Minutes for February 22, 2023

The Academic Senate Committee on Continuing Education & Workforce Development Committee met on February 22, at 12 noon on Zoom

Committee Members in Attendance:

1. Armstrong, Daniel, Health and Physical Education Secretary, Present
2. Cimino, Alison, English Present
3. Gibson, Deon, Social Sciences   Present
4. Shin, Jun, Chemistry Present
5. Taibu, Rex, Physics Chairperson,  Present

Liaisons in Attendance:

1. Dean Ellen Hartigan, Continuing Education Present
2. Ms. Jaqueline Montgomery, Continuing Education Present
3. Ms. Lori Conkling, Continuing Education Present
4. Dean Michael Pullin, Academic Affairs Present

Business:

The meeting was called to order at 12:00 PM

QUEENSBOROUGH COMMUNITY COLLEGE 
THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK 
CONTINUING EDUCATION & WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE 
February 22^nd, 2023
ZOOM MEETING 
TIME:  12 PM 

Minutes

 

1. Approved the minutes from December

 

2. Attendance of committee members and guests: 

1. Taibu, Rex, Physics Chairperson,  Present
2. Armstrong, Daniel, Health and Physical Education Secretary, Present
3. Gibson, Deon, Social Sciences   Present
4. Friedman, Elaine, Speech Communication Absent
5. Shin, Jun, Chemistry Present
6. Cimino, Alison, English Present
7. Michael Pullin, Academic Affairs Present
8. Jaqueline Montgomery, Continuing Education Present
9. Ellen Hartigan, Continuing Education Present
10. Ms. Lori Conkling, Continuing Education Present

 

3. Committee chairperson Rex Taibu gave opening remarks and welcomed members in attendance.

 

4. Michael Pullin updated the committee on CUNY’s push to allow for credit for prior learning. This would be accomplished in numerous ways including standardized exams, evaluating course work, evaluation certificates awarded, etc. It was mentioned that the most realistic way of accomplishing this is with the evaluating certificates route. The office of continuing education offers many programs that lead to stackable credentials I.e. EMT, CPR, phlebotomy, EKG, etc. that would fit into this model. Michael Pullin stated he would investigate what other CUNY colleges are doing regarding this initiative.

 

5. Ellen Hartigan gave an update on the continuing education department. Ellen discussed the continuing education department options being evaluated for credit for prior learning.
6. Daniel Armstrong discussed the model of hybrid courses the college has offered in the past where CEWD students and college credited students sit for the same courses together and how this may be a good feed into some of our programs like medical office assistant.
7. Alison Cimino discussed how the CEWD website was hard to find on the QCC website.
8. Allison Cimino gave an update on the USF John Jay Justice of Opportunity Thrive Technical Assistance Scholarship to provide training on serving justice impacted students. The next date scheduled is March 31, 2023. Alison will send a flyer to the committee.
9. Adjournment: Meeting adjourned at 1 PM

Respectfully submitted,

Armstrong, Daniel
Committee on Continuing Education & Workforce Development Committee , Secretary

Minutes typed on 04/26/2023