Oct. 26, 2018
Quarters-to-Semesters (Q2S) Update
We are now 304 days and counting 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.
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
Instruction
· Advising sheets are now available on the Q2S website!
· The Instructional Division is beginning to coordinate with Student Affairs to ensure advising services will be available to students in summer 2019 as we prepare for the initial 2019 Fall Semester.
· Tentative co-op schedules have been developed and shared with student housing as those needs are being determined.
· The initial planning for accreditation reporting has begun as we notify outside accrediting bodies of our move to a semester calendar.
· Course fees and affiliated costs are being determined. That information, along with the new tuition and fee rate that the Board of Governors will approve in November, will be made available as students prepare to enroll for the 2019 Fall Semester. Communication of costs associated with the first semester, including tuition and fees, uniforms and tools, will be distributed in a number of ways, including the public website and printed publications.

Information Technology/Institutional Research
· The IT/IR/Colleague team is in a period of testing the upcoming changes to be made in June/July 2019. A clone of the Colleague system has been completed by IT staff to be used exclusively for testing of these calendar conversion changes. Over the next several weeks, we will test the planned conversion process on courses, sections, student records, and transfer equivalencies.

Communication
· Advertising and promotion of the conversion continues in the form of paid advertising and direct-mail postcards to prospective students.

Student Affairs
· A Student Awareness Campaign is being developed. For the Fall Term the following activities were identified:
-Class schedule booklets: Currently working on cover content.
-Table/counter tents: Printed and set out.
-Weekly campus publications like The Source: Planned for just prior to start of advising/registration period.
-Screen savers on College public computers: Working through this with IT.
· We will begin generating Fall 2019 schedules for non-cohort-based programs. We will use information from the Summer 2018 and Fall 2018 terms to develop a schedule. First drafts are due to Registration by Dec 3.
· We are meeting with our SEVIS representative in November to begin updating our I-17.
· We are continuing our work to develop Recruit communication plans for incoming students.
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 Bill McKay, customer service manager, RDO Truck Centers.

"With the change from quarters to semesters, RDO Truck Centers looks forward to partnering with SCC by having students intern during the summer months. Interns will have the chance to focus for a longer period of time and undoubtedly gain from the experience. Because all intern positions currently offered within our industry are paid positions, the extra opportunity for students to earn while in school will help offset the cost of their education and give them a more comfortable starting position in our industry after graduation. RDO Truck Centers is fortunate to be able to partner with a school that has its ear to the ground regarding industry needs. SCC delivers a program that fulfills those needs and prepares students for our industry, while at the same time always searching for a better way to educate."
Southeast Community College Calendar Conversion
www.southeast.edu/Q2S