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Dimension Reports 2005

Campus Culture Dimension Performance Indicator Responses
Pellissippi State Technical Community College

PI 4.1 Institution-level Encouragement To what degree do senior academic leaders encourage faculty to do the following?

Evaluate each for instructors who teach new students  Very Low/None
1		 Low
2		 Medium
3		 High
4		 Very High
5		 N/A
Use pedagogies of engagement2 
Understand institution-wide learning goals for new students 
Understand the characteristics of new students at this institution 
Understand broad trends and issues in the education of new students 

1 Senior academic leaders include the chief executive officer, chief academic officer, and other positions above the department/unit level with oversight for instruction and curriculum.
2 Pedagogies of engagement are those classroom strategies that facilitate active and involved learning. These can include all forms of classroom interaction, group discussion, collaborative group learning, group projects, experiential activities, experimenting, speaking, and even intentional classroom seating arrangements.


PI 4.2 Unit-level Encouragement To what degree do unit-level academic administrators encourage faculty to do the following?

Use pedagogies of engagement2 
Understand unit-level learning goals for entry-level courses 
Understand the discipline-specific trends and issues related to entry-level courses 

1 Unit-level administrators include department chairs and program heads.
2 Pedagogies of engagement are those classroom strategies that facilitate active and involved learning. These can include all forms of classroom interaction, group discussion, collaborative group learning, group projects, experiential activities, experimenting, speaking, and even intentional classroom seating arrangements.


PI 4.3 Expectations To what degree are expectations for involvement with new students clearly communicated to each of the following during the hiring process?

Evaluate each  Very Low/None
1		 Low
2		 Medium
3		 High
4		 Very High
5		 N/A
Faculty 
Academic support staff 
Student services staff 


PI 4.4 Retention To what degree is student retention recognized as a significant responsibility by the following?

Faculty 
Student services personnel 
Senior administrators 
Other staff 


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