethics of Artificial Intelligences,“ explored some of the ethical issues that arise in the development and deployment of AI. The Lecture Series continued in December with “Water Stories: A Discussion of Rochester’s Most Precious and Vulnerable Natural Resource.“ RCTC’s Environmental Science Program’s Cory Rubin, Ph.D. and Jennifer Rubin, Ph.D., discussed where we get our drinking water, what happens to it when it goes down the drain, and simple ways to help protect our water from pollution. The series concluded with Music Instructor Matt Hafar, Ph.D., presenting “Living and Teaching in Hong Kong: Two Years of Upheaval, Challenge, and Joy,“ on Thursday, March 3, 2022. Dr. Hafar has traveled, taught, and performed all around the world. He returned to campus last fall after a two-year leave where he taught English in Hong Kong, which was in the throes of political unrest, cultural changes, and a global pandemic.
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RCTC was one of 16 Minnesota State colleges that partnered with the State of Minnesota to provide emergency Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) training for over 400 members of the Minnesota National Guard. Guard members went on to serve in understaffed healthcare centers and assist in long-term care facilities to address staffing difficulties and shortages during a period of heightened need due to the pandemic. RCTC hosted two groups of guard members–the first which began their training in late November 2021 and completed their training December 5, 2021. A second group completed their training in December 2021.
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RCTC alumnus Warren Skaaren, ‘66, was a screenwriter for hit Hollywood films such as Top Gun, Beetlejuice, Batman, and Beverly Hills Cop II. The Skaaren Trust—created in Warren’s name— pledged $75,000 to the RCTC Foundation over the next three years for student scholarships. In October 2021, Amon Burton, Trustee of the Warren Skaaren Charitable Trust, met with RCTC scholarship recipients, participated in the RCTC Foundation’s annual scholarship event, memorial display dedication, and the big screen showing of the 1986 box-office hit, Top Gun.
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Accomplishments & Highlightsj RCTC was granted authority by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to certify graduates of its Aviation Pilot program for a restricted Airline Transport Pilot (ATP) certificate. This certification means that RCTC Aviation Pilot graduates will have the total flight hours required to function as a co-pilot in a commercial airline, reduced from 1500 hours to 1250 hours. The restricted Airline Transport Pilot certification for RCTC Aviation Pilot graduates is even more significant today given recent changes in some commercial airlines’ hiring requirements for pilots. With additional required flight experience, two-year degree applicants can now apply for first officer positions with commercial airlines. Upon completion of RCTC’s Associate of Applied Science degree in Aviation Pilot, graduates will earn a private pilot’s license, instrument rating, airplane single-engine land commercial pilot’s license, and now be eligible to earn a restricted Airline Transport Pilot certificate.
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RCTC Art + Design students displayed their work as part of the annual student exhibition. This years’ show, And Yet We Thrive, was open to the public April 26th through May 9th, 2022, and featured students Bari Amadio, Shana DeHoyos, Chantelle Feddersen, Paris Goulette, Grace Guetter, Eric Soleta, Timothy Putzier, and Kate Cornick.
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The RCTC Campus and Community Engagement Committee invited two of the authors featured in RCTC’s 2021-2022 common book, “A Good Time for the Truth,“ to present to students and staff. Shannon Gibney spoke in November 2021, and Kao Kalia Yang presented in March 2022. Their lectures were part of a dialog about race and equity in Minnesota. A special thanks to Mayo Clinic who helped underwrite this series.
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RCTC was the host campus for the NJCAA DIII National Volleyball Championship. The tournament was held in the Sports Center November 11-13, 2021.
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RCTC was the host sponsor for the Rochester Chamber of Commerce’s STEAM Summit on November 16, 2021. This annual student event highlights careers in science, technology, engineering, arts, and math.
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RCTC won several awards in the 2021 National Council for Marketing and Public Relations’ District 5 annual Medallion Awards contest. Entries were judged by marketing and communications leaders in other regions across the country. RCTC took home seven awards in six categories including: 1. Gold Medallion Award for RCTC Viewbook 2. Silver Medallion Award for RCTC Annual Report 3. Bronze Medallion Award for Electronic Newsletter 4. Silver and Bronze Medallion Awards for Digital Ad (single or series) 5. Gold Medallion Award for Outdoor Media (single or series) 6. Silver Medallion Award in the Wild Card Category
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RCTC Chemistry Instructor Heather Sklenicka, Ph.D., and Art + Design Instructor Simon Huelsbeck, MFA, received the College’s 2021-2022 Outstanding Educator Award. Instructors were nominated by faculty, students, and staff, and completed an extensive portfolio of their work and accomplishments at RCTC to be considered for this honor.
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Accomplishments & Highlightsj In addition, congratulations go out to members of the RCTC Facilities Department, Student Success Day Planning Team, Welcome and One-Stop Center, RCTC Faculty and Staff, IT Department, RCTC College Relations and Marketing Team, Foundation Team, Commencement Committee, and Faculty Online Training Participants.
Congratulations to the following RCTC employees who were recognized as Shining Stars during All Employee Development Days in 2021-22 for going above and beyond: Sandy Aaby, Feras Al‐Kaisi, Tawny Amos, Dale Amy, Lillyam Arroyave, Dave Atwood, Mary Baker, Pam Benson, Tiffany Betcher, Matt Bissonette, Jeffery Boyd, Teresa Brown, Melanie Callister, Jerry Casper, Alan Charon, Annie Clement, Steve Cole, Othelmo da Silva, Alex Decosta, Natalie Dickie, Beth Diekmann, Greg Frana, Dan Froelich, Greg Gallop, Kim Glarner, Sara Gordon-Dowd, Guy Hamernik, Ben Hain, Jennifer Haug, Steve Higgins, Teri Hill, Kodi Hoscheit, Simon Huelsbeck, Jeff Jacobson, Jason Jadin, Susan Jansen, Jamie Johnson, Cris Kellas, Judy Kingsbury, Renea Kispert, Cheryl Klingsporn-Morgan, Brooke Kosok, Dennis Kronebusch, Rebecca Kruetzfeldt, Jesse Krusmark, Jon Krusmark, Brian LaPlante, Jeff Lepper, Mike Lester, Elizabeth Littlefield, Laura Lorentz, Katrina Maass, Eunice Mahlum, Kristin Mannix, Scott McCullough, Heather McEldowney, Jenee McGurren, June Meitzner, Michelle Messenger, Tripp Meyer, Tonya Miller, Zukiswa Mpande, Mike Mutschelknaus, Dennis Olson, Allison Passion, Becca Peine, Mona Permann, Kimberly Peters, Amanda Proper, Michelle Pyfferoen, Olha Ratushko, Cassie Ray, Kathy Richie, Megan Ross, Crystal Rudlong, Steve Schmall, and Jamie Schroeder, Michael Sheggeby, Heather Sklenicka, Sue Sundlee, Deb Spitzer, Nate Stoltman, Amanda Swintek, Teresa Tolmie, Robert Turner, Ainhoa Urkijo, Deb Vang, Josh Whalen, Bryan Wayne, Jonathan Wetenkamp, Jeanne Wilson, Pam Whitfield, Liz Wirt, Karin Wright, Melissa Wolff, Rick Yankowiak.
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RCTC said goodbye and thank you to ten faculty and staff retiring in 2021-2022. Individual years of service ranged from 16 years to 30 years. Total years of service for these ten long-term employees was 223 years. Jon Benson, Database Analyst/Programmer (30) Mary Bisbee, Administrative Assistant (20) Matthew Hafar, Music Faculty (16) Beth Heim de Bera, English Faculty (24) Lori Jensen, Associate Dean (23) Dennis Kullot, General Maintenance Worker (20) Robert Sanborn, English Faculty (18) Debra Schloegel, Administrative Assistant (29) Cathleen Sparks, Dental Hygiene Faculty (22) Jennifer White, Administrative Assistant (21)
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