What's new with the calendar conversion?

Nov. 26, 2018

Quarters-to-Semesters (Q2S) Update

We are now just more than 270 days from the start of a semester calendar at SCC. Stay up to date on what's happening by clicking the Q2S icon above or the link below. Check back often for progress updates. If you have a question, please use the Submit Questions link on the Q2S page.

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Here's the time frame when no classes will be offered next Summer

Credit Classes: None offered from June 12 through Aug. 25, 2019.

Non-Credit Classes: None offered from June 12 through July 8, 2019.

Progress Reports

Student Affairs

· Postcards about the conversion have been sent to all high school guidance counselors in Nebraska and to high schools in our territories in Iowa, Missouri and Kansas.

· The startSCC@southeast.edu email account is getting a handful of emails each week, and it is being advertised in a few other places to increase traffic.

· Information about the conversion recently was sent to each campus for inclusion in its weekly student newsletter (part of student awareness campaign). It also is being included in housing newsletters.

Instruction

· Advising sheets are now on the Q2S website!

· A timeline has been established for student learning assessment reports that has been coordinated with college-wide planning in the areas of strategic planning, budgeting and coordination of those activities. A new software has been provided to make the process as seamless as possible and working with the new Learning Management System (Canvas) that will enable data to be collected more easily and reported in final form.

· A listing of program fees has been established based on current needs of the programs and based on the current quarter system. The program fees will be updated and reviewed to see if adjustments are needed as we move to a semester calendar.

Information Technology/Institutional Research

· IT has made a decision to re-clone the Colleague database/system just prior to conversion in July 2019. This clone will represent the system for reference information only and will be available on a very limited basis.

· Course scheduling for Fall 2019 is complete.

My Perspective

Each month we'll feature SCC students, faculty, staff, alumni, employers, and members of the general public to get their thoughts about the conversion. This month's perspective is by Dr. Galen Boldt, interim superintendent, Johnson County Central Public Schools.

"I believe that going to a semester calendar allows SCC to collaborate better with not only Nebraska high schools, but with other postsecondary institutions. Sometimes scheduling can get in the way of access to courses that could be available through face-to-face, distance learning or online administration, and the better we coordinate between agencies the better. The vast majority of Nebraska secondary and postsecondary schools have semester instruction."

Southeast Community College Calendar Conversion